| | |  | Wii Products | Home » » Wii The Beatles: Rock Band - Software Only | | | | | | | Description: | | Experience The Beatles music and legacy like never before, utilizing the core Rock Band game play. "The Beatles: Rock Band" in an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles. The game will allow fans to pick up the guitar, bass, mic or drums and experience The Beatles extraordinary catalogue of music through game play that takes players on a journey through the legacy and evolution of the band's legendary career. | | | Features: | |
• Works with all Rock Band and most Guitar Hero controllers and microphones, as well as 'SingStar' and 'Lips' microphones.
• A variety of gameplay environments pulled from the Beatles career, including Cavern Club, Abbey Road and Shea Stadium.
• 2-6 player online multiplayer support as well as engrossing single player modes.
• A song list of more than 40 Beatles hits included with the game, as well as additional DLC to follow via your Wii's Internet connection.
• The first music game to offer harmonies (3-part) as part of gameplay, challenging players to recreate The Beatles? vocal blend and facilitated by the game's three mic support.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.31 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.56 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.24 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Release Date:
| September 09, 2009 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 344 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Nintendo Wii | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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 Beatles RockbandSep 03, 2010
If you like the music, the game is more fun. I like the Beatles music and find it fun to play the game with.
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 Great Collection but Missing some FavoritesAug 31, 2010
Lots of great songs but missing favorites like "Hey Jude". I bought it because the lyrics are much more PG than the ones we got with the original CD included with the guitar/drums.
Beautiful fun gameAug 30, 2010
I usually don't gush over a game's graphics, but the styling and graphic design of this game is out standing. You know what you're gonna get in terms of games, but I found this one to be the most fluid, easy to navigate and play Rock Band. Instead of having to repeat each song a ton of times in the other rock bands, you basically play through the career of the beetles. Make sure to watch the cut scenes. They're beautiful!
Still an Excellent GameAug 30, 2010
I got the stand-alone version of this game the day that it came out. In fact, I actually pre-ordered and went to the a midnight opening of a store to buy it. I had always that it would have been cool to own the premium edition but could never justify the steep price. Well, today, when I was playing my old drum set broke so I went to the store to replace and to my surprise I saw the premium edition of this for $[...], considering it was only about $[...] more than a new drum set would have cost me, I jumped all over it (that is, I bought it).
Anyway, I realize that this review is coming a year late, but when I was playing it tonight I realized that I never wrote a review for the game and I have some thoughts about it.
Music - This is The Beatles Rock Band, that being said, I was really glad that they didn't go the route of the Guitar Hero franchise (ie GH:Metallica, GH:Van Halen) and stick on a bunch of bands that I didn't care about on the disc. I wanted The Beatles and that is what was delivered. The variety of songs is very well spread throughout their career and many of my favorites were included. My opinion on this doesn't really matter, however, considering tastes are subjective. You can look at the list and see for yourself if you are happy with the selections or not. The one thing that I would like to note, however, is that it is obvious that George Harrison's son had a lot to do with this. I say this because, nearly every George Harrison song is here. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing because George really had some great songs, but I think in some cases a better song could have been included from certain albums (I'm looking at you "Within Without You"). People have complained about the fact that you can't export the songs from The Beatles Rock Band to play in other Rock Band games, but honestly this doesn't bother me at all. When I play Beatles Rock Band, I like just playing The Beatles. If I want to play something else, I just switch the games, no big deal. I really don't see what is so hard about this and why others just skipped this game because of that.
DLC - This is also rather subjective but three of my favorite albums (Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road) as well as "All You Need is Love" were all released as additional content that can be ordered to beef up the playlist. I have to admit, however, that this is one of the areas that frustrated me most about the game...I really wish that they could have included more dlc; I know that I, as well as many others, would have bought it. What was really irritating about this is how Harmonix has been tight lipped about rather or not there will ever be any more dlc. I have given up on it, but it would really be nice if they could use the keyboard peripheral that is coming with RB3 and add some of the piano heavy songs (specifically Hey Jude).
Gameplay - If you have played any other Rock Band\Guitar Hero game you get the idea. If not, you are basically pretending to play instruments. The sweet addition to the Beatles Rockband was the ability to have up to three mics to sing harmonies. This feature seems to work rather well, though I have only ever done this with two mics. Another thing to note is that The Beatles Rockband seems to be somewhat easier than some of the other plastic instrument games. Generally I can only successfully play medium guitar on most of the games, but with this game I can play hard guitar on most songs with very little trouble. Also, I generally do miserable on vocals, but on this game I can also play on hard with very little trouble. Of course, I am a huge Beatles fan and know every song by heart so this may play into that. I can't comment on drums, however, because I am just as terrible here as I am on other version of these type games.
Graphics\Interface - All I can say is "Wow" on this. There was obviously a lot of love that went into the making of this game. The art overall fits in well with the Beatles style and the movies between the different sets of music while playing the main story were really done well. It is really cool to watch the transition from one period in the life of the Beatles to the next. Also every once in awhile, usually when singing only, I can watch the animations while playing and the different dreamscapes fit perfectly with every song. There was also plenty of unlockable video\audio that added to the game.
Packaging - This really only pertains to the Premium edition of the game, but as I said earlier, the price is coming down so it is really worth looking into now. This includes a mic stand which is nice since with this game, I have no issue with playing guitar and singing at the same time. The included Hofner Bass is also really, really beautiful and looks exactly like the one made famous by Paul. What I have noticed while playing with it, is that neck is a little longer than the guitars that I have used in the past so it is taking me a little time to get used to it, but for some reason it seems to feel a lot more comfortable while playing bass as opposed to playing guitar. I haven't assembled the drum set yet, so I can't comment on it, but it is wireless so that should be nice.
Overall I would say this was a very nice purchase. Since it is over a year old the prices have plummeted. I have seen the core game now for as little as $[...], it is definitely worth that even if you not as big a Beatles fan as myself. If you don't have any instruments yet or you need to add one or two to you collection, I would recommend looking around for the premium edition since the price has come down considerably from the original $[...] price tag. I thought that the original price was insane and I would say as nice as the set is it wasn't worth that. If, however, you can find it for $119, like myself, this is not a bad price considering that to get these peripherals individually would cost you at least $[...]
Great for the whole FamilyAug 30, 2010
I bought this game a while back and we're still having lots of fun with it. The entire family has had a blast with it. No one is too young or old to play. I think it's brought out family closer together with some clean wholesome fun ... pure entertainment.
We also own Rockband and Rockband 2, but many of the songs are not what I'd consider "family orientated" ... this is, and for me, that makes all the difference.
If I could rate the game higher, I would.
A lot of folks complained that the game wasn't challenging enough. Well thats a matter of opinion. If you want more of a challenge, try singing and playing guitar at the same time!
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