Rock Band: The Beatles Wii game

Rock Band: The Beatles

2009

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Wii: Please note this game requires a drum, microphone or guitar controller to play - which will NOT be included in your rental

Pretty much everyone knows Rock Band, the game that took console music/rhythm gaming to a new level. And everyone knows the Beatles - the most successful group in the history of music. So putting the two together should be a sure fire winner... Coming up with the idea of combining the proven gameplay of the Rock Band game and the songs that everyone knows and most people love doesn't take a genius... but it does take someone with connections, and in this case it was Dhani Harrison, son of Beatles guitarist George Harrison. The game allows users to play guitar, bass or drums or to sing on a selection of songs taken from the twelve albums the Beatles recorded during their 1962 to 1969 period at EMI records. As in all previous Rock Band games, players must successfully hit notes in time as they scroll down the screen. Correctly hitting a note earns points for each player. If a player fails to hit a note, their performance meter will drop, and if it reaches empty the player is be forced out of the game, which reduces the band's overall score. Any player can be saved from dropping out by another player, if they activate "BeatleMania", which is called "Overdrive" in the normal Rock Band games. BeatleMania is earned by successfully completing specially-marked parts of the songs. BeatleMania can also be used to temporarily increase your band's scoring. Like previous Rock Band games, there is a career mode, though rather than creating a fictional band with an imaginary career, the Story Mode takes you through the Beatles career. As a result, you'll get to play in such exalted venues as including The Cavern Club, the set of the Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium, Abbey Road Studios and the roof of the Apple Corps offices at 3 Savile Row. The most obvious new feature of Beatles: Rock Band is the introduction of multipart vocals, and players can earn extra points for singing in harmony. Rock Band: Beatles is compatible with existing Rock Band instruments, and other music controllers and will ship as a stand alone game. There will also be version available with its own custom controllers, styled as the Beatles own instruments. Unlike some other games in the Rock Band series, Beatles is not an expansion pack, and the songs are not cross compatible with other versions of the game. But the game includes 45 tracks, and additional songs will be available as downloadable content for Beatles: Rock Band, including All You Need is Love, the proceeds of which are to be donated to Medicines Sans Frontiers.

Rock Band: The Beatles details

Formats:	12 PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
Genre:	Party/Music/Misc
Developers:	Harmonix Music
Rental release:	18 Sep 2009

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GREAT!

By a customer from Southampton , 24 Sep 2009

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Had a bit of trouble with this to start with.

Every time I put the disk in the screen went black, Lovefilm quickly sent me a replacement

(which they are very good at doing when you mention a problem), however, same thing.

My son asked around, (I had borrowed his guitar), and someone told him to unplug the guitar first and yep, the disk loaded fine.

Apparently some of the cheaper Wii guitars react differently to different music progs like these. (my sons is a white one, don't know if that makes a difference).

Anyhow, have been playing/enjoying/reminiscing for two days.

(I say reminiscing as I am the same era of the beatles-- gives my age away!) :)

Anyhow, now off to buy this one and the guitar of course

Renting these sort of disks is a great way of finding out if you like a prog first,

especially as they are so damned expensive.
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By wiigamer (531 reviews) from middlesbrough , 23 Jun 2012

wii console (us version),wii loader (play uk games on us console).Game works-yes.

Another game added to my list of games that do work.
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excellent

By PANDAPICKLE (1 review) from Newton Abbot , 26 Nov 2009

Best guitar hero game I have played so far
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GREAT!

By a customer from Southampton , 24 Sep 2009

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Had a bit of trouble with this to start with.

Every time I put the disk in the screen went black, Lovefilm quickly sent me a replacement

(which they are very good at doing when you mention a problem), however, same thing.

My son asked around, (I had borrowed his guitar), and someone told him to unplug the guitar first and yep, the disk loaded fine.

Apparently some of the cheaper Wii guitars react differently to different music progs like these. (my sons is a white one, don't know if that makes a difference).

Anyhow, have been playing/enjoying/reminiscing for two days.

(I say reminiscing as I am the same era of the beatles-- gives my age away!) :)

Anyhow, now off to buy this one and the guitar of course

Renting these sort of disks is a great way of finding out if you like a prog first,

especially as they are so damned expensive.
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good

By stef27 (1 review) from Sandwich , 22 Sep 2009

im a big guitar hero fan but this is really good gets u taping as u rock away
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