Playstation 3 The Beatles: Rock Band - Software Only (Playstation 3)

This edition of Rock Band I have mixed feelings on. I do like the Beatles, and am happy with the purchase overall, but when compared to the previous 2 rock bands and now Guitar Hero 5, this did not do much for this genre of gaming, at least from what I have played thus far. It did add harmonizing vocals, but no new features like party mode or multiple guitar or bass play as did Guitar Hero 5. Secondarily, I find myself playing this in hard mode to keep myself entertained for many of the first half of the playlist, when I am at best a medium player thus far on other musical games. I love the graphics of the Beatles, and they have done a wonderful job with overall rendering, but the mix of colors can be distracting to the highways and actually at times interfere with me seeing the notes coming down. I purchased the game only, since I have enough plastic instraments to play with at this time, so hopefully the new instraments are as good as they appear, and that may be a good addition for some folks who may need to update them. If you are not a hardcore Beatles fan, or nearing completion of the other games to the best of your ability, this can wait. For me, I got it the day of release because I'm a fan, no regrets.

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I'm quite familiar with the Rockband series, however, I'm no Beatles fan. Other than the name of the band, its members, and perhaps a couple of songs, I had no real knowledge of their music. That being said, I really had no interest in purchasing this game. I felt I wouldn't enjoy any of the songs since I didn't know most of them. Then my brother appeared at my home with his copy of this game. Playing it completely changed my mind. I certainly had to listen to the songs before trying to sing harmonies, but after using the other instruments and listening to them a couple of times it was incredibly fun to sing.

Graphics: Excellent graphics. Loved the intro, and how much detail was given to every screen. The dreamscapes are incredible, but I must say that sometimes they made it a little difficult to see what was going on screen. I guess the ones who are going to enjoy these dreamscapes the most are spectators, and not actual players. You also can't change your character, but that didn't bother me since the game is called The Beatles. I also had to get used to the colors of the notes (it took, like what, 5 seconds?).

Gameplay: Not so different from previous releases. But, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It didn't bother me not getting booed if I was loosing. Nor the fact that there's no free session to activate the drum's overdrive. However, this one is easier than RB2. If you're looking for a challenge, you better go for the singing part of the game. The other instruments don't represent a big challenge. I definitely enjoyed a lot being able to sing harmonies, but if you're not able to even sing the main voice, forget it, you'll get frustrated.

The only downside is the amount of songs that were included. The game only comes with 45 songs. They definitely want to squeeze from you as much money as possible in downloadable content.

The game has left me a great lasting appeal. Although the amount of songs is relatively small when compared to previous releases, I haven't gotten bored at all. For those who like singing, this is a great game. For those looking for higher difficulty level in other instruments, better look into other releases. And finally, for those who don't know about the Beatles but like to play Rockband, I definitely recommend this game. I suppose those familiar with their work would criticize the song selection. But to me it's a great step as an introduction. And you have the extra value of being able to play them.

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I used to play Guitar Hero. This beatles Rockband's sound match with instruments is better, but graphic is terrible. I hope they improve graphic part of this game. Best songs, but easy to make me bored because of the simple graphics.

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