The Beatles Rock Band Video Game Review
If you’re anything like me then you do not play many video games. In fact, I hate video games. In my opinon they are a complete waste of time. So then why am I spending my time writing about this video game? Because in my opinion Beatles Rock Band is more than just a game, it is a truly interactive musical experience.
I am not really talking about the guitar thing. In fact, in my opinion that part of the game is really lame because it has nothing to do with playing real guitar and little to do with the music. It has zilch to do with guitar playing because playing real six string is about 100 times more complex than just pressing a few color coded buttons and it has very little to do with the music because I have found that the changes in the game rarely change in time with any musical changes in the music.
The drumming and the singing parts of the game are what I find really interesting and important. Both of these parts of the game have a direct relationship to doing these things “in real life” and the relationship to the music is also far more direct.
If you sing a song in tune and in time then you’ll do well. It’s true that you do not have to sing the real lyrics (you can just hum) but so what? What is important is hitting the right notes at the right time. I think Beatles Rock Band Video Game is really a really great way to improve your singing ability. This is even more true with The Beatles Rock Band than with other Rock Band games because it includes harmony singing too.
When you do the drumming on the expert level you are really hitting every single drum hit that’s in the actual song! I won’t claim it’s exactly like playing real drums, but it is close enough to be very effective for practicing. Some people move easily from playing Rock Band drums to playing a real drum set.
The Beatles Rock Band is recommended a great gift for any real Beatles lover along with (of course) The Beatles in Stereo and The Beatles in Mono box sets.
