The Beatles: Rock Band

Overview

The Beatles: Rock Band is a 2009 rhythm game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the fourth installment in the Rock Band series and the first band-centric game. Centered on the English rock group the Beatles, the game features virtual portrayals of the four band members performing the songs throughout the band's history, including depictions of some of their famous live performances, as well as a number of "dreamscape" sequences for songs from the Abbey Road Studios recording sessions during the group's studio years. The game's soundtrack consists of 45 Beatles songs; additional songs and albums by the Beatles were made available for the game as downloadable content.

The game was released internationally for PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on September 9, 2009, coinciding with the release of new, remastered compact disc versions of the Beatles' albums. It incorporates many of the gameplay features of the Rock Band series; however, it is not an expansion pack for the Rock Band series and content for it and other Rock Band titles is not cross-compatible. Gameplay mechanics differ slightly from previous Rock Band games, including the addition of a three-part vocal harmony system. Subsequent games in the Rock Band series would reuse these new elements, including vocal harmonies.

The game was developed with the blessing and critical input of Apple Corps, including former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who both made public appearances promoting the game. George Harrison's son Dhani helped to bridge discussion between Harmonix and Apple Corps, while Giles Martin, son of the Beatles' music producer George Martin, ensured high-fidelity versions of the Beatles' songs would be available.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Music

Developer

Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios

Publisher

MTV Games, Electronic Arts

Series

Rock Band

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ESRB

T

USK

0

PEGI

12

Release dates

Editions

Buy this game

Trophies

Trophies51

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

15

Bronze

34

Total

51

Points

1350

• The Complete Anthology Wow! You've gotten all the Trophies in The Beatles: Rock Band! Platinum 0.28% of players
• A Little Help From My Friends Start a Story with a four player band. Bronze 2.09% of players
• All You Need Is Love Five-star every song in The Beatles: Rock Band. Gold 3.45% of players
• Don't Let Me Down You saved a bandmate from failing! Bronze 2.56% of players
• All Together Now Get a Guitar, Bass and Drum unison bonus on the songs listed on the Trophies screen. Bronze 0.96% of players
• In Seconds Flat Maintain Beatlemania for 60 seconds. Bronze 1.27% of players
• Shake It Up, Baby! Use Beatlemania at least 5 times in a single song using either Bass or Guitar. Bronze 4.07% of players
• Eight Days A Week Get an 8x Band Multiplier. Bronze 1.41% of players
• Like a Million Suns Score 1,000,000 points in a single song. Bronze 0.77% of players
• Authenticity Finish any song as a Bassist with Lefty Mode turned on, hitting at least 50% of the notes. Bronze 50% of players
• How Could I Dance with Another? Score 100% playing I Saw Her Standing There on Expert Bass. Bronze 100% of players
• Day Tripper Start a new Story save file and reach the credits within 24 hours. Bronze 3.1% of players
• I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS! Score 100% notes hit on Helter Skelter playing Expert Drums. Silver 100% of players
• Let's Get Some Levels Calibrate your system for the optimal experience. Bronze 4.87% of players
• Better Free Your Mind Instead Earn Expert gold stars on the 4 songs listed on the Trophies screen. Silver 0.82% of players
• No One's Frightened of Playing Earn Expert gold stars on the 4 songs listed on the Trophies screen. Silver 0.85% of players
• And the Band Begins to Play Earn Expert gold stars on the 4 songs listed on the Trophies screen. Silver 1.07% of players
• Things That Money Just Can't Buy Earn Expert gold stars on the 4 songs listed on the Trophies screen. Silver 0.72% of players
• Elmore James Got Nothing on This Get 85% or better on all solos in The Beatles: Rock Band on Expert Guitar. Bronze 85% of players
• Oh Yeah, All Right! Hit 100% of the notes in the solo of The End on Hard or Expert Guitar. Silver 100% of players
• Still My Guitar Gently Weeps Hit 100% of the notes in either of the solos in While My Guitar Gently Weeps on Expert Guitar. Silver 100% of players
• What I Got I'll Give to You Hit 100% of the notes in the solo of Can't Buy Me Love on Hard or Expert Guitar. Silver 100% of players
• Are You Gonna Be in My Dreams? Hit 100% of the notes in the solo of The End on Expert Drums. Silver 100% of players
• Sun, Sun, Sun Here It Comes Get a 350-note streak playing Here Comes The Sun on Guitar. Bronze 2.25% of players
• That's It! You've Got It! Get a 350-note streak playing Hey Bulldog on Bass. Bronze 2.31% of players
• Goo Goo G'joob Get a 550-note streak playing I Am The Walrus on Drums. Bronze 1.47% of players
• Do Right by Me Get a 350-note streak playing Ticket To Ride on Guitar. Bronze 1.84% of players
• We Would Be So Happy, You and Me Play Octopus's Garden on Expert Guitar, playing all hammer-ons and pull-offs without strumming. Silver 0.87% of players
• Won't You Come Out to Play? Play Dear Prudence on Expert Guitar, playing all hammer-ons and pull-offs without strumming. Silver 0.66% of players
• Pick a Moon Dog Play Dig A Pony on Expert Guitar, playing all hammer-ons and pull-offs without strumming. Silver 0.46% of players
• The Words You Long to Hear Earn a five-star rating for the songs on the Trophies screen as a Vocalist on Hard or Expert. Bronze 1.1% of players
• She Still Sings It with the Band Get all possible Double Fab ratings for every song with 2 vocal parts. Bronze 0.36% of players
• All the Children Sing Get all possible Triple Fab ratings for every song with 3 vocal parts. Silver 0.29% of players
• Liverpool Lads Play a song in the The Cavern '63 in Story. Bronze 5.3% of players
• Really Big Show Play a song on The Ed Sullivan Show '64 in Story. Bronze 5.02% of players
• Stadium Superstars Play a song in Shea Stadium '65 in Story. Bronze 4.78% of players
• The Final Tour Play a song in Budokan '66 in Story. Bronze 4.55% of players
• In the Studio Play a song in Abbey Road, Studio 2 in Story. Bronze 4.46% of players
• Passed the Audition Play all the songs on the Apple Corps Rooftop '69 in Story. Silver 4.08% of players
• The Love You Make Complete the Encore in Story. Silver 4.01% of players
• Mr. K Will Challenge the World Finish all 8 Chapter Challenges. Bronze 2.6% of players
• Toppermost of the Poppermost Finish all 8 Chapter Challenges with full star ratings. Bronze 2.52% of players
• I Saw the Photograph Get your first Beatles Photo. Bronze 5.27% of players
• In Penny Lane There is a Barber Get half of the Beatles Photos. Bronze 4.23% of players
• Images of Broken Light Get all of the Beatles Photos. Bronze 2.5% of players
• The Teachers Who Taught Me WERE Cool Complete all the Beatle Beats. Bronze 0.45% of players
• Doing the Best That You Can! Complete all the Drum Lessons. Bronze 1.22% of players
• Gear Guitarist Earn a Guitar Career score of 1,000,000. Bronze 3.23% of players
• Ace Bassist Earn a Bass Career score of 1,000,000. Bronze 2.19% of players
• Dazzling Drummer Earn a Drum Career score of 1,000,000. Bronze 1.69% of players
• Sensational Singers Earn a Vocal Harmonies Career score of 1,000,000. Bronze 1.05% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

MTV Games, Electronic Arts

Developer

Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios

Released

2009-09-09

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 4.2 hours