Jun 2009

The Beatles: Rock Band is the music game-experience that allows players to follow the legendary career of The Beatles from Liverpool, to Shea Stadium to Abbey Road!

An unprecedented experience through the story of The Beatles and celebration of their music and artistry. 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. In addition, The Beatles: Rock Band will offer a limited number of new hardware offerings modelled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

Featuring the ability to play drums, lead guitar, bass guitar or sing three part harmony with up to three microphones, the game will focus on authentically recreating the feeling of performing The Beatles music on stage and in the studio.

The Beatles: Rock Band marks the first time that Apple Corps, along with EMI Music, Harrisongs Ltd, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, has agreed to present The Beatles music in an interactive video game format. The Beatles: Rock Band will be published by MTV Games and developed by Harmonix, creators of the Rock Band franchise.

Game Modes

- Quickplay: Jump right into the game and experience the fabulous music of The Beatles as all songs will be unlocked in this easy to access mode. Quickplay also features familiar competitive Rock Band modes Tug of War and Score Duel.

- Story Mode: Set out on an experiential progression through The Beatles’ legendary career from The Cavern Club to Abbey Road Studios. - Chapter Challenges Master all of the songs from a single Chapter in the career of The Beatles with special challenges.

- Training Modes: Go beyond the basics and perfect your sound with training modes that includes Beatle Beats, Vocal Practice mode and more.

- Beatle Beats: Take on the stylings of Ringo Starr with this training mode that lets you practice actual drum beats from a selection of The Beatles catalogue.

- Vocal Practice Mode: Train your ear and voice to master three part harmony! Use the guide pitch to help you sing hard to decipher parts perfectly in-tune.