Harmonix, Warner Bros. Interactive, TT Games, Backbone Entertainment, and Lego: by their powers combined, we receive Lego Rock Band for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS. This game will allow players to "Build a Band and Rock the Universe", combining the Rock Band gameplay with the humor of the Lego games as you aim to rock not only the world, but what lies beyond the stars. Players will be able to build and customize their band, entourage and crew, among other things, as they rock out to a setlist that contains at least five new tracks:
Blur "Song 2"
Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting"
Europe "The Final Countdown"
Good Charlotte "Boys And Girls"
Pink "So What"
Lego Rock Band will be available for all systems this holiday season.
In addition to that announcement, Harmonix recently announced the contents of The Beatles: Rock Band Special Edition bundle. In addition to the game itself, the bundle contains a Hofner bass guitar modeled after Paul McCartney’s bass, Ludwig-branded drums reminiscent of Ringo Starr’s set (complete with the face of the kick drum!), a microphone with stand, and "additional special content". The special edition will retail for $249.99 and will be available worldwide on 9/9/09; anyone who pre-orders the game will be eligible to join the Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club, and can access art and behind-the-scenes footage that will be regularly released up until the release of the game.
While the idea of Beatles-esque instruments is pretty awesome, I can’t help but wonder what the point of Lego Rock Band is. What can it do that Rock Band can’t? Besides play on DS, that is.
According to Penny Arcade, Lego Rock Band is supposed to be a toned-down version suitable for the kids. Apparently the word ‘tween’ was used by the official press release.