LEGO Rock Band

© 2009 Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
$50, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS
Teaches: music, rhythm
CTR Rating: 92%
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Looking for a kinder, gentler Rock Band experience, with easier songs with more family sensitive lyrics? That's the goal of LEGO Rock Band, which has been designed by Traveller’s Tales, Harmonix and Backbone Entertainment for the Xbox 360, Wii and PS3. There is also a Nintendo DS version with different features. If you're looking for a different design, you won't find it here. Besides the LEGO graphics and silly story mode, the game play is identical to other Rock Band titles, with the exception of a very easy mode, for absolute beginners. For the console version, there are two modes of play -- Build a Band and Rock the Universe. You create your own rock star avatar, and then complete songs and rock challenges to earn more LEGO studs, which unlock new songs and blocks. As with other versions of Rock Band, your goal is to master songs and advance your career. As you do, you learn more about rhythm, pitch and song structure. Songs include the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back”, Foo Fighters’ “Breakout”, Vampire Weekend’s “A-Punk”, Blur’s “Song 2”, Carl Douglas’ “Kung Fu Fighting”, Europe’s “The Final Countdown”, Good Charlotte’s “Boys and Girls” and Pink’s “So What." Note that you'll need to supply your own Rock Band instruments. You get what you expect with LEGO Rock Band.