The Beatles: Rock Band is pitched as both a watershed moment in gaming and a proactive rejuvenation of a legacy for a new generation of potential fans. Still, the game has created a schism among Beatles militants, who are divided over whether it is a brilliant strategic move or cynical exploitation.
It was Dhani Harrison, the 31-year-old gaming-fanatic son of late Beatles guitarist George, who convinced the estate to consider a game based on Beatles music. Throughout the game's two-year development, Harrison would receive a different version each week and play it obsessively, before proffering technical feedback and challenging staff at the game's developer, Harmonix, to beat him.
"The rhythm action game is probably the best example of a genre which killed itself through market saturation. "
The Marb looks back on The Beatles: Rock Band and assess whether the rhythym action game did the legnedary band justice.
VGW's Brian Shea: "The notion of downloadable content is commonplace in today’s landscape of launch-day DLC and season passes, but prior to 2007, to have a legitimate, laid-out plan to support a console game post-launch was not a common occurrence. Harmonix, a company that was in the midst of a transition away from the most popular franchise in the industry at the time, Guitar Hero, had a vision for a brand new IP that would eventually revolutionize the concept of downloadable content."
We all do it – well those of us of legal drinking age; invite some friends around, have a few drinks and then break out the console to get our video game on. According to Craig Bryan; here is a list of the perfect alcoholic accompaniments for a night of fun and frolics.
playing games drunk is the worst thing ever, reactions are to slow and falling asleep and leaving your console on all night! wake up with 5000 messages, take away food all around you and feeling like poop looking at your online stats wondering how bad you played :( bad times
I'd mostly only bother with music and sports games , the rest not at all , besides indeed buzz
The Doors and Pink Floyd are better than The Beatles. There are so many classic bands out there from the same general era that are better than The Beatles.