Let's start with the obvious: The Beatles: Rock Band is the best music video game of the year.
The game is an entertaining ride through the life and music created by the Fab Four and it pushes the standard boundaries of the guitar/band games to make the experience more artistic and vibrant. The player, along with their real or virtual friends, can play through the "Story" mode where you relieve the historic moments, concerts and arenas. But it is the middle period of the career where Harmonix gets as experimental as the Beatles were. All of the songs performed in the Abbey Road Studios transform into psychedelic music videos that are so exciting that it can distract the player. These songs are definitely fun to play again to spot all of the nice touches and video effects.
However, the game does have some problematic shortcomings. The playlist is a bit on the short side with 45 songs. Several notable songs were left off, including "All You Need is Love", seemingly just to be given through Download Loadable Content. This is an annoying way to get more profit from the consumer instead of having in the final cut. Another odd problem is to PS2 players; the game wasn't given a release for the still popular system despite the Wii, which has the same horsepower as it, getting a port.
Though it has some annoying faults, The Beatles: Rock Band is one of the best this year and should be bought instead of the mediocre mess that was Guitar Hero 5.
FINAL REVIEW: 4 / 5
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