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Synopsis
Experience The Beatles music and legacy like never before, utilizing the core Rock Band game play. "The Beatles: Rock Band" in an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles. 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 modeled after instruments used by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr throughout their career. The Limited Edition includes: "The Beatles: Rock Band" software, Höfner Bass controller, The Beatles branded Rock Band Drums, Microphone, Microphone Stand, and Special Content.
Amazon.com Product Description
table border="0" tr td a name="product_description" The world's leading music game meets the greatest band in history. iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Wii gives fans what they've been waiting for: a chance to experience the Beatles' legendary story from the inside. In this game you won't just watch and listen as The Beatles make rock history, create landmark records and conquer the world-for the first time, you'll be part of the band. iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i software is compatible with iRock Band/i, iGuitar Hero/i and most other instrument controllers, as well as third party microphones including iSingStar/i and iLips/i. style type="text/css" .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -15px; } table.callout { font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1. 3em; } td.vgoverview { height: 125px; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px; width: 250px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; } /style p/ table width="210" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" cellspacing="0" tr td height="37"img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.logo.200.jpg" align="center" alt="The Beatles: Rock Band game logo" title="The Beatles: Rock Band game logo" width="200" height="100"/td/tr /table table align=right width=250 cellpadding=10 tr td height="194"img alt="Rock Band style play across all eras of The Beatles' career in The Beatles: Rock Band" title="Rock Band style play across all eras of The Beatles' career in The Beatles: Rock Band" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.ng.01.sm.jpg" border=0 align=top width="250" height="141"br center span class="caption"Play across all band eras.br/ View larger./span /center /td /tr tr td height="204"img alt="The Ed Sullivan Show gameplay venue from The Beatles: Rock Band" title="The Ed Sullivan Show gameplay venue from The Beatles: Rock Band" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.ng.02.sm.jpg" border=0 align=top width="250" height="141"br center span class="caption"A variety of play venues.br/ View larger./span /center /td /tr tr td height="194"img alt="Paul and George working a harmony in The Beatles: Rock Band" title="Paul and George working a harmony in The Beatles: Rock Band" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.ng.03.sm.jpg" border=0 align=top width="250" height="141"br center span class="caption"Master classic Beatles harmonies.br/ View larger./span /center /td /tr tr td height="194"img alt="Paul McCartney’s trademark - Höfner bass available for The Beatles: Rock Band" title="Paul McCartney’s trademark - Höfner bass available for The Beatles: Rock Band" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.ng.04.sm.jpg" border=0 align=top width="250" height="161"br center span class="caption"The Höfner bass controller.br/ View larger./span /center /td /tr tr td height="194" div align="center"img alt="The Ludwig/The Beatles branded Rock Band drum kit for The Beatles: Rock Band" title="The Ludwig/The Beatles branded Rock Band drum kit for The Beatles: Rock Band" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/beatles-rb.ng.05.sm.jpg" border=0 align=middle width="175" height="210"br /div center span class="caption"The exclusive drum controller.br/ View larger./span /center /td /tr /table bThe Game/bbr/ Join John, Paul, George and Ringo on-stage at legendary shows, behind closed doors in the recording studio, and in dreamscapes that bring the psychedelic imagery of the latter stage of their career to life. The acclaimed iRock Band/i elements of interactive play and full-band capacity are here as well, but with brand-new additions. One of these is full three-part harmonies, which challenge you to recreate The Beatles’ vocal blend a first for any music game and facilitated by the game's support for up to three microphone controllers. In addition, the game supports custom-built controllers modeled after the actual instruments that the Fab Four played, and eventually helped to make iconic, audio straight from the masters and graphics that take you on a magical tour through the key moments in The Beatles history. Produced with the full cooperation of The Beatles and Apple Corps, the game is packed with hidden fab extras that will push you and up to five of your friends to master the songs both online and offline in order to hear rare audio and view unseen photos from the archives. p/ bThe Song List/bbr/ The Beatles were one of the most prolific bands of all time, churning out memorable hit after hit and this reflected in the song list of iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i. From "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Get Back," every song in iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i comes directly from the Abbey Road master tapes. More than 40 songs are included with the game, spanning the length of The Beatles’ career, with more to follow via download at the in-game iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i Music Store for Wii, using Wii points purchased through the Wii Shop Channel. The full list of hits supplied with the game disc include: p/ table border="0" cellpadding="0" tr valign="top" td ul liI Saw Her Standing There/li liBoys/li liDo You Want To Know A Secret/li liTwist And Shout/li liI Wanna Be Your Man/li liI Want to Hold Your Hand/li liA Hard Day’s Night/li liCan’t Buy Me Love/li liI Feel Fine/li liEight Days A Week/li liTicket To Ride/li liDay Tripper/li liDrive My Car/li liI’m Looking Through You/li liIf I Needed Someone/li liPaperback Writer/li liTaxman/li liYellow Submarine/li liAnd Your Bird Can Sing/li liSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/li liWith a Little Help from My Friends/li liLucy in the Sky with Diamonds/li liGetting Better/li /ul /td td ul liGood Morning Good Morning/li liI Am The Walrus/li liHello Goodbye/li liRevolution/li liBack In The USSR/li liDear Prudence/li liWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps/li liBirthday/li liHelter Skelter/li liHey Bulldog/li liDon’t Let Me Down/li liCome Together/li liSomething/li liOctopus’s Garden/li liI Want You (She’s So Heavy)/li liHere Comes The Sun/li liDig A Pony/li liI Me Mine/li liI’ve Got A Feeling/li liGet Back/li liWithin You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows/li liThe End/li /ul /td /tr /table bThe Instruments/bbr/ Although iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i supports instruments from previous iRock Band/i and iGuitar Hero/i releases on the same gaming platform, it also is tailor-made for play using iThe Beatles: Rock Band/i exclusive line of instrument controllers (sold separately). Each member of The Beatles had a signature instrument(s) that became synonymous with them. Controllers available are precise replicas of those instruments and include: ul liJohn Lennon’s - Rickenbacker 325 guitar/li liSir Paul McCartney’s trademark - Höfner bass/li liGeorge Harrison’s - Gretsch Duo Jet guitar/li liRingo Starr’s - Drums with classic black oyster pearl finish and Ludwig-branded Beatles kick drum head/li /ul p/ bThe Gameplay Venues/bbr Having made music together in various capacities and combinations for more than ten years, The Beatles career is inextricably linked with a variety of venues. Follow The Beatles from their earliest days in locales in Liverpool and Hamburg, to their triumphant Ed Sullivan Show appearance and beyond. In addition, join them in the studio at Abbey Road and experience dreamscapes that put you inside the psychedelic era. Just a few of the famous venues players can expect to see in the game are: Cavern Club, The Ed Sullivan Theater, Shea Stadium, Budokan, Abbey Road, Rooftop, And many more. p/ biThe Beatles: Rock Band/i Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Wii Includes/b: ul liiThe Beatles: Rock Band/i software for Wii/li liThe exclusive Höfner bass guitar controller/li liThe Beatles branded iRock Band/i drums/li liA microphone and microphone stand/li liAdditional special game content/li /ul /td /tr /table