So much has been made of the new Beatles Rock Band game and today is the day The Beatles: Rock Band lands in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other territories. The video game offers a small view into the careers of one of the most popular bands ever. The Beatles: Rock Band is for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii consoles.
The game runs through the lives of the four boys from Liverpool, from their early days in 1963 right up to their final performance on the Apple Corps rooftop, and allows fans to unlock real photos and videos of The Beatles, some of which have never been seen before. The game also features previously unreleased voice recordings of John, Paul, George and Ringo talking amongst themselves between takes at recording sessions. These voice recordings were done more than four decades ago.
Players can play guitar, drums, bass or man the mic and can even sing in three-part vocal harmonies for the first time in any music video game. The game features 45 hit songs on-disc taken from the various stages in The Beatles’ career. More tracks will be made available for download via The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store.
In addition to the 45 on-disc songs, ‘All You Need Is Love’ will be released today for the game and will be available exclusively through Xbox Live for a limited period of time. The Beatles: Rock Band will offer its own unique set of equipment, which represents the instruments made famous by The Beatles, including the Rickenbacker 325 guitar and the Gretsch Duo Jet guitar, a Höfner bass controller as well as a Ludwig-branded Rock Band 2 drum set, which comes with classic pearl finish and a vintage replica Beatles kick drum head.
The Limited Edition Premium Bundle of the game, available for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, which includes The Beatles: Rock Band software, all the controllers, a mic stand and additional special content, will sell for 249.99 USD (approx. Rs. 12,100) or 199.00 euros (approx. Rs. 13,950) or for 179.00 GBP (approx. Rs. 14,280).
For the Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3, the Rickenbacker 325 Standalone Guitar will be priced at 99.99 USD (approx. Rs. 4,840) or 99.99 euros (approx. Rs. 7010) or 89.99 GBP (approx. Rs. 7,180), while the Gretsch Duo Jet Standalone Guitar will be priced at 99.99 USD, or 99.99 euros or 89.99 GBP. The game software for the Xbox 360 and PS3 will cost 59.99 USD (approx. Rs. 2,900) or 69.99 euros (approx. Rs. 4,910) or 49.99 GBP (approx. Rs. 3,990), while the game software for the Wii will be priced at 59.99 USD, or 49.99 euros (approx. Rs. 3,505) or 39.99 GBP (approx. Rs. 3,190).