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Revision as of 01:21, 1 September 2009

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Lego Rock Band
File:Lrbtitle.jpg
Lego Rock Band Logo
Developer(s)Harmonix, Traveller's Tales, Backbone Entertainment (DS)[1]
Publisher(s)MTV Games, Electronic Arts, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS
ReleaseNovember 30, 2009
Genre(s)Music
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Lego Rock Band is a music video game and part of the Rock Band series developed by Harmonix Music Systems, but also incorporates elements from other Lego video games as developed by Traveller's Tales. The game will be distributed by MTV Games, Electronic Arts, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is expected to be released during the holiday season of 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii home consoles. A Nintendo DS version is also being developed in conjunction with Backbone Entertainment.

The game, as with other games in the Rock Band series, will allow up to four players to use instrument controllers to play lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals on a number of rock music songs. In addition, aspects of building with Lego bricks are incorporated into the game, allowing players to customize their avatars and other band assistances, and include additional Lego-themes gameplay modes. The gameplay and the game's soundtrack has been selected to create a "family-friendly" game.

Development

Industry rumors circulated in early 2009 of the game's existence[3] and appeared to be true when mention of the game was shown in a slide (that was later removed) in Harmonix' Dan Teasdale's presentation at the 2009 Game Developers Conference.[4] The game was announced officially on April 21, 2009.[5] Despite skepticism for the viability of the game,[6][7] the game is stated to combine "two compelling properties" by Traveller's Tales managing director Tom Stone, and has been called "a social game experience that crosses every generation and every genre of rock" by MTV Games senior vice president Bob Picunko.[8]

Gameplay

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Lego Rock Band will feature Lego-style avatars with full customization along with a family-friendly soundtrack.
See also: Gameplay in the Rock Band series.

The music portions of the game will remain the same as the Rock Band series, though easier skill levels will be provided for "budding musicians".[9] Only slight changes in the game's main interface have been made, most notably that notes are represented by colored Lego bricks.[10] Successfully completing songs will earn the players Lego studs which they may use to build and customize their Lego-style avatars, staff, vehicles, and their "rock den".[5][9] There will also be Lego-themed challenges such as demolishing buildings by successfully playing songs.[9]

All existing music game controllers will work with Lego Rock Band.[5]

Gameplay in the Nintendo DS version of Lego Rock Band will be similar to the PlayStation Portable version of Rock Band Unplugged.

The Nintendo DS version of the game is stated to play similar to Rock Band Unplugged, in which the player switches back and forth between the various instruments, trying to keep the entire band playing. The game will only utilize the touchpad and stylus, and will not include additional peripherals as used for the Guitar Hero On Tour series.[11]

Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack has been selected to be "suitable for younger audiences".[5] The following songs have been confirmed to be in the game.[11][12][13][14] The game will also support downloadable content though the nature of this content has not been revealed.[9] The soundtrack will be exportable to the rest of the Rock Band series in a similar manner as the export feature for Rock Band.[15]

Song title Artist DS version
"A-Punk" Vampire Weekend Green tickY
"Accidentally In Love" Counting Crows Green tickY
"Aliens Exist" Blink 182
"Breakout" Foo Fighters
"Crocodile Rock" Elton John
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police
"Free Fallin'" Tom Petty Green tickY
"Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr. Green tickY
"Girls and Boys" Good Charlotte Green tickY
"I Want You Back" Jackson 5 Green tickY
"In Too Deep" Sum 41 Green tickY
"Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas Green tickY
"Let's Dance" David Bowie
"Monster" The Automatic Green tickY
"The Passenger" Iggy Pop
"Ride a White Swan" T. Rex
"Ruby" Kaiser Chiefs Green tickY
"So What" Pink Green tickY
"Song 2" Blur Green tickY
"The Final Countdown" Europe Green tickY
"Tick Tick Boom" The Hives
"We Are The Champions" Queen
"We Will Rock You" Queen
"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi

References

  1. ^ "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games Reveal LEGO Rock Band for Nintendo DS Details". 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  2. ^ http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6211563/
  3. ^ Faylor, Chris (2009-01-05). "LEGO Rock Band, LEGO Harry Potter Rumors Swirl". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  4. ^ McWherter, Michael (2009-04-05). "Harmonix Designer Unwittingly Confirms LEGO Rock Band". Kotaku. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  5. ^ a b c d "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games Announce LEGO Rock Band". PR Newswire. 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
  6. ^ Gladstone, Darren (2009-04-23). "9 Lego Games You'll Never See". PC World. Retrieved 2009-04-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Sheets, David (2009-04-24). "LEGO + 'Rock Band' = silly". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2009-04-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Butts, Steve (2009-04-24). "Lego Rock Band". IGN. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
  9. ^ a b c d "Lego Rock Band". Retrieved 2009-04-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |publishser= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Frushtick, Russ (2009-08-17). "Exclusive Video: 'Lego Rock Band' Gameplay Reveal". MTV Multiplayer. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  11. ^ a b Jackson, Mike (2009-08-19). "GC: Lego Rock Band hits DS". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  12. ^ Michaels, Deux (2009-06-02). "Lego Rock Band Fact Sheet". Go Nintendo. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  13. ^ Makuch, Eddie (2009-07-23). "Sum 41, Counting Crows, Bon Jovi, Blink 182 confirmed for LEGO Rock Band". Blast Magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  14. ^ "Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, the LEGO Group, Harmonix and MTV Games Reveal LEGO® Rock Band™ for Nintendo DS™ Details". 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  15. ^ Kohler, Chris (2009-08-31). "Rock Band News: Lego Songs Exportable, Deets on Queen, White Stripes". Wired. Retrieved 2009-08-31. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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