The Beatles: Rock Band 2009

Is it still worth playing?

Harmonix's 2009 rhythm game, centered on the Beatles. It has virtual portrayals of the four band members performing through the band's history, including dreamscape sequences for songs from the Abbey Road Studios years. The soundtrack has 45 Beatles songs. Up to six players perform simulated rock music with three controllers modeled on instruments: a guitar controller for lead guitar and bass, a drum controller and up to three microphones for vocals. You play scrolling on screen notes by holding colored buttons that mimic guitar frets and pushing the strum bar, striking the matching colored drumhead or stepping on the pedal, or singing in tune. Hitting notes in sequence earns points and boosts a performance meter. Every song is still a shared performance, with a band playing together in the same room.