The artist formerly known as Intern Perry is back with another preview of a game I want to play in an effort to fill me with rage. The game is Rock Band the Beatles and he comes through with his impressions after playing. Go to source for his full write up and pictures:

You probably haven’t heard of ‘em, but the up and coming Liverpool-based rock group—the Beatles—just hit it big, scoring a recent deal with Harmonix to appear in their very own Rock Band title. Featuring 45 of the Beatles jaunty tunes, The Beatles Rock Band shows hope for the young musicians. Personally, I think it’s fantastic that small bands with good music are getting this kind of attention. The Beatles have potential, my friends. And in my opinion, they’ll soon be bigger than Jesus.

As far as gameplay goes, The Beatles Rock Band runs exactly like the other games in the franchise, so there’s really not much new here. If you’ve played Rock Band, you know what you’re getting into—only now with a yellow submarine full of Beatles tracks (har har, I’m so very witty).

Where the game shines, however (aside from the great music), is the nifty interface and background animations that fit snugly with the Beatles unique, psychedelic style. Typically, the animations consist of on-stage performances featuring the British rock quartet. But occasionally a song is presented using “dreamscape” animations featuring trippy flashes of color while displaying the lyrics on the screen. The lyrics proceed to flutter about in a bubbly dance to the beat of the music.

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