Game Info
Game Name: Lego Rock Band
Developer(s): Harmonix/TT Games
Publisher(s): MTV Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s): PS3/XBox 360/Wii
Genre(s): Music
Release Date(s): November 3, 2009
ESRB Rating: E10+
All the fun of Rock Band plus all the fun of Legos…minus the building stuff…so…All the fun of Rock Band!
You’ve built Star Wars, you’ve built Indiana Jones, you’ve built Batman…now it is time to build your band. The Lego World has an itch for rock and you’ve got the pieces to scratch it…Now build a better band! Is someone watching your band’s every move?
Lego Rock Band really seems to push it. The already flooded game market by the music games questions if another game is warranted and the already flooded market of Lego games also throws that into question…so to combine Lego and Rock Band seems like the no-brainer, but unnecessary.
It isn’t necessary. The fact that they made this game with Legos means nothing. There is some ok animation but it isn’t like it is necessary for it to be Lego constructions. The music is much more family and kid friendly and a lot of downloadable songs won’t transfer to the game. Another frustrating problem with Lego Rock Band is to keep it “kid friendly” they took off the online play.
Lego Rock Band Complete Song Setlist:
“A-Punk”—Vampire Weekend
“Accidentally in Love”—Counting Crows
“Aliens Exist”—Blink-182
“Breakout”—Foo Fighters
“Check Yes Juliet”—We the Kings
“Crash”—The Primitives
“Crocodile Rock”—Elton John
“Dig”—Incubus
“Dreaming of You”—The Coral
“Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”—The Police
“Fire”—The Jimi Hendrix Experience
“Free Fallin”—Tom Petty
“Ghostbusters”—Ray Parker Jr.
“Girls & Boys”—Good Charlotte
“Grace”—Supergrass
“I Want You Back”—Jackson 5
“In Too Deep”—Sum 41
“Kung Fu Fighting”—Carl Douglas
“Let’s Dance”—David Bowie
“Life Is a Highway”—Rascal Flatts
“Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)”—Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
“Monster”—The Automatic
“Naïve”—The Kooks
“Real Wild Child”—Everlife
“Ride a White Swan”—T. Rex
“Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)”—Lostprophets
“Ruby”—Kaiser Chiefs
“Short and Sweet”—Spinal Tap
“So What”—Pink
“Song 2”—Blur
“Stumble and Fall”—Razorlight
“Suddenly I See”—KT Tunstall
“Summer of ’69”—Bryan Adams
“Swing, Swing”—The All-American Rejects
“The Final Countdown”—Europe
“The Passenger”—Iggy Pop
“Thunder”—Boys Like Girls
“Tick Tick Boom”—The Hives
“Two Princes”—Spin Doctors
“Valerie”—The Zutons
“Walking on Sunshine”—Katrina & The Waves
“We Are the Champions”—Queen
“We Will Rock You”—Queen
“Word Up!”—Korn
“You Give Love a Bad Name”—Bon Jovi
The song list is relatively short, with a number of good songs, but for the most part it is a bit weak. It is a good family friendly game and could work as an introduction to music games for kids with a lot of different levels of difficulty. The graphics for the game are so-so (it looks like it could have been a last generation game). The game is for big fans only and shouldn’t be purchased for much if you decide to buy (but it is kind of fun to see Lego versions of Queen).
Related Links:
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
