# Beatles Rock Band Announced

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-rock-band-announced/488474>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 6, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-rock-band-announced/488474 "2009-03-06T02:25:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-rock-band-announced/488474/21 "2009-03-07T12:21:44Z")

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> [@Red\_Barchetta](#):
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> You haven’t played their pre-Guitar Hero games, I take it? Such as FreQuency or Amplitude? Or hell, they could have taken an even more abstract route with something along the lines of Elite Beat Agents or Rhythm Heaven.
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> I’m sure there’s a lot more that could be done with the Beatles license, and that’s what I was excited for. Instead we get an old car with a new paint job. Uber-Meh.

I haven’t played those games, you’re right. But Harmonix has said from the beginning that the Beatles game would use the Rock Band instruments. While a little tweaking is possible, there’s just not enough room to make “a completely different game” and still use the same instruments as Rock Band.

I agree with you that’s it disappointing after all their talk of making it different, but I can’t say I’m surprised.

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-rock-band-announced/488474/22 "2009-03-07T19:06:57Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> I haven’t played those games, you’re right. But Harmonix has said from the beginning that the Beatles game would use the Rock Band instruments. While a little tweaking is possible, there’s just not enough room to make “a completely different game” and still use the same instruments as Rock Band.
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> I agree with you that’s it disappointing after all their talk of making it different, but I can’t say I’m surprised.

Why don’t you wait to pass judgment until you actually see what they’re doing with the game?

Yes, I’m sure the core gameplay will be using the instruments to play the notes like we do in Rock Band. But the game around it could be totally different. From what I understand, McCartney, George Martin, and other have not just approved this, but they’re having some creative input. So we have no idea what this will be yet. It could even be mashups like the Beatles’ “Love” project. It could work in psychodelia, video footage from concerts, you name it.

And I never expected anything more.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-rock-band-announced/488474/23 "2009-03-07T19:14:28Z")

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> [@Sam\_Stone](#):
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> Why don’t you wait to pass judgment until you actually see what they’re doing with the game?

Who’s passing judgement? I’m just remarking on the fact that Harmonix said one thing during the initial announcement (“It’s not going to be a Rock Band game.”) and now have said something completely opposite that (the game is called The Beatles: Rock Band after all).

That’s a perfect reason for gamers to step back and go :dubious:

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