Lego Rock Band ''Lego Rock Band'' is a music rhythm game developed by TT Fusion in partnership with Harmonix and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the 4th major console installment of the ''Rock Band'' series; it incorporates elements ...

'' is a 2009

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developed by

Harmonix Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., doing business as Harmonix, is an American video game developer company based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was established in May 1995 by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy. Harmonix is perhaps best known as bei ...

and

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, and published by

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and

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE; also known as Warner Bros. Games or WB Games) is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of ...

. The game, the fourth major console release in the ''Rock Band'' series, was released in November 2009 for the

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, Wii, and Nintendo DS. ''Lego Rock Band'' allows one to four players to simulate the playing of

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by providing the players with peripherals modeled after musical instruments. These include a

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peripheral for lead guitar and bass gameplay, a

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peripheral, and a

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. ''Lego Rock Band''s soundtrack has been selected to be "suitable for younger audiences". All songs available in ''Lego Rock Band'' are compatible with previous entries in the ''Rock Band'' series and until 2014, could be exported to these games for $9.99 along with the use of a unique code included on a paper insert included in the game case.

Announcement

When ''Lego Rock Band'' was officially announced on 21 April 2009, only five songs were confirmed to be included: " Song 2" by Blur, "

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" by

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, " The Final Countdown" by

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, " Girls & Boys" by

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, and " So What" by

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. ''

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'' published leaked information from "a highly-placed source close to Harmonix" on 31 August, which included the names of thirteen songs which would be included in ''Lego Rock Band''. Additional songs were officially announced closer to the game's release date, including " The Passenger" by Iggy Pop and " Let's Dance" by

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. The full setlist was revealed on 12 October.

Main setlist

The Nintendo DS version of the game features a 25-song subset of the 45 songs in the console versions as listed below.

Downloadable songs

''Lego Rock Band'' also supports existing

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from the ''Rock Band'' series, as well as songs exported from other ''Rock Band'' titles that has been "identified to be suitable for all ages", except in the Wii version; however, songs released after ''Rock Band 3'' are not compatible with ''Lego Rock Band''. The ''Lego Rock Band'' Music Store only includes ''Rock Band'' songs which have been cleared for use in the game. Also, any exported content from the original '' Rock Band'' and its Track Packs deemed "Family Friendly" can be used in the game. Users do not need to be signed in to use content that was downloaded on another account, as long as it is on the same console system, thus allowing a child's account to access the filtered set of music from a parent's account library.

Reception

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'' reviewer Keza MacDonald called ''Lego Rock Band''s setlist "an unusual selection ... but undeniably varied", but was disappointed by the small number of songs. ''

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''s Bryan Vore referred to the setlist as being "weak", with "several throwaway tracks you’ll forget the instant they’re over." Jack DeVries, a reviewer for ''

IGN ''IGN'' (formerly ''Imagine Games Network'') is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa distri ...

'', felt that the game has a varied setlist, but not enough songs compared to '' Rock Band 2'' and ''

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''.

References

External links

''Lego Rock Band'' official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lego Rock Band, List of songs in Rock Band soundtracks Lists of songs in music video games Rock Band