Comments on: Lego Rock Band

By: Toni L. Ewton

Toni L. Ewton — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:19:34 +0000

This is the first “band” type game we’ve owned. My son has played Guitar Hero at a friends and wanted that one but I was hesitant because of the play list. Doing a little research at our local video gaming store, I found out both the Rockband and Guitar Hero folks were releasing more family friendly play lists. We took a look at both but when we found Lego Rock Band and also Rock Band Country – the choice was easy. After the first nights jam session – we’re all hooked. It’s so much fun for the entire family and my husband and I are introducing our 9 year old to some great music. Our son has been a Queen fan for years but now he’s into Bryan Adams, Tom Petty and Bon Jovi. Like all the other Lego games, this one doens’t disappoint at all. The in-between videos are funny, the whole lego character build gives you tons of combinations and all the venues are “very cool” according to WolfJack – lead guitarist of the band Howl (current on tour in our basement).

Highly recommend this on for smaller kids but all the adults in the house are enjoying it just as much. My husband’s band “Blind Shrimp” just bought a new bus and I may never see him again! Guess I’ll just have to be a groupie.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: avid reader

avid reader — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:26:05 +0000

Lego Rock Band ROCKS! It has a “Super Easy” mode, so even my 5-year-old could enjoy playing (granted, we’re a musical family and he plays lots of rhythms already). My 10-year-old loves it, and so do I. We also have the “regular” Rock Band 2 (and the Beatles tracks), but this is actually my favorite right now. It’s fun all playing together, and my daughter enjoys “Story Mode” when playing by herself. I had been hesitant to buy it, and I’m so glad I did. I think we’ll be getting lots of use out of this disc.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: K. Hackney

K. Hackney — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:18:54 +0000

I agree it seems to be for the younger crowd, and thats good. they have a nice selection of music which is one of the things that convinced us to get it.

the lego studs as notes, the goofy trivia and the ‘movies’ are the boys’ favorite parts. i like that my 4yo cant get boo’ed off the stage.

we have rock band 1, 2 and country track pack so we werent sure we needed another one. glad we did! it is a LOT of fun.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Lou Wainwright

Lou Wainwright — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:26:01 +0000

A simple two part review:

First, Lego Rock Band is cool. My kids (7,6,4) love it, and we've had a great time playing it today. Minifigs look great, songs are interesting, and the Super Easy modes (and especially the no drum pedal) option are really nice for the smaller kids.

Second, no additional content for the Wii! Contrary to what the product description says above, you can not use DLC from Rock Band 2 on Lego Rock Band if you have a Wii. If you have a Wii you will only ever play Lego Rock Band with those 45 songs. That's it. This was incredibly disappointing, because there are a ton of previous and downloadable RB songs that all my kids know, but that they need the extra-Easy modes to be able to play.

I absolutely would not have bought the game had I understood that, and I would have known if the product description hadn't been wrong, so I'm very frustrated. That being said, it's not that Lego Rock Band for the Wii is a bad game experience, it's just a big step backward for Rock Band on the Wii. Rating: 2 / 5

By: monkeypapa

monkeypapa — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:36:06 +0000

Despite what the product description says, the Wii version has no online support. Since you will probably already have another version of the Rock Band series (this version has no controllers) all you will be getting is the songs on the disk and lego versions of the characters. You will probably wind up playing for a week end and finish the game, then go back to the other versions where you have more song you enjoy.
Rating: 1 / 5