After finding out my pre ordered copy of the game was delayed. I was pretty dissapointed. With the weekend coming up I found out that I would not have the game in hand. I will be the first to admit that when it comes to patience I'm not one who can cope with waiting too well. So on release date 09 09 09, I was on the hunt for a premium limited edition copy of The Beatles Rockband. It seemed at the time that it was truly a limited edition as I was not able to find any in the greater Toronto area, let alone Ontario. There seemed to be plenty of copies for other gaming platforms like the Wii or Xbox 360, but none for the PS3. I saw the value edition bundles with the old instrument controlllers from previous rockband versions, but not the package I wanted.

However the next day I did manage to find one last unclaimed one at my local EB games, the last place I thought to look as I thought surely they would only have pre ordered copies. Oh how happy I was on the day after release that I was able to find one.

Needless to say that night after work I set it all up. At first I said ok, it's late so I'll try this game on the weekend, NOT. I was up till 2:30 am playing it and of course having a blast. Getting up 4 hours later to start my day of course was not and easy thing. Oh man was I dragging myself around at work that day.

The real fun would be playing it on the weekend, when I could turn up the volume and really appreciate it, after all it is a music game. I'm thinking this thing can really teach you how to play the drums. I've read that it can and after playing it I do feel that it is possible. My 5 year old really likes the game. Her favorite song seems to be Get Back. It is so cute how she grooves to the tune. At the moment when she is playing I don't actually have the controller on that way she can think she is playing and still have fun. She did however do the drums for real and she got a 32% score. I should note that she is pretty good at PS3 games like lego batman and Indiana Jones. She has been an ace online playing her computer games there. But anyway back to Beatles Rock band.

Surprisingly my wife thinks the cost of this bundle was alright considering the gear included. I told her that I wouldn't mind getting John Lennon's Rickenbacker replica as well. Get this, she actually said I should also get George's Gretsch duo so it would be complete!! Boy imagining all the instruments setup would be awesome. I think I'll be getting a real drum stool as the one Im using is a little low, and not comfortable at all. I may even setup my keyboard along side just to add a little eye candy.

The one thing I guess that I wish the game had was more songs. 45 songs is not a lot considering the Beatles library. I know there will be more to download in the next few months, but for the price it would have been that much nicer to at least have included 60 songs minimum. All that said the game is very polished and documents the groups rise to fame nicely. I have unlocked some exclusive rare goodies such as a Christmas record the group issued back in 1963 to their fan club, and a rehearsal footage of them performing I want to hold your hand on the Ed Sullivan show. By the looks of things there is a whole treasure of unlockable rewards for the player to earn. For the Beatle fan this is a real treat for sure.

I look forward to hours of playing this game and to future downloadable albums. If you are a Beatle fan I strongly suggest you pick this set up. I give it a two thumbs up! It is simply FAB !