LEGO: Rock Band for Xbox 360 Reviews by Gamers

Is this really the same company that made Rock Band? This is really bad. The song selection is pitiful, the controls are unpolished, and the game itself is lackluster.

Music
Are these real bands? I've never heard of most of them and I'm sure children haven't either. Nearly half the track list is emo. No joke, they actually label them as emo. The other half is a mix of halfway decent punk and a few songs from the 80s. One Bowie song and a couple Queen songs and that's basically all of the game you'll care about. The Beatles game had a better song selection and that one was horrible too.

Controls
Do not work. You know how the game usually feels polished and very spot on? Not in this one. The graphics look a little glitchy and notes allow you to be late, very late at hitting the note. I didn't actually time it but it's about half a beat of leeway, which is incredibly forgiving compared to real Rock Band. There is the normal feature to fine tune the lag on your screen. Only the tool doesn't work. Every time I run it I get a completely different compensation. It's also different from Rock Band 2. You can enter the numbers manually but it doesn't help much. The notes are forgiving for being late but if you are even a tiny fraction of a second early you miss.

Gameplay
Your band shares money. The selection of clothes and accessories are lame. You can't change the color of your lego person so some stuff doesn't match. Most items can only be unlocked by playing story mode. Story mode is really boring and forces you to play through a lot of songs you've never heard before. I was so tired I just gave up and played a couple songs then sent the game back. What's the fun in playing a game that doesn't work quite right and just has no song selection? I had hope for this game but after playing the Beatles I didn't expect much. It fell way short of expectations though. Lego should stick to Star Wars. Rock Band, should probably stick to rock... not emo and country.