Lego Rock Band

This game is great! They took the Rock band 2 game and made it even better. First of all, playing as legos is just fun in itself. Also, I love that their is a no fail mode so that even people with less rhythm skills and younger kids can play along and still have fun and feel like rock stars. This edition of Rock Band has many great songs to play along to and makes a great party game!

I bought this game for my pre-teen niece, who tells me that she loves playing it, it's really fun, and that I'm "the best aunt ever".
I was surprised to see so many folks purchasing this for younger kids... probably because of the Lego theme. I was pleased that even a 12 year old didn't find this "too babyish". I was looking for something wholesome, yet entertaining, and I think I really hit the mark with this one. Her mother assures me that the value for the game is tremendous, considering how many hours my niece has spent playing it.

Personally, I thought the game screen looks a little cluttered, with lego singers, scrolling lyrics at the top of the screen, video frets, some kind of progress bar across the top, a score tally, and many other flashing winking things besides. I couldn't tell where to look first. No matter! My niece seemed to grasp this just fine, quickly becoming really good at it.

If you already own a Nintendo DS system, do yourself a favor and pick up this affordably priced, entertaining game.

We purchased this game for my daughter's ninth birthday and she loves playing it with her friends. The super easy mode is great for younger children who do not have the patience to learn all of the more complecated controls. The game does work with the Band Hero drums, microphone, and guitar. I think this is a great entry level game for the wii, and it has enough to keep adults entertained when playing as a family.

Ok, first of all, I am a big enthusiast of Rock Band games, been playing Rock Band 2 for quite a while and am always downloading new songs. That means I'm not new to the genre. That being said, I was always really skeptical of Lego Rock Band. To me, it seemed like a cheap way to "milk the cow", and I was always saying that the songs present in this game should have been released as DLC instead.

Some time ago I decided I just needed more songs, and just bought this game. Boy, was I surprised.

First of all, I come from a pretty rockish background, and only nowadays am starting to enjoy more popish music. When I was younger, I'd listen to pretty brutal metal, so people sometimes are amazed when they learn that I have downloaded Lady Gaga songs to play in RB2. I didn't even know most of the songs included in Lego Rock Band, and I must say I really enjoyed most of them. Some reviewers have classified the setlist for this game as "hit and miss", but for me, it's filled with hits with only a few misses. The songs are very upbeat and have a happy feeling about them, but most of all, they are really fun to play.

Out of the setlist, these for me are the greatest hits: "Summer of '69", "Life is a Highway", "Make me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (this one has such a cool acoustic guitar solo), "Monster", "Valerie".

The biggest miss: "Kung Fu Fighting". Don't get me wrong, I think the song is cool. But the charting is PAINFUL. Really painful. I don't know what Harmonix was thinking, but it ruined the song if you play on Expert guitars.

Alright, now about the game. The game itself rocks. It really does. Let me tell you why, in my humble opinion: because of the Power Challenges. In them, you have some "missions", if you can call them that... they may vary from defeating a big octopus or escaping from a huge mecha-dinosaur, but you always use the power of rock to complete the quest. And it's really cool if you play as a band, because the players will take turns performing, which gives everyone little breaks to enjoy the background animation and also watch each other's charts. I really hope they advance this concept for Rock Band 3, because it adds a new level of storytelling to the game, and it's a lot of fun. I play with my brother and we both really enjoyed the Power Challenges.

Exporting the songs for use in Rock Band 2 is mandatory in my opinion, and as I have already written, the song selection is very good. It will add a lot of color to your present RB2 setlist and those songs are generally a big hit with people that come over to my place to play. "Ghostbusters", "You Give Love a Bad Name", "Two Princes", I mean, come on, everyone loves those songs. Everyone. Hell, even P!nk's "So What" is fun to play. It pains me to admit that, but it's true. The chart is fun and I play it all the time. There, I said it.

So, in short: I was skeptical, and now I am recommending this game wholeheartedly. 5 stars, congratulations to both Lego and Harmonix.

I am a big fan of Lego video games - but when I first heard about this game, I was confused. I wasn't sure if it was going to be any good. Turns out, it's a great game! There are a lot of AWESOME songs like "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas and "We Will Rock You" by Queen. The gameplay is like every other Rockband game, but easier. The story is cool and filled with classic Lego humor. If you like the Rockband or Lego video games, you won't be disappointed! I think this game is AWESOME!!!