Lego Rock Band is a 2009music video game developed byHarmonix andTraveller's Tales, and published byMTV Games andWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game, the fourth major console release in theRock Band series, was released in November 2009 for theXbox 360,PlayStation 3,Wii, andNintendo DS.Lego Rock Band allows one to four players to simulate the playing ofrock music by providing the players with peripherals modeled after musical instruments. These include aguitar peripheral for lead guitar and bass gameplay, adrum kit peripheral, and amicrophone.

Lego Rock Band's soundtrack has been selected to be "suitable for younger audiences".^[1] All songs available inLego Rock Band are compatible with previous entries in theRock 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.^[2][3][4]

WhenLego Rock Band was officially announced on 21 April 2009, only five songs were confirmed to be included: "Song 2" byBlur, "Kung Fu Fighting" byCarl Douglas, "The Final Countdown" byEurope, "Girls & Boys" byGood Charlotte, and "So What" byPink.^[1]Wired publishedleaked information from "a highly-placed source close to Harmonix" on 31 August, which included the names of thirteen songs which would be included inLego Rock Band.^[5] Additional songs were officially announced closer to the game's release date, including "The Passenger" byIggy Pop and "Let's Dance" byDavid Bowie.^[6] The full setlist was revealed on 12 October.^[7]

The Nintendo DS version of the game features a 25-song subset of the 45 songs in the console versions as listed below, 17 of which are shortened from their console lengths.^[2]

Lego Rock Band also supportsexistingdownloadable content from theRock Band series, as well as songs exported from otherRock Band titles that has been "identified to be suitable for all ages", except in the Wii version; however, songs released afterRock Band 3 are not compatible withLego Rock Band.^[8][9] TheLego Rock Band Music Store only includesRock Band songs which have been cleared for use in the game. Also, any exported content from the originalRock Band and itsTrack 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.^[10]

Eurogamer reviewer Keza MacDonald calledLego Rock Band's setlist "an unusual selection ... but undeniably varied", but was disappointed by the small number of songs.^[11]Game Informer's Bryan Vore referred to the setlist as being "weak", with "several throwaway tracks you’ll forget the instant they’re over."^[12] Jack DeVries, a reviewer forIGN, felt that the game has a varied setlist, but not enough songs compared toRock Band 2 andBand Hero.^[13]

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