Unlike other console games in the Rock Band series, downloadable content for The Beatles: Rock Band is not playable in the other games, nor will The Beatles: Rock Band use content from the other games.

First off, the introduction could be watched over and over as one of the most visually sumptuous graphic displays ever on the Wii. It's very cool and impressive, real eye candy, and will continually please and remain pleasant once the eyegasm fades. Full albums were also made available as downloadable content; the remaining songs from Abbey Road, Sgt. To be able to purchase content for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems, your funds usable through the Nintendo Account must be merged with the funds tied to your Nintendo Network ID.

I'm also slightly unhappy with the reduction of their instrumentation to the standard drums-bass-guitars setup of your typical band. They mention that it's a lot of fun to play, looks gorgeous even on the Wii and that the songs are simply made. This high standard continues throughout the game making the scenes behind the "Highway" fantastic viewing for anyone not playing. Will Tuttle of GameSpy questioned whether Harmonix limited the number of songs on release knowing that there would be a market for the game's downloadable content in the near future. Achieving great performance scores unlocks the next era of the Beatles' career in the form of more songs and bigger venues; before you know it you'll be breaking hearts in Budokan or playing to a full house of screaming fans overcome with Beatlemania at Shea Stadium in the U.

The respective downloadable content for The Beatles: Rock Band and other currently available Rock Band titles are not cross-compatible. Its creators knew that they'd have to design a great game to justify the prohibitive licensing fees, and that's just what they delivered. Such isolated tracks were not available through the new 2009 remasters, so the team started with the original master recordings. The most obvious new feature of Beatles: Rock Band is the introduction of multipart vocals, and players can earn extra points for singing in harmony.John Lennon's " Imagine" is a part of the Rock Band 3 soundtrack, [73] with the full Imagine album arriving later as downloadable content in celebration of Lennon's 70th birthday. The DRM used in this game is Cloakware [1], from Irdeto, and was placed to protect the game's audio files better than other Rock Band titles due to strict licensing deal with Apple Corp. For those who've stepped up to the microphones, the lyrics appear on screen along with a line to show the melody - belting it out accurately racks up the points! Rather, it presents a "fantasy version" of the Beatles to better serve the entertainment purposes of the video game.

For the Abbey Road venue, each song (except " Hey Bulldog") has a unique "Dreamscape"; the songs start with the Beatles in the studio, then dissolve into the imaginative Dreamscape inspired by the song, finally arriving back at the studio at the end of the song.

The game includes heavily stylized opening and ending cinematics produced in part by Pete Candeland of Passion Pictures, with help from animator Robert Valley and background visuals from Alberto Mielgo. The gameplay is similar to other Rock Band titles where the challenge comes from playing in time and in tune, so while you'll need rhythm for drums or guitar and singing skills on the mic, what you actually do to play each part is a cinch to pick up! A "Limited Edition" bundle of the game includes one Höfner bass guitar controller, one Ludwig-branded drum controller, a microphone, a microphone stand, and Beatles-themed postcards. These instrument controllers function similarly to the controllers designed for Rock Band 2, with most alterations being purely aesthetic. Harrison and O'Brien (along with Tonight Show web manager Aaron Bleyaert and The Tonight Show Band member Mark Pender) performed the song "Birthday" at the close of the show.