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Lego Rock Band is based primarily on the same gameplay as the main Rock Band series, though includes aspects of collecting and building with Lego bricks as in Traveler Tales’ other Lego-themed games; as compared to Rock Band’s slogan of “Start a band, rock the world”, Lego Rock Band’s catchphrase is “Build a band, rock the universe”.

The music portions of the game will remain the same as the Rock Band series, though easier skill levels will be provided for “budding musicians”. This includes the addition of a “Super Easy” mode in which the player only needs to hit any button or pad on the guitar or drum controller, respectively, to play along, and an “auto bass kick” feature intended for those playing drums that cannot reach the bass drum pedal. A further change to help less skilled players is that it is impossible to fail a song if the player performs poorly. Instead, poor performances will consume Lego “studs” (equivalent of points) that have already been earned for the song. However, specially-marked “recovery phrases” will be presented before the end of the song, and playing these well will allow the player to regain studs they have lost. The game still retains the higher difficulty levels found in other Rock Band games, including “Expert” difficulty, which Harmonix has stated will not be any easier than from other games. Certain songs in the setlist that feature long intros or outros, such as “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” by The Police, can also be played through shortened edits similar to radio edits, in order to help younger players with shorter attention spans stay interested in the game.

Successfully completing songs will earn the players Lego studs which they may use to build and customize their Lego-style avatars, staff, vehicles, and their “rock den”. However, there will not be inclusion of previous Lego-based characters from previous Travelers Tales games as the cost of licensing these characters again from companies like Lucasarts was too much after securing song rights. There will also be Lego-themed challenges such as demolishing buildings by successfully playing songs.

The Nintendo DS version of the game is stated to play similar to Rock Band Unplugged, in which the player switches back and forth between the various instruments, trying to keep the entire band playing. The game will only utilize the touchpad and stylus, and will not include additional peripherals as used for the Guitar Hero On Tour series.

By hey_suburbia
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