Fancy playing the drums as badly as Ringo Starr?
Well, now you can, thanks to a new video game which allows you to sing, strum and drum along to your favourite Beatles tracks ? and Octopus?s Garden.
The Beatles: Rock Band was officially launched by Sir Paul McCartney and Starr at the start of E3 in Los Angeles and will be released in September.
They were even joined by Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the wives of the dead half of the Fab Four, John Lennon and George Harrison.
Macca said: “It’s a fun idea which broadens the appeal of The Beatles. I like people having the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out.”
For those of you who have never played Rock Band or Guitar Hero, it is basically a game where you and your mates can pretend you are actually musically gifted by hitting buttons on plastic guitars and drums.
Ever modest, Starr announced: ?The game is good and we were great.? ?Were? being the important word there.
McCartney showed just how much he was involved in the making of the game, by adding: ?Whoever would have thought we would have ended up as androids??
Mind you, having seen the game played on stage, it does look pretty good. Thankfully, Yoko did not feel the need to have a go.
The remaining Beatles? surprise appearance came at the start of a formidable line-up for the Xbox 360.
Trailers for Left 4 Dead 2, Crackdown 2, Forza 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Joyride and Halo 3 ODST, among others, all looked pretty impressive, but the star of the show for us was Modern Warfare 2, which is due to be released on October 11 and simply looks brilliant.
Even more exciting was the news that Metal Gear Solid is coming to the Xbox. However, there is no release date for Metal Gear Solid: Rising.
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Zimi says
>>Ever modest, Starr announced:
melabonbon says
why does this whole game make me sad?
especially the computer-generated animations of the beatles?
charlie says
i think is not a good idea in a way but i think they deserve the rockband since they are the biggest ever happened in music.
I think John would not be happy 40 years ago but i think he would take it today
eminem says
You, my friend is a loser. Envious of real talent and fame. Get lost!!! The Beatles Rule!!!