Games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have definitely given new life to the classics and special editions of the games are a stroke of product development genius. There really is an immediate market from the artist/group’s fan base who now get a chance to “be” their rock stars.

The next big thing with these musical simulators – The Beatles: Rock Band. It’s arriving in August (09/09/09) and current compilation of tidbits has pegged the number of songs to 25. The 25 songs out of 45

• Back in the U.S.S.R.
• Can’t Buy Me Love
• Day Tripper
• Eight Days a Week
• Get Back
• Here Comes the Sun
• I Am the Walrus
• I Feel Fine
• I Saw Her Standing There
• I Want to Hold Your Hand
• Octopus’s Garden
• Paperback Writer
• Revolution
• Sgt. Pepper’s Lnely Hearts Club Band
• Taxman
• Twist and Shout
• Within You Without You
• Yellow Submarine
• With A Little Help From My Friends
• Birthday
• I Got a Feeling
• Dig a Pony
• Do You Want To Know A Secret
• I Wanna Be Your Man
• And Your Bird Can Sing

The tricky thing about these special editions is the song selection. Guitar Hero: Metallica had a great song lineup while Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was a bit of a letdown since it didn’t contain any of their big hits in the 90s. Many fans are currently not content with the song list.

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