GENRE
	Music
	DEVELOPER
	TT Games
	PUBLISHER
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	NUMBER OF PLAYERS
	1-4
	WI-FI ENHANCED
	No
	DS COMPATIBLE
	No
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Nintendojo was provided a copy of this game for review by a third party, though that does not affect our recommendation. For every review, Nintendojo uses a standard scoring criteria.

LEGO has enjoyed a series of good games lately. Striking gold with their versions of the Star Wars and Indiana Jones universes, LEGO has managed to inject a little humor and create an enjoyable play experience for gamers of all ages. Now TT Games has brought us their own take on the music-game genre using the Rock Band name and game mechanics. It is a fun experience, but when compared to "Brand X" it's just not quite as robust.

LEGO Rock Band, like other Rock Band games, features a group of four aspiring musicians who set out to become the biggest band of all time. The catch, everyone in the game is a LEGO character. So all of the band's hijinks are appropriately LEGO in scope. Busting ghosts, running away from a "Securi-T-Rex" and using your music to summon the rain are all experiences the LEGO characters will have during their whirlwind tour to the heights of superstardom. Each is zany but somehow appropriate for the LEGO characters and the world they inhabit.

LEGO Rock Band loses credibility then, thanks to its presentation. While it was never going to look as good as its siblings on PS3 and 360, the game just looks blurry. The game appears to be on par with a late-gen PS2 game, which is weird considering there was no PS2 version of the game. The sound quality is fine though, and the game is full of songs players will love and sing along to, even when not playing as the vocalist.

When it comes down to the gameplay the game is exactly like what has come before. There are no major changes to the formula. Players who prefer Rock Band's differences to those by rival franchise Guitar Hero will find more of the same with LEGO Rock Band. The game does add in an expanded "entourage": LEGO characters you hire to increase the amount of studs and fans earned after successful performances. The feature allows for a little more customization, but does not really change the gameplay in a significant way.

There are a few annoying idiosyncrasies with the system. Early on in the game players will most likely play the same songs over and over again. Thanks to the random song lists it is quite possible to play the same song four or five times during an hour play session. Even in the later levels there will be times when players will play the same song twice in a row thanks to the random song selector. The other annoyance with the game comes from the entourage. There comes a point in the game where players are required to hire entourage members, but the game does not explain how or show players where. When the menu is finally located in the office, players can continue the story mode. It would have been nice if players had been walked through this or at least shown where the feature was.

The game lacks any online features or DLC, and the Wii version cannot even be connected to Rock Band 2 to download the songs from LEGO Rock Band into the other game. While no versions of the game feature online or DLC, the lack of importing really limits this game to those who want to play the songs on disc.

Once again it proves to be true: Rock Band is a better game than Guitar Hero, but not on Wii. If looking for a family-friendly music game on Wii, players might be better off going with Band Hero, which feels infinitely more full-featured compared to LEGO Rock Band. But players who do pick up LEGO Rock Band will not be disappointed with their purchase. LEGO and Rock Band may be a slightly nonsensical pairing, but this game is solid.

7.5/10