<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TT	O
Fusion	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Harmonix	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
4th	O
major	O
console	B-Device
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
;	O
it	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
2009	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
Backbone	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
,	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
instrument	O
controllers	O
to	O
play	O
lead	O
and	O
bass	O
guitar	O
,	O
drums	O
,	O
and	O
vocals	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
rock	O
music	B-Application
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
building	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
are	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
and	O
other	O
band	O
assistants	O
,	O
and	O
include	O
additional	O
Lego-themed	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
export	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
other	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
while	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
that	O
passes	O
family-friendly	O
filters	O
can	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
songs	O
released	O
after	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
song	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
moderate	O
reviews	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
and	O
Lego	B-Language
video	O
game	O
aspects	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
questioned	O
some	O
selections	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
some	O
features	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
the	O
target	O
audience	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
is	O
based	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
includes	O
aspects	O
of	O
collecting	O
and	O
building	O
with	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
as	O
in	O
Traveller	O
's	O
Tales	O
's	O
other	O
Lego-themed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
local	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
lead	O
and	O
bass	O
guitar	O
,	O
drums	O
,	O
or	O
vocals	O
across	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
specially	O
designed	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
or	O
Guitar	O
Hero	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
each	O
song	O
,	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
match	O
notes	O
(	O
shown	O
as	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
scroll	O
on-screen	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
consecutive	O
series	O
of	O
notes	O
will	O
build	O
up	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
scoring	O
multiplier	O
and	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
total	O
Lego	B-Language
"	O
studs	O
"	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
points	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Easy	O
is	O
a	O
difficulty	O
unique	O
to	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
other	O
features	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Automatic	O
Kick	O
Drum	O
"	O
modifier	O
which	O
eliminates	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
drum	O
controller	O
's	O
bass	O
drum	O
pedal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
impossible	O
to	O
fail	B-Application
a	I-Application
song	I-Application
when	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
performing	O
poorly	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
poor	O
performances	O
consume	O
studs	O
that	O
have	O
already	O
been	O
earned	O
for	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
recover	O
lost	O
studs	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
Story	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
structured	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Tour	O
"	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
completing	O
gigs	O
,	O
players	O
earn	O
objects	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
Lego	B-Language
avatars	B-Application
,	O
decorate	O
their	O
"	O
Rock	O
Den	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
buy	O
staff	O
members	O
to	O
help	O
their	O
band	O
earn	O
fans	O
and	O
studs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Unplugged	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
touchpad	O
,	O
stylus	O
,	O
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
or	O
support	O
additional	O
peripherals	O
like	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
can	O
play	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
each	O
using	O
a	O
separate	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
playing	O
their	O
own	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Bands	I-Application
45-song	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
selected	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
suitable	O
for	O
younger	O
audiences	O
"	O
,	O
unlike	O
those	O
of	O
other	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
25-song	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
Music	B-Application
Store	O
includes	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Music	B-Application
Store	O
which	O
has	O
"	O
been	O
identified	O
to	O
be	O
suitable	O
for	O
all	O
ages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
any	O
songs	O
exported	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Track	B-Application
Packs	I-Application
deemed	O
"	O
Family	O
Friendly	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
songs	O
available	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
those	O
games	O
for	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
unique	O
code	O
included	O
on	O
a	O
paper	O
insert	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
from	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
Network	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
songs	O
being	O
unrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
songs	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
after	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3s	I-Application
release	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
cannot	O
use	O
any	O
downloaded	O
or	O
exported	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
songs	O
cannot	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iggy	O
Pop	O
voices	O
the	O
in-game	O
tutorials	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
lends	O
his	O
trademark	O
shirtless	O
image	O
to	O
a	O
Lego	B-Language
avatar	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Bowie	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
band	O
and	O
a	O
venue	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
music	B-Application
video	O
for	O
"	O
Let	O
's	O
Dance	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bands	O
Queen	O
,	O
Blur	O
,	O
and	O
Spinal	O
Tap	O
have	O
Lego	B-Language
avatars	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Spinal	O
Tap	O
minifigures	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Queen	O
guitarist	O
Brian	O
May	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
required	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
represent	O
his	O
hair	O
style	O
on	O
his	O
Lego	B-Language
caricature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TT	O
Fusion	O
opted	O
to	O
map	O
the	O
motions	O
of	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
mini-figurines	O
to	O
key	O
frame	O
animation	O
instead	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
on	O
previous	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
animate	O
more	O
exaggerated	O
motions	O
and	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
DeVries	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
a	O
7.0/10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
presentation	O
"	O
adorable	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
just	O
so	O
damn	O
cute	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
thinks	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
half	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
price	O
"	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
reduced	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
fared	O
less	O
well	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
5.5/10	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
terrible	O
looks	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
hard	O
to	O
read	O
text.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
scored	O
an	O
impressive	O
8.4	O
from	O
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
feeling	O
fresh	O
and	O
new	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
console	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
7.9	O
criticising	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
previous	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
Lego	B-Language
presentation	O
superficial	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
purchase	O
decision	O
will	O
lie	O
squarely	O
on	O
the	O
song	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lego	B-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Family	O
Game	O
"	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Award	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Beatles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nominees	O
also	O
included	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Application
Fit	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
.	O
</s>
