Game of the Week:

Green Day Rockband

“It’s Green Day: Rock Band.” If all of those words together appeal to you, this is your game. What is worth noting is that Green Day: Rock Band is more akin to The Beatles: Rock Band than it is to Rock Band 2. This is a game about the alt-punk trio’s career, a loosely chronological journey through their best known songs. It’s set in three venues over about 15 years, and lets you play as Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. The presentation is very similar to the Beatles version, as is the career mode. You earn photos and videos of the band as rewards for doing well on the songs.

 If you like Green Day and Rock Band, go get this. If you’re getting bored of playing fake instruments or you’re just not a fan of the group, then don’t expect to be won over. It’s not as polished or as lovingly handcrafted at the Beatles: Rock Band, but a lot of the songs are way more fun to play. Now, if only there were more of them.