As the ending credits rolled on The Beatles: Rock Band — set to the sounds of actual, archived studio chatter from the Fab Four — our Xbox 360 controller went into sleep mode. Yes, the credits for The Beatles: Rock Band are simply that long.

It’s a testament to the fact that it’s remarkable that the game even exists, given complicated music licensing rights and dealing with shareholders notoriously protective of the band’s music and image. Who can blame them? The Beatles are, after the all, one of the biggest and most influential musical acts, well… ever. Because of this, The Beatles: Rock Band may be the biggest collaborative effort in videogames, the result of unprecedented behind-closed-doors deals and the vision of hundreds of creative minds.

But is the end result any good, or is it a one-off, swift cash-in title that’ll soon be forgotten?