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One of the few new games that may ensnare video games' few remaining detractors is "The Beatles: Rock Band." Fans of "Rock Band" or "Guitar Hero" now have a chance to play 45 well-known rock songs with the Beatles themselves.

Unlike other "Rock Band" titles, gamers can use three microphones for three-part harmony. When players botch a song, they are not booed offstage but instead get a message saying they failed. Also, using the whammy bar or doing drum fills during improv sections will get extra points but players won't hear notes bend or extra drum fills messing with the Fab Four's original tracks.

"The Beatles: Rock Band" is rated "T" for Teen and costs $60, while authentic-looking, replica Beatle instrument controllers cost $250.

Meanwhile, "Darkest Of Days" is not as hyped as the Beatles' game, but it fulfills the fantasy of many daydreaming history students. Gamers play soldiers from the future who go back to historic battles and sometimes bring futuristic weapons. Imagine the damage done by an automatic rifle against U.S. Civil War soldiers with one-shot-a-minute muskets.

Doing damage isn't the main goal here. There's an evil faction from the future who go back in time and try to rewrite history by assassinating key players and defeating armies that are supposed to be victorious. So gamers are supposed to save certain historical figures and make sure history plays out the way it does in the history books.

"Darkest Of Days" is rated "M" for Mature and is out for the Xbox 360 and Windows for about $50.