Games - Written by Dana on Saturday, October 25, 2008 23:38

Guitar Hero World Tour [QUICKVIEW]

PRICE: $189.00

Release Date: Sunday Oct. 26th

FROM LA TIMES
When it hits stores Sunday, the fourth installment of the wildly popular Guitar Hero video game could become a test of the game industry’s ability to weather the broader economic storm.

Activision Blizzard Inc.’s Guitar Hero World Tour is one of the company’s most important games of the year. At $189.99, it will also be one of the most expensive games the Santa Monica publisher has ever released.

Although some analysts still expect the franchise to drum up $1.4 billion in sales this year, the title’s steep price could turn away some consumers as they pinch pennies this holiday season.

FROM WIKIPEDIA
Guitar Hero World Tour (initially referred to as Guitar Hero IV) is the 7th entry in the music video game Guitar Hero series, and is being developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game is expected to be available for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles on October 26, 2008.[1] A version of the game has been rated by the ESRB for Microsoft Windows computers, though Activision has not officially confirmed this version.[2]

While the game will continue to feature the use of a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music, Guitar Hero World Tour will be the first game in the Guitar Hero series to feature drum and microphone controllers for percussion and vocal parts.[3] Gameplay will be similar to the competing Rock Band series of games. Furthermore, according to Game Informer, the game will allow users to create new songs, including drums, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and bass guitar, although the studio mode will not allow players to record vocals, officially due to copyright and storage limitations, among other undisclosed reasons. Players may upload and share their songs as well as download others’ songs through a service known as GHTunes.[4]

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Epitaph Records brings punk to Guitar Hero: World Tour | Nintendo ... - A new DLC pack is headed for Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour (360, PS3, Wii), and this time, it's for all the punk rockers in all of us. Even the name of the pack is punk-sounding, with Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack as the title. ... 2009 Nintendo Wii Games - Wii Play News, Wii Game Console Review, Wii Games Shopping. All rights reserved. Close. Social Web; E-mail. del.icio.us; Digg; Furl; Netscape; Yahoo! My Web; StumbleUpon; Google Bookmarks; Technorati; BlinkList ...

Review: New "Guitar Hero" Video Game Hits The Same Old Notes ... - Last year's "Guitar Hero: World Tour" added a plastic drum kit and microphone to our plastic guitar, taking a cue from the "Rock Band" series. This is certainly welcome, as it opens the songs up for more players, which often means more ...

Review: Guitar Hero Smash Hits – Loot Ninja - Expert+ mode makes an appearance as well on drums, but you need the Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit and an extra bass pedal to take advantage. Activision also opened up every track right away in Quick Play mode, something that should be ...

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Review: Guitar Hero Smash Hits (Xbox 360) - I actually prefer the tracks in this game to the tracks in Guitar Hero World Tour. There's not as much fluff here — all the bands and songs are easily recognizable and more rock-ish, whereas Guitar Hero: World Tour contained a bit ...

Shockwaves Guitar Hero 100 Tournament | Xbox360 | Totally Gaming ... - Xbox will be looking to uncover the “Guitar Hero: World Tour” player who can rip through guitar classics and be crowned the UK's Ultimate Guitar Hero at the end of the tournament. Register for the tournament by downloading the Shockwaves ... In other words, aren't you ... brett: This game is super rad. Just got it a week ago and it's all i've been doing with my ti... Brandon Hofer: Alex: Thanks for commenting on my review. I respect your opinion even though I disagre. ...

Review: Guitar Hero: On Tour, for Nintendo DS :: High Country Mom ... - Ever since My husband and I got Rock Band for the Wii, our friends have had the discussion, “Which is better, Rock Band or Guitar Hero, World Tour?” Well, I finally got to play Guitar Hero: World Tour for the Wii at a friend's house, ...

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review (Xbox 360) | Endsights: Shedding ... - Activision would have probably been a whole lot better off releasing these titles through Guitar Hero: World Tour, where new comers could have picked the songs from the past that they wanted to experience and not be forced to swap discs ...

PlayStation LifeStyle - On PSP, On PS3, Videos PSP, Videos PS3 ... - Guitar Hero is one of those games that eventually becomes hard to review. Every few months, we end up getting a new addition to the genre and series. With Guitar Hero: World Tour, Metallica and Aerosmith all releasing in the last year, ...

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