Pocket Gamer writes: "Every rockstar has a roadie. There's a respect built between the helpful roadie and spotlight-grabbing musician from which Vicarious Visions has drawn in crafting the unique connection in Guitar Hero 5 between Nintendo DS and Wii.
Abandoning the concept that handheld-console connectivity puts the handheld in an inferior role, CEO Karthik Bala divulges a new riff on such connectivity. While such a link up has been done in other games, the way in which the DS is utilised marks a significant departure from previous novel attempts."