Guitar Hero is now less a franchise than a platform in its own right; each new title released into circulation is greeted by a ready-made audience, armed to the teeth plastic peripherals. Guitar Hero: Van Halen is the third band-centric title from this series and as the name implies, its primary focus is ostensibly the guitar-wailing, spandex-wearing, Van Halen. Unfortunately this 'focus' peters out to little more than a mild interest with an alarming amount of omissions and failings. 5/10