DualShockers write:
Wow we are already up to Guitar Hero 5, that was quick, seems like just yesterday I was becoming obsessed with playing a plastic guitar and cursing at the screen as my hands cramped up. So much has changed yet stayed the same from that first iteration, now you can play the drums, sing, use your Avatar or Mii, download tons of songs and even make your own tracks, but you still get hand cramps if you play long enough. What does Guitar Hero 5 bring to the table that all the other iterations have not yet aside from a giant lineup of 85 songs by 83 artists? Quite simply put, Party Play and accessibility.
Guitar Hero has a huge selection of music once you open up the game, but you can easily add on to that by importing songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits. The songs spread across a few different genres and bands so expect to hear things form Du Hast by Rammstein to Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. The music is almost too broad at times and you will inevitably want to skip some songs because they are just out of what you would normally listen to, but having options is always great. Guitar hero 5 really focuses on customization of all types like making your own drum set, decking out your rocker, making your own music and even hosting your own party. This iteration of Guitar Hero is aimed to streamline the game and give you lots of extras..."
PlayStation Universe takes a look back at some of the games and moments where David Bowie's music struck a chord in videogames.
Dance Magic, Dance. He will be missed. This is ground control to Major Tom, signing off...
Ended up doing quite well with ziggy stardust on GH; was only on medium but I still consider it an achievement 😃
Wasn't David Bowie in a Quantic Dreams game during the PS2 era?
These tracks wouldn’t be half as big if it wasn’t for Activision’s button-shredding megafranchise.
The writer of this article is obviously musically incompetent. Free Bird, nor Lynyrd Skynyrd, owes debt to anyone concerning their music and especially concerning Free Bird. It is one of the greatest and most highly ranked songs in the history of rock music, not to mention it contains one of the top ten guitar solos in rock history. I realize that in order to be considered great in the music industry these days all you have to do is copy something that someone else did years ago, but you should do a little research before making totally ridiculous and inaccurate statements.
Surprisingly enough, Thanksgiving is the perfect time to rediscover this gem.
Funny, went to my Daughter's house over the weekend. We played Rock Band, first time in about two years. It was just as much fun as I remembered.
I honestly never thought I'd play Guitar Hero again and just by happenstance my family bought some used guitars. I'm having a real blast playing it.
Never thought I would either, as much as I loved the game, I just stopped playing. Used to have "Rock Band Nights" at the house with bunches of people over... then, people just stopped coming and I just never got into the game as a solo person, it was always local multiplayer that was so fun... NOT WAS, IS so fun.
I am just not sure if the games are ready for re-release. I play RockSmith now... it is fun playing it solo since it is more of a practice simulator.
This is the game that got my son into wanting to play a real guitar. He cant play this game anymore as it throws him off when he was so good at it years ago.
Like I said in my article, Guitar Hero is definitely one of the factors that pushed me to learn drums and, later down the line, piano. Guitar Hero gave me my first taste of how much fun musical expression is.
I've only dabbled in Rocksmith, but it was fun and pretty practical. I'm also not sure if rhythm games are ready for a comeback or re-release quite yet. I think something like "Guitar Hero: Reunion Tour" would do well if they try and cash in the nostalgic value.
@ Sayburr: "Rock Band Night" was a frequently used term for me and my mates too !
OH, man, I loved our Rock Band Nights. A few adult beverages, a couple of crock-pots of food, and (at the end) 1089 songs to choose from... and I was 41 at the time of release, an old geezer playing.
Things kinda fizzled out with RB3...
Anyone expecting this iteration of Guitar Hero 5 to do bad must have brother and sister for parents. With the list of artists like Johnny Cash, that alone is enough to make the game rock. Now, had the game had Conway Twitty, I would have personally gone to Activision and punch every single employee there in the crotch area.
I saw Stevie Wonder and Elton John as artists there... I wonder what songs you can rock out to with those bastards.