![]() Of course the real star of the instrument package is the kick-ass set of drums that are designed with three beat pads down low and two cymbals elevated behind the pads, creating a much smaller and more realistic looking set of drums than Rock Band has – unless you go out and purchase the Rock Band cymbal add-on, but even then, that is just doubling up the colors and isn’t really adding anything to the gameplay. The vocalist will need to use a controller to navigate menus and make selections. The microphone is pretty standard, also with a nice weight to it. ![]() A knob serves as your D-pad and PS button. The Start button is a much smaller button on the edge of this wrist bar. There is also a new pad behind the strum bar in perfect position for your wrist to make contact and invoke Star Power without having to tip the guitar. ![]() While the overall size of the guitar is much smaller than the Rock Band guitars and even many third-party instruments, the guitar has a substantial and solid weight to it, so you will definitely want to attach the shoulder strap unless you play sitting down. It's also very "clicky" so you hear the plastic over the music on the quieter songs. I was missing way too many notes before I figured out I really had to jam down on the strum bar. There is way too much dead zone before a note actually registers, at least compared to all the other guitars I've used in the past 2-3 years. I do not like the new strum bar on this model guitar. The touch pad had a good sensitivity and a nice separation of notes so you don’t mix things up, but it can be tricky to accurately shift to this touch pad in mid-song. The guitar has been redesigned with standard frets up top and a touch-pad fret bar down near the base of the neck – similar to the extra bank of frets on the Rock Band guitar – and they serve the same function finger-tap solos without the need to strum. ![]() First off, everything is wireless with the exception of the microphone, although the PS3 requires that you plug in USB receivers for each instrument. After all, there is a lot more in this latest bundle than just a plastic guitar. Which side will you be on when it comes time to pick which package of instruments will dominate your game room this holiday season and the year to come?īefore we dive into the gameplay we should probably discuss the new instruments. Now you’ll be rocking out with up to four players including lead and bass guitar, drummer, and vocalist – essentially the same configuration as Rock Band and the recently released Rock Band 2. Not to be outdone, Neversoft and Activision got to work retooling Guitar Hero into a full band experience as well, and World Tour is the results of those efforts. Some defended their guitar-only game while others (like me) jumped ship in favor of the more complete rock and roll band experience and a much more diverse music library that has being growing steadily for the past year. When Rock Band arrived last November Guitar Hero rockers were divided. Admittedly, the Halo franchise is exclusive to Xbox, Xbox 360, and PC, but the numbers are impressive nonetheless. By comparison, the "Halo" trilogy of games has sold around 20 million copies worldwide since its Xbox debut in 2001. Since its debut in November of 2006 the Guitar Hero series has sold more than 23 million units worldwide and cashed $1.6 billion in retail sales. It's the moment hardcore rockers have been waiting for.the release of Guitar Hero World Tour, or what I like to call the other Rock Band.
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