Abstract: Band Hero is Guitar Hero 5 with pop songs. That is all you really need to know. All of the improvements to the modes and gameplay and presentation that were introduced in GH5 are present in Band Hero, which means it is a pretty darn good game as long a...
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Published: 2009-11-06, Author: Joe , review by: gamespy.com
Cleverly selected and distributed track list; great selection of classic tunes; surprisingly challenging on Hard and Expert.
Fundamentally identical to Guitar Hero 5; when the track list stumbles, it stumbles badly.
Published: 2009-11-04, Author: Chris , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Just two months after the release of Guitar Hero 5, Activision has rolled out Band Hero. These two games are functionally the same, so Band Hero benefits from all the improvements that made Guitar Hero 5 so great, including the excellent new Party Play...
Party Play mode is welcoming and fun, All songs available from the start, Slick visuals, Jamming in the music studio is fun.
Fewer songs than Guitar Hero 5, Limited song downloading and importing functionality, Vocalists need controller to activate star power, Trimmedout lyrics aren't particularly inappropriate.
Band Hero makes fake plastic rock easy to pick up, family friendly, and a whole lot of fun. ...
idering that 65 songs at $60 is actually quite a steal when considering the price of DLC lately, which is not necessarily a bad thing. If you are a fan of this type of music then it is definitely worth it, especially considering everything in Guitar Hero...
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Abstract: If you haven't noticed, music games have taken over. What was once one plastic guitar on the PlayStation 2 has mutated into Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero: Metallica, The Beatles: Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged, song packs, downloadable content, Guitar Her...
Abstract: Music participation games, where you hold a replica instrument and try to press the various buttons in time with an onscreen sequence, have proven to be massively popular over the past few years, creating a gaming category of their very own and ge...
Abstract: Music participation games, where you hold a replica instrument and try to press the various buttons in time with an onscreen sequence, have proven to be massively popular over the past few years, creating a gaming category of their very own and ge...
