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October 2008
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The editors liked
Great setlist with more than 80 songs
You can now sing and play bass
Guitar
Drums
Lets you create
Share
And download original music.
Great soundtrack
Tons of solid gameplay across four instruments
The new guitar and drums are fantastic.
Great hardware
Especially the drums
Excellent track list
You can make your own songs!
Does its own take of playing with a band
Keeping the Guitar Hero feel
Cameos from famous musicians
Compatible with a wide array of guitars and drums
Tons of fun
Lots of great music included
Nice additional features added like the Music Studio and GHTunes
The instruments are awesome
Solid and varied track list
You can create your own tracks
Tons of customization
Fantastic track list
Indepth music creator
Customization features
The editors didn't like
Some new additions dont enhance experience
Doesnt do much that other
Similar games havent done.
Some baffling interface issues
Band play feels a little underwhelming
Some discouraging reports of faulty hardware.
Career mode remains basic
Guitar duels
Or boss battles
Have to go
The guitars slider bar is more gimmick than anything else
Not compatible with the ION drums
The character models can be frighteningly ugly
Very poor quality controls on hardware manufacture
Music creation is limited
No back catalog of DLC
The touch bar feels tacked on
Lackluster career mode
Cluttered and confusing multiplayer layout Previous Page Prev Next Page Next 1 2
Abstract: As soon as Rock Band let you play guitar, bass, drums, and sing to your favorite music, it was clear the bar had been raised in the music-game genre. It wasnt long before Activision announced that the Guitar Hero series would follow suit. The result i...
So what do we have? Something better, something worse. Something good and something bad. Guitar Hero World Tour is not perfect. But neither is it a waste. Guitar Hero World Tour is, in our opinion, the best music game out there when it comes to guitar...
Great hardware, especially the drums, Excellent track list, You can make your own songs!, Does its own take of playing with a band, keeping the Guitar Hero feel, Cameos from famous musicians, Compatible with a wide array of guitars and drums
Career mode remains basic, Guitar duels, or boss battles, have to go, The guitars slider bar is more gimmick than anything else, Not compatible with the ION drums, The character models can be frighteningly ugly
The comparisons between Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour are going to be endless, and its impossible to discuss one game without thinking of the other. Luckily, the fact that the instruments are so compatible right now means that you dont have...
Abstract: Guitar Hero: World Tour is a great step for the music game genre, offering some excellent new features and tons of songs. While there are a few stumbles along the way, this is a title that fans will want to check out.
Fantastic track list, indepth music creator, customization features
Lackluster career mode, cluttered and confusing multiplayer layout Previous Page Prev Next Page Next 1 2
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Published: 2008-10-26, Author: Sal , review by: gamespy.com
Great soundtrack; tons of solid gameplay across four instruments; the new guitar and drums are fantastic.
Some baffling interface issues; band play feels a little underwhelming; some discouraging reports of faulty hardware.
Where do you even begin to review a massive game like Guitar Hero World Tour? While it carries the popular hit series name, it could arguably be considered a total reboot for the franchise, adding new instruments and controllers, multiple campaigns, s...
At the end of this lengthy review I have to start stacking the various facts on the reviewer scales. On one side we have a pretty boring presentation when it comes to the career mode, and money isnt the best motivation to keep me playing. As a veteran...
Abstract: The explosion of plastic instrument games in the last few years has made reviews of such games a matter of opining on the song list and stress testing the instruments. Plus, it's easy as hell to write a review that declares the song list "great!" or ...
