Guitar Hero World Tour

Kai Regular Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

Link to trailer
http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/guitar-hero-world-tour/guitar-hero-world-tour-videos/1214755

Quote:

Activision, publisher of the popular Guitar Hero franchise, released their debut trailer for Guitar Hero: World Tour this week. The fourth official Guitar Hero game will become the first in the series to stray from the fold by featuring guitars, bass, vocals and a wicked-looking drum kit, turning their one-trick virtuoso into a four-piece band simulator.

It won't be the first game, however, to offer gamers the complete band experience. That honor goes to MTV's Rock Band, which dropped its own drum kit in living rooms around the world last holiday season. Gamers responded by downloading over 10 million playable songs, making it a lucrative new platform for digital distribution and the first viable competitor to Guitar Hero.

Accordingly, Guitar Hero: World Tour is taking aim at the same audience by releasing its very own custom-built drum set, which features five pads compared to Rock Band's four. The setup is a bit different as well, with two of the pads shaped like cymbals instead of the conventional circular design. In the words of Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel, this kit goes to eleven, though in the words of lead designer Alan Flores, it's just more true to life.

"We really wanted a more realistic drumming experience," he explained in a brief phone chat. "The red pad is the snare drum, the yellow pad is the hi-hat -- it's not sometimes a tom tom. You can play like a real drummer, not a video game drummer."

PSP Guru Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 2405

yup the bus already came through chicago... everyone can get on and start playing

Kai Lover Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 799

Finally someone decides to add Bass as a Solo Tour option

Kai Regular Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 83

i kinda regret buying rock band these drums look so much better and easier to use

Team XLink Administrator Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 4061

Well im happy with rock band. drums are ace, singing is great, guitar is..well...im more of a drummer and singer. I let my son take over guitar duties when he comes over.

The new guitar hero game, is nothing for me. im sticking with rock band. Now if only they would release a keyboard, van halen: jump!

Rock on! Cool