THE GOOD:Guitar Hero: World Tour has been a step up from Guitar Hero 3 for me. The game is very enjoyable to play, and very rarely bores me.
- If you are a fan of music, you'll enjoy this game a lot as it has some absolutely awesome tracks available to play.
- The main difference between this game and Guitar Hero 3 is the fact that it's not only guitar this year, but also drums and vocals have been added from the previous edition of the game. All instruments are enjoyable to play, and you have the option of choosing between the three which is a nice addition.
- This game offers hours and hours of play-time, with very little boredom. If you like the tracks which feature on the game, I'd definitely recommend you give this one a look as it'll get you into these tracks and bands even more. There will possibly even be songs that you've never heard of before, but you needn't worry. Guitar Hero has the ability to make you like ANY track at all, which is another really good thing about the game.
- As silly as it may sound, using the guitar controller could help you learn a bit about real guitar if you were ever interested in learning. Obviously this game won't learn you chords and tabs, but it'll most probably increase your speed as you continue to play along with it. The drums would the right instrument that you'd improve through playing this game. And obviously practicing vocals wouldn't do you any harm either.
- You can show off your skills online against others around the globe, or you could even create a band with up to 4 members, as well as yourself. A guitarist, vocalist, bassist and drummer will all be involved in the online bands. It's nice to have in the game and it'll make you feel like you're in a real band at times, and drift you away from reality!
- The game features some real-life rockers throughout the career mode, and it's something worth taking a look at. The graphics have taken a step forward from the previous game so these rockers look pretty good.
- In career mode you can create your own rocker, and set up the style of his clothes and how his/her instruments look also.
- There is a lot of downloadable content for this time, so if you ever get bored of the tracks on here, you can take a look at the marketplace and download some of the latest downloading material.
THE BAD:
As much as I do enjoy the game, there can be times when it would annoy me, and would probably annoy you just as well. I'd give it a higher rating only for these flaws:
- The graphics have taken a step forward from Guitar Hero 3, but at the same time they're still not very good. A lot better than previous years but still not as good as you might like. But I suppose it's all about playing the instruments, and not enjoying the graphics.
- Downloadable content can be quite annoying for me as when you buy the game and controllers, it comes as quite expensive already, without having to buy these extra tunes online. It's something that really bugs me about it. If the game is as expensive as it is, when they release new songs they should just come for free in my opinion.
- Obviously the price of the game is a flaw as it's a lot more expensive than your ordinary Xbox game, with the instruments. But once you get past this, it doesn't come as an issue for you anymore as you can use these controllers for all Guitar Hero games. So therefore, if you bought a new one it'll just be the price of an ordinary game.
- For me, the tunes on Guitar Hero 3 appear to be better than this series. Although some of this game are very good, GH3 had a wider variety of really really cracking songs for me. The likes of Knights Of Cydonia I would have preferred to appear on this game, rather than 3.
SUMMARY:
Being a bit of a newcomer to Guitar Hero, this is the first one of the set of games that I bought. I had got a loan of Guitar Hero 3 from a friend, and I loved it so thought it'd be a good idea to get the new one when it came out. I've had the game since Christmas and it's yet to get old for me and I can't really see it getting old any time soon really.
There aren't many differences in the guitar to number three but I wouldn't have thought there needed to be many changes anyway, as the third game is just as enjoyable as this. I'd like to comment on the drums as well as they are a new addition to the game, but sadly I never got a drum set with the game. Only the guitar and microphone. The vocals are really fun to do also, but there are some really tricky songs to do, and also female vocalist tunes which I can embarrass myself to sing sometimes!
On this game, I've got to like a lot of songs I never even knew before I purchased it. But that's what Guitar Hero does to you, it'll make you like every song you play. And the more and more you play it, the more it grows on you and you'll most probably soon love it. I don't know how, but it just has that effect on you I guess. I can't complain though, I love it.
My favourite songs to play on the game would be Assassin by Muse, Pull Me Under by Dream Theater, Misery Business by Paramore, Rooftops by Lostprophets and Obstacle 1 by Interpol. There are a lot more which I really enjoy, but these would probably be the first I'd check on the setlist to play each time. I'd already loved Assassin before I got the game, and I was really looking forward to having a crack at it before I got the game. Without surprise, I loved it once I played it on the guitar. It's really fun to play along with. Pull Me Under is a song I'd never heard of before I got the game, and playing it for the first time I didn't really know what to expect. But it's an excellent song and also extremely difficult. I've only recently just passed it on Expert and I've got the game since Christmas for example. Misery Business and Obstacle 1 are another two songs in which I never heard before I got the game, but again I shortly loved both tracks. Obstacle 1 would be one of the least difficult songs to play on Expert, but it's still really good and fun to play regardless.
The toughest songs on the game for me would be Satch Boogie, Hot For Teacher and Trapped Under Ice. None of them songs have I completed, and I really don't see me completing them any time soon! Satch Boogie would be the most difficult of the three in my eyes. At times it just looks impossible at times, and you'd have yourself wondering how anybody could possibly complete it. Hot For Teacher is just as difficult, but there is a repetitive riff which is played in the song. Once you get that right, I'm sure it's passable. Only thing is, it's extremely tough to master! And then Trapped Under Ice, like any Metallica song, has got some really fast guitar with a really tough solo, so you can almost imagine how tough it would be.
The game itself is really interesting, and getting it would be a good idea in my opinion. Normally when I get games, I wouldn't stick at them as long as I have stuck at this one, but this one won't get boring I wouldn't imagine. Unless they release many more which I buy in the future will it become a little boring as I'd have more to play. But the game is really excellent, and even with the price it is, it's definitely worth having a look at.
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