Description
Guitar Hero 5 is the fifth main game in the musical rhythm series. Similar to the previous title,
Guitar Hero: World Tour, the focus is on a band-experience, with a lead and bass guitar, drums and vocals. The title is available standalone or bundled with the instruments.
Next to a new soundtrack with 85 songs, many animated lead singers are now modelled after famous musicians such as
Johnny Cash,
Carlos Santana,
Shirley Manson,
Kurt Cobain, and
Matthew Bellamy. Players can still compose their own songs in the included studio and the game relies heavily on downloadable content, through tracks and full albums. A portion of the songs of
Guitar Hero: World Tour,
Guitar Hero Smash Hits and
Band Hero can be imported in exchange for a small fee per song.
In the Band Lobby players can assemble a party of local and remore players to form a band, play the Career mode or opt for Quickplay. Most of the competitive multiplayer modes are carried over from former versions, along with two new ones: Party Play (random song selection with the option to join and leave at will using any instrument) and RockFest, a band mode for up to four (local) or up to eight (online) players with a variety of submodes. The songs are divided in smaller portions and for each section the players are rewarded based on a variety of conditions.
General new features introduced to the gameplay include drop-in/drop-out play, where it is possible to join in the middle of a song or stop playing without interrupting gameplay. There is also a new Challenges section in the Career mode.
The different game versions are identical, except for the PS2 version that lacks online game modes and downloadable content, drop-in/drop-out play and song challenges. It is also limited to two instruments and the multitap is not supported. The Wii version is very similar to the major console versions, including downloadable content on SD cards, multiplayer through the global Wii address book, and the Mii Freestyle mode from the previous game. It also supports interaction with the Nintendo DS to edit videos and provides access to the Roadie Battle mode, similar to the main battle mode of
Guitar Hero III, where players complete mini-games on the Nintendo DS to sabotage the players on the console.
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The Press Says
| Digital Chumps |
Sep 27, 2009 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Sep 11, 2009 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| IGN |
Sep 01, 2009 |
8.9 out of 10 |
89 |
| GameFocus |
Sep 22, 2009 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| TeamXbox |
Sep 02, 2009 |
8.7 out of 10 |
87 |
| The Video Game Critic |
Feb 25, 2010 |
B+ |
83 |
| Console Monster |
Sep 15, 2009 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| GameZone |
Sep 01, 2009 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) |
Sep 11, 2009 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Mygamer.com |
Sep 03, 2009 |
7.2 out of 10 |
72 |
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Trivia
References to the Game
The game is featured in the 2010 Sofia Coppola film
Somewhere. Johnny (Stephen Dorff) and Elle Fanning (Cleo) can be seen playing the track
So Lonely by The Police. Afterwards, Johnny plays the song
20th Century Boy by T. Rex by himself, failing at the hard difficulty.
Awards
- Cheat Code Central
- 2009 - Best Music/Rhythm Game
- GameShark
- 2009 - Worst Music Game People Bought in Droves
- GameSpot
- 2009 - Worst Box Art (Readers' Choice)
- IGN
- 2009 - Best Wii Music Game (Editors' Awards)
