What's to come for Guitar Hero in 2008: Part Two

Two days ago (sorry I had to post the article today. I had no time last night), I talked about two "side" games in the Guitar Hero series. Well, with the extreme success of Guitar Hero III, why not Guitar Hero IV?? Well, thanks to Neversoft, RedOctane, and Activision, we are getting that, and then some!! Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce to you Guitar Hero: World Tour (Otherwise known as Guitar Hero IV).

First of all, why would it be named World Tour?? Well, to compete with Rock Band, Guitar Hero has added two new instruments, drums and vocals, alongside the 3 they have already (lead guitar, bass guitar, rhythm guitar). Also, they changed the guitar a little bit, adding a so-called touch-sensitive Neck Slide that's great for solos. And no details have been revealed about vocals yet. But, what about drums? Well, the drums have a snare, two toms, a bass drum pad, and two cymbals on top of the drum pads. These cymbals make the drum look a little more realistic than the drums for Rock Band. Also, to activate Star Power on the drums, you smash both cymbals at the same time. Speaking of realistic, the drums also have "velocity sensitivity'. This means that the harder you hit the drum, the louder it is.

The career mode for this Guitar Hero is also reworked to fit the extra instruments. First of all, if a player is on a hard song and can't seem to beat it, they can drop a level for that song and still be in the same career. On the topic of difficulties, there will be a "Easy Rhythm" difficulty added to Guitar Hero: World Tour for young children to get into the game. Also, a player can switch their instrument in a career without having to restart the whole career!! Isn't that great? And, there's Band Career Mode, in which you can advance by yourself or with other people online. Finally, on the Band subject, Bands can battle against each other online!!!

Now, isn't that such a great game??? Can there be any more possibly added to it? My answer is, yes. Guitar Hero: World Tour has an "Advanced Studio" mode in which you can create your own songs (besides vocals)!!! And even further, you can share them with friends via GH Tunes!! Also, all of the songs in the game will be master recordings!!! Also, besides for GH Tunes, you can download licensed songs if you are playing on a Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360. By the way, this is the first time the Wii can download anything in Guitar Hero.

Well, that's Guitar Hero: World Tour for you!! The game is slated for release on October 27th, 2008 for the US. Hope you have fun with it!!!


By the way, I know I haven't been up to par with my posts that good, but I am in a busy time. And tomorrow, I have graduation, so I cannot post. I'm really sorry, but I will be sure to post the rest of the days!! And as for some good news, I am leaving you with the trailers for each of the games I mentioned\:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_QrPaI-nYA - On Tour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyWM0zsjq6E - Aerosmith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QE-NSxGS4M - World Tour


Hope to see ya back here on Thursday!!!