Posts tagged ‘Guitar Hero’

So, early last month Activision announced that the Guitar Hero franchise is no more. The official reason stated cited sluggish commercial sales for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. However, there must have been some greater malaise afflicting the title since most plastic axe owners will not be left in the lurch with no more future DLC content released for Guitar Hero.

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When the makers of upcoming rhythm game Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (which uses a real electric guitar as a controller) wishes for Fisher Price-esque plastic guitars to die in a fire, they really meant it if the ad above is of any indication.

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….as well as make Bayonetta and Killzone 2 different kinds of run-and-gun games. WayofthePixel.net’s junkboy created mockups of recent games including Brutal Legend, Guitar Hero, and many others.

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It’s rather ironic, as the slew of games on the shelves are anything BUT slim pickings. Air-guitar, ninjas with demon blades, and an anime fighting game based off of a hentai comic: variety is the spice of this week.

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Guitar Hero 5. “What?”, “Another one?”, “Why?
Questions we’ve been hearing ever since Activition announced the next iteration of the game. This in conjunction with the announcement of DJ Hero and Band Hero. Isn’t there enough Hero games already? You are right in pursuing this line of questioning. The whole plastic band shtick is getting a [...]

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I’ve been questioning some of my co-workers choices in Rock Band and GH:WT recently so, I for one, am excited by the track listing on upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica. But where’s Ride The Lightning?!
Metallica Songs
All Nightmare Long
Battery
Creeping Death
Disposable Heroes
Dyers Eve
Enter Sandman
Fade To Black
Fight Fire With Fire
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Frantic
Fuel
Hit The Lights
King Nothing
Master of Puppets
Mercyful [...]

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