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++Guitar Hero World Tour unofficial thread++
Release Dates:
NA October 26, 2008
EU November 7, 2008 - Possibly the 14th of November now.
AUS November 12, 2008
Websites:
http://worldtour.guitarhero.com/
http://www.guitarhero.com/
General Info:
While the game will continue to feature the use of a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music, Guitar Hero World Tour will be the first game in the Guitar Hero series to feature drum and microphone controllers for percussion and vocal parts.[5] Gameplay will be similar to the competing Rock Band series of games. Furthermore, according to Game Informer, the game will allow users to create new songs, including drums, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and bass guitar, although the studio mode will not allow players to record vocals, officially due to copyright and storage limitations, among other undisclosed reasons. Players may upload and share their songs as well as download others' songs through a service known as GHTunes.
Game features:
# Innovative Music Studio - Compose, record, edit and release your own music.
# Battle of the Bands Mode - Rock out in Solo Career Mode or battle against other four-person bands online.
# Create-a-Rocker - Customise your own rocker or choose from several in-game music artists.
Below is the confirmed setlist for Guitar Hero World Tour - All of the songs are from master recordings.
1994 "About a Girl" (Unplugged) Nirvana
2007 "Aggro" The Enemy
1970 "American Woman" Guess Who The Guess Who
1980 "Antisocial" Trust
1993 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz
2006 "Assassin" Muse
2005 "B.Y.O.B." System of a Down
1973 "Band on the Run" Paul McCartney & Wings
1982 "Beat It" Michael Jackson
1997 "Beautiful Disaster" 311
1980 "Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne
1997 "Dammit" Blink-182
1993 "Demolition Man" (Live) Sting
1972 "Do It Again" Steely Dan
1984 "Escuela de Calor" Radio Futura
1997 "Everlong" Foo Fighters
1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
1994 "Feel the Pain" Dinosaur Jr.
2004 "Float On" Modest Mouse
1998 "Freak on a Leash" Korn
1977 "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac
2007 "Good God" Anouk
2008 "Guitar Battle vs. Ted Nugent"
2008 "Guitar Battle vs. Zakk Wylde"
2008 "Hail to the Freaks" Beatsteaks
1979 "Heartbreaker" Pat Benatar
1995 "Hey Man, Nice Shot" Filter
1978 "Hollywood Nights" Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
1984 "Hot for Teacher" Van Halen
1977 "Hotel California" Eagles
1973 "Joker" "The Joker" Steve Miller Band
2008 "Kick Out the Jams" Wayne Kramer
2006 "The Kill" 30 Seconds to Mars
2005 "L'Via L'Viaquez" Mars Volta
1987 "La Bamba" Los Lobos
2007 "Lazy Eye" Silversun Pickups
1986 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi
1967 "Love Me Two Times" The Doors
1987 "Love Removal Machine" The Cult
1994 "Love Spreads" The Stone Roses
2007 "Misery Business" Paramore
2005 "Monsoon" Tokio Hotel
1988 "Mountain Song" Jane's Addiction
1980 "Mr. Crowley" Ozzy Osbourne
2005 "Never Too Late" The Answer
1987 "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" Beastie Boys
2006 "Nuvole E Lenzuola" Negramaro
2002 "Obstacle 1" Interpol
1980 "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson
2000 "One Armed Scissor" At the Drive-In
1979 "One Way or Another" Blondie
2006 "Our Truth" Lacuna Coil
2008 "Overkill" Motörhead
2002 "Parabola" Tool
2007 "Pretty Vacant" Sex Pistols
1998 "Prisoner of Society" Living End The Living End
1992 "Pull Me Under" Dream Theater
1967 "Purple Haze" (Live) Jimi Hendrix
1973 "Ramblin' Man" The Allman Brothers Band
2008 "Re-Education (Through Labor)" Rise Against
1984 "Rebel Yell" Billy Idol
2006 "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" Lostprophets
1996 "Santeria" Sublime
1987 "Satch Boogie" Joe Satriani
2001 "Schism" Tool
2007 "Scream Aim Fire" Bullet for My Valentine
2000 "Shiver" Coldplay
1995 "Some Might Say" Oasis
1992 "Soul Doubt" NOFX
1995 "Spiderwebs" No Doubt
2003 "Stillborn" Black Label Society
1975 "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent
1974 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) Lynyrd Skynyrd
2001 "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World
1987 "The One I Love" R.E.M.
1967 "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix
1993 "Today" The Smashing Pumpkins
2007 "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" Airbourne
2006 "Toy Boy" Stuck in the Sound
1984 "Trapped Under Ice" Metallica
1970 "Up Around the Bend" Creedence Clearwater Revival
2006 "Vicarious" Tool
2002 "VinterNoll2" Kent
2007 "Weapon of Choice" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
2007 "What I've Done" Linkin Park
2005 "You're Gonna Say Yeah" HushPuppies
In addition to custom songs, players of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions will be able to download new licensed songs for the game
Additional Info:
The unit is approximately 25% larger than previous controllers, and is now closer to the size of a real guitar.The guitar has a longer whammy bar for better access, and the strum bar will be a bit quieter and longer. The select button, used to activate Star Power, has been redesigned to bear the appearance of the guitar's bridge and moved just below the strum bar for easier access. The guitar also features start/pause buttons on either side of the select button. The neck of the guitar is detachable as with the Gibson Les Paul controller for Guitar Hero III, but the connector has been hardened to avoid connection issues experienced with the previous unit. The neck of the guitar features a touch-sensitive pad just below the normal five fret buttons. The player can use either the fret buttons or the touch pad to play regular notes. The pad also allows the player to play notes via "tap strumming" similar to the slap bass method for bass guitar, and to alter the pitch of sustained notes. Guitar tracks will feature notes connected by a semi-transparent purple line, called "Slider Gems"; the player can play these notes by sliding their fingers up and down the touch pad or by tapping the fret buttons without strumming. The touchpad can also be used for sustains and staccato notes in the music studio feature while recording guitar, and is used for finer control over loops when recording other instruments.
Logitech and Activision announced that the former company will produce "premium" instruments to be released later in 2008.
Guitar Controller features:
# Wireless (includes batteries)
# Touch sensitive slide bar
# Increased accuracy with more responsive dual-color fret buttons
# Jam effortlessly with an elongated strum bar
# Improved battery life with built-in auto-sleep mode
Drum Controller features:
# Wireless (batteries included)
# Five pressure sensitive drum pads (including a high-hat and cymbal)
# Non-slip moveable foot pedal
# One-piece collapsible adjustable stand
# Expandable setup via MIDI hook-up
# Authentic wood drum sticks
Microphone features:
# High performance, high clarity microphone
# Reliable and durable design
# Includes 15 foot USB cable
New instrument controllers are not required to play World Tour. Older Guitar Hero guitar controllers will still work with the game. Activision stated during their press conference held alongside E3 2008 that for Xbox 360 users, the existing Rock Band instrument controllers as well as other third party controllers will also work in Guitar Hero World Tour; Rock Band instruments for the PlayStation 3 are not guaranteed to work in World Tour, though Sony is attempting to help make these units compatible. Vicarious Visions has confirmed that controllers developed for the Wii version of Rock Band will not be compatible with the Wii version of World Tour.
Neversoft and Activision have expressed intentions to release downloadable content more frequently. Downloadable content will be available through the in-game store and will include full album downloads and more regular releases compared to Guitar Hero III. Most existing downloadable content for Guitar Hero III will not be playable in World Tour, due to the lack of having tracks for all four instruments for the latter game. However, with the release of Metallica's Death Magnetic, the developers were able to prepare the tracks in Guitar Hero III to have the required portions needed for World Tour, and thus these tracks are forward-compatible. Activision has also stated that they are considering a monthly subscription service to deliver downloadable content to user for future games.
I will attempt to keep this page updated with new downloadable content as it is released. Enjoy
Reviews:
Guitar Hero World Tour has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The most critical of the reviews came from IGN, which rated the PS3/Xbox 360 game a 7.9/10. It noted that game did an inadequate job of giving feedback to the players on their performances, while there were several interface and hardware issues. IGN also criticized the Music Studio for the quality of the songs it could produce, likening them to "ring tones". They did, however, praise the soundtrack for its collection of songs.
However, IGN praised the Wii version of the game, giving it 8.8/10, lauding the exclusive 'Mii Freestyle mode', "opened" SD card technology, and the option of an automatic sign-in to Nintendo Wi-Fi connection on startup, the latter two being new features not seen before on Wii -"the only real aspects that hold the game back from being truly amazing overall are - oddly enough - the ones implemented by Neversoft's core design." IGN said in praise of Vicarious Visions
1UP.com A-
Eurogamer 9.0/10
GameSpy 9.0/10
IGN 7.9/10 (X360/PS3)
8.8/10 (Wii)
Official Nintendo Magazine 92%
TeamXbox 8.9/10
X-Play 4/5
Wired 8/10
Technical issues:
Users encountered several technical issues with the instrument controllers upon release of the game. Most often cited is the drum controller failing to register drum hits by the player. Some users have also found that, despite the assurance of instrument compatibility, the World Tour drum kit does not work with Rock Band 2. Users have also noted that the wireless guitar strum bar may fail after a few hours of playing. Activision has set up several dedicated support threads on their Guitar Hero forums to address the issue and assist users in equipment replacement.
Release Dates:
NA October 26, 2008
EU November 7, 2008 - Possibly the 14th of November now.
AUS November 12, 2008
Websites:
http://worldtour.guitarhero.com/
http://www.guitarhero.com/
General Info:
While the game will continue to feature the use of a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of rock music, Guitar Hero World Tour will be the first game in the Guitar Hero series to feature drum and microphone controllers for percussion and vocal parts.[5] Gameplay will be similar to the competing Rock Band series of games. Furthermore, according to Game Informer, the game will allow users to create new songs, including drums, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and bass guitar, although the studio mode will not allow players to record vocals, officially due to copyright and storage limitations, among other undisclosed reasons. Players may upload and share their songs as well as download others' songs through a service known as GHTunes.
Game features:
# Innovative Music Studio - Compose, record, edit and release your own music.
# Battle of the Bands Mode - Rock out in Solo Career Mode or battle against other four-person bands online.
# Create-a-Rocker - Customise your own rocker or choose from several in-game music artists.
Below is the confirmed setlist for Guitar Hero World Tour - All of the songs are from master recordings.
1994 "About a Girl" (Unplugged) Nirvana
2007 "Aggro" The Enemy
1970 "American Woman" Guess Who The Guess Who
1980 "Antisocial" Trust
1993 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz
2006 "Assassin" Muse
2005 "B.Y.O.B." System of a Down
1973 "Band on the Run" Paul McCartney & Wings
1982 "Beat It" Michael Jackson
1997 "Beautiful Disaster" 311
1980 "Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne
1997 "Dammit" Blink-182
1993 "Demolition Man" (Live) Sting
1972 "Do It Again" Steely Dan
1984 "Escuela de Calor" Radio Futura
1997 "Everlong" Foo Fighters
1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor
1994 "Feel the Pain" Dinosaur Jr.
2004 "Float On" Modest Mouse
1998 "Freak on a Leash" Korn
1977 "Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac
2007 "Good God" Anouk
2008 "Guitar Battle vs. Ted Nugent"
2008 "Guitar Battle vs. Zakk Wylde"
2008 "Hail to the Freaks" Beatsteaks
1979 "Heartbreaker" Pat Benatar
1995 "Hey Man, Nice Shot" Filter
1978 "Hollywood Nights" Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
1984 "Hot for Teacher" Van Halen
1977 "Hotel California" Eagles
1973 "Joker" "The Joker" Steve Miller Band
2008 "Kick Out the Jams" Wayne Kramer
2006 "The Kill" 30 Seconds to Mars
2005 "L'Via L'Viaquez" Mars Volta
1987 "La Bamba" Los Lobos
2007 "Lazy Eye" Silversun Pickups
1986 "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi
1967 "Love Me Two Times" The Doors
1987 "Love Removal Machine" The Cult
1994 "Love Spreads" The Stone Roses
2007 "Misery Business" Paramore
2005 "Monsoon" Tokio Hotel
1988 "Mountain Song" Jane's Addiction
1980 "Mr. Crowley" Ozzy Osbourne
2005 "Never Too Late" The Answer
1987 "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" Beastie Boys
2006 "Nuvole E Lenzuola" Negramaro
2002 "Obstacle 1" Interpol
1980 "On the Road Again" Willie Nelson
2000 "One Armed Scissor" At the Drive-In
1979 "One Way or Another" Blondie
2006 "Our Truth" Lacuna Coil
2008 "Overkill" Motörhead
2002 "Parabola" Tool
2007 "Pretty Vacant" Sex Pistols
1998 "Prisoner of Society" Living End The Living End
1992 "Pull Me Under" Dream Theater
1967 "Purple Haze" (Live) Jimi Hendrix
1973 "Ramblin' Man" The Allman Brothers Band
2008 "Re-Education (Through Labor)" Rise Against
1984 "Rebel Yell" Billy Idol
2006 "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)" Lostprophets
1996 "Santeria" Sublime
1987 "Satch Boogie" Joe Satriani
2001 "Schism" Tool
2007 "Scream Aim Fire" Bullet for My Valentine
2000 "Shiver" Coldplay
1995 "Some Might Say" Oasis
1992 "Soul Doubt" NOFX
1995 "Spiderwebs" No Doubt
2003 "Stillborn" Black Label Society
1975 "Stranglehold" Ted Nugent
1974 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) Lynyrd Skynyrd
2001 "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World
1987 "The One I Love" R.E.M.
1967 "The Wind Cries Mary" Jimi Hendrix
1993 "Today" The Smashing Pumpkins
2007 "Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast" Airbourne
2006 "Toy Boy" Stuck in the Sound
1984 "Trapped Under Ice" Metallica
1970 "Up Around the Bend" Creedence Clearwater Revival
2006 "Vicarious" Tool
2002 "VinterNoll2" Kent
2007 "Weapon of Choice" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
2007 "What I've Done" Linkin Park
2005 "You're Gonna Say Yeah" HushPuppies
In addition to custom songs, players of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions will be able to download new licensed songs for the game
Additional Info:
The unit is approximately 25% larger than previous controllers, and is now closer to the size of a real guitar.The guitar has a longer whammy bar for better access, and the strum bar will be a bit quieter and longer. The select button, used to activate Star Power, has been redesigned to bear the appearance of the guitar's bridge and moved just below the strum bar for easier access. The guitar also features start/pause buttons on either side of the select button. The neck of the guitar is detachable as with the Gibson Les Paul controller for Guitar Hero III, but the connector has been hardened to avoid connection issues experienced with the previous unit. The neck of the guitar features a touch-sensitive pad just below the normal five fret buttons. The player can use either the fret buttons or the touch pad to play regular notes. The pad also allows the player to play notes via "tap strumming" similar to the slap bass method for bass guitar, and to alter the pitch of sustained notes. Guitar tracks will feature notes connected by a semi-transparent purple line, called "Slider Gems"; the player can play these notes by sliding their fingers up and down the touch pad or by tapping the fret buttons without strumming. The touchpad can also be used for sustains and staccato notes in the music studio feature while recording guitar, and is used for finer control over loops when recording other instruments.
Logitech and Activision announced that the former company will produce "premium" instruments to be released later in 2008.
Guitar Controller features:
# Wireless (includes batteries)
# Touch sensitive slide bar
# Increased accuracy with more responsive dual-color fret buttons
# Jam effortlessly with an elongated strum bar
# Improved battery life with built-in auto-sleep mode
Drum Controller features:
# Wireless (batteries included)
# Five pressure sensitive drum pads (including a high-hat and cymbal)
# Non-slip moveable foot pedal
# One-piece collapsible adjustable stand
# Expandable setup via MIDI hook-up
# Authentic wood drum sticks
Microphone features:
# High performance, high clarity microphone
# Reliable and durable design
# Includes 15 foot USB cable
New instrument controllers are not required to play World Tour. Older Guitar Hero guitar controllers will still work with the game. Activision stated during their press conference held alongside E3 2008 that for Xbox 360 users, the existing Rock Band instrument controllers as well as other third party controllers will also work in Guitar Hero World Tour; Rock Band instruments for the PlayStation 3 are not guaranteed to work in World Tour, though Sony is attempting to help make these units compatible. Vicarious Visions has confirmed that controllers developed for the Wii version of Rock Band will not be compatible with the Wii version of World Tour.
Neversoft and Activision have expressed intentions to release downloadable content more frequently. Downloadable content will be available through the in-game store and will include full album downloads and more regular releases compared to Guitar Hero III. Most existing downloadable content for Guitar Hero III will not be playable in World Tour, due to the lack of having tracks for all four instruments for the latter game. However, with the release of Metallica's Death Magnetic, the developers were able to prepare the tracks in Guitar Hero III to have the required portions needed for World Tour, and thus these tracks are forward-compatible. Activision has also stated that they are considering a monthly subscription service to deliver downloadable content to user for future games.
I will attempt to keep this page updated with new downloadable content as it is released. Enjoy
Reviews:
Guitar Hero World Tour has received mostly positive reviews from critics. The most critical of the reviews came from IGN, which rated the PS3/Xbox 360 game a 7.9/10. It noted that game did an inadequate job of giving feedback to the players on their performances, while there were several interface and hardware issues. IGN also criticized the Music Studio for the quality of the songs it could produce, likening them to "ring tones". They did, however, praise the soundtrack for its collection of songs.
However, IGN praised the Wii version of the game, giving it 8.8/10, lauding the exclusive 'Mii Freestyle mode', "opened" SD card technology, and the option of an automatic sign-in to Nintendo Wi-Fi connection on startup, the latter two being new features not seen before on Wii -"the only real aspects that hold the game back from being truly amazing overall are - oddly enough - the ones implemented by Neversoft's core design." IGN said in praise of Vicarious Visions
1UP.com A-
Eurogamer 9.0/10
GameSpy 9.0/10
IGN 7.9/10 (X360/PS3)
8.8/10 (Wii)
Official Nintendo Magazine 92%
TeamXbox 8.9/10
X-Play 4/5
Wired 8/10
Technical issues:
Users encountered several technical issues with the instrument controllers upon release of the game. Most often cited is the drum controller failing to register drum hits by the player. Some users have also found that, despite the assurance of instrument compatibility, the World Tour drum kit does not work with Rock Band 2. Users have also noted that the wireless guitar strum bar may fail after a few hours of playing. Activision has set up several dedicated support threads on their Guitar Hero forums to address the issue and assist users in equipment replacement.
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