I've been a fan of Guitar Hero for a while now, so when I heard they were releasing a new one I couldn't wait for it to come out. I did however have a few doubts after buying Guitar Hero Hits, because I didn't find this game the best, but last week I went ahead and bought 5. I am glad I did ... Read review
Advantages: Great graphics, can use your xbox avatar, great songs, Disadvantages: Sore hands when you play it for hours and hours
I've been a fan of Guitar Hero for a while now, so when I heard they were releasing a new one I couldn't wait for it to come out. I did however have a few doubts after buying Guitar Hero Hits, because I didn't find this game the best, but last week I went ahead and bought 5. I am glad I did as it really is a great game for all ages.
The biggest difference with this one is that you can now play as your xbox avatar. I think this is a great ... ...you pick characters from previous guitar heroes and customize the clothes.
Another advantage is it lets you import your world tour downloadable content straight into the game. As well as creating and mixing your own songs to play, in the studio and GHMIX.
The big thing I like about this game is it has 85 songs by 83 different artists. This really does keep you busy for hours, and the song choices are great. Although I did ... more
I've been a fan of Guitar Hero for a while now, so when I heard they were releasing a new one I couldn't wait for it to come out. I did however have a few doubts after buying Guitar Hero Hits, because I didn't find this game the best, but last week I went ahead and bought 5. I am glad I did as it really is a great game for all ages.
The biggest difference with this one is that you can now play as your xbox avatar. I think this is a great idea, because when you play it with your friends and on live it shows more personality instead of being the same character as other people. Although it does still let you pick characters from previous guitar heroes and customize the clothes.
Another advantage is it lets you import your world tour downloadable content straight into the game. As well as creating and mixing your own songs to play, in the studio and GHMIX.
The big thing I like about this game is it has 85 songs by 83 different artists. This really does keep you busy for hours, and the song choices are great. Although I did find a few of the songs hard to play on medium lol.
Guitar Hero 5 is aimed at playing with 4 player band; guitar, bass, vocals, drums. It allows players to drop in and out of each game. All players can play whatever instrument they want, for instance you can all be bass etc. There is also a rockfest competitive mode to compete and show off your skills.
If you complete some songs you get to unlock various musicians, such as Shirley Manson, Carlsos Santana and Kurt Cobain.
Another difference is that star power is worked separately for each player instead of having to activate it together. However their is Band Moments where everyone has to play it successfully to gain the rewards.
There is 13 venues to the career mode, with 5 songs and 1 sponser gig in each one. In the sponser gig you get to pick any song you want. To get to the next venue you need to unlock a certain amount of stars to move on. You can earn up to 9 stars in some songs, and if you hit every note that earns you 6 stars.
You get to play it in quickplay mode which allows you to create a playlist of the songs that you want to play. There is also two new modes which consist of party play and rock fest mode.
The Rockfest mode consists off: Momentum, Streakers, Perfectionist, Do or Die, Elimination and Pro Face Off.
Another new feature is the challenges part. These are in the venues when you play gigs. You can either get Gold, Platinum or Diamond. These challenges consist of using vocals or whammy a song for a certain amount of time or using bass to tap as many notes as you can. You get a record meter to show you how your process is going at the start of the song, and how much further you have to go to complete it.
I would recommend anyone to buy this game as it really will keep you entertained for hours.
Advantages: Good track list, varied and entertaining, The drop in feature is great Disadvantages: New features which are wasted
...it difficult writing reviews for guitar hero/rock band games because while its a winning format of which i am a massive fan I always come back to comparing it to the star in the crown Guitar hero 3 (read my previous review) and while many things change in my mind most of it is just jumped up download content, yes it gets new aspects of gameplay, some good, some bad but in essence if you strip it back to the bare bones, its just new tracks to play, ... ...can whole heartedly say that guitar hero has needed for a long time to make it more attractive to the casual gamer. THE BAD ======= The bad section i am going to spare exclusively for my views on the characters, one thing which is definatly a MISS in this outing. I have never considered the graphics or characters and important aspect of the guitar hero games, in my opinion the game would be damaged very little if it were to be only the fretboard ...
callmegreer 16.09.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)
Advantages: Great variety of difficulties, continually improving graphics, great choices of songs Disadvantages: Some songs are just too hard! Also some songs are very unknown however could be seen as a plus
One of my favourite games, Guitar Hero is thoroughly enjoyable for all members of the family. I feel that this is an addictive game and have recently found that the effect of playing amazing songs can be further enhanced by wearing headphones that block out surrounding sounds. It may sound silly but you do actually feel as though you are playing at your own private gig! The graphics seem to improve with every version on Guitar Hero and i enjoy the ... ...star power you get to enjoy 'band moments' which act as a great adrenalin boost! Despite recent media and celebrity squabbles over the immortalisation of Kurt Cobain into a playable character I feel that it is a great honour for customers to play as the Grunge great and think it is a kind of rock canonization. Brilliant game, brilliant songs... I remain hopeful that one day I WILL play on the expert level!! ...
vancouverhereicome 10.10.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)
Advantages: online capabilities and great song choices Disadvantages: It's a little pricey
The new Guitar Hero 5 is truely an eventful experience. I have always b een a fan of Guitar Hero, and with each new purchase I seem to be more and more satisfied. I also quiestion whether it can get any better, but somehow it always does. First of all, if you can go online and play with others and for your own band... it's SO much fun! Not only can you rock out, but you have certain obstacles with your instrument that allows you to go platinum! The ...
llassiter06 04.09.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)
Gameplay/Playability
Graphics
Sound
Value for Money
Similar reviews »
Reviews which might be of interest for "Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox 360)"
Advantages: Graphics, Gameplay, Games, Online features, Media centre capabilities. Disadvantages: Quite noisy, Relys on HDTV for top notch graphics.
there are a collection of EA games including FIFA and other sports as well as the latest installment of the popular football rival Pro Evo.
There are also a huge range of racing games such as Burnout Revenge, Project Gotham Racing and Test Drive Unlimited.
Other game highlights include: Crackdown, Lost Planet, Viva Pinita, Call of Duty 2 and 3. And with some highly anticipated titles on the horizon such as: GTA IV, Halo 3, Halo Wars, Burnout 5, Turok, GuitarHero II, Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, Mass Effect, Medal Of Honor: Airborne, Resident Evil 5. Don't forget that Xbox360 is yet to reach its prime and amongst the high profile titles their will no doubt be something for everybody. ...
tomwebbz 23.03.2007 (25.03.2007)
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Microsoft Xbox 360
