![]() There's a good selection of more popular stuff too, like "Eye of the Tiger", "LaBamba", and "Beat It". Why it took them so many GH games to get these two in, I don't understand. And finally we see some true Guitar Heroes:Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani. ![]() There's a good selection of heavier stuff as well: "Hey Man Nice Shot", "BYOB", and "Crazy Train" will bring the house down. Some classic rock tunes like "Hotel California", "Ramblin' Man", and "Sweet Home Alabama" are winners. It's a nice new feature, for sure, but, like the RB1 controller's upper neck buttons, I doubt that I'll use it regularly.įor any music game, the most important question is, how about the song selection? The Guitar Hero World Tour list doesn't disappoint. The touch pad isn't nearly as reliable as the strum bar for strumming, either. I found the touch pad to be quite hard to control for these solo sections, to be honest, and swapping back to fret buttons quickly after a solo section isn't easy. This is quite similar to moving up the neck to play the solo parts in Rock Band with the RB guitar. You can also slide your finger over the pad instead of using the fret buttons during solo sections. Of course, it makes you feel like a real virtuoso, shredding like mad. This is very cool, and a good change of pace every once in a while. You can tap the pad instead of strumming. The biggest new feature for the GH WT guitar is the touch pad on the neck. This guitar is quite a bit larger than the X-plorer, too. The fret buttons have spaces between them, like the GH II controller. The whammy bar is almost comically large, and gets in the way a bit. Another new feature is the biggie-sized "star power" button right under your palm, which is nice if you don't like to tilt your controller or hunt for the start button. The strum bar for the GH WT controller is quite large, and still somewhat clicky. So what about the GH WT offering? Unsurprisingly, it feels like a direct upgrade from the X-plorer, and totally different than the RB1 axe. I really prefer to have a space between them, since tactile clues help with accuracy. ![]() The RB1 guitar's strum bar is a bit soft, too mushy for my liking, and the fret buttons are right next to one another. Moving on, what about the guitar? Though we've had the RB1 guitar quite a while, both my son and I prefer to play on our trusty old X-Plorers from Guitar Hero 2. Overall, the GH drums are extremely well made, play very naturally, and by far are the best I have ever used. It may be unfair to compare the GH drums to the year old RB1 drums, but that's all I have available. This small addition, in my opinion, makes the GH drums feel more like a real drum set. Of course, the biggest difference is the raised cymbals, and the extra pad. The GH pads have a nice rubbery surface, with lots of bounce, and yet they are much quieter than the unmodded RB1 pads. I had modded my RB1 set with foam and felt pads to help soften the hit noise, which drove me crazy. The drum surfaces are quite different as well. The RB1 drums are a bit floppy, and hard to pick up without the whole thing falling apart. The frame is far sturdier, and the entire thing is heavier than the RB1 drums. My initial impression was that the GH drum controller was a huge upgrade. However, the differences between the drums and guitars for the two games are much greater. The microphone is pretty much the same as its Rock Band twin. (My obsession, and budget, go only so far.) We were lucky/foolish enough to purchase the whole band package for Guitar Hero World Tour, including the drums, new guitar, and microphone. Notable exceptions are the Guitar Hero 3 Les Paul, and the Rock Band 2 Guitar and Drums. I've had personal experience with most of the fake instruments that have been released. One of the most obvious differences is the instruments. We'll highlight these differences throughout the review. The games are different, though, in a few ways. I'm not a fanboy either way, I just love music games and playing them with my friends and family. I think both are great, and I'm glad I own them. Honestly, the games are very similar, and the co-op experience, especially, is pretty much the same. The simple fact is, Guitar Hero World Tour cannot be reviewed strictly on its own merits inevitably, any reviewer must compare it to the Rock Band games. This review is going to be a bit different than most.
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