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- Guitar Bundle includes ‘Guitar Hero World Tour’ compatible software and new improved guitar controller.
- In the all-new Party Play mode, players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly without interrupting their jam session.
- Play with any in-game instrument combination in any game mode – multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers.
- Features new in-game artists and rock legends, including Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana and Shirley Mason from Garbage.
- The entire 85 song set list is available from the beginning of the game.
Product Description
This fall, living room legends will rock any way they want in Guitar Hero 5. The entire set list is at players’ finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Santana and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalize and customize how they experience… More >>
11/21/2009 at 6:44 pm
i had this preorderd for a very long time and when it came i wanted to send for the van halen game right away but they make you jump through so many hoops . plus i did not get my receipt from amazon, and on top of that the piece of s##t guitar does not work , none of the buttons on the neck work at all . so i have a game and a guitar that i cant use . im so disapointed. first three drum sets and now this. i hope you all have better luck then i do .
Rating: 3 / 5
11/21/2009 at 6:58 pm
Too much has changed in Guitar Hero 5 compared to the other Guitar Hero games. The system of earning money from gigs to buy new guitar, outfits, and songs is gone. In order to unlock things in this game you have to do challenges. For example, a song may tell you to play with the guitar and get a 200 note streak to complete the challenge, or play with bass and use all upstrokes to complete the challenge. There are no unlockable songs. The songs on the main setlist are the only ones that you can play. Of course there is the downloadable content on Xbox live, but the song list is still very short. The songs themselves while being a decent mix of time periods and influences, are not very fun to play on the whole. There are maybe 10 songs on the game that I actually look forward to playing. The other songs are just not fun. Steer away from this release and wait for Guitar Hero: Van Halen. The best part of buying Guitar Hero 5 was the I got GH:VH for free and before it comes out. Guitar Hero: Van Halen is fantastic, Guitar Hero 5 is boring and strange.
Rating: 2 / 5
11/21/2009 at 8:27 pm
I’ve had this for a while now and I love the party mode. I’ve been wanting something like that for a long time now.
Rating: 4 / 5
11/21/2009 at 8:29 pm
First some background… This is my first purchase of the Guitar Hero/Rock Band genre. I’ve played here and there, not not hard core. I am a musician and adult gamer. (Xbox360)
First, I’ve played probably about 2 hours and have had 2 system crashes with the game. Also the very first song I tried, at one point the fretboard and the audio hiccuped an got VERY out of sync. Like 5 seconds+ or so. Unacceptable.
Lag adjustment – the calibration seems pretty straightforward in setup (as it should be.) But then I go into the game, and it’s still not quite right. I have very good reflexes and an extremely good ear, so this is not user error.
There doesn’t seem to be anything groundbreaking about this title. There are probably nuances that are improved, but like I said this is my first. Same old game from my perspective.
I’m not entirely happy with the song list. There are lots of cool songs yes, but IMO there are a lot of songs/artists that I’ve never even heard of. If you’re going to go more extreme, do that in a song pack not the core game. Stick to more well known material for the core release.
The controller (wireless) seems solid and well built. Mine had a cosmetic scratch on the pad (upper frets) but not worth sending back.
Being my first, coupled with the VH offer, definitely glad I purchased.
Rating: 3 / 5
11/21/2009 at 8:38 pm
Pretty good songs. Don’t like some of the new stuff since I’m 40+, lol. VH offer was easy. Can’t wait to get that one!!!
Rating: 4 / 5