by Richard Leigh

Created on: January 09, 2010

Having long wanted to own a rhythm game such as Rock Band or Guitar Hero, I certainly wasn’t disappointed at the end of 2009 when I finally decided to invest in Guitar Hero World Tour. Having bought the game mainly for vocal/drumming gameplay, I was really quite surprised to find just how addictive the guitar mode is also, and everything about the game really does impress.  Featuring 86 playable songs included on the disc, there is also the option to download further tracks online from the Guitar Hero Store, providing you with an absolutely fantastic selection of songs. Whatever your taste in music, Guitar Hero World Tour is sure to feature a number of songs that will appeal, and the game is bound to provide for absolute hours of gaming fun.

The great thing about Guitar Hero World Tour is the choice that it provides. With the ability to sing, play bass, guitar, or drums, there are plenty of options here, and depending on where your interests lie you can focus on the area/s that most appeal. Not everyone will see themselves as a superstar drummer/singer, and I’m sure there are some people out there that will ignore the guitar/bass elements entirely, if you’re a fan of music there’s bound to be something about the game that you’ll enjoy though, and the game really does cater for a wonderfully broad range of people.

As well as excellent gameplay options, another quality feature of Guitar Hero World Tour is its ‘Music Studio’ which allows you to create your own songs and share them with others through Xbox Live. Once you’ve played around with the game for a while this is definitely a fun area to access, and some real top notch tracks can be created which you can show off to your friends when finished.

Although Guitar Hero World Tour is available as a full band edition, if you already have Rock Band instruments then you’ll only need to purchase the game itself as all Rock Band instruments are fully compatible with Guitar Hero World Tour for the Xbox 360. The Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit has five pads, when you plug in a Rock Band drum kit for use with the game it will adjust the drum patterns accordingly however, and four pads will be set out on screen rather than five. You may wish to invest in a Guitar Hero drum kit, the game is perfectly compatible with the Rock Band drum kit however and purchasing a Guitar Hero drum kit if you already have a Rock Band one is certainly not a requirement.

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