-- Official Guitar Hero World Tour Song Thread --

[Its PJ Bia]

R.E.M., Blind Melon, Metallica, and Classic Rock Anthems Headline Launch Week Lineup for Guitar Hero(R) World Tour


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct 09, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- With music ranging from one of the first and most influential alternative rock bands, R.E.M., to the timeless GRAMMY(R) award-winning rock anthem "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced a rich and diverse lineup of launch week downloadable content for the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero(R) World Tour. Available exclusively on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for two weeks starting October 30, the R.E.M. Track Pack features three songs, which can also be downloaded as singles, from the band's newest album, Accelerate, "Horse to Water," "Man-Sized Wreath" and "Supernatural Superserious."

Available at the launch of Guitar Hero World Tour is the Classic Rock Track Pack that offers fans three rocking party anthems "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston, "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner and "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, also available for download individually.

Created specifically for Guitar Hero World Tour, the Guitar Duels, original compositions by Ted Nugent and Zakk Wylde, will be available for free at launch to download and play outside of the Career.

The 1990's era-defining "No Rain" by alternative rock group Blind Melon will be available as downloadable content during the launch week of Guitar Hero World Tour. The breakthrough single off the band's quadruple platinum, self-titled album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock and U.S. Modern Rock charts and firmly planted the group in 1990s pop culture.

Fans who have been shredding to Metallica's critically acclaimed Death Magnetic on Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock since its day-and-date release with the album need not purchase the album again as it is forward compatible and will integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero World Tour. The Death Magnetic downloadable album, compatible with both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour, will continue to be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment.

The R.E.M Track Pack, Classic Rock Track Pack and "No Rain" single will be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment.

[Nastadon]

Originally Posted by Its PJ Bia

R.E.M., Blind Melon, Metallica, and Classic Rock Anthems Headline Launch Week Lineup for Guitar Hero(R) World Tour


SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct 09, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- With music ranging from one of the first and most influential alternative rock bands, R.E.M., to the timeless GRAMMY(R) award-winning rock anthem "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced a rich and diverse lineup of launch week downloadable content for the highly-anticipated Guitar Hero(R) World Tour. Available exclusively on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for two weeks starting October 30, the R.E.M. Track Pack features three songs, which can also be downloaded as singles, from the band's newest album, Accelerate, "Horse to Water," "Man-Sized Wreath" and "Supernatural Superserious."

Available at the launch of Guitar Hero World Tour is the Classic Rock Track Pack that offers fans three rocking party anthems "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston, "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner and "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield, also available for download individually.

Created specifically for Guitar Hero World Tour, the Guitar Duels, original compositions by Ted Nugent and Zakk Wylde, will be available for free at launch to download and play outside of the Career.

The 1990's era-defining "No Rain" by alternative rock group Blind Melon will be available as downloadable content during the launch week of Guitar Hero World Tour. The breakthrough single off the band's quadruple platinum, self-titled album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock and U.S. Modern Rock charts and firmly planted the group in 1990s pop culture.

Fans who have been shredding to Metallica's critically acclaimed Death Magnetic on Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock since its day-and-date release with the album need not purchase the album again as it is forward compatible and will integrate seamlessly with Guitar Hero World Tour. The Death Magnetic downloadable album, compatible with both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour, will continue to be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment.

The R.E.M Track Pack, Classic Rock Track Pack and "No Rain" single will be available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and in the PLAYSTATION(R)Store for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment.

No cred to SH?

[Brutal 4ngel]

Pro-Tip : DO NOT BUY THE NEW GUITAR

It is a giant piece of shit.

Srsly...don't do it...the slide bar and tapping is fucking retarded.

[WhoMeR1]

Originally Posted by Brutal 4ngel

Pro-Tip : DO NOT BUY THE NEW GUITAR

It is a giant piece of shit.

Srsly...don't do it...the slide bar and tapping is fucking retarded.

I also read that some people were having problems with the drum kit.

[xFiAx Kr0n0s]

Originally Posted by WhoMeR1

I also read that some people were having problems with the drum kit.

yea...the red and yellow pads dont register all the time...i thought it was just mine..

and angel, whats wrong with the new guitar? i love it

[Nastadon]

Some people like to tap things, and some people when tapping rest there hands on the neck of th guitar (like me) and that fucks you up when you tap and makes you miss. Just go to the start menu and turn off the slide bar. Works wonders if you want to tap old fashioned way. New guitar rapes besides the fret buttons IMO. Don't really like them.

[Brutal 4ngel]

Originally Posted by xFiAx Kr0n0s

yea...the red and yellow pads dont register all the time...i thought it was just mine..

and angel, whats wrong with the new guitar? i love it

It magically strums whenever it wants to...at least mine does.

The slider position gets in the way...like after a song is over, it's a habit of mine to grab the neck of the guitar...instant "strums".

For tapping with the slider...the frets are the same size...making them completely useless.

Sliding...broken. Nothing else to say really...

Frets suck...

Z-Axis is SUPER sensitive.

The only good thing about it is the giant back button for star power...

Also...this game is simple as shit now...they dumbed it down WAY too much. It's like...RB2 and GH should have switched track lists.

[I Snix I]

Thing that's retarded you can tap with the normal fret buttons... so I really don't get what they were trying to do with that :S

[Brok3nMan]

I got the rockband pack instead of the GH one so i can't really put my 2 cents in for the equipment, but those tap "wah" notes can just be taped like all other hammer ons with a guitar that doesn't have the slide.

I guess the drums suck too. No complaints so far with the RB2 ones but i haven't really used it that much yet. Just used it to fuck around in the free drum mode and shit.


about the actual game though. So far it really hasn't been too great. So many of the songs on expert have such stupid notes. Whenever i play it just looks like they tried to jam as many complex cords in as possible.

Lovin the free custom music downloads however.

[Nastadon]

Originally Posted by I Snix I

Thing that's retarded you can tap with the normal fret buttons... so I really don't get what they were trying to do with that :S

Playing a song normally gets you like $300, using the slide bar gets you like $1000. Just there for money pretty much for good players. But for the noobs who can't stand slide over the regular frets it is there for them. Making game noob friendly pretty much. Some WT dev said it was Scoreheros fault game was too hard! So they made it for the average gamer this time around not for a site that wants the competition.