Guitar Hero: World Tour: How this game really turned-up the heat #11

So...you may be thinking, "Oh my, another Rock Band copy"; I solely disagree with that statement, although it seems true. Here are some of the ways Guitar Hero: World Tour revolutionized 4-player band playing:

1. Better quality equipment (guitar's picks are click-defining and are easier to use, drums are softer, don't bang as much, and microphone is touch-sensitive)
2. More Compatible equipment (guitars are compatible with all Guitar Hero games and ALL of the equipment is compatible with Rock Band 2)
3. Wi-Fi integration (join bands or go band vs. band online, purchase real songs, and download free songs made both by programmers and other online players)
4. Customizable rocker, instruments, and more (not a feature in Rock Band for Wii)
5. Superior training mode (segmented parts in songs so you can choose where to start)
6. Mii Freestyle mode (choose your Mii and play whatever you want!)
7. Music creation (ability to create your own music, save it, and publish it online for other players)
8. Audio level customization (bass not loud enough or vocals too loud? Raise the bass' volume and decrease singer volume if needed)
9. 86+ song track list
10. Much much more...(game is cuter, for one thing)

There you have it. I thought I'd share a little bit of some of the particularly new features on World Tour. Mainly the new dealios on their guitars.

Decals!! Guitar Hero: World Tour comes with some pretty nifty stickers. You'll also notice I borrowed some stickers from Don's Les Paul guitar. We sticker-swapped.










See the skull-flame-banner? They made a customizable band-logo type thing where you can place and banner and name your band. This banner is intended for naming your guitar. I wonder what I should name it...?


This is from the top-down starting from the Fleur de Lise-emblazoned crest, continuing down the neck of many colors and ending at the body.











Here you'll notice something:
This time, there are two rows of colored sections; One row being the traditional buttons that you play when the gems arrive at their docks down the highway. The other row is new: and optional. It's called the slider bar. With it, when special notes come up (the purple-transparent notes), you can place your finger on the corresponding section and strum. This provides ease of transistion when moving from green to red to yellow, etc. Another cool feature on the slider is you can use it as a subsitute for the strum bar: Tap on ANY section of the slider bar while holding down a button, and you've played the respectful note. Also, like the wammy bar, you can slide your finger across the entire row while holding a note to vary it's sound. It's really cool! I enjoy using the slider bar often and trying to switch from slider bar to buttons.

And here my Guitar Hero guitar is again. I wonder what I will name it...what is the weird blue light relfecting off of it?