Guitar Hero/Rock Band

[Asmodai]

Anybody get The Beatles: Rock Band?

I did. The game is incredible in every way possible.

It's on my list to pick-up once I need a new game.

[whiteleppard]

Oh my god, I've been playing Rockband 2 on X-Box 360 for about two weeks now, and I love it.  I play guitar, and my friend plays drums.  This game is so awesome. 

[coachie]

I've been thinking about getting GH for Xbox for a while, now I was wondering if I should get GH or Rock Band.

I only intend to play single guitar and no other instruments (too expensive and not enough space at home) I played GH before at a friends house and asked another friend what he thinks what I should get, but that didn't help really ^^
I heard there's some problems with certain guitar controllers as well...
I'm really at a loss right now 
Any recommendations which game I should get?

[whiteleppard]

If you buy rockband 2, you get all the instruments with it.  You never know when you will have people over to play also.  It's a great party game.  While it's a great game for a group, it's just as much fun solo. 

[Azn_Phoen1x]

Yeah Rock band is more party play, but also hella fun when you play by yourself. The impossible guitar challenge is quiet hard if you like a challenge on guitar. However if you don't really care about playing with your friends, then maybe guitar hero is more for you. A friend of mine has it and says that it's more difficult then rock band after he played rock band at my house. Guitar hero seems more suitable for solo play. Also the controllers of both games are fine, don't worry about it.

[Slack]

As I've said elsewhere, the Logitech guitar controller is just ridiculously well made.  It's like they made a real guitar and put controller hardware in it, and as a result it retails for something like $200.

[Azn_Phoen1x]

As I've said elsewhere, the Logitech guitar controller is just ridiculously well made.  It's like they made a real guitar and put controller hardware in it, and as a result it retails for something like $200.

Wow that's alot of money!!! Do you have a picture of it? I'd like to see what it looks like.

[Tuffty]

Guitar Hero 6 has been accounced, except it's called Warriors of Rock. Confirmed songs are:

    * AFI - "Dancing Through Sunday"
    * Avenged Sevenfold - "Bat Country"
    * Black Sabbath - "Children Of The Grave"
    * Buzzcocks - "What Do I Get?"
    * Children Of Bodom - "If You Want Peace... Prepare For War"
    * The Cure - "Fascination Street"
    * Def Leppard - "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"
    * Dethklok - "Bloodlines"
    * DragonForce - "Fury of the Storm"
    * Drowning Pool - "Bodies"
    * Foo Fighters - "No Way Back"
    * Foreigner - "Feels Like The First Time"
    * Jane's Addiction - "Been Caught Stealing"
    * KISS - "Love Gun"
    * Megadeth - "Sudden Death"
    * Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne - "Paranoid (Live)"
    * Muse - "Uprising"
    * My Chemical Romance - "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
    * Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
    * Rammstein - "Waidmanns Heil"
    * The Rolling Stones - "Stray Cat Blues"
    * Silversun Pickups - "There's No Secrets This Year"
    * Slayer - "Chemical Warfare"
    * ZZ Top - "Sharp Dressed Man (Live)"

The rumours were right; Activision has unveiled Guitar Hero 6 as Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The game's due out this autumn.

Headline features are an "all-new, story-driven Quest Mode" narrated by KISS front man Gene Simmons; a redesigned, "rock-inspired" controller; the biggest on-disc selection of rock music so far and a "Quickplay+" mode.

Quest mode has turned to the fantastical, as eight new characters and a Demi-God of Rock go from New York digs to molten lava fields to battle against The Beast and save rock and roll. Ridiculous powers can be unlocked on the way, and a new art style has been employed.

Quickplay+ mode provides 13 quick-fire challenges for every song - even the old, imported ones. These challenges range from band streaks to high scores and to power challenges, where campaign characters use unlocked abilities to reach impossible scores.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock features over 90 songs from bands like DragonForce, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Queen, Muse and Kiss. The first announced songs are listed below.

The new controller reflects the game's new art style and has been made specifically for "shredding".

Neversoft's making the game for PS3 and 360 while Vicarious Visions develops for Wii.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/activision-unveils-gh-warriors-of-rock

90 songs is quite a lot, but considering songs are 3 mins at least, maybe 10 mins at most (considering we have Dragonforce confirmed), the story mode can't last longer than 10 hrs. I dunno, seems like a rather pointless addition.

[THUNDERDUCK]

Helter Skelter on the Bass was kicking my ass on Beatles Rock Band.  Got it right after almost 10 times.

[Amplifier]

^That song made my hand hurt like no other

I misss playing RB:B, seriously wish I had my Wii still.

[Tuffty]

Who else is sick of that song 'Bodies'? Overused to the extreme. An ok setlist, but I'm not hyped for it as I have been previously.

[THUNDERDUCK]

I had ordered John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 and got George Harrison's Gretsch Duo Jet, instead.  I'm pretty happy it happened I only paid $50 for it, and it still retails for $80+

[JFC]

Bye-bye Guitar Hero.

Activision Blizzard Narrows 4Q Loss, Ends 'Guitar Hero'
FEBRUARY 9, 2011, 6:33 P.M. ET
By Steven Russolillo Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
 
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Activision Blizzard Inc.'s (ATVI) fourth-quarter loss narrowed amid lower charges, but the videogame publisher issued disappointing 2011 guidance and said it will discontinue its "Guitar Hero" business unit.

The news sent shares down 7.2% to $10.85 in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Due to declines in the music genre, Activision said it will disband its "Guitar Hero" business unit and discontinue development on the game this year.

FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110209-718584.html

Activision chops Guitar Hero and True Crime, no music or Hawk games in ’11
Wed, Feb 09, 2011 | 22:43 GMT
It said in the financial release for its full-year fiscal 2011 financial report that “due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011.”

On True Crime, it added that it would “stop development on True Crime: Hong Kong. These decisions are based on the desire to focus on the greatest opportunities that the company currently has to create the world’s best interactive entertainment experiences.”

In a statement on its website, developer United Front Games said it was “sorry” it did not finish the project.

“We are sorry we did not get a chance to complete this project with Acitivision, but we understand why,” the statement reads.

FULL ARTICLE LINK - http://www.vg247.com/2011/02/09/report-activision-kills-guitar-hero-cans-true-crime-hong-kong-lay-offs-at-freestyle/

[Tuffty]

Wow, the end of an era huh? Just goes to show what happens when you rape a franchise as much as they did with GH. They better be careful or one of their biggest cash cows (COD) will end up the same way.