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After five years in video-game rehab, Activision's iconic rhythm action franchise returns to the stage in Guitar Hero Live. Developer FreeStyleGames handled the reboot, and they bring a variety of new features to the series, most notably a new broadcast presentation designed to simulate the feeling of truly being on stage by using full-motion video of real bandmates and real fans reacting to the performance. Other new features include a reimagined single-player career mode, a multiplayer mode designed resemble a music television station, and a new six-button guitar controller.<br><br>The single-player career mode finds gamers taking the stage as the lead guitarist of various fictional bands, performing in small venues, giant arenas, and eventually in the fictional festivals Rock the Block and SoundDial. The new GHTV mode offers a continuous broadcast of music videos on several different channels, and it offers more than 100 songs from artists as varied as Bruno Mars, Bob Dylan, and Skrillex. The GHTV mode also let multiplayer fans compete in local or online contests, and gamers earn in-game currency to unlock more songs and acquire items. The Star Power feature from earlier Guitar Hero games has been replaced by new Hero Powers that help players earn higher scores.<br><br>Guitar Hero Live uses a classic note highway system, with gamers flicking the strum bar and pressing buttons to match the scrolling notes. The new guitar controller features six buttons split into two rows of three, with the lower difficulty levels making use of only a single row. Other guitar features include the return of the whammy bar, a tilt sensor to activate Hero Powers, and a special button to access GHTV at a moment's notice. And the game also supports USB microphones for those shredders who also aspire to sing.
After playing the game, I'm not sure I'd want to pay full price for it. I paid $60 and it was well worth it with the guitar and gameplay. I'm not that much of a fan of playing "sets," because you get locked in for 20 minutes. Although Guitar Hero TV is fun to play along with music videos, I'm not that much into earning "credits" to do it. I like the older style of picking any song from the list to play or master it. I definitely think it's improved with the times in terms of graphics and the social media aspect, but I think I'm more of a fan of the old game---customizing a character and playing songs I like, rather than being assigned as a guitarist in a fake band and playing on a live stage
This new guitar is so much harder. Good for people that want to take it to the next step . But I like to just relax and play so it's not for me. The game play is really cool though.
I bought this as a gift so I haven’t tried it out but it seems to be in the originally packaging and came within a reasonable time. Box was also not damaged at all which is nice for gifting. 4 stars only because I don’t actually know if it works yet.
The new Guitar Hero game is a worthy successor to the original. While the music is not up to the original (this could be due to our age) the game play and sound and graphics quality remain high,