Really fun game, though for really young gamers (5-8) it might be a bit hard. You get sponsorship deals from companys wich might be a bit consumerist but other than that its just a great game.
Guitar Hero: World Tour
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Is it age appropriate?
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Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
A best-in-class "must have" music game.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 13 and Up
The good stuff
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Guitar Hero: World Tour was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know that this is a sequel in the mega-popular Guitar Hero series. Some of the lyrics might raise an eyebrow as being sexually suggestive. Also, some of the female musicians that aren't wearing much clothes onstage.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether these music games have hit its stride or its peak? Are the changes in games like the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series enough to justify the purchase or is it worth just downloading new songs each week?
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What’s the Story?
GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR is the sequel to the best-selling video game of 2007
(Guitar Hero III: Legends
of Rock). This new version adds drums and vocals to last year's game
that was all about playing on the guitar and bass, along with a tour bus-full
of new modes and features. For the uninitiated, these music games let you play
along to hit rock songs on a plastic guitar, a drum kit peripheral, or sing in
a microphone, and you must hit the right note/drum at the correct time in order
to rack up points. Perform well and the virtual crowd claps to the beat, but
make too many flubs and you might just get booed offstage. When it comes to
instruments, the Guitar Hero: World Tour drums has two raised cymbals along
with the three main pads and bass drum pedal, resembling a real kit. The
newly-designed wireless guitar looks and feels great, and offers extra buttons
for improv play and special effects, if desired. The wired microphone provides
clear sound for the singer in your group.
After you watch the first of many entertaining animated sequences, you can
select from a number of single-player, co-op or head-to-head game modes. A new
rock star creator lets you customize the look of your virtual musician before
entering a lengthy Career mode that lets players swap instruments as they
progress through the story (or choose to stick with one); the Band Career
options allows you to join or host an online band with other players. Or why
not compete in an online competition – four against four – to see how many
points your band can collectively rack up against a rival super group? As with Guitar
Hero III, players who dual guitars on the same TV can unleash
"battle attacks" to trip up an opponent such as causing a string to
break or flipping the left and right buttons.
Is It Any Good?
For those who have played the Rock Band series, this new version of Guitar Hero is similar, and it might be even
better in some regards.The 80-plus musical tracks are about as good as the ones
offered in Rock Band 2
(with some available in both, such as Survivor's Eye of the Tiger and
Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer). World Tour includes classics like
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama (live version), The Eagles' Hotel
California and Michael Jackson's Beat It, as well as newer rock ditties
such as Tool's Schism, Oasis' Some Might Say and Linkin Park's What
I've Done. You can also download additional tracks from the Internet for a
few bucks apiece.
But the way World Tour distinguishes
itself from Rock Band is that it includes an editor to create and
share your own songs. But be forewarned, it takes some patience and skill to
fully appreciate the bundled "Music Studio." One to four players can
choose to play lead or rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards and drums, but vocals
cannot be recorded. Once you've saved your masterpiece, publish it to an online
hub called GHTunes for others to download; on the flipside, you can download
and play someone else' songs, too. Thanks to great songs, rockin' instruments,
multiple game modes, and the built-in music studio, Activision's Guitar
Hero: World Tour is the best of the music games.
Publisher’s Details
Released on: 10/26/2008, Price: $49.99+, online enabled
ESRB Rating: T for Lyrics, Mild Suggestive Themes
Our Members Say
Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
Great Guitar Game!
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
It's great!
I love this game! I also have Guitar Hero III. Wow average rating from parents 1 star and ages 15 and up? my whole family loves it! it has no doubt's "spiderwebs", paramore's "misery business", jimmy eat world's "the middle", and more! so fun! A great guitar hero game.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
A Fun Musical Game
This game is chock full of fun. But if you own any system that has any kinds of online interaction then there's actually nothing bad it's just sometimes people name their bands with bad words. But I have quite a few of these games and I recommend it fully! ;)
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
Not bad
This game isn't inappropriate at all. You don't even notice the bad words and references because you're only paying attention to the notes coming at you. I think, as with all other Guitar Hero games, it should be rated E10+. This game is awesome!
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
AWESOME!
Love this game! Its so much fun. The lyrics do have occasional swearing but ur kids will be having so much fun they wont even pick up on it! This game also has great music on it=)




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