A lot of fun. Most of the songs are really good - it even includes Weezer's "Buddy Holly"!!!
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Guitar Hero on Tour: Decades
(2008, Video Games - Music, Rated E10+, Play it on: Nintendo DS)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10. -
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Sequel delivers similar fun for rockers on the go.
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for Ages 10 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Guitar Hero on Tour: Decades was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents needs to know that this is a music game that plays on the Nintendo DS. It is rated E+10 because some song lyrics contain references to sex and violence.
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What’s the Story?
Gamers whose thumbs aren't throbbing yet from all the music video games these days might want to wrap their hands around GUITAR HERO ON TOUR: DECADES. It's the second Guitar Hero game on the Nintendo DS title that ships with a "Guitar Grip" peripheral, which snaps inside the Game Boy Advance slot underneath the portable game system; players then hold the game system like a guitar and strum along using a guitar pick-stylus hybrid (also included) on the bottom touch-screen. If you already have the Guitar Grip from the first Guitar Hero: On Tour game then you can pick up the less expensive game-only option.
Just like the game's predecessor, players assume the role of an up-and-coming rock band and must work their way up from playing grungy clubs to packed arenas. While listening to the 28 songs, you watch notes sail down the neck of a guitar and then press the corresponding color at the right time, while also strumming.
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This sequel offers the same concept but includes all new songs, divided into "decades," as the name suggests: the '70s (e.g. Edgar Winter Group's "Free Ride"), the '80s (Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name"), the '90s (Blind Melon's "No Rain" and today's hits (Fall Out Boy's "The Take Over, The Breaks Over"). But the game also adds a couple of new features such as the ability to stream songs with the original Guitar Hero: On Tour and playing through one of three different solo career paths, each with their own story: Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Guitar Duel.
These new additions are welcomed, especially the former, as it essentially doubles the number of songs in the game so long as you have a friend nearby with the original Guitar Hero: On Tour. If you liked the original and didn't have a hard time pressing the relatively small buttons on the Guitar Grip accessory, then this sequel will deliver more fun for rockers on the go. It does feel like more of an add-on than a completely new game (available less than six months after the original!), but it still proves to be a good time.
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Released on 11/21/2008, price $$34.99, or $49.99 with accessory, online enabled
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Lyrics)
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Lyrics)
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Typical "Guitar Hero" fare
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
good music game
this is great for road trips and stuff like that
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Very Fun
It's not for little kids, but for older kids and up, this is a great game! The songs are good, for the most part, and it is very challenging. The controls are a little hard to get used to at first, but after a while you get the hang of it.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
its good
well i first i was HORRIBLE until i got the hang of it
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