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A power chord of Guitar Hero 5 reviews!
by Mike Dunn
The season of rock descends once again upon us, and the first one out of the gate is Activision's Guitar Hero 5. With new customizable game options and a cavalcade of famous musicians such as Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash, Guitar Hero 5 is not a game to be overlooked. The cool part is that we've covered all three! Click on the box art for all of the details.
It is clear that the folks at Neversoft listened intently to the feedback we gave them. They've read the forums, and they've made the changes that we all wanted to see. While some of the features come off half baked as they aren't applied globally, most of the improvements add up to something greater than their individual parts. The animation, lip synch, graphic improvements, vocal modes, new multiplayer modes, and the addition of Party Play add up to a product that is more than the shiny track pack that some folks might expect. Now if only I can convince them to let me transfer the Tool tracks and Pull Me Under over...
When looked at individually, the changes present in Guitar Hero 5 really aren’t enough to justify the cost of a full game. When taken collectively though, almost all the minor annoyances that we were able to ignore in previous titles have been addressed and the new competitive modes make an already great multiplayer game even better. With a robust music store that already has a solid amount of content and the ability to import songs from Guitar Hero: World Tour for a nominal fee, this is a title with a whole lot of polish. If you’re looking for a party game that everyone can enjoy, or if you haven’t looked at Guitar Hero in a while, you should definitely check this one out.
So all this is great, but I have to throw out all that other stuff I've already got dont I? Absolutely not! Your downloadable content from GH World Tour will be made compatible when you install Guitar Hero 5! So, to recap: There's a crisper and more friendly GUI. There's a new wide selection of mostly great songs. You have loads of freedom to come and go from the stage as you please AND its backwards-compatible with Guitar Hero World Tour.
That is win.
