Abstract: Having focused on rock music for a number of years with the Guitar Hero series, in November 2009 Activision released a new game to please fans of pop music; Band Hero. IntroductionThe Guitar Hero video game series has been providing a rock music rhyth...
Abstract: If you feel like you just haven't gotten enough Guitar Hero this year, Activision has got you covered. After half a dozen games on multiple platforms, they've now branched the Hero franchise into three paths - the new ones are DJ Hero, which involve...
Abstract: 2009 has brought us a number of different "Hero" games, from the standard Guitar Hero 5 to DJ Hero to the portable Guitar Hero On Tour to the band-specific titles that keep popping up on the Nintendo DS. Clearly Guitar Hero has created a monster. But...
Abstract: Band Hero is a really great game, fans of the pop genre will love every song that was included in it. The only issue is that it is practically a clone of Guitar Hero 5 that was released two months ago with no real differences other than the songs inclu...
Abstract: Since launching in 2005, there have been over a dozen installments in the Guitar Hero series, which some have used as a prime example of Activision’s dedication to exploiting their most popular franchises. As one might expect, the numerous sequels and ...
Abstract: Band Hero is Guitar Hero 5 with pop songs. That is all you really need to know. All of the improvements to the modes and gameplay and presentation that were introduced in GH5 are present in Band Hero, which means it is a pretty darn good game as long a...
Published: 2009-11-04, Author: Chris Watters , cnet.com
Abstract: Just two months after the release of Guitar Hero 5, Activision has rolled out Band Hero. These two games are functionally the same, so Band Hero benefits from all the improvements that made Guitar Hero 5 so great, including the excellent new Party Play...
Party Play mode is welcoming and fun, All songs available from the start, Slick visuals, Jamming in the music studio is fun.
Fewer songs than Guitar Hero 5, Limited song downloading and importing functionality, Vocalists need controller to activate star power, Trimmedout lyrics aren't particularly inappropriate.
Band Hero makes fake plastic rock easy to pick up, family friendly, and a whole lot of fun. ...
