Wanna be a Rock Star?

It's time to rock out with your "guitar" out

It’s time to put away those old pots and pans that you used to bang on and annoy your parents with and upgrade to something else that could potentially annoy them even further. The undisputed best drunk party game has finally released the next installment of its series Guitar Hero: World Tour. This time around we get a different perspective by having a full band experience. The wireless drumset is way better than Rock Band’s “simon” rip-off and the new guitar feels better than anything else that’s out on the market right now.

This installment features an 86-song set that reaches from Linkin Park’s “What I’ve done” to Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold” and of course the “OMG this blows my mind!” shred-fest “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen. As the name implies the game is focused on hits from all over the world rather than the more recognizable tunes from Rock Band 2.

By far the most innovative feature this time is the Music Studio, Users can create content now using a suite of recording tools that is similar to the popular Pro Tools. The only problem is that it’s very complicated and robust, something a lot of people will give up after 10 minutes of trying. But for those of you who stick with it, good luck, the lack of lyrics and poor-quality of most user generated content has us skeptical about the whole thing. But hey I’ve been proven wrong before so why not do it again.

Overall the game looks a lot smoother than Guitar Hero III. The character animations are cleaner, the new instruments are more realistic, and the playlist is deep and robust. If you’re a fan of the series you’ve prolly already got it, and if you’ve never played Guitar Hero then we are glad you came out from underneath that rock you’ve been living under.

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