Guitar Hero out on iPhone now

Unlike most of the music games on the iPhone, you can actually use the multitouch screen to "strum," in a minimal imitation of the game's guitar controller. The game also offers up customizable rockers, and it's Facebook-connected as well. The soundtrack is pretty impressive, too, although the pickings are slim without in-app purchases. There are six songs to play right away, from Queen to Rolling Stones to Weezer, and then you can buy various 3-packs of songs from different bands like Protest the Hero and Vampire Weekend.
The app itself is priced at just US$2.99, so it looks like Activision is aiming to compete with the $6.99 Rock Band by going cheap and making it up on the in-app purchases. Which is actually not a bad idea -- this way, you only have to pay for the songs that you want rather than a big song list that you're not interested in.
Otherwise, the app seems like a respectable version of the console game on Apple's handheld. It's a little late, given that competitors have all released their own versions already, but it's priced and featured accordingly. If you've still got room for another music game on your iPhone, it's worth checking out.
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Wait, isn't Guitar Hero out for the iPhone already? I guess it wasn't (competitor Rock Band came out months ago), but as of the keynote...
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June 09 2010 at 6:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThere's just too few songs with this game. And like with Rock Band, I just don't find a lot of fun with these types of games without the custom controllers. Fun, but not essential or anything.
http://www.professorhobo.com/2010/05/31/benefits
Will someone please make one of these apps landscape.
I hate holding my hands so closed together with my thumbs arched.
It's painful to play tap tap revenge because of this, and I'm sure this will be the same.
If you Guitar Hero doesn't have enough songs for you, you should check out Tap Studio PRO. Over 44,000 song taps in the online Tap Vault you can play with your music! Or make your own. :)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tap-studio-pro/id353933710?mt=8
US store only. that's stupid
June 08 2010 at 2:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe game is pretty awesome. Some stuff confused me at first but now I've cleared those up. For example: The whammy is used by sliding your finger across the bottom buttons after tapping down a sustained note and you don't have to hold your finger down on a sustained note but if you do you can earn some star power (the blue meter).
The slide notes are pretty awesome and I think the game in general just feels better than the TTR games.
I really have to agree with you Pete, the game is awesome but when it comes to guitar, I prefer the real thing, check out some of the best ways out there to learn: http://www.gogoguitars.com/online-guitar-lessons
June 23 2010 at 7:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe game is fine, but it is really bad value. At least with Rock Band you get a whole bunch more songs with the original purchase, as well as a fair bit of free (and paid) DLC.
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