A First Look: Gh World Tour (All Instruments Up)

Guitar Hero 4 (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
- Create a song. Although these exclude vocals due to storage and possible copyright issues.
- You'll be able to name your song as well as creating album art. After you've done all that you can upload it to GH Tunes where anyone can download it.
- You'll be limited to 5 songs at first. But depending on the ratings you get you'll possibly be able to upload 10 or more.
- The song sharing mode will be in the Wii and PS2 versions also, but GI says it's unlikely that it'll be as robust as the PS3 and 360 versions.
- Drums, bass, vocals guitar
- Create a rocker
- Create a guitar and drums
- All songs will be master tracks
- They don't want to discuss specifics on track listing out of fear of being scooped by the competition. However they confirmed 4 bands: Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime.
- A new guitar designed by Red Octane that includes a new input mechanic that'll "impact the way you play GH in the future".
- GI saw see through notes while playing that Neversoft said was the new input mechanic and that they were trying to patent.


Instruments

-There will be a new guitar, bass, microphone, and drum kit
-Guitars are no longer licensed by Gibson and are custom made
-The interviewer noticed "clear notes" that may indicate a new guitar mechanic
-Unique bass controller
-USB Microphone
-Drum kit has 3 pads, 2 raised cymbal pads, and a bass pedal. The pads supposedly can detect how hard you hit them.

-There is no word on whether Rock Band instruments will be compatible or vice/versa. However, this seems unlikely because of the non-compatibility issues in GH3 and the fact that the drum set has a different number of pads.


Tracks

-There are supposed to be "more tracks than in any rhythm game ever", and the interviewer mentions "at least 70"
-The Neversoft employee claims all tracks will be masters
-Van Halen, Eagles, Linkin Park, and Sublime are confirmed to have tracks in the game.
-Dream Theater is mentioned, but not confirmed to have a song.


Character/Instrument Creator

-Have the ability to create rockers, instruments, and logos, much like in Tony Hawk
-The classic GH characters are also available


Career Mode

-There will be a world-tour style career mode where you choose a location and tracks you want to play at that venue, similar to Rock Band
-Unlike Rock Band, the interviewee claimed that you will "never be playing the same tracks over and over"
-There are separate career modes for at least guitar, bass, and drum (possibly vocals)
-The drum tour will add "drum solo" sections where the camera zooms in on a drummer and allows a freestyle solo

Music Creator

-Jam Over mode - you can go into an on-disc song and remix the sounds with a free form jam, much like in Amplitude. This mode will not include vocals.
-After creating the remix, you can return to normal play mode and play the new note chart.

-Advanced Studio mode - a program, said to be like Apple's Garage Band, that will allow you to create your own music tracks, along with note charts for them
-Has an editor for guitar which can reportedly do electric or acoustic notes with a variety of sound effects, one for drums that has a normal drum kit along with Latin percussion instruments, and a keyboard editor that you can use to replace vocal tracks (which are not supported, for copyright and data storage issues)
-Each person will be allowed to upload 5 tracks, and if you receive positive reviews, you may be able to up load 10 or more



-The new "Easy Rhythm" mode for kids and newbies, where instead of having to push in frets, you simply strum along to the wide bars that are normally used for the bass drum.
-The old guitar controllers will still work. However, they say that you might miss out on some of the new play mechanics.
-The boss battles are back, but they've been altered significantly. They are less about attacking and more about playing the song back and forth.
-Their will be more special guest (real artists), but no one has been announced.
-Every instrument is wireless out of the box.
-Star power for the drums can be activated at any time by crashing both cymbals at once.
-GH3 Battle Mode is still in the game, but it's only for multiplayer and online now
-The wide bars will be used during the bass segments to signify "open string", meaning that you strum without pushing in a fret, adding a new spin to how the bass is played.

Its games like these that....just make life worth living.

and pie.

Yea i just wish they could have kept it classic. Just the guitar. Its Guitar Hero not BAND Hero.

What about Chocolate?

Teh Green Llama wrote:

Yea i just wish they could have kept it classic. Just the guitar. Its Guitar Hero not BAND Hero.

What about Chocolate?

Yeah, I understand what you mean. It'll be cool to have the drums and stuff to, though. I think the new thing they added to the guitar is a distortion pedal or a button on the guitar for distortion.

Chocolate is good on certain occasions.

CHOCOLATE IS ALWAYS GOOD

Oh look it's Rock Band 2!

so far i think gh4 is going to be good and all but yeah like cheesecake head it's pretty much rockband 2.

Mein Name ist Käsekuchenkopf nicht!!!!

Dynamic Cheesecake wrote:

Mein Name ist Käsekuchenkopf nicht!!!!

Damn it i wish i knewevery language so i know hwat your saying Anyway Atleast custom songs don't require forus to hack and shit.

Bucket-Face25 wrote:

Dynamic Cheesecake wrote:

Mein Name ist Käsekuchenkopf nicht!!!!

Damn it i wish i knewevery language so i know hwat your saying Anyway Atleast custom songs don't require forus to hack and shit.

He said his name in german or Deutsch

my name ist not cheesecake head


riiight.

Teh Green Llama wrote:

He said his name in german or Deutsch

Redundant much?

Dynamic Cheesecake wrote:

Oh look it's Rock Band 2!

sigged.

On topic- I do indeed have RB 1, no need for 2. If the songs are good, it's all I am getting. No more drum kits thnk u vry mch

¯\(°)o)/¯

GH: World Tour Super Bundle

* Xbox360 - $189.99
* PS3 - $189.99
* Wii - $189.99
* PS2 – $179.99

GH: World Tour Guitar Bundle

* Xbox360 - $99.99
* PS3 - $99.99
* Wii - $99.99
* PS2 – $89.99

GH: World Tour Software Sku

* Xbox360 - $59.99
* PS3 - $59.99
* Wii - $49.99
* PS2 – $49.99

some pricing info has leaked.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/05/23/guitar-hero-world-tour-pricing-bundles-leaked

Teh Yellow Weasel wrote:

GH: World Tour Super Bundle

* Xbox360 - $189.99
* PS3 - $189.99
* Wii - $189.99
* PS2 – $179.99

GH: World Tour Guitar Bundle

* Xbox360 - $99.99
* PS3 - $99.99
* Wii - $99.99
* PS2 – $89.99

GH: World Tour Software Sku

* Xbox360 - $59.99
* PS3 - $59.99
* Wii - $49.99
* PS2 – $49.99

some pricing info has leaked.
http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/05/23/guitar-hero-world-tour-pricing-bundles-leaked

Not bad prices probably becuase it comes with a bass controller

Kristoph Gavin2 wrote:

CHOCOLATE IS ALWAYS GOOD

if you only knew what kind of chocolate i was referring to. its an inside joke.

The game is now called World Tour.

Teh Green Llama wrote:

Kristoph Gavin2 wrote:

CHOCOLATE IS ALWAYS GOOD

if you only knew what kind of chocolate i was referring to. its an inside joke.

We not that kind of chocolate then.

Kristoph Gavin2 wrote:

Teh Green Llama wrote:

Kristoph Gavin2 wrote:

CHOCOLATE IS ALWAYS GOOD

if you only knew what kind of chocolate i was referring to. its an inside joke.

We not that kind of chocolate then.

GHCity wrote:

The game is now called World Tour.

lol, pretty much what cheesecake said.

Guitar Hero: World Tour a.k.a. Rock Band 2

With extra cheese.

this game will just be awesome
but why wouldthey al it Guitar Hero 4 wn they have drums and vocals?
it should be called Rock Band 2 just with the makers of Guitar and shit

siryank26 wrote:

this game will just be awesome
but why wouldthey al it Guitar Hero 4 wn they have drums and vocals?
it should be called Rock Band 2 just with the makers of Guitar and shit

Ignorant people listen up!

They are keeping the name "Guitar Hero" in the title for certain OBVIOUS REASONS.

Changing it now, which would not only be stupid, but catastrophic for the sales. Renaming it just because there was an addition of drums and vox is pointless, seeing as how the game still focuses on the guitar.

Some of you may think "focuses on" means "lack of anything other than".


Second, naming it Rock Band 2 "just with the makers of Guitar and shit" would be Copyright Infringement. They "stole" the brand name of another product( Rock Band, by Harmonix, WHO SPLIT FROM Activision), and the possibility, nay, the inevitability of being sued by Harmonix.

Thank you

Tits or gtfo...

watever the name
this game is till gonna be ballin'
possibly Game of the Year

siryank26 wrote:

watever the name
this game is till gonna be ballin'
possibly Game of the Year

It would be a big surprise, seeing as how Grand Theft Auto IV has already basically stolen the spot.