The problem with Guitar Hero games is that the developers are often very limited to what they can do to improve on the previous game. Sure the original games were innovative but the problem they face (similarly with sports games) is how to improve something where the basic concept cant really change. For those unaware of the whole Guitar Hero concept, basically you get to become a rockstar in your very own home! The way it works is that when you are playing the game, across the screen are various buttons that need to be pushed. These correspond to the coloured buttons on the X-Box controller so as they appear on the screen, you push them! While that doesn't ...  Read the complete review

Rock on!!! OVERVIEW -- The Guitar Hero series originally began on the Playstation 2. After a couple of years, it became a successful music game that took the world by storm. As a result we got 1,2,3, Aerosmith, World Tour, Metallica and finally 5. Does this rock as hard as it's predecessors? Yes to be blunt. GRAPHICS -- Polsihed, exaggerated models of rockstars with a unique, punk layout for the menus. Almost archaic with the skulls and lightning. It suits the game nicely and still looks like a Guitar hero game. Only issue is the framerate; it's not as good as World Tour which was roughly 60 fps whilst 5 feels about 45 fps. Even so, grpahics look ...  Read the complete review

After buying 2 Guitar Hero titles prior to this I was expecting yet another great music-orientated rock-out of a game. I was not disappointed. With yet another great array and mixture of songs from famous artists such as Arctic Monkeys and Blink-182 just to name two, the game has a great lifespan. Career mode has been redeveloped with challenges now incorporated and when playing multiplayer, people can drop in and out at the touch of a button. For the first time also, you can now form a band online or locally with more than one of the same instrument. The rockstar creator has again been improved with a larger selection of custom instruments and hardware and more famous ..  Read the complete review

I am a huge guitar hero fan, it is probably my favourite game series and Guitar Hero 5 did not disapoint. This game features 85 songs from 83 different artists and of course there is plenty of songs to buy as extras on the marketplace for when you get bored. Song highlights include: -Sex on fire - Kings of Leon -The Rock show - Blink 182 -You give love a bad name - Bon Jovi -Sultans of Swing- Dire Straits -Plug in Baby - Muse -Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana And many others from artists such as Rush, Queen, Johnny Cash and the Arctic Monkeys, it appeals to all with a plethora of styles from funk to metal to pop. Although I do feel ...  Read the complete review

Guitar hero returns once again to our screens in 'guitar hero 5' Since the last version of it to come on to our screens there has been a few new features added in to the game. One thing which has been changed is the story mode, there is less of a story too it and more just playing the guitar and earning some stars. I was a little disappointed with the story mode in this game. There was nothing really to it in my opinion. It would have been better if there was still a story, or a bit of drama or something rather than just playing each song over and over again. one thing which has improved is the look of the game, it looks and feels like a little time ...  Read the complete review