Guitar Hero 5

 PlayStation 3
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 94
  3. Negative: 32 out of 94
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  1. MikeC.
    Sep 6, 2009
    10
    Best music game to date. Looking at the track list when it was announced I was really dissappointed. But as I played the game I really had a great time, with or without my friends. Albeit, there is not a lot of people online once you do get on it works flawlessly, with minimal loading. The new features blew my mind, party mode was unbelievable fluid, dropping in and out worked as expected Best music game to date. Looking at the track list when it was announced I was really dissappointed. But as I played the game I really had a great time, with or without my friends. Albeit, there is not a lot of people online once you do get on it works flawlessly, with minimal loading. The new features blew my mind, party mode was unbelievable fluid, dropping in and out worked as expected and it was a lot of fun to just mess around and have a good time. Graphically the game surpassed Rock Band and I was really impressed by the visuals. Animations are fluid, even more so then Rock Band. If you love Rock Band, you'll love Guitar Hero 5, not a doubt in my mind.… Expand
  2. RobertC.
    Sep 1, 2009
    10
    Great music selection (all songs are unlocked from the start of the game) and being able to literally jump in and play from the title screen make this the best Guitar Hero yet. The graphics are also icing on the cake.
  3. tomnick
    Sep 24, 2009
    8
    Multiplayer is super easy to use. I love the fact that you can play every song in the game the second you pop the game in. Also, the career mode is extremely well done. Graphics rock, and the instrument is pretty solid.

    Best Guitar Hero made yet. Pretty excited about this release.
  4. MikeS.
    Sep 1, 2009
    10
    The best GH game to date, and if DLC doesn't disappoint in the coming month, we might have the best Band rythm game of all time on our hands. Truely stellar!
  5. SandeProElite
    Jan 5, 2012
    8
    The game has an updated engine making it feel much better to play the songs. The set list is pretty good and has some classic songs in it. Career mode is also newly designed with challenges for each song. The game also has improved band play allowing everyone to pick any instrument they want rather than needing to have a standard band.
  6. fateappointed
    Feb 3, 2014
    8
    Songs: 8 out of 10, Graphics: 7 out of 10, Fun: 8 out of 10, Controls: 8 out of 10, Ease to Learn: 7 out of 10, Length: 8 out of 10, Re-play: 8 out of 10, Value: 8 out of 10
  7. notmichael
    Jan 31, 2015
    9
    If you have a varied taste in music, then you'll love this. Endless replayability, the gameplay has been highly refined to approaching the perfect music game.
  8. Giero
    Jan 3, 2023
    9
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Awards & Rankings

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#27 Best PS3 Game of 2009
46
#46 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
92
#92 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. GameSpy
    90
    With Guitar Hero 5 Neversoft has finally found its "confidence." An assured nature to the game's new visual direction contrasts with the see-what-sticks "extreme" visual stylings of its predecessors, and with several new game modes Guitar Hero finally bests its direct competitor in ease of use and friendliness, in many respects.
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  2. GameZone
    80
    The setlist simply did not pull me into this game. There were some good tunes (Frampton rocks!), a couple of nice discoveries, but Guitar Hero is about the songs and while the gameplay, mechanics, and options are nicely handled, the track list failed to impress.
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  3. 1UP
    100
    The multiplayer is easier to jump into than Rock Band, but the game's more intense difficulty settings still provide a challenge for the plastic-instrument elitist. The franchise still has a long way to go to catch up to Rock Band's mind-bogglingly large library of downloadable songs, but, on the software side, GH5 is the current feature leader.
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