Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

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  • Summary: Guitar Hero Smash Hits takes the most exciting, recognizable and fun to play music from genre-defining titles Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which were previously available for guitar-only in-game play, and delivers themGuitar Hero Smash Hits takes the most exciting, recognizable and fun to play music from genre-defining titles Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, which were previously available for guitar-only in-game play, and delivers them as a compelling and dynamic full band experience. Featuring 48 master recordings, Guitar Hero Smash Hits delivers exciting online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands,: which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. Players' rock n' roll fantasies turn to realities as they create their rocker, compose original music and share it with the world through the innovative Music Studio, GHTunesSM and robust Rock Star Creator gameplay modes first introduced in Guitar Hero World Tour. The tracklist includes: Killer Queen (Queen), I Love Rock N Roll (Joan Jett and The Blackhearts), Bark At The Moon (Ozzy), Them Bones (Alice in Chains), Killing in the Name (Rage Against The Machine), Message In A Bottle (The Police), Carry On My Wayward Son (Kansas) Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd), I Wanna Rock (Twisted Sister), Nothin But A Good Time (Poison), Barracuda (Heart), Through the Fire and Flames (DragonForce). [Activision]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Game Chronicles
    100
    Smash Hits was just the breath of fresh recycled air that we needed.
  2. Extreme Gamer
    84
    Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is the perfect compilation disc to pick up if you have missed some of the other editions along the way.
  3. GameFocus
    80
    With Guitar Hero 5 shipping in less than three months and being touted as “the ultimate Guitar Hero experience”, it’s a bit odd that Activision decided to offer this compilation on a retail disc instead of going with the downloadable content model. Still, any fan of Guitar Hero won’t overlook the fact that you can now play the most popular tracks of the franchise with more than one instrument and won’t hesitate to add the game to their game collection.
  4. GamePro
    70
    I didn't expect Guitar Hero Smash Hits to dramatically change what has become a tried-and-true formula, but I definitely anticipated a better value proposition than this.
  5. GamesRadar+
    70
    If these (songs) seem a little tired to you or you don’t want to pay for the whole collection, maybe just hold off and see if these make their way into the online shop eventually.
  6. Gamers' Temple
    68
    It's good to see the return of some old favorites from previous Guitar Hero games, but this whole thing should really have been released online as downloadable tracks.
  7. GameShark
    42
    Unless you’ve never played the first game or just have to have the vocal and drum parts included, there’s almost nothing here you can’t get by looking for a cheap deal buying Guitar Hero II or III separately.

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  1. Andjelico
    Nov 6, 2014
    8
    It is a really great setlist for a full band, and drums or vocals can't be played on these old Guitar Heroes. The graphics are great on thisIt is a really great setlist for a full band, and drums or vocals can't be played on these old Guitar Heroes. The graphics are great on this game, but the good old classic appearance on Guitar Hero 1, 2, 80's and 3 are much better.

    Remember that Guitar Hero 1, 2 and 80's don't exist on Playstation 3, so i think it was very positive that they made the Greatest Hits setlist on this console.    … Expand
  2. Andjelico95
    May 30, 2015
    8
    It is a really great setlist for a full band, and drums or vocals can't be played on these old Guitar Heroes. The graphics are great on thisIt is a really great setlist for a full band, and drums or vocals can't be played on these old Guitar Heroes. The graphics are great on this game, but the good old classic appearance on Guitar Hero 1, 2, 80's and 3 are much better.

    Remember that Guitar Hero 1, 2 and 80's don't exist on Playstation 3, so i think it was very positive that they made the Greatest Hits setlist on this console.

    You can have much fun with this game, especially with your friends!    … Expand
  4. SandeProElite
    Jan 5, 2012
    8
    The game has songs from the classic old Guitar Hero titles when the game had only guitar as the instrument remastered into full band play.The game has songs from the classic old Guitar Hero titles when the game had only guitar as the instrument remastered into full band play. Game has a great setlist that has everything from alternative rock to metal. Mastering all the instruments takes time but is very rewarding.… Expand
  5. ces_monkey
    Aug 26, 2020
    7
    If you've played other Guitar Hero games, you know what to expect. The soundtrack on this one favors heavy metal music over any other genre,If you've played other Guitar Hero games, you know what to expect. The soundtrack on this one favors heavy metal music over any other genre, especially as you progress to the later stages of the campaign. All of the songs here appeared in previous Guitar Hero Games. I guess that's why they're "Hits".… Expand

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#85 Best PS3 Game of 2009