Guitar Hero World Tour

 Xbox 360
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 182 Ratings

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  1. Kluuz
    Aug 24, 2011
    6
    When Guitar Hero World Tour was announced I was stoked to the max, when I heard drums were added to the game also I wanted to cry. I waited anxiously for this game to come out, weeks passed and eventually came to the day of the release. I bought the full game bundle at midnight, came home and loaded up the first song. I was like okay, typical Guitar Hero..let's try the drums. The drumsWhen Guitar Hero World Tour was announced I was stoked to the max, when I heard drums were added to the game also I wanted to cry. I waited anxiously for this game to come out, weeks passed and eventually came to the day of the release. I bought the full game bundle at midnight, came home and loaded up the first song. I was like okay, typical Guitar Hero..let's try the drums. The drums were fun also, the setlist was great too, but not as great as the first 3 games. The engine just didn't feel comfortable, there's just something about this game I don't like, but I can't seem to get my finger on it. I hate the slider notes for one thing, the game is fairly easy on guitar, the drums bass pedal had like velcro on the bottom to keep it from sliding. The drums broke within a week by the way, and I never bought a new set. I went into band mode online, and it is atrocious. I never want to play online on that game ever. People lag out constantly, the game lags, sometimes the score meter screws up..it's just terrible. The game is iffy, I suggest looking into this game more before you buy it.… Expand
  2. TravisS.
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    Picked up the band bundle and what a mistake that was, right out of the box the drums dont work. from my bass pedal not registering hits to dropped notes on both the cymbals. The game itself could use a whole lot of polish if you ask me, the in game menus are horrible.. cant go up or down in the menus on the drumkit having to use the dpad can be a pain at times. On the positive side and Picked up the band bundle and what a mistake that was, right out of the box the drums dont work. from my bass pedal not registering hits to dropped notes on both the cymbals. The game itself could use a whole lot of polish if you ask me, the in game menus are horrible.. cant go up or down in the menus on the drumkit having to use the dpad can be a pain at times. On the positive side and there isnt many positives i would have to say my guitar is great works like it should unlike the drums. Also some of song selections are lots of fun to play. All in all i wish i could return it for a refund. Next time i wont be so impaitient and wait for reviws from users and whatnot.… Expand
  3. ConnorC.
    Oct 26, 2008
    5
    Offers no reason to buy over Rock Band, and the only way it will sell is by its name. Terrible song creator and an overall rehash of GHIII, which wasn't great to begin with
  4. Allen
    Oct 26, 2008
    5
    Guitar: Extended Sustains: cool in theory/semifun in actuality. Half the time one of these show up you don't even realize it and you'll end up letting go of the fret too early so you lose a lot of points. Solo Sequences: I didn't have access to a touch pad so I had to play these on a RB1 Strat. You do not have to strum and it seems like the timing window is a lot looser Guitar: Extended Sustains: cool in theory/semifun in actuality. Half the time one of these show up you don't even realize it and you'll end up letting go of the fret too early so you lose a lot of points. Solo Sequences: I didn't have access to a touch pad so I had to play these on a RB1 Strat. You do not have to strum and it seems like the timing window is a lot looser during these sequences. Overall: pretty much the same loose window as GH3 with a tighter HO/PO window. Bass: Open note strums: Again cool in theory/semi fun in acutality. Some of the songs are charted for these pretty well and it adds an extra bit of difficulty to the game for a typically "boring" instrument. One weird thing I've noticed is the fact that you can HO/PO these open note strums. How this makes any sense I have no idea, but it's there. (check out Today on bass). If the note charts are bad these just become a mess. B.Y.O.B. is an example of this. It's just really awkward to read and you'll probably fail out because of it. Drums: (played on rb1 drums) Overall pretty good I guess. The solo sections where you can go freestyle for points are unnecessary and generally sound bad/screw with bandmates. Activating starpower is a pain as you have to hit yellow and blue together for a 33% chance of it activating starpower. You'll probably end up breaking streak trying to get it to work. Drum rolls (looks like a sustain on guitar) are different, but I'd probably rather have them charted than a random game of chance. Vocals: Overall feels like it was tacked on due to necessity. There are no options for adjusting sensitivity or volumes like you have in rockband. Have fun trying to match the vocals because you can't hear them! Sometimes you'll be changing pitches like crazy and the comet will stay dead center breaking your streak. There is no way to judge how well you did on a section other than seeing your combo meter go up afterwards. Xbox Live: Really bad overall, there are no ways to setup a private game. If you want to play with you're friend coop, you'll have to at least make an attempt to invite a pubby first. There is no way to moderate your game, so if that pubby does not want to leave you can't kick them. One huge oversight that they've made is forcing you to select your difficulty before a song is chosen. Even doing so requires you to check a submenu of a menu choice that you'll probably forget to check or overlook the first time you play, forcing you to play on medium. During the song selection you have no idea of what the host/roulette winner is picking. Also expect to play Beat It or Satch Boogie at least once when you play on live. Overall I give the game a 5.5/10. It had some neat ideas, but the entire presentation just falls flat. I might seem like a rockband fanboy but you can't just overlook a bunch of things that other games did correctly. Playing this game feels more like a chore than it is having fun.… Expand
  5. CalebH.
    Oct 27, 2008
    7
    Albeit, behind Rock Band and obviously influenced by it, GHWT gives players a good time while offering a few new experiences. Even with all the extra goodies and the new peripherals, GHWT has to work the kinks out to even compete with Rock Band's solid fanbase. To put it in an extremely weird way, GHWT came late to the party, and brought his famous Macaroni & Cheese, but Rock Band Albeit, behind Rock Band and obviously influenced by it, GHWT gives players a good time while offering a few new experiences. Even with all the extra goodies and the new peripherals, GHWT has to work the kinks out to even compete with Rock Band's solid fanbase. To put it in an extremely weird way, GHWT came late to the party, and brought his famous Macaroni & Cheese, but Rock Band had arrived on time and everyone had already eaten. Make sense? I thought so.… Expand
  6. BrianB.
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    If Rock Band 2 didn't exist, this game would be awesome. In comparison to Rock Band 2, this game fails spectacularly. All of the reviews except for IGN's are probably payed reviews. There is no way that anyone who has played rock band 2 could possible think this game is as good or better. Do not buy this, you will regret it.
  7. zacks.
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    Its just not as fun as rock band.. I used to be a guitar hero fan. I played 1 and i beat the hell out of 2. But Ever since rock band came out guitar hero has kind of fallen from stardom. World tour is basically a rip off of rock band. but then again anything would be if they added drums. Also the track list is really bad for world tour. There are a few good ones but they just dont fit. I Its just not as fun as rock band.. I used to be a guitar hero fan. I played 1 and i beat the hell out of 2. But Ever since rock band came out guitar hero has kind of fallen from stardom. World tour is basically a rip off of rock band. but then again anything would be if they added drums. Also the track list is really bad for world tour. There are a few good ones but they just dont fit. I was really looking forword to this game... and now i have lost 6 hours of my life that i could of used to play rock band...… Expand
  8. MartinS.
    Oct 28, 2008
    6
    I don't know what happened to this game . I mean pick up Guitar Hero 3 play it through and notice the polish on it . The difficulty of GH3 got better then GH2 and it was a natural progression where you would be challenged more and evolving. Now rip open Guitar Hero World Tour , okay the drums and band stuff was to be expected , i mean they needed to stay competitive in rhythm based I don't know what happened to this game . I mean pick up Guitar Hero 3 play it through and notice the polish on it . The difficulty of GH3 got better then GH2 and it was a natural progression where you would be challenged more and evolving. Now rip open Guitar Hero World Tour , okay the drums and band stuff was to be expected , i mean they needed to stay competitive in rhythm based games and it makes sense. If you go back to soley playing guitar you notice a few things . The Hard Setting is slower then it used to be . I don't know what happened to the design of everything in the game from interfaces to gameplay it seems like im playing a mobile version of the game. It just down right looks horrible. It plays as one user mentioned , either to hard or too easy. Going back to the visuals its like they took major steps back , the in game interface is so dull and bland and just plays like utter crap compared to the previous installments its actually scary to think where they were mentally while they were rushing this out to contend with Rock Band. Rock band to me is a different game in a lot of ways , the guitar play to me was always kinda weak . Guitar Hero always had it nailed but now i don't know what to think. All that and the track list often feels like its exactly like Rock Band 2 ???!! what gives ? Anyways , i had a copy in my hand ready to purchase , instead i played it at a friends house and THANK GOD i did that or i would be trying to sell a used copy of Guitar Hero World Tour on Ebay or Craigslist and the thought of that is dreadfull enough. I think when Neversoft put their hands on this they blew it big time ... They shouldn't have played with a working formula , i think in the end this starts to shed light that rhythm games might be dying off sooner then you think. Even Rock Band 2 to me seems like it cut some corners and again ive never like the speed of the game , i wonder why Guitar Hero would go that route with GH3 being such a success.… Expand
  9. Nathan
    Nov 2, 2008
    6
    while a fun game to play sadly it's just not rock band it has some amazing character customization features but it's just not as enjoyable to play. if it had come out a year ago Harmonix would of had a run for their money but with rock band 2 out this game feels like it's just fallen short of the mark the drums are much less responcive then they need to be and it feels like while a fun game to play sadly it's just not rock band it has some amazing character customization features but it's just not as enjoyable to play. if it had come out a year ago Harmonix would of had a run for their money but with rock band 2 out this game feels like it's just fallen short of the mark the drums are much less responcive then they need to be and it feels like red octane is throwing extra notes in just to make it harder.… Expand
  10. AnonymousFTW
    Nov 4, 2008
    6
    Good not great. As a first effort, it doesn't even compare to the first Rock Band, let alone the refined second iteration. Easier than GH3 overall, which I think is better for the group in general, but the whole HUD is confusing/counter-intuitive. Maybe that's just me, though. I'll stick to my already 200+ track RB2 library, thanks.
  11. AnonymousFTW
    Nov 4, 2008
    7
    On Guitar Hero: World Tour:
    - John Mccain could have picked a better tracklist. And he's 200 years old.
    - Barack Obama could have picked a better tracklist. And he'd CHANGE some of the gameplay flaws. - Michael J. Fox could have picked a better tracklist. Even though he'd accidentally add in the wrong songs b/c of Parkinson's, they'd still be better than    On Guitar Hero: World Tour:
    - John Mccain could have picked a better tracklist. And he's 200 years old.
    - Barack Obama could have picked a better tracklist. And he'd CHANGE some of the gameplay flaws.
    - Michael J. Fox could have picked a better tracklist. Even though he'd accidentally add in the wrong songs b/c of Parkinson's, they'd still be better than Activision's picks.
    - My dog Fluffy could have picked a better tracklist. Though I don't agree with his choice of "Who Let the Dogs Out," it would still be better than Activision's.
    - Jon Stewart could have picked a better tracklist. And spent the next 29 minutes making bad jokes. Colbert FTW!
    - Sarah Palin could have picked a better tracklist. And she can see Russia from her house!
    - Chuck Norris could have picked a better tracklist. And roundhouse-kicked Activision in the face.
    - Microsoft could have picked a better tracklist. Though "How Could This Happen to Me?" was obviously inspired by the Vista release.
    - Google could have picked a better tracklist. And streamlined the menus.
    - Ron Paul could have picked a better tracklist. But CRAZY train he'd keep. (I <3 Ron Paul)
    - Vegeta could have picked a better tracklist. And it would be OVER 9000 times better.
    - Xzibit could have picked a better tracklist. SUP DAWG. WE HEARD YOU LIKE BAD TRACK LISTS SO WE PUT GH:WT IN YO CAR SO YOU CAN BREAK YO DRUMS WHILE YOU DRIVE.
    - Harmonix could have picked a better tracklist. AND THEY DID    … Expand
  12. DariusGreen
    Dec 13, 2008
    5
    Too many similar songs as Rock Band 2, the guitar peripheral strum bar sticks and is basically unusable (what happened to quality, my first GH guitar on the PS2 still works flawlessly?), and the drum kit was hot glued together, rather than soldered. Mine, like so many others, died on me after a few hours of game play. Getting an RMA processed through Activision is enough to make you wantToo many similar songs as Rock Band 2, the guitar peripheral strum bar sticks and is basically unusable (what happened to quality, my first GH guitar on the PS2 still works flawlessly?), and the drum kit was hot glued together, rather than soldered. Mine, like so many others, died on me after a few hours of game play. Getting an RMA processed through Activision is enough to make you want to kill someone. While there are some nice features, such as the way it tracks singing and the drumming imo is much better than Rock Band (and insanely fun until the pad breaks and you have to go through the hassle of replacing it), the overall feel of the game, track list, lack of importing prior GH games, contrived character customization, and poor quality of instruments are disappointing. For $189 you could get Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2, Dead Spce and a 1600 point card for Bionic Commando and something else.… Expand
  13. JaredB.
    Oct 26, 2008
    7
    This is a good game, but unfortunately you can't review this type of game in a bubble anymore. Rock Band 2 is the more polished and all around better game. For consumers who can only afford one band game this fall/winter, you should go with Rock Band 2. If you can afford both, this is still worth picking up. I'm having a lot of fun with it, but ultimately I have a small laundry This is a good game, but unfortunately you can't review this type of game in a bubble anymore. Rock Band 2 is the more polished and all around better game. For consumers who can only afford one band game this fall/winter, you should go with Rock Band 2. If you can afford both, this is still worth picking up. I'm having a lot of fun with it, but ultimately I have a small laundry list of nitpicks (interface problems etc.) that knock this down from a 9 or an 8.… Expand
  14. Ben
    Oct 27, 2008
    5
    The hardware is great, the setlist is great, it should be a no brainer purchase right? Wrong. The presentation is embarrassingly amateur and tries way too hard. Playlists seem to be grouped neither by style nor difficulty. Vocals seem to be added as an afterthought -- there's no noise cancellation, and singing hard 's' and 'p' sounds can cause the game to register The hardware is great, the setlist is great, it should be a no brainer purchase right? Wrong. The presentation is embarrassingly amateur and tries way too hard. Playlists seem to be grouped neither by style nor difficulty. Vocals seem to be added as an afterthought -- there's no noise cancellation, and singing hard 's' and 'p' sounds can cause the game to register you as being offkey. Many of the notecharts are boring and not fun to play, and towards the end of the game, overcharted. Like GH3, the game is sloppy in its note detection -- strum notes can be played way too early but non-strum notes can't. It's not nearly as bad as "Rock Revolution", but its definitely no Rock Band 2 either.… Expand
  15. conorbobonor
    Oct 7, 2010
    7
    Generally speaking the game is very fun to play. There is a reasonable amount of variaty in song choice and the boundle set is fun to use with friends and even if you feel like trying all the instruments. The career is very average as it gets quite boring if you have to do a gig that include songs you arnt really intrested in. If you want my advice I say play quickplay and online with yourGenerally speaking the game is very fun to play. There is a reasonable amount of variaty in song choice and the boundle set is fun to use with friends and even if you feel like trying all the instruments. The career is very average as it gets quite boring if you have to do a gig that include songs you arnt really intrested in. If you want my advice I say play quickplay and online with your friends to get the best experiance.… Expand
  16. fuyuyuki
    Sep 7, 2020
    7
    not bad, but you're not missing much if you miss out on this entry in the franchise

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#18 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#34 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 67
  3. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. IGN
    79
    A fun title, to be sure, but it's also a disappointment in a lot of respects. A number of things it tries to accomplish were already done better in Rock Band, which you might figure would have provided a simple blueprint to be followed and expanded up, but that's not the case.
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  2. 1UP
    91
    Guitar Hero delivers exactly the things I want out of a rhythm game: great peripherals and fun-to-play music. It's not perfect, but I have a great time whenever I turn it on -- and that's what's most important.
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  3. VideoGamer
    90
    Okay, so the main bulk of it is yet another rendition of a game we all know by now, but it's easily the best rendition of that game that we've seen so far. When you factor in the Music Studio and all the creative doors that it opens, it's clear that this is by far and away the best rhythm game available on the market today.
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