Publisher:	Activision
Developer:	Neversoft
Released:	10 Oct 2008
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Delivering the largest on-disc set list in a music-rhythm game to-date, Guitar Hero World Tour is comprised entirely of master recordings from some of the greatestclassic and modern rock bands of all-time including Van Halen, LinkinPark, The Eagles, Sublime and many more. Additionally, the game willoffer significantly more localized downloadable music than ever beforeon all of the next-generation consoles. Budding rock stars will also begiven creative license to fully customize everything from theircharacters’ appearance and instruments to their band’s logo and albumcovers.

In addition to a newly designed more responsive guitar controller and microphone, Guitar Hero World Tour will deliver the most realistic drum experience ever in a video gamewith an authentic electronic drum kit. Featuring three drum pads, tworaised cymbals and a bass kick pedal, the drum controller combineslarger and quieter, velocity-sensitive drum heads with soft rubberconstruction to deliver authentic bounce back and is easy to set up,move, break down and store.

“Guitar Hero has set the standard for music-based gaming and with Guitar Hero World Tour and the game’s groundbreaking Music Studio, we are once againdelivering unprecedented innovation that has the potential torevolutionize consumer generated music, much in the same way that videosharing hubs have driven user generated video,” said Dusty Welch, Headof Publishing for RedOctane. “With the introduction of our advancedhigh-quality new wireless instruments, in-depth customization optionsand advanced online functionality, the game enables music fans andgamers globally to share in the most social and expressive musicexperience ever.”

Guitar Hero World Tour delivers more ways to play than ever before. Virtual musicians can liveout their rock and roll fantasies by playing either a singleinstrument, or any combination of instruments, in addition to the fullband experience. In addition to all of the online gameplay modes from Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour introduces Battle of the Bands mode which allows eight players to joinonline and challenge each other band-to-band to determine who is thebest of the best. In the Band modes, up to four players can jamtogether, online or off, as they progress through the game, and insingle-player Career Mode, players can jam on any of the instruments inbranching venue progression enabling them to rock out in the order oftheir choice.

The game’s innovative new Music Studio letsplayers express their musical creativity by giving them access to afull compliment of tools to create digital music from scratch,utilizing all of the instruments, and then play their compositions inthe game. Music creators will also be able to share their recordingswith their friends online through GHTunes™ where other gamers candownload their unique compositions and play them.Additionally, the game willoffer significantly more localized downloadable music than ever beforeon all of the next-generation consoles. Budding rock stars will also begiven creative license to fully customize everything from theircharacters’ appearance and instruments to their band’s logo and albumcovers.

In addition to a newly designed more responsive guitar controller and microphone, Guitar Hero World Tour will deliver the most realistic drum experience ever in a video gamewith an authentic electronic drum kit. Featuring three drum pads, tworaised cymbals and a bass kick pedal, the drum controller combineslarger and quieter, velocity-sensitive drum heads with soft rubberconstruction to deliver authentic bounce back and is easy to set up,move, break down and store.

“Guitar Hero has set the standard for music-based gaming and with Guitar Hero World Tour and the game’s groundbreaking Music Studio, we are once againdelivering unprecedented innovation that has the potential torevolutionize consumer generated music, much in the same way that videosharing hubs have driven user generated video,” said Dusty Welch, Headof Publishing for RedOctane. “With the introduction of our advancedhigh-quality new wireless instruments, in-depth customization optionsand advanced online functionality, the game enables music fans andgamers globally to share in the most social and expressive musicexperience ever.”

Guitar Hero World Tour delivers more ways to play than ever before. Virtual musicians can liveout their rock and roll fantasies by playing either a singleinstrument, or any combination of instruments, in addition to the fullband experience. In addition to all of the online gameplay modes from Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero World Tour introduces Battle of the Bands mode which allows eight players to joinonline and challenge each other band-to-band to determine who is thebest of the best. In the Band modes, up to four players can jamtogether, online or off, as they progress through the game, and insingle-player Career Mode, players can jam on any of the instruments inbranching venue progression enabling them to rock out in the order oftheir choice.

The game’s innovative new Music Studio letsplayers express their musical creativity by giving them access to afull compliment of tools to create digital music from scratch,utilizing all of the instruments, and then play their compositions inthe game. Music creators will also be able to share their recordingswith their friends online through GHTunes™ where other gamers candownload their unique compositions and play them.