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Guitar Hero 4 Song List

September 14th 2008 20:28
To be released in October, you may be interested in purchasing Guiater Hero 4 World Tour. Well, you may want to know what songs are going to be initially released with the game so that you can figureo ut if the game is worth it becuase I know that many people were slightly disappointed with the other Guitar Hero games because the songs weren't quite what they wanted.

Because Guitar Hero World Tour is going to have all the instruments, the game is a little less rock and a little more band and group oriented.

You can check out the current song list here


Check it out and make your own judgment about the game.

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Rock Band Gold Stars - Buddy Holly

August 2nd 2008 01:16
I've noticed that alot of songs on Rock Band are fairly easy to get 98-100% on expert for guitar but for some reason even when you get 100% on the song you sometimes don't get the gold stars to go with it. Generally gold stars is acheived through getting around one and a half of the 5 star score. For examply if you get 5 star with 100,000 points the gold star will be around 150,000. One of the songs i've seen that people are having problems with is Buddy Holly by Weezer

, I'm gonna tell you technique and tips on how to ALWAYS get gold stars on this song. From here on out, all colors will be abbreviated for quickness. Key= Green-G, Red-R, Yellow-Y, Blue-B, Orange-O. All Chords will be as they are seen on the screen, for a green red and blue chord it will simply say G-RB...got it? I will use 2 positions in reguards to where you left hand/fingers are positioned on the neck of the guitar, position 1 will be GRYB while position 2 will be RYBO with each of your four fingers on corresponding buttonsI sure hope so, cuz it doesn't get much simpler. So here we go.


Position 1 will work best for the Verse riff, while position 2 will be best for the chorus. You need to watch out at the end of the chorus riff there is a quick strum RB chord. The solo is a really basic solo that as long as you can do hammer on and pull off's properly you shouldn't have many problems with, i got a 97% on the song, didn't do very well on the solo, and still gold starred the song so as long as you do well with the verse/chorus riffs and use your overdrive properly you shouldn't have many problems. You're going to want to use your overdriver during the second verse, second chorus before the solo, and lastly during the last chorus riff after the solo, that will maximize your scoring. but make sure you have the Times4 Score multiplier after the solo before activating your overdrive. That should do it.

Rock On.
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Rock Band Gold Stars - Dirty Little Secret

July 26th 2008 01:34
I've noticed that alot of songs on Rock Band are fairly easy to get 98-100% on expert for guitar but for some reason even when you get 100% on the song you sometimes don't get the gold stars to go with it. Generally gold stars is acheived through getting around one and a half of the 5 star score. For examply if you get 5 star with 100,000 points the gold star will be around 150,000. One of the songs i've seen that people are having problems with getting 100% on but not "gettin' the gold" is Dirty Little Secret by The All American Rejects, I'm gonna tell you technique and tips on how to ALWAYS get 100% and gold stars on this song. From here on out, all colors will be abbreviated for quickness. Key= Green-G, Red-R, Yellow-Y, Blue-B, Orange-O. All Chords will be as they are seen on the screen, for a green red and blue chord it will simply say G-RB...got it? I will use 2 positions in reguards to where you left hand/fingers are positioned on the neck of the guitar, position 1 will be GRYB while position 2 will be RYBO with each of your four fingers on corresponding buttonsI sure hope so, cuz it doesn't get much simpler. So here we go.

First of all, Position 1 will work best for almost the entire song except where noted in here.

For the intro to the song you will be doing GY chords followed by blue with a Y,Y,R,Y,R,G ending, after that it's all basic chords that can be done from position one with ease, near the end of the first verse it's a good idea to switch to position 2 and have your index finger stretched so that you can hit the trip chord of YBO and then go back to position one for the chorus. The best time to start your overdrive EVERY time is during the chorus the first time you play the GYB chords that way you're getting the most "bang for your buck" The song is fairly simple after that but be sure to watch out for after the second chorus directly after the bridge there is a quick Y,B,O hammer on part that can mess some people up. For the solo the first half should be played in position 1 and then switched to position one before the orange notes start. Save that overdrive! The 3rd activation will be during the last chorus. You will probably have the gold stars already by now but don't lose that 100%! It'll make you feel better! At the end you have the same riff as the intro with a different chord of GR at the very end, and there ya go! I hope this will help some newcomers out there.

The score cutoff for 5 Stars is 106,484 and the Gold Star Cutoff is 161,801





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Rock Band 2 Opening Act

July 12th 2008 15:09


With the upcoming release of Guitar Hero World Tour, it only comes to reason that Rock Band would release another game. Well, Harmonix is releaseing Rock Band 2 Opening Act in September of this year, which is just 2 months before the release of World Tour.

The new Rock Band will be compatible with Rock Band 1, and you can still download songs with the first Rock Band after the release of the second.

You'll definitely want to consider the new innovations with the new instruments. Harmonix took into account all the feedback from the first set of insturments, and has made the new ones more realistic and quiet. There are even some aspects that make them more customizable.

Harmonix is even expanding the choice of insturments, which is suppoes to make the feel more realistic, as though you are in a real band.



Although, they have preserved the feel of the original Rock Band, they are making improvements with the characters and the customization tools.

Harmonix has increased the playlist and they feel that it is the strongest playlist out there, so you won't feel jipped with the number and types of songs available to play. They will be publishing new songs, packs, and albums every week.

You will see a large variety of songs and genres with the music. You will be very impressed with the innovations of the new game.
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Guitar Hero World Tour to be Released in Competition with Rock Band

June 22nd 2008 15:55
As I slightly touched on in "Get Your Last Glimpse of GH3 Before Guitar Hero 4 is Released," it's true a new Guitar Hero is supposed to be released in October of this year (2008). This is pretty surprising since they just released Guitar Hero 3 last October, but they do need something to compete with Rock Band, so the release isn't that surprising.

Last year, Guitar Hero 3 was released in October, and a few short months later, in December Rock Band was released, so you know Activision had to come up with something quick to compete with the high sales and popularity that Rock Band produced.

THE INSTRUMENTS

The Guitar
The new Guitar Hero has to introduce a cool, new guitar contoller. This one has more features such as the touch pad located on the neck. The touch sensitve strip allows you to alter the notes during sustains by sliding up and down the strip. It can also be used for tapping to play notes.

The back select button is made to look like the bridge of the guitar, and it's now easier to activate star power. The D-Pad now looks more like a knob. The overall body of the guitar is larger and more realistic.

The guitar is wireless and sleek, with an accelermeter and a custom faceplates.



The Drums
The drums are probably the biggest change, when comparing World Tour with Rock Band. Instead of 4 drum pads and a bass drum, you have 3 centered drum pads and 2 cymbals, which simulate 2 toms, 1 snare, 2 cymbals, and a bass drum. The cymbals are raised above the drum pads and are positioned on hinged swivels so that you can position them as you want. Each drum pad is 8 inches in diameter, so that you are more likely to hit them. Plus the whole set is wireless.

To activate star power, all you have to do is hit both cymbals at the same time... Pretty simple. Huh?

Another big difference between the two drum sets, is that the World Tour drum set is much quieter.



The Microphone
The microphone is pretty standard. It's wireless addition without any buttons. In order to get to the menus, you'll have to use the controller. In order to activate star power with the microphone, you don't have to wait for special sections; all you have to do is tap it or make a quick similar sound at any time in order to activate star power.


CUSTOMIZATION

World Tour brings back all of the characters from Guitar Hero 3 and a few from Guitar Hero 2, but what's the point in playing someone else when you can be a rockstar yourself. You can customize a character and watch yourself rock out on the screen.

The character customization lets you choose the sex of the character, the genre (goth, punk, rock, etc), age, body shape, and body build. You can get as detailed as the size of the jaw, chin, ears, mouth, and eyes. You can even adjust the shape of the eyebrows. Add makeup and choose your hairstyle and color. There are tons of options when you create your own character. This feature will definitely be a hit.

You can apply tattoos by piecing together shapes and icons so that you can make your own tattoo design. You can even take decals and customize your instruments.



THE GAME

So far the track list includes Linkin Park, Van Halen, Sublime - "Santeria", Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell", and the Foo Fighters - "Everlong," but Activision understands that a good track list is necessary for solid gameplay.

You will encounter boss battles as well as career mode and quick play action.

The tour mode is similar to Rock Band. You can tour various locations and play setlists.

MUSIC CREATOR

Another cool feature with Guitar Hero World Tour is the music creator. Although the game will include over 85 songs, Activision wanted to add something special and new to the game. You can create your own songs by laying out note track. All you have to do is play, and the game does the rest for you. But, if you want, you can get technical and go into the editor and play around manually.

Where the music creator is a sweet addition for the instruments- drums and guitar- you cannot create your own song with the vocals.



Even if you're just a beginner, you can quickly and easily create your own music and songs by using the wizard tool. You can select a premade base line and a drum loop, adjust the tempo, and the basics are there; all you have to do is customize the song. If you have problems with rhythm, you can lock your notes to the beat.

When you're finished creating your song, you can publish it to the GH tunes. At that point you can pick which tracks will be played by the different instruments, assign your own cover art customizing it with the decal editor, select a genre, and more. At that point, anyone can download and play your customized song. After they play the song for the first time, they'll be asked to rate it; at that point the ratings are sent to the servers and Activision will track which songs are the highest rated, the fastest chart movers, and the ones played the most.

You can save up to 100 songs that you've created yourself, and you can download up to 200 songs.

COST

If you're trying to figure out the costs, well they're not too high....

The guitar and the game
PS3 and Xbox 360: $99.99 and $59.99
PS2: $49.99 (game only)

The full bundle to include the guitar, drums, microphone, and the game
PS3, Xbox 360, Wii: $189.99
PS2: $179.99
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Get Your Last Glimpse of GH3 Before Guitar Hero 4 is Released

June 13th 2008 00:41

Guitar Hero 3 was released in October 2007. Japan, actually did not recieve the game until 2008; the month of the release depends on what version that was being released.

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