Guitar Hero, the franchise that made guitar games popular on Western shores, is most definitely back. It's brought the entire band along, too. That's right, the entire band. Faced by the multi-instrument challenge to the music game throne that is the Rock Band series, Activision and RedOctane opted to feature not only guitar and bass in Guitar Hero World Tour, but also to throw in drums and vocals. The guitar has had a bit of an overhaul, too, with (among other things) a touch-sensitive pad on the neck of the guitar to produce a range of effects such as finger-tapping guitar solos and all kinds of slides to produce effects on sustained notes that are quite different to those of the whammy bar. Of course, it wouldn't be much of a competition if Activision and RedOctane were just scrambling to catch up with Rock Band. They've opted to escalate matters, too. The primary weapon in their offensive arsenal is a music studio. The studio features a deep tool set that will enable virtuosos to get their creations just how they want them. For the more casual player, however, there will be the option to just play other folk's creations through GH Tunes. World Tour features deep customisation modes, with players able to refine their avatar with dozens of sliders, clothing, hairstyles - even tattoos. If you aren't satisfied with being able to deck out your character, you'll be able to refine the look of your in-game instrument, too. On the guitar, for example, you can choose everything from the neck right down to the scratch plate. Then, of course, there's the track list. The game ships with upwards of 80 songs, ranging from the laid-back strumming of Willie Nelson's On the Road Again to the frenetic, blistering fury of System of a Down's B.Y.O.B. You can see the full list right below these words... 311 - Beautiful Disaster 30 Seconds To Mars - The Kill Airbourne - Too Much Too Young The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man Anouk - Good God The Answer - Never Too Late At The Drive-In - One Armed Scissor Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn Beatsteaks - Hail to the Freaks Billy Idol - Rebel Yell Black Label Society - Stillborn Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Weapon of Choice blink-182 - Dammit Blondie - One Way or Another Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Hollywood Nights Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire Coldplay - Shiver Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend The Cult - Love Removal Machine Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain The Doors - Love Me Two Times Dream Theater - Pull Me Under The Eagles - Hotel California The Enemy - Aggro Filter - Hey Man, Nice Shot Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way Foo Fighters - Everlong The Guess Who - American Woman Hush Puppies - You're Gonna Say Yeah! Interpol - Obstacle 1 Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze (Live) Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary Jimmy Eat World - The Middle Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie Kent - Vinternoll2 Korn - Freak On A Leash Lacuna Coil - Our Truth Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way Linkin Park - What I've Done The Living End - Prisoner of Society Los Lobos - La Bamba Lost Prophets - Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (Live) Mars Volta - L'Via L'Viaquez MC5's Wayne Kramer - Kick Out The Jams Metallica - Trapped Under Ice Michael Jackson - Beat It Modest Mouse - Float On Mot�rhead - Overkill Muse - Assassin Negramaro - Nuvole e Lenzuola Nirvana - About a Girl (Unplugged) No Doubt - Spiderwebs NOFX - Soul Doubt Oasis - Some Might Say Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley Paramore - Misery Business Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker R.E.M. - The One I Love Radio Futura - Escuela De Calor Rise Against - Re-Education Through Labor Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye Smashing Pumpkins - Today Steely Dan - Do It Again Steve Miller Band - The Joker Sting - Demolition Man (Live) The Stone Roses - Love Spreads Stuck In The Sound - Toy Boy Sublime - Santeria Survivor - Eye of the Tiger System of a Down - B.Y.O.B. Ted Nugent - Stranglehold Ted Nugent's Original Guitar Duel Recording Tokio Hotel - Monsoon Tool - Parabola Tool - Schism Tool - Vicarious Trust - Antisocial Van Halen - Hot For Teacher Willie Nelson - On The Road Again Wings - Band on the Run Zakk Wylde's Original Guitar Duel Recording
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