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| - | '''Guitar Hero 5''' is an upcoming game announced by [[Activision]] on December 3rd, 2008. It turns out that there will still be advertisements in-game, and that Burger King may be sponsoring the game.
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| | + | {{Infobox VG |
| | + | | title = Guitar Hero 5 |
| | + | | image = [[File:Gh5 logo.jpg|250px]] |
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| | + | | developer = [[Neversoft]] (Xbox 360/PS3)<ref name="press release"/><br>[[Vicarious Visions]] (Wii)<br>[[Budcat Creations]] (PS2) |
| | + | | publisher = [[Activision]] |
| | + | | designer = |
| | + | | series = ''[[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]]'' |
| | + | | engine = |
| | + | | released = September 1, 2009 |
| | + | | genre = [[Music video game]] |
| | + | | modes = [[Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] |
| | + | | ratings = |
| | + | | platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]] |
| | + | | media = [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] (PS3), [[DVD]] (PS2/Xbox 360), [[Wii Optical Disc]] (Wii) |
| | + | | requirements = |
| | + | | input = [[Guitar controller]], [[drum controller]], [[microphone]], [[gamepad]], [[Wii Remote]] |
| | + | }} |
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| - | No other info was announced about the game, but due to the record sales of [[Guitar Hero World Tour|World Tour]], it is safe to expect drums and a mic as well as the guitar.
| + | '''''Guitar Hero 5''''' is a [[music video game]] and the fifth main entry in the [[Guitar Hero|''Guitar Hero'' series]]. The game will be developed by [[Neversoft]] and published by [[RedOctane]] and [[Activision]]. It is expected to be released on September 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5270976/guitar-hero-5-dated-out-in-september | title = http://kotaku.com/5270976/guitar-hero-5-dated-out-in-september | publisher = [[Kotaku]] | first = Luke | last = Plunkett | date = 2009-05-26 | accessdate = 2009-05-26 }}</ref> |
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| | + | Similar to the preceding title, ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'', ''Guitar Hero 5'' is geared towards playing in a four-person band experience, including [[lead guitar|lead]] and [[bass guitar]], [[drums]], and [[vocals]]. New features have been added to the game from ''World Tour''. |
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| | + | ==Gameplay== |
| | + | {{see also|Guitar Hero (series)#Gameplay|Guitar Hero World Tour#Gameplay|l1=Common gameplay elements in the Guitar Hero series|l2 = Gameplay in Guitar Hero World Tour}} |
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| | + | Gameplay in ''Guitar Hero 5'' will be similar to that from ''World Tour''. However, this version of the game will allow up to four players to any combination of instruments, including multiples of the same type.<ref name="shacknews preview"/> Star Power is no longer shared by the band, and instead tracked for each player in a similar manner as ''Rock Band''.<ref name="ign e3"/> A new play mechanic called "Band Moments" will require all members of the band to play sections of a song successfully to gain rewards, both in scoring and visual effects on screen.<ref name="joystiq band moments">{{cite web | url = http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/guitar-hero-5-getting-music-studio-tweaks-band-moments/ | title = Guitar Hero 5 getting Music Studio tweaks, Band Moments | first = Justin | last = McElroy | date = 2009-05-18 | accessdate = 2009-05-18 | publisher = [[Joystiq]] }}</ref><ref name="gamespot preview"/> The Band Revival meter will appear when a player fails out of the song, requiring the other band members to play well as a group together in order to bring the failed player back into the game.<Ref name="gamespot preview"/> The Career mode for the game will incorporate any ''World Tour'' DLC that the player may have.<ref name="gi e3">{{cite web | url = http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200906/N09.0602.1027.10806.htm | title = Activision Round-up: Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero, Blur And More | publisher = ''[[Game Informer]]'' | first = Meagan | last = VanBurkleo | date = 2009-06-02 | accessdate = 2009-06-02 }}</ref> Bonus challenges in the game, such as scoring a number of points while in Star Power, will reward the player with unlockable content when they are completed.<ref name="gi e3"/> |
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| | + | Two new features have been announced for the game. The first is a "Party Play" mode, which allows for players to jump in into a band or drop out even in the middle of a song, and switch instruments or difficulty levels while playing. The second feature is a "RockFest" mode, which can be played by four players locally or eight online, with several sub-modes that influence how the game is played. For example, in the "Momentum" mode, the game adjusts the difficulty of the note track based on how well the player is playing, with more points rewarded by staying at the "Expert" difficulty. Other sub-modes of RockFest include "Elimination" in which the worst player is dropped periodically, "Perfectionist" where only certain sections of a song count towards points, "Do-or-Die" which forces a player to wait a brief time if they miss a note, and "Streakers" that rewards the player for long strings of consecutive notes.<ref name="usa today preview">{{cite web | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/05/66795165/1?csp=34 | title = New party modes arriving for 'Guitar Hero' encore | publisher = ''[[USA Today]]'' | first = Mike | last = Snider | date = 2009-05-15 | accessdate = 2009-05-15 }}</ref><Ref name="gamespot preview"/> |
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| | + | The Music Studio feature, which allows players to create their own songs and distribute them through the "GHTunes" music service will also be improved.<ref name="joystiq band moments"/> |
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| | + | ==Development== |
| | + | [[File:GH5Gameplay.jpg|right|thumb|Gameplay depicting the four-player gameplay, two of whom are playing the same part.]] |
| | + | The fifth main entry to the ''Guitar Hero'' series was announced in December 2008,<ref>{{cite web | title = Guitar Hero 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, New Tony Hawk Controller Confirmed by Activision | url = http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=56202 | publisher = [[Shacknews]] | first = Nick | last = Breckon | date = 2008-12-03 | accessdate = 2008-12-03 }}</ref> with confirmation of its release by the end of 2009 coming in May 2009, along with the announcement of other new ''Guitar Hero'' titles.<ref name="threenewtitles">{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58521|title=DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero Van Halen and Band Hero Announced|publisher=[[Shacknews]] | first = Alice | last = O'Conner | accessdate = 2009-05-07 | date=2009-05-07}}</ref> |
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| | + | The Party Play mode was inspired by recognizing that past ''Guitar Hero'' games made it difficult to jump into without maneuvering through a number of menus and selection screens. The mode was designed to be used at social gatherings, and was adopted to use whatever instrument controllers that players already had available, thus allowing for various other combinations beyond the standard four-person band. This aspect of the game was then brought to the other band modes to allow the game to remain flexible.<ref name="gamespot preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/guitarhero5/news.html?sid=6210252&mode=previews | title = Neversoft focuses on making Guitar Hero a more social and hassle-free experience with the follow-up to World Tour. | publisher = [[Gamespot]] | date = 2009-05-26 | accessdate = 2009-05-26 | first = Shaun | last = McInnis }}</ref> |
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| | + | As part of the game's early promotion, a [[scavenger hunt]] contest was announced in the last week of May 2009. Players would need to search for articles on specific game-related sites to find information on the bands that are to be in ''Guitar Hero 5'', and then enter those bands at the game's official website for a chance to win a series of concert tickets in their area. Through this promotion, a large number of artists in the final track list were revealed.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/986/986807p1.html | title = Guitar Hero 5 Scavenger Hunt Announced | date = 2009-05-26 | accessdate = 2009-05-27 | publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref> |
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| | + | ==Soundtrack== |
| | + | Songs from 85 musicians will be on the game disk. Tracks from thirty artists will represent their "music-rhythm video game debut".<ref name="shacknews preview"/> Brian Bright, project director for the game, has called the track list "fresh", with 25% of the songs released in the last 18 months, and more than 50% from the current decade.<ref name="usa today preview"/> Unlike previous versions of the ''Guitar Hero'' series, where players must work through a career mode to unlock all the songs in the game, all songs in ''Guitar Hero 5'' will be unlocked and available to play in any mode from the start<ref name="1up preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174244 | title = First Guitar Hero 5 Details Revealed | first = Dustin | last = Quillen | date = 2009-05-15 | accessdate = 2009-05-15 | publisher = [[Joystiq]] }}</ref>, similar to ''[[Guitar Hero: Metallica]]''. In addition, existing [[downloadable content]] for ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'' will be forward-compatible with ''Guitar Hero 5''; the existing content will be automatically upgraded to include all features new to ''Guitar Hero 5'',<ref name="shacknews preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58645 | title = First Guitar Hero 5 Songs Include Johnny Cash; Compatibility with GH World Tour DLC Confirmed | publisher = [[Shacknews]] | first = Chris | last = Faylor | date = 2009-05-15 | accessdate = 2009-05-15 }}</ref> but this does not apply to a limited number of songs.<ref name="press release">{{cite web | url = http://community.guitarhero.com/news_posts/214 | title = Guitar Hero 5 Official Press Release! | publisher = [[Neversoft]] | date = 2009-05-18 | accessdate = 2009-05-18 }}</ref> The songs that won't be transferable will be due to licensing issues, as Director Brian Blight has stated that there are no technical limits for what songs could be transferred.<ref name="shacknews more songs"/> |
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| | + | Blight noted that previously, the long sought-after "[[Under Pressure]]" by [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[David Bowie]] was always a song they wanted in ''Guitar Hero'', they could not find the masters for them.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1000 | title = Guitar Hero World Tour Interview: 'Anything Is Possible' | date = 2008-09-16 | accessdate = 2009-06-11 | first = Chris | last = Faylor }}</ref> However, for ''Guitar Hero 5'', the masters have since "magically appeared" and will be part of the game's tracklist.<ref name="shacknews more songs"/> |
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| | + | The following songs have been confirmed as part of ''Guitar Hero 5'''s track list.<ref name="usa today preview"/><Ref name="ign e3">{{cite web | url = http://ps3.ign.com/articles/990/990712p1.html | title = E3 2009: More Guitar Hero 5 Details | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = 2009-06-03 | accessdate = 2009-06-03 | first = Daemon | last = Hatfield }}</ref><ref name="shacknews more songs">{{Cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59111 | title = More Guitar Hero 5 Songs Revealed 'Under Pressure' | publisher = [[Shacknews]] | date = 2009-06-11 | accessdate = 2009-06-11 | first = Chris | last = Faylor }}</ref> |
| | + | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" |
| | + | ! style="background:#ddddee;" width=300 | Song !! style="background:#ddddee;" width = 300 | Artist |
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| | + | | "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]" || [[King Crimson]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dgmlive.com/news.htm?entry=2432 | title = Crimso Go Guitar Hero | publisher = [[Discipline Global Mobile]] | date = 2009-06-02 | accessdate = 2009-06-11 | first = Sid | last = Smith }}</ref> |
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| | + | | "[[A-Punk]]" || [[Vampire Weekend]] |
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| | + | | "[[All Along the Watchtower]]" || [[Bob Dylan]] |
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| | + | | "[[Back Round]]" || [[Wolfmother]]<ref name="g4tv">{{cite web | url = http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/695836/Guitar-Hero-5-Band-Scavenger-Hunt-Eight-Bands-Coming-To-Activisions-Music-Monster.html | title = 'Guitar Hero 5' Band Scavenger Hunt: Eight Bands Coming To Activision's Music Monster | publisher = [[g4tv.com]] | date = 2009-05-28 | accessdate = 2009-05-28 }}</ref> |
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| | + | | "[[Blue Orchid]]" || {{sort|White Stripes|[[The White Stripes]]}} |
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| | + | | "[[Brianstorm]]" || [[Arctic Monkeys]]<ref name="ign">{{cite web | url = http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/989/989430p1.html | title = Guitar Hero 5 Preview| publisher = [[ign.com]] | date = 2009-06-02 | accessdate = 2009-06-02 }}</ref> |
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| | + | | "[[Disconnected (song)|Disconnected]]" || [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]]<ref name="gamespot preview"/> |
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| | + | | "Done With Everything, Die for Nothing" || [[Children of Bodom]]<ref name="imperiumi">{{cite web | url = http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=news&id=9548 | title = CHILDREN OF BODOM featured in "Guitar Hero 5"| publisher = [[http://imperiumi.net/]] | date = 2009-06-02 | accessdate = 2009-06-02 }}</ref> |
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| | + | | "[[Judith (song)|Judith]]" || [[A Perfect Circle]]<ref name="shacknews more songs"/> |
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| | + | | "Mirror People" || [[Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets]] |
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| | + | | "No One to Depend On" (Live) || [[Santana (band)|Santana]] |
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| | + | | "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" || [[Johnny Cash]] |
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| | + | | {{sort|"Rock Show"|"[[The Rock Show]]"}} || [[Blink-182]] |
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| | + | | "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]" || [[Tom Petty]] |
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| | + | | "[[Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]" || [[Elton John]] |
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| | + | | "[[Sex on Fire]]" || [[Kings of Leon]] |
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| | + | | "Six Days A Week" || [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]]<ref name="bronx">{{cite web | url = http://www.thebronxxx.com/thebronx/2009/06/six-days-a-week-in-the-new-guitar-hero-5.html | title = The Bronx: News: Six Days A Week In The New Guitar Hero (5) | date = 2009-06-03 | accessdate = 2009-06-10 | publisher = [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]]}}</ref> |
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| | + | | "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]" || [[Stevie Wonder]] |
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| | + | | "[[Sympathy for the Devil]]" || {{sort|Rolling Stones|[[The Rolling Stones]]}} |
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| | + | | "[[Under Pressure]]" || [[Queen (band)|Queen]] and [[David Bowie]] |
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| | + | | "You and Me" || [[Attack! Attack!]]<ref name="attack">{{cite web | url = |
| | + | http://www.prsformusic.com/monline/news/wales/Pages/AttackAttacktoappearonnewGuitarHero.aspx | title = Attack! Attack! to appear in Guitar Hero 5 | date = 2009-03-10 | accessdate = 2009-05-16 | publisher = [[PRS for Music]] }}</ref> |
| | + | |} |
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| | + | ''Guitar Hero 5'' will also reportedly include songs from the following bands:<ref name="gh5bands">{{cite web | url = http://gh5.guitarhero.com/about.php | title = GH5 Music Featured Bands And Artists | date = 2009-05-30 | accessdate = 2009-05-30 | publisher = [[Guitar Hero]] }}</ref> |
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| | + | *[[3 Doors Down]] |
| | + | *[[AFI (band)|AFI]] |
| | + | *[[Band of Horses]] |
| | + | *[[Beastie Boys]] |
| | + | *[[Beck]] |
| | + | *[[Billy Idol]] |
| | + | *[[Billy Squier]] |
| | + | *[[Blur (band)|Blur]] |
| | + | *[[Bon Jovi]] |
| | + | *[[Brand New]] |
| | + | *[[Bush (band)|Bush]] |
| | + | *[[Coldplay]] |
| | + | *[[Darker My Love]] |
| | + | *[[Darkest Hour (band)|Darkest Hour]] |
| | + | *[[David Bowie]] |
| | + | *[[Deep Purple]] |
| | + | *[[The Derek Trucks Band]] |
| | + | *[[Dire Straits]] |
| | + | *[[The Duke Spirit]] |
| | + | *[[Duran Duran]] |
| | + | *[[Eagles of Death Metal]] |
| | + | *[[Elliott Smith]] |
| | + | *[[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] |
| | + | *[[Gorillaz]] |
| | + | *[[Gov't Mule]] |
| | + | *[[Grand Funk Railroad]] |
| | + | *[[Iggy Pop]] |
| | + | *[[Iron Maiden]] |
| | + | *[[Jeff Beck]] |
| | + | *[[Jimmy Eat World]] |
| | + | *[[John Cougar Mellencamp]] |
| | + | *[[Kaiser Chiefs]] |
| | + | *[[The Killers]] |
| | + | *[[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] |
| | + | *[[Megadeth]] |
| | + | *[[Mötley Crüe]] |
| | + | *[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |
| | + | *[[My Morning Jacket]] |
| | + | *[[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] |
| | + | *[[No Doubt]] |
| | + | *[[Peter Frampton]] |
| | + | *[[The Police]] |
| | + | *[[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]] featuring [[Zakk Wylde]] |
| | + | *[[Queens of the Stone Age]] |
| | + | *[[The Raconteurs]] |
| | + | *[[Rammstein]] |
| | + | *[[Rose Hill Drive]] |
| | + | *[[Rush (band)|Rush]] |
| | + | *[[Scars on Broadway]] |
| | + | *[[Screaming Trees]] |
| | + | *[[The Smashing Pumpkins]] |
| | + | *[[Sonic Youth]] |
| | + | *[[Spacehog]] |
| | + | *[[The Sword (band)|The Sword]] |
| | + | *[[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] |
| | + | *[[Sunny Day Real Estate]] |
| | + | *[[Thin Lizzy]] |
| | + | *[[Thrice]] |
| | + | *[[T.Rex]] |
| | + | *[[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] |
| | + | *[[TV on the Radio]] |
| | + | *[[Weezer]] |
| | + | *[[Wild Cherry (band)|Wild Cherry]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{reflist|2}} |
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| | + | ==External links== |
| | + | * [http://gh5.guitarhero.com/ Official ''Guitar Hero 5'' Website] |
| | + | * [http://www.activision.com/ Activision] |
| | + | * [http://www.neversoft.com/ Neversoft] |
| | + | * [http://www.redoctane.com/ RedOctane] |
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Two new features have been announced for the game. The first is a "Party Play" mode, which allows for players to jump in into a band or drop out even in the middle of a song, and switch instruments or difficulty levels while playing. The second feature is a "RockFest" mode, which can be played by four players locally or eight online, with several sub-modes that influence how the game is played. For example, in the "Momentum" mode, the game adjusts the difficulty of the note track based on how well the player is playing, with more points rewarded by staying at the "Expert" difficulty. Other sub-modes of RockFest include "Elimination" in which the worst player is dropped periodically, "Perfectionist" where only certain sections of a song count towards points, "Do-or-Die" which forces a player to wait a brief time if they miss a note, and "Streakers" that rewards the player for long strings of consecutive notes.[7][5]
The Music Studio feature, which allows players to create their own songs and distribute them through the "GHTunes" music service will also be improved.[4]
Songs from 85 musicians will be on the game disk. Tracks from thirty artists will represent their "music-rhythm video game debut".[2] Brian Bright, project director for the game, has called the track list "fresh", with 25% of the songs released in the last 18 months, and more than 50% from the current decade.[7] Unlike previous versions of the Guitar Hero series, where players must work through a career mode to unlock all the songs in the game, all songs in Guitar Hero 5 will be unlocked and available to play in any mode from the start[11], similar to Guitar Hero: Metallica. In addition, existing downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour will be forward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5; the existing content will be automatically upgraded to include all features new to Guitar Hero 5,[2] but this does not apply to a limited number of songs.[12] The songs that won't be transferable will be due to licensing issues, as Director Brian Blight has stated that there are no technical limits for what songs could be transferred.[13]
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