Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Play as a wide variety of characters and customize outfits from throughout the decades of rock, defining the best and most outrageous clothing trends in rock history.
• Stream over 50 songs between Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and Guitar Hero: On Tour using local wireless play.
• Rock out to 25 all new songs and 3 bonus tracks, with some of the greatest hits from each decade. 21 of these are exclusive to Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and 7 are taken from Guitar Hero World Tour.
• Use the Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral, pick-stylus (both sold separately), and DS stylus or your finger to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
• Choose from a variety of game modes including: single player, Practice Mode and multiplayer modes including Face Off, Pro Face off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together with a friend by utilizing local wireless multi-card play.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001G1FLJC
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,607 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #10 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Rhythm

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades expands the experience of Guitar Hero: On Tour by taking players through a rock-and-roll journey from today’s hits back through each decade to the 1970s. Featuring gameplay input using the innovative Guitar Hero grip (sold separately)*, a range of single player and multiplayer modes, a set list of 28 master tracks and cross compatibility with the original game in the series via DS wireless functionality, it is a whole new take on the addictive and wildly popular Guitar Hero gameplay that you can take with you wherever you go. Classic Guitar Hero gameplay. View larger. Multiplayer modes. View larger. A variety of customizable playable characters. View larger. DS stylus & mic functionality. View larger. Compatibility with Guitar Hero: On Tour. View larger. Rock On the Go With Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades fret board fanatics on the go can unleash their inner rock stars anytime, anywhere in single player and multiplayer modes as they hone their shredding skills and jam to a diverse set list of monster tracks from a wide variety of decades and eras in rock history using the DS pick stylus and the Guitar Hero grip peripheral. The Guitar Hero Grip Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades utilizes the innovative Guitar Hero guitar grip peripheral with wrist strap, for DS and DS Lite, and a special stylus pick. Compatible with all games in the Guitar Hero: On Tour series, the grip peripheral contains four color coated buttons for familiar Guitar Hero note highway input, with the stylus pick designed for strumming on the DS' lower screen. Designed to get you rocking in a matter of seconds, players simply slide the peripheral into the your DS' Game Boy Advance slot and you are ready to shred. Multiplayer Options Along with a deep single player Career Mode, and Practice Mode, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades also includes several multiplayer options. These utilize the game's wireless DS multi-card play functionality, and include: Face-Off Mode in which players duel each other via alternating riffs, Pro Face-Off Mode in which players finger the same notes, a Co-op Mode in which one person plays lead guitar and the other player joins in playing either rhythm or bass guitar and Guitar Duel. Key Features: Stream over 50 songs between Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and Guitar Hero: On Tour using local wireless play. Rock out to 25 all new songs and 3 bonus tracks, with some of the greatest hits from each decade. 21 of these are exclusive to Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and 7 are taken from Guitar Hero World Tour. Use the Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral, pick-stylus (both included), and DS stylus or your finger to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go. Choose from a variety of game modes including: single player, Practice Mode and multiplayer modes including Face-Off, Pro Face-Off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together with a friend by utilizing local wireless multi-card play. Play as a wide variety of characters and customize outfits from throughout the decades of rock, defining the best and most outrageous clothing trends in rock history. Integrated microphone functionality allows players to blow into the microphone to extinguish a pyrotechnics effects gone wrong, or use the touch screen to autograph a fan’s shirt in the middle of their set. The Set List: In Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades players take on 28 master tracks from the 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's and the modern era. All of these can be played in multiplayer modes as well as single player. As an added benefit, in multiplayer modes, which utilize wireless DS multi-card functionality, players can receive streams of songs from players using the original Guitar Hero: On Tour game, extending players' possible set list much further. The full list of songs within Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades includes:    "Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm    "Dirty Little Secret" - The All-American Rejects    "No Rain" - Blind Melon    "One Way Or Another" - Blondie    "You Give Love A Bad Name" - Bon Jovi    "Rock and Roll Band" - Boston    "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" - The Darkness    "Free Ride" - Edgar Winter Group    "The Take Over, The Breaks Over" - Fall Out Boy    "The Pretender" - Foo Fighters    "All Right Now" - Free    "The Middle" - Jimmy Eat World    "Satch Boogie" - Joe Satriani    "Any Way You Want It" - Journey    "Are You Gonna Go My Way" - Lenny Kravitz    "One Step Closer" - Linkin Park    "La Bamba" - Los Lobos    "Sweet Home Alabama (live)" - Lynyrd Skynyrd    "Crushcrushcrush" - Paramore    "We Are The Champions" - Queen    "The One I Love" - R.E.M.    "Can't Stop" - Red Hot Chili Peppers    "I Can't Drive 55" - Sammy Hagar    "Remedy" - Seether    "Tarantula" - Smashing Pumpkins    "Down" - Stone Temple Pilots    "Volcano Girls" - Veruca Salt    "Buddy Holly" - Weezer *The Guitar Hero grip peripheral is not compatible with the Nintendo DSi.

Product Description

Features include:

•Play as a wide variety of characters and customize outfits from throughout the decades of rock, defining the best and most outrageous clothing trends in rock history.
•Stream over 50 songs between Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and Guitar Hero: On Tour using local wireless play.
•Rock out to 25 all new songs and 3 bonus tracks, with some of the greatest hits from each decade. 21 of these are exclusive to Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades and 7 are taken from Guitar Hero World Tour.
•Use the Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral, pick-stylus (both sold separately), and DS stylus or your finger to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
•Choose from a variety of game modes including: single player, Practice Mode and multiplayer modes including Face Off, Pro Face off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together with a friend by utilizing local wireless multi-card play.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome addition though should be 29.99, November 19, 2008

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Naz (New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Video Game)

This is more than just an extension to the first game on the DS which was amazing. Here they have added both bass guitar and face off to career mode. In addition, there is now that little counter that appears when you hit a bunch of notes in a row. The song list is very varied and with 28 songs there is more than enough to occupy your time. My only complant is with the price. [...]Shame on them for taking advantage of fans. [...] this game is terrific and I will continue to buy sequels as they have really pulled off the feeling of Guitar Hero in a portable environment.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK., November 3, 2009

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C. M. Deosdade (USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Video Game)

I bought this for my grandson. I didn't know he needed another item to use this game! Somebody explain this upfront in BOLD letters so us novice game buyers and grandparents will know better! I'm no computer novice but games are not my cup of tea...so tell me more upfront!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Expansion, (almost) Nothing More..., November 21, 2008

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videogamer (Lockport,NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Video Game)

This game is basically the same as the DS's first instalation of Guitar Hero this past June, but it also features song sharing, a way to utilize the first GH:DS to make the DS to DS multiplayer even more expansive (up to 53 songs to rock out together with). It includes 28 songs compared to the first instalation's 25 songs, which for the most part is a solid tracklist. It has its clinkers (as much as I love "We Are The Champions", I must admit that its 45-second piano solo do not fit Guitar Hero), but I love songs such as "Can't Stop" and "Sweet Home Alabama".

Overall, I'd say this is a pretty fun DS game. It may not vary much from the game of June, but if you liked that one, you'll have a blast with this one. Perhaps its not worth its $35 game-only price tag, but jamming out on the DS doesn't get much better than this.