Guitar Hero 5

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Software compatible with Guitar Hero World Tour peripherals.
• In the all-new Party Play mode, players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session.
• Play with any in-game instrument combination in any game mode - multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers.
• Features new in-game artists and rock legends, including Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana and Shirley Mason from Garbage.
• The entire 85 song set list is available from the beginning of the game.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028ZH7GU
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 1, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,919 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #9 in Video Games > Wii > Rhythm > Musical Instruments

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo Wii | Edition: Game only

Amazon.com Product Description

Featuring the best variety and biggest rock stars of today combined with classic rock anthems, Guitar Hero 5 cranks it up again for video game rockers. For the first time ever, players can customize the make-up of their band by rocking with any combination of instruments in-game: whether it be two guitars and two drums, or three guitars and a microphone, any combination is possible, allowing players to experience music their own way. New modes like RockFest. View larger. Play any combo of instruments. View larger. Rock with Shirley Manson of Garbage. View larger. And Carlos Santana. View larger. Classic Guitar Hero action. View larger. Brand new, innovative, easy-to-use gameplay modes like Party Play and RockFest put fun, competition and control at center stage as fans tailor the Guitar Hero experience to match their personal style and interests. For extended hours of entertainment, downloadable content from Guitar Hero World Tour will be compatible with the game and will automatically be updated to include all of the upgrades and enhancements of Guitar Hero 5. Assemble Your Band and Rock Any Way You Want Guitar Hero 5 allows fans to play alone, as a full band or, for the first time, with any combination of multiple guitarists, bassists, drummers or vocalists, to customize their musical experience. Players now have the control to rock any way they want whether it is with two guitars and two drummers, four guitarists, or three guitarists and a vocalist, any combination is possible. This freedom is available in all modes of play: online, Party Play, Quickplay, RockFest and even Career. The Definitive Rock ‘n’ Roll Set List Experience furious finger fretting, intense drumming, and lyrics that will challenge even the best vocal chops with songs from some of the hottest bands of today to all-time favorite classic anthems including: Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, The White Stripes, Santana, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Featuring 85 master tracks, the breadth of rock-centric styles ensures that every Guitar Hero fan will find their favorite tracks and discover new ones. Join The Party It has never been easier to rip it up and rock out with friends than it is in Guitar Hero 5. The brand new Party Play Mode puts players straight into the action with the press of a button and allows them to jump in or drop out, or switch difficulty level at any time without interrupting the jam session. Become the Best. Shred the Rest In Guitar Hero 5 players can test their skills against others with four-player local and up to eight-player online battles in the all-new competitive RockFest Mode. Within RockFest Mode, players can choose from various head-to-head gameplay types, including Momentum, Perfectionist, Elimination, Do-or-Die, Streakers, and Pro Face Off. Limitless Jams Guitar Hero 5 delivers hours of endless entertainment, as fans will be able to play Guitar Hero World Tour downloadable content in the game, experiencing all of the upgrades and new features in Guitar Hero 5. Song List A Perfect Circle - "Judith" AFI - "Medicate" Attack! Attack! UK - "You And Me" Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands" Beastie Boys - "Gratitude" Beck - "Gamma Ray" Billy Idol - "Dancing With Myself" Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night" Blur - "Song 2" Bob Dylan - "All Along The Watchtower" Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name" Brand New - "Sowing Season (Yeah)" The Bronx - "Six Days A Week" Bush - "Comedown" Children Of Bodom - "Done With Everything, Die For Nothing" Coldplay - "In My Place" Darker My Love - "Blue Day" Darkest Hour - "Demon(s)" David Bowie - "Fame" Deep Purple - "Woman From Tokyo ('99 Remix)" The Derek Trucks Band - "Younk Funk" The Duke Spirit - "Send A Little Love Token" Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf" Eagles Of Death Metal - "Wannabe In LA" Elliott Smith - "LA" Elton John - "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" Face To Face - "Disconnected" Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains" Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc." Gov't Mule - "Streamline Woman" Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Band" Iggy Pop - "Lust For Life (Live)" Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes To Midnight" Jeff Beck - "Scatterbrain (Live)" John Mellencamp - "Hurts So Good" Kaiser Chiefs - "Never Miss A Beat" King Crimson - "21st Century Schizoid Man" Kings Of Leon - "Sex On Fire" Kiss - "Shout It Out Loud" Love and Rockets - "Mirror People" My Morning Jacket - "One Big Holiday" Nirvana - "Lithium (Live)" No Doubt - "Ex-Girlfriend" Peter Frampton - "Do You Feel Like We Do? (Live)" The Police - "So Lonely" Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde - "Bring the Noise 20XX" Queens Of The Stone Age - "Make It Wit Chu" Rammstein - "Du Hast" The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy For The Devil" Rose Hill Drive - "Sneak Out" Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio (Live)" Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)" Scars On Broadway - "They Say" Screaming Trees - "Nearly Lost You" Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Sonic Youth - "Incinerate" Spacehog - "In The Meantime" Sublime - "What I Got" Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" T. Rex - "20th Century Boy" The Sword - "Maiden, Mother & Crone" Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak" Thrice - "Deadbolt" Tom Petty - "Runnin' Down A Dream" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "American Girl" Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk" Weezer - "Why Bother?" The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid" Wild Cherry - "Play That Funky Music" Wolfmother - "Back Round" 3 Doors Down - "Kryptonite" Arctic Monkeys - "Brianstorm" Blink-182 - "The Rock Show" Dire Straits - "Sultans Of Swing" Jimmy Eat World - "Bleed American" Johnny Cash - "Ring Of Fire" Megadeth - "Sweating Bullets" Motley Crue - "Looks That Kill" Muse - "Plug In Baby" Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Queen & David Bowie - "Under Pressure" Stevie Wonder - "Superstition" The Killers - "All The Pretty Faces" The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes" TV On The Radio - "Wolf Like Me"

Product Description

This fall, living room legends will rock any way they want in Guitar Hero 5. The entire set list is at players’ finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Santana and Vampire Weekend. Players take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows gamers to personalize and customize how they experience music by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. Players can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of enthusiasts.

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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you own a Wii, you should own this game., September 22, 2009

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A. Jefferson (Long Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software (Video Game)

This is a great game, and deserves far more credit than it is getting. I own both Rock Band 1 and 2 for Wii as well, and LOVED both of those games far more than any previous entry in the Guitar Hero series. This newest iteration however, is really something special, ESPECIALLY if you play on Wii. Here are some great things about this game:

On ALL Consoles:
*Soundtrack: Several reviews have bashed the soundtrack for this game, and I really don't understand why. The song selection is GREAT. Granted, I imported all of the available songs from Guitar Hero: World Tour and Smash Hits, so maybe that improves the setlist... and I also have lots of downloadable songs. But, that said, the tracks on the disk are great. Please, before you take these reviews at face value, check out the track listing for this game... there are some really great songs. Granted, I honestly do like the Rock Band 2 track list better (but I have over 150 downloadable songs in Rock Band 2... and honestly, several songs that are on GH5 are also on Rock Band...)... so just check out the setlist for yourself before you judge this game!!!

*Party Play Mode - This is a REALLY great feature, and with some tweaking in future games, could be AMAZING. Essentially, as soon as the game starts up, rather than selecting a game mode, selecting a song, players, etc... you click one of the fret buttons and are launched directly into whatever song is playing in the background. You can select a rocker, etc... but are essentially launched directly into playing a song! If you don't like the song, you can opt to skip to the next or another song. The gameplay mechanic for Party Play mode is IDEAL for parties (DUH!). If you have ever had friends over to play Rock Band or Guitar Hero, you know what a pain it can be to actually get into playing.... everyone takes FOREVER choosing a song, which rocker they want to play as, etc.... this is a quick and easy way to get right into playing with your friends. They can drop in and out as they please (without affecting anyone else playing), so it is ideal for groups of friends. When one gets tired or wants to grab a beer, he can jump out, and someone else can take his place! Also, there is no fail in this mode, and there is even a BEGINNER difficulty (more on that later)...

*Beginner Difficulty - FINALLY! A mode where even a toddler can play! Literally! When you are playing in quick play, party play (and some of the other modes I would assume), there is a difficulty level even lower than Easy called Beginner. There are no fret colors to worry about... you simply strum at the right time. This is a really great feature. I have had some friends, as well as kids, that have a hard time grasping the concept of holding the correct fret button(s) and strumming simultaneously. Beginner mode is idiot proof! =) Yesterday, I was jamming along with a 4 year old!! And he actually won over the crowd to save me when I failed out on Expert Drums!!! This is a really nice added touch.

*Song Imports: You can import some (and eventually MOST) of the on-disk songs from Guitar Hero: World Tour and Guitar Hero:Smash Hits for next to nothing (cost me like $6 to import all of the songs). So, the day I brought GH:5 home I imported all of the available songs, and my library instantly grew to around 160 songs. This plus future dlc means this game is going to be a nice compliment to my already expansive Rock Band library!

Nintendo Wii-Specific features:

*Expanded SD Card functionality: Guitar Hero 5 is the first Wii game to make use of the expanded SD functionality added to Wii. What does that mean? With games like Rock Band 2, you were limited to only using standard SD cards (maximum size of 2GB) for storing downloadable songs. With this being the case, Rock Band (as well as Guitar Hero World Tour) lowered the quality of the downloadable songs and removed the album art to decrease the file size so as to maximize the number songs songs we could download. Starting with GH5 however, we can use high-capacity SD cards up to 32GB. Long story short: Guitar Hero 5 is the first game available on the Wii that takes advantage of these large sd cards, effectively adding a "hard drive" to the Wii. You no longer have to swap 2gb sd cards back and forth (before, I had one 2gb card for virtual console and wiiware games, and a separate 2gb sd card that stored rock band downloadable songs). The process is elegant and seamless.... and just plain works! THE ONLY complaint I have is that you can't preview songs that you have stored on the SD card... so when you are selecting a song to play, when you highlight songs that are on the disk, a brief preview plays. If the song is stored on your sd card, it doesn't preview. But, I can live with that, considering the fact that I can easily store 800+ downloadable songs on a single 32gb sd card now!!!

*Roadie Battle Mode - Long story short, this mode allows a friend that owns a Nintendo DS to act as your "roadie" and sabotage other players in this mode. I dont own a DS, but from what I have heard, this mode is FUN, and easily one of the best features of the game. Check it out!

This is a really great game, and I am glad that I didnt listen to all of the negative reviews (I almost passed on it!). I am a loyal Rock Band fan, but with Guitar Hero being the first music game on Wii to adopt the use of the high-capacity SD cards, as well as allowing the import of GH:WT and SH... AND giving away Guitar Hero: Van Halen (which has an AWESOME soundtrack!!!!!!!)...buying this game was a no-brainer. Great songs. Fun and well-done gameplay. Impressive party play and co-op features. If you own a Wii, you should own this game...period.

My review scores:
Gameplay: 10/10
Difficulty: Varied (Anyone from grandma to seasoned hardcore guitar hero veterans can get loads of value out of this game)
Presentation: 9/10
Lasting Value: 10/10
Overall: 9.5/10

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK but, September 14, 2009

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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software (Video Game)

Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software song list is comprised of classic rock, heavy metal as well as some contemporary hits. I was disappointed with their previous release, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, the songs were compiled from previous GH games. Guitar Hero 5 to me is just is another disappointment. Sure there are some new features such as Party Play and Rockfest mode where you can play min-games against your friends, but I like playing the game for it's songs.

One good thing however is that all the songs are available to play from the beginning so no need to unlock any songs. Graphics are still pretty much the same with some new venues, but nothing to blow you out of your seat. Game play has a few changes which I believe makes it much more user-friendly. Star power is individual and the note buttons look a little bigger in single play mode. I do like how one player can pause their instrument and the game continues for the other players and how you can switch instruments and difficulties at any moment. Everyone can also chose to play the same instrument instead of fighting who plays what.

You can also import songs from both Guitar Hero World Tour and Smash Hits, that is if you don't already own them like I do, which then makes it a waste of your time. At least Acitvision is seeing the importance of the downloadable media library and I believe they will continue to improve on this. There were also changes made, but I guess I was expecting something "new" from Activision for Guitar Hero, but sadly this is just another GH game with a few little tweaks. You will be pleased with the new interface changes but if you enjoy playing the games for it's song list, you will be disappointed. Activision needs to find the "rock' roots Guitar Hero was first constructed of. Just like another review mentioned before, next time a new GH game comes out, I will have to be a little more picky before making an "impulse" purchase because it is a new GH game.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, DIVERSE track listing!!, September 14, 2009

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B. Slighter (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software (Video Game)

I'm only about a quarter thru the game so far, and I love it. The track listing is far superior to other games - they've pulled older (meaning early 2000s, 90s, 80s, etc.) songs that I actually recognize, which is a HUGE plus. Love the format and the new multi-player features.

The only complaint I have so far is that where you're at as far as star power is kind of hard to determine, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.

Me - I'm a 31-year old married woman that isn't a die-hard GH player - I have yet to get past Medium - but I have fun with it. But I do like this game, and think that others in a similar mindset will think the same.

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