Senario Active Arcade Music Mania Guitar Super Star

by Senario

Product Features

• Features the best burning guitar classic songs of all time
• Die-cut sticker sheet lets you customize your axe
• Exciting 2-player mode lets you challenge a friend
• Forget the amp-connects directly to your TV
• Batteries Required (Sold Separately): 4 AA Batteries

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 10.8 x 28.9 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000RW98G8
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,224 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Take center stage and rock 'til you drop with this guitar, controller and video game all in one. It's a game you plug directly into your TV that lets you challenge your friends to beat your high score. The better you play, the more points you'll earn. Features 10 of the greatest guitar songs of all time. There's no console required; simply plug it directly into your TV. Includes guitar, strap and AV cable. Requires 4 "AA" batteries, not included. Measures 10.5"W x 27.5"H.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Shortchange This- Good Practice for GuitarHero, July 10, 2008

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Mark A. Lucas "SingleSpeeder" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Senario Active Arcade Music Mania Guitar Super Star (Toy)

In Fall 2007 this game was $50-$70 at Target. As Christmas/Dec approached the price kept dropping to the $30s then $20s. After Jan 2008 it was down to appx $15 so I bought one for my son and a few weeks later one for myself.
Basically I got it to see if my kid would/could enjoy GuitarHero, before I spend $300-plus for a console and the GH game. After I learned how to play (I had not even played GH yet..) my son tried it and thought it was too hard, (boo hoo!) After some encouragement and competition, he jumped from 4000 to 24000 points in a few days! I have gotten better but have not mastered the expert level.
WHAT IS GOOD: -- It *is* fundmentally the SAME method as GuitarHero. Easy levels use single finger notes, but harder levels require Chords, sustain, and effects (i.e. whammy bar). If you practice on this thing you can do a decent job at GH,(I've done so at parties without any other experience on GH!!) -- The songs come at you fast and it is challenging. -- It Does teach the very basics of Real Guitar playing (like GH) such as notes and chords, hand-eye coordination, coordination of neck finger placement -vs- strumming. It does not take long for someone to STOP Looking at the fretboard and play by feel. -- The songs are copies of some good songs (Iron Man, Smoke on the Water, Tush, More Than a Feeling, etc). -- its physically fairly rugged and its layout is identical to a GH controller (w/o the game controller joystick). -- Its totally portable and self contained that younger kids can use it on a bedroom TV while the older kids & dinosaurs dominate the *real* GH. -- it is so cheap that if it breaks you dont really care!
BAD: -- There are only 10 songs. -- The sound of the songs is like a cheesy organ, and it takes a few times to *really* hear how they copy the original song. -- The names of the songs are 'like' the original titles (e.g. Downtown = Tush, Granite Man = Iron Man, etc.) but vague enough to not be obvious -at first- what they are a copy of.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for older kids, April 21, 2008

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Kelly Hill (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Senario Active Arcade Music Mania Guitar Super Star (Toy)

This is a fun toy, but parents should listen to suggested age on this product. Our son is 6 years old and received this as a Christmas gift. It is far too difficult for his age. He still enjoys playing it (not realizing how low his score is each time!). It is pretty difficult even for adults. Fun toy, but not for small children.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ouch!, December 29, 2007

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Charlotte D. Miller - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Senario Active Arcade Music Mania Guitar Super Star (Toy)

I bought this toy knowing that it was not going to be as good as guitar hero... Yikes, that was an understandment! Senario Music should be ashamed of packing a game obliviously aimed at folks who are looking for a substitute to guitar hero. The music quality is a joke, much like an ice cream van driving around a neighborhood, the graphics and game play are horrendous. I can't believe how bad this game is. I think the company tried to get something out ASAP for the Christmas holidays... Save your money, buy a used PS2 and then purchase Guitar Hero. This is simple a waste of time and money (I returned mine today).