Guitar Hero: On Tour with Grips (NDS) (Nintendo DS)

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The game will be packaged with a revolutionary Guitar Hero(TM) Guitar Grip(TM) peripheral that fits snugly into the DS and a unique Guitar Hero pick-stylus that brings a new dimension to handheld gaming and the core gameplay that defines Guitar Hero. Decades’ tracklist is worse than the previous game, but the new additions make up for it to certain degree. Not until the initial prototype was done did Vicarious Visions approach Nintendo and RedOctane; both companies were skeptical of the game but helped to support the team, Nintendo by assisting in the hardware interaction with the DS, and RedOctane by helping with the ergonomics of the Guitar Grip. The additions in this package help offset the pain you will experience, but I can’t shake the feeling that Guitar Hero may not be a brand best suited for portable play. As with other games in the Guitar Hero series, the player is challenged to play through the lead or bass guitar portions of rock songs by matching colored notes that scroll on screen towards the player in time with physical actions to score points and keep the virtual crowd pleased.

Once all the songs in the set are completed, the player is presented with a final encore song for that set while also unlocking the next set. For example, for the '00s stage, players play on New Year's Eve in NYC, playing songs by bands like Linkin Park and Jimmy Eat World.We are thrilled to be the first third-party publisher to partner with Nintendo on this unique offering,' says Dusty Welch, Head of Publishing for RedOctane. Both setlists include 26 licensed tracks including five bonus tracks, with about 85% of them being master recordings; all other songs are cover versions recreated for the game. Reviewers did praise the compatibility with the previous On Tour title, the improved touch screen interface, and the ability to play competitively with other users regardless of which version of the game they possessed. Each song has been divided into three separate compressed tracks that play back simultaneously during gameplay. The Modern Hits setlist is said to cover "guitar-heavy hits from the past five years" [23] with "plenty of noteworthy songs", [24] and considered to be a "compelling blend of tracks".

After your payment has been processed, the content will be downloaded to the applicable system linked to your Nintendo Account, or your Nintendo Network ID in the case of Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems. In North America, Nintendo released a bundle which included Guitar Hero: On Tour and a limited edition Silver/Black Nintendo DS Lite branded with the Guitar Hero logo. With a vast collection of Gibson guitars, five unlockable new venues and six characters to choose from – including two new rockers exclusive to the DS – players can personalise their Guitar Hero experience to their hearts’ desire.In July and August 2008, it sold an additional 309,700 and 110,000 units in North America, respectively, placing on NPD's top ten game sales for both months. It is compatible with the On Tour Guitar Grip, as well as a unique "Drum Skin" and microphone support, but is not considered part of the On Tour series. The engine of the game has no major changes, but Vicarious Visions stated that it has continued to work on strum detection on the DS touchpad to meet a wide range of playstyles. Modern Hits was criticized in part for being a "victim of Nintendo's timing", according to Harris, as the game was released shortly after the arrival of the Nintendo DSi unit, which lacks the necessary port to use the Guitar Grip, thus making Modern Hits unplayable on the system.

For the first time, this smash-hit franchise is playable on a portable video game system using the revolutionary Guitar Hero Guitar Grip peripheral and fully tapping into the distinctive abilities of the Nintendo DS hardware.The result is a Nintendo DS version of the series that truly feels like it's a part of the Guitar Hero license and not a cheap cash-in. In other words, if you start with Hard and complete a song, you'll also be credited with the Easy and Medium difficulty levels of that song as well. Oh, there are some hard-driving rock songs in Guitar Hero like Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It," and Daughtry's "What I Want," but you also get the very Radio Disney-friendly tunes like All Star from Smashmouth and Stray Cats Strut from The Stray Cats. Each game features more than 25 songs, with some variation in track lists depending on the region of release, and multiple single-player modes.