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Guitar Hero 6… err I
mean
Guitar Hero:
Warriors of Rock
attempts to bring a
story and a point to
the game. Instead of
releasing a new set
of songs and gearing
exclusively towards
the living room
party crowd,
Neversoft took the
idea of releasing a
story mode with the
game. This game ends
up being the most
fun I’ve had with
Guitar Hero
in at least three
games. I don’t think
this is for the
hardcore
Guitar Hero
gamer because the
story mode isn’t
what those people
are looking for.
Also- the game is
more random and
difficult in its
randomness than
we’ve seen before,
making it harder for
the newcomer to come
into too.
Guitar Hero:
Warriors of Rock
is for the casual GH
gamer. Not your mom
and dad, but the
people that play
games but don’t play
Guitar Hero
weekly. There ya go.
In my mind, if you
love games and just
like music then
you’re not going to
be crazy about this
game. But if you
love music and just
‘like’ games then
you’re going to be a
fan of
Guitar Hero:
Warriors of Rock.
The story mode is
cool because it
gives you a reason
to keep playing
other than just to
unlock more songs
and beat your high
score. You play as
specific characters
in the game and you
earn stars with
those characters.
When you earn enough
stars as a
character, you
unlock the ‘warrior’
they become and then
you unlock another
character to
progress the story.
Most of the
characters are cool
and they play
different styles of
music- punk, oldies,
mainstream rock,
etc. And the
narration of the
story is done by
Gene Simmons… I’m
not a KISS fan, but
he’s a badass and he
does a badass job.
Other
than the story mode
addition there’s not
a ton to report
that’s new with the
game. It’s got the
same modes that were
in
Guitar Hero 5
under the hood and
it utilizes a lot of
the same features.
The story mode is
the main addition to
this, and it’s not
groundbreaking. It
is a cool addition
though and it made
me keep playing this
long after I would
have been bored with
it otherwise.
While
this isn’t the game
that makes Guitar
Hero more than what
it is, it gives the
franchise a light at
the end of the
tunnel. What they
should do to improve
the series is
simple- make this
game again with the
same concept of
unlocking
characters, but then
add another
dimension to the
game.
What
would happen if you
combined Brutal
Legend with Guitar
Hero? Awesomeness.
There are
opportunities for
multiplayer,
unlockable
characters to give
you an advantage.
TONS of things.
That’s where this
franchise needs to
go and with this
release the seed has
been planted.
Neversoft won’t get
to develop the next
venture though, so
it’s up to the
developer that gets
the next game to
bring something new
to the formula.
This
is the most fun I’ve
had with a
Guitar Hero
game in a while. The
story mode kept me
playing and the
writing of the story
wasn’t terrible
either. Gene Simmons
was cool too. It’s
still Guitar Hero…
but there’s a twist…
and this needed a
twist.
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