Guitar Hero World Tour vs Rock Band
The holiday season is up in the air, and for video game fanatics, the
best present you can probably give is a music video game package. There
are actually two hit games competing for the best music video game on
earth today, but which one is actually better? If you are having a tough
choice, then let's check out what this two, Guitar Hero World Tour, and
Rock Band, have to offer.
Guitar Hero World Tour- released in October 2008, World Tour is the
latest installment of NeverSoft's Guitar Hero series. While retaining
the essence of its previous editions, that is unleashing the guitar god
in you, World Tour has as well included new features under its name,
particularly the use of drum and microphone for percussions and vocals.
Rock Band meanwhile has been present for quite some time now, and yet
still stands to be World Tour's greatest rival (it's the main reason why
Guitar Hero World Tour was developed). Rock Band was the game that
solidified the lounge-room rock movement, hence bringing allowing its
players to fulfill their dreams of becoming rock legends.
Probably the best feature Guitar Hero World Tour can offer is its new
peripherals. The drums and microphone were included for the first time
in the Guitar Hero series, and has revolutionised the way Guitar Hero
fanatics did their game play. The drum set is regarded to be an
exceptional feature, as you get to feel more of the adrenaline rush when
hitting the percussions in this drum kit as compared with the set
provided by Rock Band.
In terms of quality, World Tour has a greater edge over Rock Band,
mainly because the drum kit is wireless, while the one provided by Rock
Band still has to be connected via USB. The sound effects given off by
Rock Band's percussions can be quite annoying at times, while World Tour
gives off a more natural bounce.
The essential guitar controller also scores higher points in favor of
Guitar Hero World Tour rather than Rock Band. The guitar is wireless,
and the super-sensitive touch pad on the strum bar allows you to do more
natural guitar moves. You can also add extra effects on your sounds, so
as you provide more intensity as each time your hit the notes.
Rock Band's guitar controller meanwhile is wired, however, it provides a
quality effects selector which includes echo, wah, and flange, as well
as five higher-fret buttons which do not require you to strum when
hitting them.
When you review each game's song list, World Tour provides a greater
collection of songs with more than 85 under their playlist, and 500 more
downldable online. You can also catch some of your favorite rock albums
available for download, such as the new Metallica Album, Death Magnetic.
Rock Band meanwhile provides you with 58 cover titles on disc, and up to
300 more songs available for purchase.
Rock Band however, deserves some credit for a better, slicker background
ad avatar creation. While Guitar Hero World Tour provides you with more
options in creating your own avatar, doing this can be quite difficult
to manage, and the graphics may look less than realistic. Rock Band
meanwhile has developed a better and a more natural appeal towards their
images, hence you would feel like a real rock star while playing the
game.
Guitar Hero World Tour meanwhile focused on providing its fans with more
features, such as the Music Studio. In this feature you and your members
can create your own music and come up with an album, which you can share
online via GHTunes. Rock Band has yet to come up with this kind of
feature.
Overall, if you are looking for new stuff and a more interactive appeal
on music video games, then Guitar Hero World Tour is definitely the
victor. However, both World Tour and Rock Band are enjoyable party games
that provide you with non-stop entertainment, so the decision on
choosing the best music video game to play this holiday season is
totally up to you.
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