- Team up with a partner on a Nintendo DS Lite in Roadie Mode for an all new level of competition.
- Super Bundle comes complete with the Band Hero game, wireless guitar, wired microphone and drums.
- Try All-new Sing Along Mode – Sing together karaoke style on any song you choose.
- Import your favorite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero.
- Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competive modes and 2-8 player support online.
This November, family and friends will come together to ascend the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom with Band Hero. Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone’s favorite acts including Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, Band Hero is
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Review by A. Jefferson for Wii Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Super Bundle
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There are 2 groups of people that typically play Guitar Hero: Those who are score obsessed… they are all about mastering the most challenging of songs and having the highest scores on the leaderboards. Then there are those who love having a group of their friends over to play plastic instruments and yell at the top of their lungs for hours on end. For the most part…I fall into the second category.
I have loved every entry in the Rock Band series, and more recently fell in love with Guitar Hero 5. However, these games have failed me in one vital area: the soundtrack for these games is kinda niche. Oftentimes when friends or family would come over for a “Guitar Hero” or “Rock Band” party, it would turn into each of them taking turns scrolling through hundreds of alternative, progressive, or heavy metal songs until they find one or two that they know and KINDA LIKE… and since they don’t necessarily own a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game, they aren’t overly concerned about scores or anything like that…they just want to play music they know and love. That is where Band Hero swoops in to save the day (or at least save my party!!)
Rather than focusing on niche genres of music, Band Hero does the exact opposite… Band Hero’s soundtrack is focused on Pop music. The very definition of POP MUSIC is music that is popular… songs that everyone knows and loves. And I have to say, Band Hero delivers. There is some great music on Band Hero. Granted, the setlist on Guitar Hero 5 was more appealing to me personally… but Band Hero’s setlist will be a HUGE hit at my next party, which, thanks to Band Hero, will be more of a “Karaoke party that also features all of the cool Guitar Hero elements for those interested” than a “Guitar Hero party”. Here are some of my observations about the game:
*The Music – As I mentioned, the game focuses on pop music, with artists ranging from Yellowcard to Hillary Duff to Taylor Swift to No Doubt and so on. There are several “guilty pleasures” songs that, while I wouldn’t admit enjoying any other time, will be a HUGE hit when having friends over to play (especially my wife’s friends)… like The Spice Girls, Taylor Swift, Joss Stone. There are even classic songs like “Rio” by Duran Duran, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” by Culture Club, and “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas (right?)… and cmon…who can really claim not to love singing any of those songs? Sure, they are really easy to play on guitar/bass/drums for the most part…. but they are fun. Besides, if you want a challenge…check out the SONG IMPORT feature!
*Song Import: For a small fee, you can import 61 songs from Guitar Hero 5, and several of the songs from Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Guitar Hero World Tour. Before importing Guitar Hero 5 (and after importing smash hits and world tour), I already had a total of 140 songs available to play in Band Hero! So, in addition to the pop songs included on the disk, I am also able to include alot of the great and more challenging songs from Guitar Hero 5 (like “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, “Medicate”, and lots of other great stuff!!!)
*Downloadable Content: Like Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero:World Tour, Band Hero includes an in-game music store that allows you to purchase additional songs. Hopefully, this means that, in addition to the more hardcore downloadable songs available for Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero will also be getting downloadable pop music! Also, most (if not all) of the dlc that you purchase for Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero World Tour are AUTOMATICALLY playable in Band Hero! If, however, you want these to be excluded from Band Hero, there is a place in the Options menu that allows dlc to be disabled. With downloadable content and importing the songs from other versions of Guitar Hero, I should have a library of over 200 song available for playing in Band Hero by the end of the week!
*Band Hero = Guitar Hero 5 with more neon lights: Guitar Hero 5 for Wii is a game that any person with a Wii should own. Period. It was the first of the rhythm games to use high-capacity sd cards, effectively adding a hard drive to your Wii. It had AWESOME features like Party Play mode, drop-in and drop-out multiplayer, and the ability change difficulty on the fly. “Beginner” difficulty is also included, which will allow ANYONE to pick up this game and start playing, no matter what skill level. And then there was the AWESOME, Wii-exclusive “Roadie Battle” mode that allowed someone to sit on the sideline with a DS and sabotage other players…. PRICELESS!!! ALL of the features from Guitar Hero 5 are also implemented in Band Hero. That automatically makes Band Hero AWESOME. Period.
I really hope Band Hero sells well. Activision took a great game and made it more marketable. Between DJ Hero, Band Hero, and Guitar Hero 5, there is no longer any excuse for people not to jump in and enjoy rythym gaming. Unless you hate music and hate fun, you should own this game. =) Some parents/players were put off by some of the art style used in the Guitar Hero games (lots of skulls, demons, lightning bolts, and heavy metal)… and those people will be happy to know that the look and feel used in Band Hero is more family friendly…they’ve replaced those things with neon lights, starbursts, glitter, floodlights… it really feels like “Guitar Hero” meets “The MTV VMA Awards”. I really enjoy the game, and hope you will too!!
My review scores:
Gameplay: 10/10
Difficulty: 8/10 (Anyone from grandma to seasoned hardcore guitar hero veterans can get loads of value out of this game)
Presentation: 9/10
Lasting Value: 9/10
Overall: 9.5/10
Review by G. Denny for Wii Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Super Bundle
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I actually bought this for the Wii because it comes with the updated drum set. Beware if you are getting the other platforms because, at least initially, you will get the same set that was shipped with World Tour. When I set out to get it, I really didn’t expect much from the set list because Hillary Duff is not really my thing, just wanted an extra guitar and the updated drums. I set it up to make sure everything was in working order and to test out the drum set. The drums work flawlessly and are 100 times improved over the Word Tour set that sometimes never work.
But, here’s why I really came to write this review. I have a 6 year old daughter who heard the music playing and came out immediately as if Taylor Swift was the Pied Piper. I promptly handed her the guitar and showed her how to make a character. She went for the rocker and outfitted her in all pink of course. I set her up on the beginner level, which consists of just strumming at the right time with no color coding. She picked it up right away and thus a star was born. We worked through all of her favorites; Hillary Duff, everything by Taylor Swift, Evanescence, a little Janet and the Jackson 5 and a few others and she was hooked. I backed her up on drums and she was hitting 90-95% consistently. This repackaged Guitar Hero 5 is a stroke of genius if marketed appropriately. My daughter did not want to go to sleep. She never showed any interest in previous versions of Guitar Hero and she has been around others playing it; but this one has a hold of her like crack. I think I told her; “ok, last one”, at least 10 times before I resorted to “ok really this time, last one”.
Band Hero fits a niche that was previously unexplored; I think any child 4 to 12, boy or girl would enjoy this, and teenage girls will really like the look and feel of Band Hero. Basically, anyone who picks up the plastic guitar and starts tapping their foot to a recognizable song will be instantly hooked. This is a very enthusiastic thumbs up for Band Hero and a thumbs up to Taylor Swift for getting involved in this project. She’s laughing all the way to the bank, and yes, the set ships with a microphone no one will ever have to share with Kanye!
Review by Diego Vega Aguirre for Wii Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Super Bundle
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Great GH Game Sequel
First of all, sorry for my English, but I¡¦ll do my best¡K besides that, there are several ways you can review this game¡K
THE MUSIC
I don¡¦t really like most of the songs included in this game but I knew it before I bought it so I don¡¦t really have any problem about that. I own almost all of the previews GH games so I have plenty music to play with, but if you really like pop music then you will like the songs more than I do.
THE GAME MODES
Party Play: I really like this game mode specially when playing with friends who are not as good enough to finish a song in quickplay mode.
Quickplay: Nothing too much different to what you get in GH5, you have the option to play with online players, the problem is that I never get someone online. There is a way that is supposed to be ¡§easier¡¨ to play online but you have to register other Wii console number in you Wii contacs in order to use this feature.
Career: The same as GH5, I personally prefer the career mode in World Tour, I don¡¦t know why neversoft changed this but guess most of the people like it.
You can play using your Miis, I have played this mode a couple of times, its fun is you just want to play whatever you want because you ¡§create¡¨ your song as you play.
THE MUSIC STUDIO
As all GH music studios, this is really challenging, the easiest instrument to record something are the drums as they are the most realistic instrument, but guitar and bass you have use some color combinations in order to get the notes you want¡K if don¡¦t really have anything to do and have plenty of time to waist, then this is for you º
THE INSTRUMENTS
The guitar is the same as you get when buying GH5 (guitar bundle), really nice looking guitar, and the most important works perfect.
Nothing important to say about microphone¡K it works fine, the only problem could be you singing skills
The big difference are drums. If you compare the drums included in BH with GHWT drums, you will notice that the new ones are more quiet when you hit the instrument, so you don¡¦t have to turn the volume to max in order to hear the music and not only your drumming. Also, you can ¡§attach¡¨ you kick pedal to the drum¡¦s frame you it will not move while playing.
CONCLUSION
If you have played Guitar Hero and you like it, then Band Hero will not be the exception. If you like rock more than pop, then you will be disappointed with the songs included in this game, but I really bought this bundle in order to get the new version of drums and they are what I expected.
Review by K. Campbell for Wii Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Super Bundle
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The Baby Boomers will enjoy this more than the previous Guitar Hero or Rock Band as it has much more of “our” music. And lots of today’s too! Also great because one person can drop out of a song and not mess it up for the rest of the players…And changing difficulty is so easy…no need to go back to the menu each time. And we LOVED making up our characters which took almost an entire evening, everyone laughing and having fun.
Review by Carolyn for Wii Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Super Bundle
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I got the stand alone software for my DD for Christmas 2009, hoping against hope it would work with RB2. It does. Except not all features do – I think the one we can’t access is Mii Freestyle. Not much of a loss, but I think if Activision claims compatibility with RB or RB2, then ALL parts of the game should work.
One SUPER ANNOYING thing is the editing of the songs. In American Pie, by Don McLean, they’ve removed the word “whisky.” They just completely skip over it. Seriously?! The line SHOULD be, “Them good ol’ boys were drinking whisky and rye, singing this’ll be the day that I die.” “Whisky” has been removed, but “rye” was left. Like rye isn’t an alcohol too? Idiots. Believe me, it’s *annoying* especially considering how many times that line is sung. And if anyone feels this might be appropriate based on the 10 & up rating, I would direct you to the “Rock Stars” on the screen, as well as the ones you can create. Sex sells, apparently. But you can’t know about drinking.
The songs are great, for people who like the genre – we do. I’d give it 5 stars if not for the above 2 issues.