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Guitar Hero 5 to Empower Fans to Rock the Way They Want
Guitar Hero continues to re-define the music and gaming experience this Fall with the release of Guitar Hero 5.
Featuring the best variety and biggest rock stars of today combined
with classic rock anthems, Guitar Hero 5 is the latest installment of
the world's most popular music game. For the first time ever, players
can customize the make-up of their band by rocking with any combination
of instruments in-game: whether it be two guitars and two drums, or
three guitars and a microphone, any combination is possible, allowing
players to experience music their own way. Brand new, innovative,
easy-to-use gameplay modes like Party Play and RockFest put fun,
competition and control at center stage as fans tailor the Guitar Hero
experience to match their personal style and interests. For extended
hours of entertainment, downloadable content from Guitar Hero? World
Tour will be compatible with the game and will automatically be updated
to include all of the upgrades and enhancements of Guitar Hero 5.*
Guitar Hero 5 features the strongest, most varied set list to-date
comprised of master tracks from 85 of the hottest bands of today and
the biggest classic acts including; Kings of Leon, The Rolling Stones,
The White Stripes, Santana, Vampire Weekend, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash,
Bob Dylan, plus more than 25 artists from a variety of music genres
that will be making their music video game debut.
"Guitar Hero is the music platform for today because it celebrates
the social nature of music and brings fans closer to the music and
artists they love while allowing them to share and discover music with
their friends, family and online communities," said Dan Rosensweig,
president and chief executive officer of Guitar Hero.
Among the first-time-ever features of Guitar Hero 5 are: Party
Play, where players can jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly;
RockFest, a comprehensive competitive experience available featuring
five new head-to-head modes playable online or in your living room; and
the ability to play the entire set-list from the first time the game is
turned on.
Guitar Hero 5 refines the player experience, enhances the art style
and redesigns core features such as GHMusic StudioSM, making it the
most accessible, fun-to-play and authentic experience for seasoned
music gamers as well as first-time players. New innovations such as
Band Moments, where bands are rewarded for hitting special note streams
together and song challenges where gamers are tasked to play through a
song a specific way, add a new competitive layer of excitement and
accomplishment to the music rhythm genre.
Published by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Guitar Hero 5 is being developed by Neversoft Entertainment
for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and
PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, and by Vicarious Visions
for the Wii system from Nintendo. Budcat is developing Guitar Hero 5
for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The game is not
yet rated by the ESRB. For more information about Guitar Hero 5, please
visit GuitarHero.com
