Guitar Hero Smash Hits announced- June 16th

[Matt Young]

http://smashhits.guitarhero.com/index_en_US.html

Apparently, it's the greatest hits from GH I-III and Rocks the 80's, but with a full band. I'm interested.

[bardockkun]

So is Pantera another one of those bands that don't own the original masters and have to make due with live version?

[-Never4ever-]

All signs point to yes.

[Raconteur]

I'm getting it.

[dbrev42]

Damn, this game looks insanely good.

[KingofOldSchool]

Come on Life Wasted...

[crzyjoeguy]

i use to love the guitar hero games, i have grown out of them now though. maybee i should start drinking again haha.

[VaultDweller13]

I wish I could play all of the songs from GH1 and GH:80s on my 360. I don't need full band versions of them, just guitar.

[JJSP]

So is Pantera another one of those bands that don't own the original masters and have to make due with live version?
Probably a matter of Phil vs. the rest of the band.

[bardockkun]

Probably a matter of Phil vs. the rest of the band.
That was my second guess. I Still find it pretty cold that he wasn't invited to Dimebag's funeral.

Does Phil own the name then or what?

[advanced]

I'd rather have more songs from I, II, and III than anything off of 80s.

I might buy this after it drops in price a bit.

So maybe a year from now.

[Matt Young]

Songs announced from Guitar Hero II:

Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"

Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"

Rush - "YYZ"

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"

Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"

Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"

Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"

Lamb of God - "Laid To Rest"

The Police - "Message In A Bottle"

Wolfmother - "Woman"

Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"

Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart"

Warrant - "Cherry Pie"

Alice in Chains - "Them Bones"

Danzig - "Mother"

Jane's Addiction
- "Stop!"

Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"

The Sword - "Freya"

Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil"

[Malik112099]

The guitar hero series is gonna burn itself out with all thses damn side/spin off games

[AceSXE]

The guitar hero series is gonna burn itself out with all thses damn side/spin off games


this

[Raconteur]

Nah it won't. Too many people will buy it, regardless.

I know what you're saying, but it was bound to happen, and even if they lose a few fans/buyers, it won't affect their cash flow.

[bardockkun]

No Hanger 18...I'm a bit sad by that.

[porieux]

The Trooper is awesome fun on drums.

[seanr1221]

Songs announced from Guitar Hero II:

Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"

Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"

Rush - "YYZ"

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"

Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"

Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"

Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"

Lamb of God - "Laid To Rest"

The Police - "Message In A Bottle"

Wolfmother - "Woman"

Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"

Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart"

Warrant - "Cherry Pie"

Alice in Chains - "Them Bones"

Danzig - "Mother"

Jane's Addiction
- "Stop!"

Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"

The Sword - "Freya"

Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil"

I'll take them all...except Cherry Pie.

[BustaUppa]

This is actually a good concept... getting full-band versions of these songs with MASTER recordings is a very worthwhile effort. I wish it was segmented into DLC instead of a separate game though.

[danked]

no Sabbath WTF

[epb]

Disappointed with the GH2 tracks especially since a good chunk of the ones I would have wanted are already in Rock Band through DLC. I would have really liked to have seen "Possum Kingdom" and "John the Fisherman".

[pimpster4183]

They need to bring over Eddie Money from the 80s pack, that would rock ass

[munch]

This is great, great, great news.

[RAMSTORIA]

some very good songs, and i cant wait to get this game.... for $29.99.

theres no way ill pay $60 for this.

[PR Mega X]

some very good songs, and i cant wait to get this game.... for $29.99.

theres no way ill pay $60 for this.

Agreed. I already own GH1-3 & 80s on PS2, so while I'm willing to pay for the convenience of having a bunch of those songs on 360, I'm not willing to pay more than $30.

[BustaUppa]

Agreed. I already own GH1-3 & 80s on PS2, so while I'm willing to pay for the convenience of having a bunch of those songs on 360, I'm not willing to pay more than $30.To be fair, you're getting more then just convenience - you get full band gameplay PLUS original master versions. So there are a few good benefits.

That said, I'm probably not gonna be getting this so I can totally understand where you're coming from. :D

[RAMSTORIA]

To be fair, you're getting more then just convenience - you get full band gameplay PLUS original master versions. So there are a few good benefits.

That said, I'm probably not gonna be getting this so I can totally understand where you're coming from. :D

yeah, thats a nice treat, but like PR i own all the other games already for PS2/360. Now if they had an import function ala Rock Band, that might tempt me into spending a little more. Swapping discs is frustrating, play one set list, but swap a disc to play a couple other songs.

[Spybreak8]

This is good news for me as well since I just got into Guitar Hero after III and I don't want to buy the older ones, even though they're cheap, because of the different note indication.

[budz]

Did not click the link. If it's a value-priced game (20-40 bucks) than I MIGHT get it. If not, forget it. I've played half those songs in my DLC anyway

[evanft]

If not, forget it. I've played half those songs in my DLC anyway

I count 5.

[hhhdx4]

So that means the Maiden masters aren't unusable


So where the hell is all the Maiden?!

[Spybreak8]

Hmm I might delay, or cancel the idea altogether, my purchase of this since I got GH2 with the buy 2 used get 1 free deal.

[Hoffer]

I've got an Amazon preorder for this game. Can't wait for it!!! I thought GH: World Tour had a pretty awful set list. I quit playing the game about halfway thru because the second half of songs looked awful. Metallica and this Smash Hits are saving my feelings on the GH games.

[bardockkun]

The GH3 setlist for Smash Hits:


Pat Benatar - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"
Heart - "Barracuda"
Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"
AFI - "Miss Murder"
DragonForce - "Through The Fire And Flames"
Priestess - "Lay Down"
Slayer - "Raining Blood"

Kiss? Really? I remember playing that song in GH3 and being bored most of my time with that song since before the chorus there was a waiting period. I Figure they could at least put "Slither" eventhough it was a DLC song, but it was used in the commercial and all. That and no Muse is no surprise with the whole Warner thing, but in the very least got Raining Blood.

Now to wait for this to drop to 20 or 30.

[seanr1221]

A lack of Knights of Cydonia means I can wait until this is super cheap.

[munch]

Hell yes to Cult of Personality.

[BostonCollegeFan]

This game's track listing is doing the impossible; blowing out GH:M which already has the best track listing ever.

[manthing]

I just hope Neversoft doesn't re-do the guitar notes for the GH1 and GH2 songs.

[bardockkun]

I just hope Neversoft doesn't re-do the guitar notes for the GH1 and GH2 songs.
If One and Ace of Spades in GH:M are any indication, don't count on it.

[manthing]

If One and Ace of Spades in GH:M are any indication, don't count on it.

Well there goes a lot of my interest.

Not a fan of Neversoft's overnoted charts.

[BostonCollegeFan]

They haven't "overnoted" any charts since GH3. Infact their charts are far better and more realistic than Harmonix as of lately. A prime example of this is "Lazy Eye".

[Rocko]

No Knights of Cydonia and they're recharting GH1 and GH2 songs? Knights of Cydonia is kind of made up for by Beast and the Harlot, but it's still a huge omission.

$30, I guess, because those are two super huge negatives for me. It makes no sense to rechart the songs. :/

[crystalklear64]

If Only a Lad is the OG or Boingo Alive version, and is included, Day 1.

[BustaUppa]

If Only a Lad is the OG or Boingo Alive version, and is included, Day 1.Whoa whoa who said anything about Oingo Boingo?! Was that in an older GH game and I somehow mised it??

[Mojimbo]

Whoa whoa who said anything about Oingo Boingo?! Was that in an older GH game and I somehow mised it??GH 80s on PS2.

[BustaUppa]

Daaamn I had no idea. Never really paid attention to these games until GHII on the 360. Well I sure hope we start getting more Oingo Boingo tracks for [insert favorite music game] in the near future!!!

[crystalklear64]

Whoa whoa who said anything about Oingo Boingo?! Was that in an older GH game and I somehow mised it??
super shitty version in gh80s

[BostonCollegeFan]

No Knights of Cydonia and they're recharting GH1 and GH2 songs? Knights of Cydonia is kind of made up for by Beast and the Harlot, but it's still a huge omission.

$30, I guess, because those are two super huge negatives for me. It makes no sense to rechart the songs. :/

Before anyone twists this into something it isn't, what i'm going to say is 100% true:

Harmonix threw a hissy fit when Neversoft got the liscence from Activision and took away all assets and all pre-made charts and such from Neversoft. The goal of this? To sue them. So Neversoft can't re-use the GH1,2,80s charts at all.

[manthing]

unnecessary trolling here:

They haven't "overnoted" any charts since GH3. Infact their charts are far better and more realistic than Harmonix as of lately. A prime example of this is "Lazy Eye".



Give it a rest fella.

[BostonCollegeFan]

Sadly as much as it seems to be trolling, Neversoft themselves have gone on record to say that in GH3's development when they where pressed on why the UI was changed.

[h3llbring3r]

Give it a rest fella.

"Don't stop him, he's on a roll."

You're helping prolong the inevitable.

[Raconteur]

Man, you guys get into deep conversation for just guitar hero, lol...

I don't care about anything other than quality songs to play for a good price.

[BostonCollegeFan]

unnecessary trolling here:




Give it a rest fella.

It would be trolling if I didn't give any examples, but if you want I can break down exactly how Harmonix over charts in three words:

Charts Echo Effects

Where's Neversoft doesn't, hence "Lazy Eye".

[mykevermin]

Who wants to message me when this disc hits $30?

Because I don't want to hear a fuckin' thing about it beforehand.

I'm too busy waiting for the Call of Duty greatest hits disc, bringing you the best levels from CoD 1-4.

[BostonCollegeFan]

Who wants to message me when this disc hits $30?

Because I don't want to hear a fuckin' thing about it beforehand.

I'm too busy waiting for the Call of Duty greatest hits disc, bringing you the best levels from CoD 1-4.

Would you pay for a HD remix of CoD1 though? Cause apparently there's supposed to be an XBLA/PSN version of it coming soon

[mykevermin]

That's a vague question.

Would I pay for it? sure.

Would I pay for GH:Smash Hits? sure.

Would I pay $60 for it? Or $50? Or $40? You're outta your fuckin' mind.

[h3llbring3r]

Who wants to message me when this disc hits $30?

Because I don't want to hear a fuckin' thing about it beforehand.

I'm too busy waiting for the Call of Duty greatest hits disc, bringing you the best levels from CoD 1-4.

I will, I got GH: Aerosmith from my Target bargain shelf, orange tagged at $9.
And GH:WT for $19 at MC was a deal. fair.
Which is about right, still after my last GH experience they are both in the backlog so I can't say if either was worth it yet.

[manthing]

I will, I got GH: Aerosmith from my Target bargain shelf, orange tagged at $9.


I got GH Aerosmith during the GS sale with a Xplorer for $10, and I feel I overpaid for GHA

:-|

I really, REALLY enjoyed GH1, 2 and even 80's.

Then I got 3, played Aerosmith and WT. :\

[BostonCollegeFan]

GH:A and GH:3 sucked, but I thought GHWT was better than RB2, mostly cause of the set list, which is of course, my opinion, but GH:M is the best rhythm game to date, fundamentals wise.

And i'd say GH:WT is more than worth $19, between the open bass note, the sustain notes, which are two amazing innovations that make it seem fresh, and the set list is very, very good.

[Scorch]

All I wanted on here were Cowboys From Hell and Thunder Kiss '65. Since they're both on, I'll be actively watching for this one on the clearance shelf at Target in a few months.

[h3llbring3r]

All I wanted on here were Cowboys From Hell and Thunder Kiss '65.
If they are being recharted I wouldn't get excited just yet.

I'll be actively watching for this one on the clearance shelf at Target in a few months.

Good strategy, I'm thinking $9 for this one (if at all) pending reviews of course.

[Corvin]

I just hope Neversoft doesn't re-do the guitar notes for the GH1 and GH2 songs.

The vast majority of these songs were covers. Of course they are going to be re-charted. Despite being well charted, they were well charted for a different version of the songs. I doubt any of them would work right just carrying over to a master track.

[Trakan]

I guess nobody picked this up...

I can't believe they removed the ability to play online career mode. Why would it be in World Tour and not in all of their future games?

[seanr1221]

I think most people are waiting for the inevitable price drop.

[erectiontown]

I guess nobody picked this up...

I can't believe they removed the ability to play online career mode. Why would it be in World Tour and not in all of their future games?
it's pretty obvious this game is just a cash grab attempt.

[StarKnightX]

Picked this game up from TRU for the $20 giftcard offer (had wanted to get Ghostbusters , but they were OOS). I'll post impressions once I've played through it some. As a warning though , I'm not that great at Guitar Hero/Rock Band so I don't know how good my impressions will be.

I don't plan on keeping the game either way. I'm just going to just play through it a bit then probably throw it up on goozex. If someone wanted to trade for it (perhaps Ghostbusters? ;)) I'd be up for that if someone was interested. :shameless plug:

[Matt Young]

I think most people are waiting for the inevitable price drop.

Yeah, definitely. I don't even have World Tour or Metallica yet, and I have several other new releases that I want more.

[mcgavin27]

I picked it up from the TRU deal. Its pretty good, I am liking it better than World Tour but its still no Rock Band. I'll probably just beat the guitar and drum careers and then offer it up for trade.