Guitar Hero 5

Release Date: September 1, 2009

Party, music, co-op, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet

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Guitar Hero 5 is the next installment of the music item beloved by all. This time Neversoft completely re-modeled the game, which provides a quite fresh approach to the guitar theme.

Living room legends will rock any way they want in Guitar Hero® 5. The entire set list is at your finger tips from the start, featuring genre-defining hits from some of the biggest rock artists and bands of all time, including The Rolling Stones, The White Stripes, Kings of Leon, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Santana and Vampire Weekend. You will take complete control as Guitar Hero 5 allows you to personalize and customize how you experience music by being able to play with any in-game instrument combination -- multiple vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers, in any game mode. With the game’s all-new Party Play Mode, getting the band back together has never been easier. You can now jump in or drop out of gameplay seamlessly, without interrupting their jam session. Elevating the Guitar Hero® series to new heights with unmatched social gameplay, an enhanced style, new in-game artists and more rock legends, Guitar Hero 5 features new surprises and challenges that will fire-up long-time fret board fanatics and create a new generation of enthusiasts.

Last updated on August 14, 2015

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February 4, 2018

The life and death of Guitar Hero and Rock Band series

Have you ever heard the term 'peripheral-based rhythm games'? It sounds weird, but it regards none other than Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises. Two giants which both lost in their fight for devoted fans. How come their reign ended so abruptly?

The life and death of Guitar Hero and Rock Band series

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Guitar Hero Series

A series of rhythm games that has been handled by various development studios over the years. In addition to the Harmonix Music Systems and Neversoft Entertainment teams, teams such as Vicarious Visions, Budcat Creations, and FreeStyleGames, among others, took part in the life of the brand. The publisher of the first three installments of the series was RedOctane, while the release of subsequent installments was handled by industry giant Activision.

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