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Activision has officially unveiled Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PlayStation 2 for release this summer.
The PS3 and PS2 version names may change, but across the platforms the word is to expect "some of the most famous AND infamous tracks" from Guitar Heroes I, II, Rocks the 80s and III.
There will be 48 master recordings in total, online and offline modes including Band Career and 8-player online Battle of the Bands, and three key imports from the recent Guitar Hero World Tour: Music Studio, GHTunes and Rock Star Creator.
Greatest Hits will also benefit from Guitar Hero Metallica's "Expert+" difficulty level in additional to the usual Beginner, Normal, Hard and Expert.
However, Activision has told Eurogamer not to expect any new instruments or upgraded peripherals, as this is a standalone release.
For now then we're asked to gaze in wonder at the partial track listing below, consider the first Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits screenshots showing the familiar GHWT-style setup, and imagine what the venues will be like.
To help do that, Activision's told us to expect a mixture of classic locations and eight new venues based on the wonders of the world, including the Amazon, ice caps and Grand Canyon.
Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits is in development at Activision's wholly owned Beenox Studios in Canada, and will be released this summer.
Check out the partial track-list below:
- Alice in Chains - "Them Bones"
- Dragonforce - "Through the Fire and Flames"
- Heart - "Barracuda"
- Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N Roll"
- Poison - "Nothin' But A Good Time"
- Queen - "Killer Queen"
- Rage Against The Machine - "Killing in the Name"
- Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
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shamblemonkee
05/03/09 @ 07:19
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so much for the hope of them making it possible to import your old GH songs to world tour then!
Moo! Moo! |
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seasidebaz
05/03/09 @ 07:54
+1
Leg bone's connected to your.....
..... Hip bone! Hip bones connected to you..... ..... Cock bone! Dem bones dem bones dem..... ..... Dry bones! /etc |
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Pinewood_Groves
05/03/09 @ 08:18
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Unsurprising that they've chosen many of the ones which are really dull to play.
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andywilkie35
05/03/09 @ 09:29
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Activision, the new EA of game whoring
But will I buy it? Probably, purely because I'd like to play some of the old songs in Band mode... As long as they have the master recording of Rage and not the absolute horrific and inaccurate cover version on GHII then that's a start at least. |
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Ignatius_Cheese
05/03/09 @ 10:02
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If its priced right, I may pick this up...
/has a serious problem Oh, and as for Rage lyric issues? I believe the workaround was something like "You're under control, I won't do what you tell me..." Takes something away from the original spirit of the song, doncha think...? :oP |
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kinky_mong
05/03/09 @ 10:44
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The re-recording of Killing In The Name of for GH2 was a travesty. As was the re-recording of Heart-Shaped Box with that terrible solo it added.
We have no-one to blame for this constant milking of the franchise but the idiots who keep buying it. And maybe EA/Harmonix for NOT RELEASING THE FUCKING NEW INSTRUMENTS IN EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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This is just really, really sad. I was hoping Activision would let us import our already (in my case) huge collection of downloaded songs into the new game and also the songs of GH I, II and III. That's seriously not going to happen and for that I'm very disappointed. Look at what Rock Band is offering fans - sooooooo much better fan service AND cheaper to boot.
I bought GHWT for the instruments mostly, and then I got the game only version of Rock Band II. Guess which game I'm playing. |
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Sky Blue Sam
05/03/09 @ 11:52
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Oh, and as for Rage lyric issues? I believe the workaround was something like "You're under control, I won't do what you tell me..." Takes something away from the original spirit of the song, doncha think...? :oP
Possibly a tiny amount, but it's still a lyric from the song. |
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The re-recording of Killing In The Name of for GH2 was a travesty. As was the re-recording of Heart-Shaped Box with that terrible solo it added.
We have no-one to blame for this constant milking of the franchise but the idiots who keep buying it. 1. you might wanna read the article. all of those songs will be master recordings. (even though i agree that heart-shaped box cover was atrocious) 2. the constant milking of this franchise might be due to the fact that the games are excellent and people buy them. you'd be surprised as to how many people prefer GH over RB.
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seasidebaz
05/03/09 @ 12:14
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Why's everyone complaining about Rage?
When the game comes out, simply insert disc, plug in microphone, play song as singer, shout FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME. Fixed. |
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aphexstwin
05/03/09 @ 14:14
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hmmm. i've just had to write off the cost of my drums, 4th kit and game (the cunts) arent replacing them any more stating that activision are solely responsible for repair. only, ive had mine open to repair the red pad, then broke the orange cymbal stand after it was hoofed in a fit of orange pad fail rage. so the activision repair is a no go. if they reissued a better kit or allowed a 5pad ion i'd get one but...
so i'd miss this because withlu the the kit for full band its pointless, gh2 makes a bit more sense |
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daz_john_smith
05/03/09 @ 16:35
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Has anyone asked Activision/Redoctane/Nexersoft or whoever else might be working on it, if the songs will not be transferable to the HDD and playable from one single game, rather than having to swap out discs?
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hmmm. i've just had to write off the cost of my drums, 4th kit and game (the cunts) arent replacing them any more stating that activision are solely responsible for repair.
They have no say in the matter. Either they have to replace it, or they have to send it to Activision for you. Read the SOGA and go shout at them. |
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Discalceaterabbit
15/06/09 @ 21:39
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An expansion pack, featuring already released material, at full retail price.
Fuck off. |
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