Miss enough notes on expert and before long you'll find yourself frantically strumming on beginner, which is altogether too slow for somebody used to thrashing out the metal tunes on hard. While this sounds straightforward, the initial shift of difficulty really throws you off guard, and if the confusion gets to you, it's not long before you're relegated to lower levels, with fewer points at stake. Players start on the same difficulty level, which increases or decreases depending on the streak you manage to muster. The most enjoyable of the new games is called Momentum, which is hilariously hard to predict and can see even veteran players thrown off course simply by playing well. It's a simple feature when you think about it, but it really does create a situation which keeps everybody happy, and doesn't leave anybody short changed for the duration of a song on an instrument they don't want to play, or at a level they're not comfortable with, especially if they swap with another player.įor the more competitive players out there, Rockfest is the all-encompassing multiplayer mode that actually draws inspiration from games outside of the rhythm action genre. The good thing about this mode is its flexibility, which allows players to drop in and out of songs without disruption, as well as change the difficulty as and when they please. The main new multiplayer mode is called Party Play, which sees up to four guitarists, drummers, bassists and singers team up in whatever combination they desire to create their own setlists and belt out some tunes.

However, the difference between those titles and this one is that, while they were spinoffs, this is a full-blown sequel, which has a certain responsibility to improve and surpass its predecessors.Īctivision has certainly been vocal in the build up to this release, with a great deal of talk about accessibility and party modes, while the game's unlockable characters such as Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain have also provided interesting talking points.įortunately for Guitar Hero fans, Activision has managed to prove that there's no smoke without fire, and created a title that justifies the hype and manages to borrow the good bits from other games, while also adding some enjoyable touches of its own.įor the most part, the new features revolve around getting as many people together, regardless of skill, to sample the game's delights. In fact, it seems like only yesterday that we reviewed Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, and only the week before that we reviewed the Metallica edition. The latest instalment of Guitar Hero has been a long time coming, which of course is an absurd statement that can't be said with a straight face.

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