Band Hero [Bundle]
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Band Hero [Bundle]
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- Release Date: November 03, 2009
- Genre: Simulation
- Style: Musical Instrument/Band Sim
- Similar Games: LEGO Rock Band (Xbox 360), Guitar Hero 5 [Bundle] (Xbox 360), DJ Hero [Bundle] (Xbox 360)
Game Description
Although guitar heroics often take the lead in modern popular music, rock & roll has always been a group activity, and Activision's Band Hero aims to gets the whole crew into the act. As its title proclaims, the continuation of the genre-founding Guitar Hero series sets center stage for the whole band -- drummers and vocalists as well as lead and bass guitarists -- and is designed to let gamers play along with a diverse selection of contemporary and classic rock and pop songs, using their favorite instruments in their own style. To keep the focus on fun, Band Hero offers "No Fail" gameplay modes for instrumentalists, and a "Sing-Along" mode for karaoke-style parties, allowing players to open up and express themselves, without worrying about keeping up with progressions or scoring points. The game's "Party Play" mode allows players to drop in and out of a song at will, as the music keeps playing.Hardcore console rockers looking for a challenge can still find it, in the game's more traditional modes of play. Bands can battle in "Rockfest" competitive modes such as "Elimination," "Do or Die," "Perfectionist," and "Pro Face Off," that can be played with up to four others on the same console, or as many as eight over an online connection. For veteran guitar heroes, the game is also compatible with previously available Guitar Hero content, with updates that allow players to perform any instrument part and take advantage of new Band Hero features with many of the earlier downloadable songs from the Guitar Hero: World Tour edition of the game. Also building upon the series' World Tour release, the high-def console editions of Band Hero include a fully featured "GHTM Studio," allowing players to remix with new samples, patterns, and playing styles.
The console disc edition of Band Hero offers more than 65 popular songs. Top- selling country crossover star Taylor Swift is prominently featured in the game, with the inclusion of three songs from her first two original albums, and the artist's performances were motion-captured to bring her in-game persona realistically to life. Guitarist and singer Adam Levine of Maroon 5 was motion-captured, as well, for his appearance in the game as a playable character. Band Hero's play-along soundtrack also includes timeless tracks such as David Bowie's "Let's Dance," Devo's "Whip It," the Jackson 5's "ABC," "Mr. Roboto" from Styx, and original hit singles from a diverse selection of artists, including Aly and AJ, Cheap Trick, Fall Out Boy, the Go-Gos, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Roy Orbison, Tonic, the Village People, and many others.
~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Production Credits
"When I'm Gone" Performed By: 3 Doors Down; "Gasoline" Performed By: The Airborne Toxic Event; "Dirty Little Secret" Performed By: The All-American Rejects; "Fascination" Performed By: Alphabeat; "Like Whoa" Performed By: Aly And AJ; "The Adventure" Performed By: Angels & Airwaves; "Steal My Kisses" Performed By: Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals; "In A Big Country" Performed By: Big Country; "Believe" Performed By: The Bravery; "Kung Fu Fighting" Performed By: Carl Douglas; "I Want You To Want Me (Live)" Performed By: Cheap Trick; "Hang Me Up To Dry" Performed By: Cold War Kids; "Put Your Records On" Performed By: Corinne Bailey Rae; "Angels of the Silences" Performed By: Counting Crows; "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Performed By: Culture Club; "Hands Down" Performed By: Dashboard Confessional; "Let's Dance" Performed By: David Bowie; "Whip It" Performed By: Devo; "American Pie" Performed By: Don McLean; "Warwick Avenue" Performed By: Duffy; "Rio" Performed By: Duran Duran; "Bring Me To Life" Performed By: Evanescence; "Santa Monica" Performed By: Everclear; "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" Performed By: Fall Out Boy; "Take A Picture" Performed By: Filter; "Paralyzer" Performed By: Finger Eleven; "Our Lips Are Sealed" Performed By: The Go-Go's; "So Yesterday" Performed By: Hillary Duff; "Lips of An Angel" Performed By: Hinder; "ABC" Performed By: Jackson 5; "Black Cat" Performed By: Janet Jackson; "Beautiful Soul" Performed By: Jesse McCartney; "Bad Reputation" Performed By: Joan Jett; "You Had Me" Performed By: Joss Stone; "Walking On Sunshine" Performed By: Katrina And The Waves; "Naive" Performed By: The Kooks; "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" Performed By: KT Tunstall; "Pictures of You" Performed By: The Last Goodnight; "Take What You Take" Performed By: Lily Allen; "She Will Be Loved" Performed By: Maroon 5; "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Performed By: Marvin Gaye; "The Impression That I Get" Performed By: Mighty Mighty Bosstones; "Rock Star" Performed By: N.E.R.D.; "Turn Off the Light" Performed By: Nelly Furtado; "Just A Girl" Performed By: No Doubt; "Don't Speak" Performed By: No Doubt; "A Million Ways" Performed By: OK Go; "Lifeline" Performed By: Papa Roach; "Back Again" Performed By: Parachute; "Love Is A Battlefield" Performed By: Pat Benatar; "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Performed By: Poison; "Kids" Performed By: Robbie Williams/Kylie Minogue; "Oh Pretty Woman" Performed By: Roy Orbison; "L.E.S. Artistes" Performed By: Santigold; "Take Back the City" Performed By: Snow Patrol; "Wannabe" Performed By: Spice Girls; "Mr. Roboto" Performed By: Styx; "Love Story" Performed By: Taylor Swift; "Picture To Burn" Performed By: Taylor Swift; "You Belong With Me" Performed By: Taylor Swift; "Honky Tonk Woman" Performed By: The Rolling Stones; "If You Could Only See" Performed By: Tonic; "Happy Together" Performed By: The Turtles; "Y.M.C.A." Performed By: Village People; "Ocean Avenue" Performed By: Yellowcard
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