So I’m not a fan of “music” games. Look, I’m not a fan of playing a game version of something I could be doing in regular life, which is why I don’t play sports games, and while I may not drive a race car, I’d rather just drive than play a driving game. In addition to the fact that I could learn an instrument, there is precious little music recorded after the mid-1990s that is tolerable so these music games bring the “blah” by default, though my loading of Guitar Hero 5 put a little twist on this assumption.
I buy the music games because as a collector I need all the wacky peripherals the games come with. While Guitar Hero 5 is a step back from last year’s World Tour as the only bundle available is with a wireless guitar, it still supports the other instruments including the ability to use multiples of each. One of the other new features is the game loads directly into the music being played and you can just jump into the current song or leave it like a jukebox rather than going to a menu, and this is where the fun happened. The screens came a went and then a band took the stage, with a burly lead singer and guitarist with a horn-adorned helmet, all the classic “rock” tropes. And as the heads rocked the music started… it was Johnny Cash. I got a good laugh at this inappropriate wedding of image and sound. But it was funny.
So, what has everyone else thought of this latest entry in the Guitar Hero franchise?
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