First Guitar Hero: World Tour shots rock faces off
by Richard Mitchell 
{ May 22nd 2008 at 3:00PM }
Our sinister taskmasters over at Joystiq managed to nab the very first screens of Guitar Hero: World Tour, and now, dear fanboys and fangirls, we bring them to you. Glancing through the images, we get the first look at the game's create-a-track mode (which honestly looks a little intimidating) as well as the character creation mode and some in-game performance shots. As Joystiq notes, it appears that World Tour will abandon the over-the-top cartoon style of previous iterations (as well as the upcoming Aerosmith version) in favor of a more realistic, though still stylized look. Check out all the shots in the gallery below.
Will Guitar Hero: World Tour find a home in your collection, or are you waiting to see what Harmonix cooks up for the next Rock Band?
Will Guitar Hero: World Tour find a home in your collection, or are you waiting to see what Harmonix cooks up for the next Rock Band?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andrew @ May 22nd 2008 3:14PM
Meh...I'll take a look at the track list before I decide anything.
Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ May 22nd 2008 3:22PM
This looks like it might actually be better then just another game with new tracks. Hopefully they have good songs and can get some good DLC.
Andrew @ May 22nd 2008 3:23PM
"it appears that World Tour will abandon the over-the-top cartoon style of previous iterations"
There's still a guy with a big ass mohawk in there...hopefully you have the ability to make your characters look like normal human beings this time around.
adam @ May 22nd 2008 4:07PM
I work in audio production so this will be a "cakewalk"
[.sm0ke.] @ May 23rd 2008 3:09AM
I really hope I'm not the only one who got that.
adam @ May 23rd 2008 10:31AM
me too because that just proves i need to get out more.
monkeymonkeymonkey @ May 22nd 2008 4:10PM
The character customize screen looks pretty nice. Looks like you can do some pretty heavy customization, take a look at the eye settings. Angle, size, shape, depth, position, scale, distance, color. If you can do this to the entire body, you can truly make a unique character versus Rock Bands limited customization.
Mad Dick Bones @ May 22nd 2008 5:22PM
The fact that the song creation screenshot looks so intimidating is a GREAT sign. That means people who know what they're doing or have the time to learn can really put together some great content.
Andrew @ May 22nd 2008 5:33PM
And it's going to suck for people like me who don't know shit about music.
Mad Dick Bones @ May 22nd 2008 5:36PM
No, that was my point... It's going to be great especially for people like you because you'll be able to benefit from other people's work.
[.sm0ke.] @ May 23rd 2008 3:09AM
Ok, so what brand are the guitars? The one being played looks like a BC Rich, and there are cartoon replicas of the Les Paul, Explorer, and Stratocaster on the walls of the shop. Maybe they're just placeholders until the lawsuit gets sorted out?
Helloimbob @ May 23rd 2008 5:00AM
Too bad I have to lay down £140 for Rock Band, so I definitely won't be able to afford this.
NOW I know why EA made it so expensive...
1. Profit
2. Pricing out customers who aren't millionaires from buying the competition.
Boff @ May 23rd 2008 6:15AM
I'm getting it.
Ian Murray @ May 23rd 2008 9:49AM
I think I'll wait for the next iteration of RB to make my decision.
As far as I'm concerned, RB is still the most fun and full-featured game.
I mean look at the download center for chrissakes!
Clifton @ May 24th 2008 5:39AM
That's a toughy. The drum set looks totally awesome (my favorite instrument on RB) and much more realistic. I would say I'll wait on the next RockBand and see what they come out with. Mostly in spite of EA. If RB comes with a feature to include your previously DC into the new game, I'd say they got the cat in the bag.