BASIC INFORMATION
Guitar Hero: On Tour is a music video game for the Nintendo DS system, based on the Guitar Hero series of video games. The game is developed by Vicarious Visions and published by RedOctane and Activision, and was released in North America on June 22, 2008.The game simulates the use of the guitar-shaped controller used in other games in the series by providing a "Guitar Grip", a unique four-fret controller that fits into the Game Boy Advance slot on the DS unit. The game will feature more than 25 licensed songs. The game will work with both the Nintendo DS Lite and the original Nintendo DS.
GAMEPLAY
The core gameplay, remains unchanged from the other games in the series.
To adapt the gameplay to the Nintendo DS, the game will ship with a special peripheral, the "Guitar Grip", that is slightly smaller than the Nintendo DS Lite and fits into the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot on the unit. The unit is designed for the DS Lite, but features a small adapter that can be removed for use in the older Nintendo DS models.Four fret buttons are located on the side of the unit near the cartridge slot. A wriststrap is attached to the underside to provide support while playing. The player holds the unit in a vertical book orientation, and uses a special guitar pick-shaped stylus to strum on the touchscreen of the DS with their free hand. Notes and the performance of the chosen character in the band are shown on the opposite screen. As notes scroll down on the "note highway", the player must press the correct fret button and strum the touchscreen at the same time using a special pick shaped stylus to successfully score points. While holding a long note, the player can also use the touch screen to apply a whammy effect by moving the stylus across the on-screen whammy bar or anywhere on the screen. After the player has successfully hit a selected series of notes, they will gain 'star power' which doubles their score until the meter has run out. This is activated by yelling or blowing into the DS microphone, by pressing any of the face buttons on the DS, or by tapping the Star Power meter on the touch screen.
There will be a single player Career Mode, allowing the player to select from six different characters, four that return from the other games in the series and two unique to On Tour. Completing Career Mode will unlock more venues and options for the selected character's appearance. The game will utilize the local wireless abilities of the Nintendo DS to support both 2-player co-operative play and competitive play. The competitive play introduces concepts found in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's "Battle Mode" which is called "Guitar Duel". In Guitar Duel, one player can create a temporary distraction for the other player by successfully completing certain sections of the song. In On Tour, these distractions will require the affected player to utilize features of the DS to remove the distraction.
SOUNDTRACK
All Star - Smash Mouth
All the Small Things - Blink-182
Anna Molly - Incubus
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Breed - Nirvana
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
Do What You Want - OK Go
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Helicopter - Bloc Party
Hit Me with Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
I Don't Wanna Stop - Ozzy Osbourne
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
Knock Me Down - Red Hot Chili Peppers
La Grange - ZZ Top
Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Rock and Roll All Nite - Kiss
Rock the Night - Europe
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
This Love - Maroon 5
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
What I Want - Daughtry
Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
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