Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Review


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Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Feature

  • Select from eight characters including two new rockers making their debut on the DS and deck them out with stylish threads and hot guitars and set out to rock.
  • Unique, portable gaming experience for the Nintendo DS that utilizes the innovative Guitar Grip and pick-stylus to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
  • Prove your shredding skills in single player modes including Career, Quick Play or Guitar Hero mode, with new career modes included for Lead Guitar and Bass, or use Practice Mode to nail those tricky solos.
  • Multiplayer modes including: Play Face Off, Pro Face off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together utilizing local wireless play.
  • Blow into the DS microphone when the touch screen is set on fire in pyrotechnics, or sign an autograph when requested to by an excited fan.

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Overview

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits brings a Modern Rock twist to Guitar Hero for the DS. With the new Fan Request mode, you can choose your path to music stardom. On-the-go rockers earn more fans and fame by performing their favorite tunes in different styles (avoiding note bombs, hitting a 300 note streak or playing different guitar tracks) as requested by their fans while they move back and forth between venues (non-linear game play). Utilizing the familiar Guitar Hero Guitar Grip peripheral that fits in the Game Pak slot on the Nintendo DS, you can shred through 28 master tracks of the hottest Modern Rock. With this third release of the best selling Guitar Hero On Tour collection, you will be able to stream over 80 songs in multiplayer mode. Rock On!

Guitar Hero Emboss Carrying Case for DS Lite, compact carrying case easily stores your Nintendo DS Lite console and your Guitar Grip controller. In addition, the Guitar Hero Emboss Carrying Case also features compartments to store you DS Lite game cartridges and other pick stylus. The cover is designed with an embossed Guitar Hero logo.

Pick Stylus (5-pack), this pick stylus will fit snugly inside the storage compartment of the Guitar Grip controller. Multiplayer Modes – Face Off, Pro Face Off and Co-op and Guitar Duel together; all utilizing local wireless play Practice Mode – practice using the Guitar Grip and pick-stylus to nail those tricky solos Stream over 80 songs using a local wireless connection (Wi-Fi setup must be preconfigured prior to game play) from the Guitar Hero On Tour Collection – Guitar Hero – On Tour Guitar Hero On Tour – Decades Guitar Hero On Tour – Modern Hits Rock out to 28 all new Modern Rock master tracks including – Wolfmother – Dimension Lenny Kravitz – Where Are We Runnin’ Evanescence – Sweet Sacrifice The Bravery – Unconditional Fall Out Boy – This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits Specifications

Handheld guitar gods can now choose how they raise-up their band from the underground music scene, to worldwide rock stardom in Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. Featuring a set list made up of 28 master tracks from influential artists including Foo Fighters, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand, Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits expands on the innovative and engaging Guitar Hero gameplay on the Nintendo DS by introducing an all-new Fan Request system that challenges players to jam like never before.

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Gameplay screen from 'Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits'
The same rockin’ gameplay.
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New character Calista Valenz in Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits'

New characters like Calista Valenz.
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Fan Request system screen in 'Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits
The new ‘Fan Request’ system.
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Band/rocker stats screen in 'Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits'
Take your band to the top.
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NPC interactions in 'Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits'
Interact with loads of NPCs.
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Rock On the Go
With Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits fret board fanatics can once again unleash their inner rock stars anytime, anywhere in single player and multiplayer modes as they hone their shredding skills and jam to face-melting modern rock tracks from the last five years using the DS stylus and the Guitar Hero grip peripheral.

The Guitar Hero Grip
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits utilizes the same Guitar Hero guitar grip peripheral* used in previous two Guitar Hero games for the Nintendo DS. Simply slide the peripheral into the your DS’ Game Boy Advance slot and you are ready to shred through 28 master tracks of the hottest Modern Rock available, as well as additional tracks from previous On Tour games, which can be streamed in multiplayer modes.

New Playable Character Calista Valenz
Calista Valenz is tough as nails and sweet like candy, with a smile that can melt any man’s heart. Her motto is, “Fake it until you make it,” and she has a habit of telling strangers today is her birthday. Calista once volunteered to spend a week in jail for charity and was put behind bars on a Monday, got bored, and somehow escaped that Tuesday. She spent a month running from the law, even though no one was looking, and hid out at a night club. The rocker pretended to be a lead guitarist, and during her first show, a record promoter told her she was a no talent hack. She smacked him upside the head with a sausage and dumped spaghetti down his pants, all with a smile. He stood up and immediately signed her to a lifetime contract.

Key Features:

  • Unique Portability – Use the innovative Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral and the included pick-stylus to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
  • Single Player Mode – Prove your guitar shredding skills while navigating through Career, Quick Play or Guitar Hero modes with new career modes included for Lead Guitar and Bass, or use Practice Mode to nail those tricky solos.
  • Multiplayer Modes – Play Face Off, Pro Face off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together utilizing local wireless play. In addition, more than 80 streamable songs from the entire On Tour catalog are available in multiplayer modes.
  • Unique DS Guitar Duel Functionality – Blow into the DS microphone when the touch screen is set on fire in pyrotechnics, or sign an autograph when requested to by an excited fan.
  • Character Customization – Select from eight characters, including two new rockers making their debut on the DS. Deck them out with stylish threads and hot guitars and set out to rock.

The Set List:

12 Stones – “Adrenaline”
AFI – “Miss Murder”
Angels & Airwaves – “Call to Arms”
Atreyu – “Falling Down”
Black Tide – “Shockwave”
Coldplay – “Violet Hill”
Endeverafter – “I Wanna Be Your Man”
Evanescence – “Sweet Sacrifice”
Fall Out Boy – “This ain’t a scene, it’s arm race”
Finger Eleven – “Paralyzer”
Foo Fighters – “All My Life”
Franz Ferdinand – “The Fallen”
Kaiser Chiefs – “Ruby”
Lenny Kravitz – “Where are we runnin’”
Modest Mouse – “Dashboard”
AFI – Phantom Planet – “Do The Panic”
Sum 41 – “Still Waiting”
Tenacious D – “The Metal”
Kiss – The Bravery – “Unconditional”
The Donnas – “What Do I Have to Do”
The Duke Spirit – “Lassoo”
The Fratellis – “Chelsea Dagger”
The Kooks – “Always Where I Need to Be”
The Offspring – “Half-Truism”
The Strokes – “Reptilia”
Weezer – “Everybody Get Dangerous”
Wolfmother – “Dimension”
Yellowcard – “Lights and Sounds”


*The Guitar Hero grip peripheral is not compatible with the Nintendo DSi, and thus neither is Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits.

*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Dec 21, 2009 16:40:18
Why is there not a game only version? – Naz – New Jersey United States
Just want to start by saying I love the DS Guitar Hero games. It is pathetic that there is not a game only version and the only way to get this game is to also buy the attachment. Considering this is the 3rd game in the series, you would have thought that a version without the controller would also be available. I am guessing they just want to soak loyal fans who already have the controller from earlier games, rather than trying to get new fans. Very nice way to treat people who support your product.
The Next Rock On? – Michael Kerner – Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.
There is no question, Nintendo has had the edge with the success of carrying music games on the go, thanks to the Guitar Hero: On Tour games. While the first 2 were revolutionary for the Nintendo DS, but there has been so much hype for the music games for the DS, thanks to Rhythm Heaven. But, while Guitar Hero: On Tour has been dominant, there has been some new competition thanks to Rock Band Unplugged for Sony’s PSP, and with the upcoming Guitar Hero: Smash Hits for the home consoles soon. Buit, with the hype going around, the Nintendo DS has been at it again with a new Guitar Hero: On Tour game, but doe this one say rock on, or is it just a wreck?

Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits for the Nintendo DS, brings in the latest of the musical franchises’ game to rock onto the handheld. This one though is not available for the DSi, just the original DS and the DS Lite. The game doesn’t honestly bring in a bigger vibe than the 2 previous DS titles though. The graphics do look good, and the control handles well. But, the game itself doesn’t seperate itself or bring in the vibe that makes the game dominant. While you do have the same features from before in the story mode like choosing to play like bass guitar, lead, or battling in the dueling guitars mode, there is a new feature that does bring in a bit more challenge in the game well, and that is the fan request challenges like scoring a high score, or accomplishing a 300 note streak. They make the game a bit more challenging for you to earn special unlockables like new guitars and clothes to customize your players. The songlist was honestly not as strong as the 2 previous games either. While there are some standouts like Coldplay’s Violent Hill, and Lenny Kravitz’s Where Are We Runnin’, the set list isn’t as solid as I thought it would stand out.

All in all, with all the gameplay, Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits, isn’t a strong game as I though it would be. I thought some of the game was challenging, but overall git a bit tired of it. I really am a bit more eager to see how Rock Band Unplugged plays out on the PSP though. i think it might overtake the DS game here, and show it could rock out loud better than this did. Hopefully, if there is another one for the DS soon, it can score better than this one shined.

Graphics: B

Sound: B

Control: B-

Fun & Enjoyment: C+

Overall: C+