Review: Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

Platform - DS

Publisher - Activison

Rated - E10+

Release Date -
June 9, 2009



The path to stardom awaits!

Rock out to today's hottest tracks anytime, anywhere with Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. With 28 master tracks from some of today's hottest and influential artists, Guitar Hero fans will have a reason to rock out anywhere they are.


As with the previous versions of Guitar Hero On Tour, players use the Guitar Hero Guitar Grip to deliver the same core gameplay that defines the Guitar Hero experience. However, for fans of the previous games, there are a lot of new additions.


Choose your own path and carve your way to stardom in a non-linear career mode. Choose how you take your band from the underground scene to worldwide rock stardom. The non-linear gameplay allows players to choose freely between Headline, Opening, and Fan Request songs. Rise up, grow your fan base, and prepare for the spotlight at bigger and better venues. For true rockers on the go, all the songs are unlocked in Quickplay mode, allowing players to jump right in to play their favorite tracks. No need to play Career mode to unlock them.


The all-new Fan Requests challenge even the most experienced Guitar Hero On Tour players. Play through songs while attempting specific goals, such as bass part requests, Guitar Duels, whammy bar counts, all-strum requests, 100 note streaks, no Star Power and more. It is up to the player to not disappoint their fans. Song Sharing also makes its return, allowing players to battle it out with songs from all three versions of the game.


The guitar party never stops! Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits truly builds on it's predecessors with more songs, a deeper career mode, better audio, updated graphics, and improved touch screen response. My only complaint about the game is that my hand cramps up, and I still want to keep playing.


Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits is rated E10+ for lyrics. There are also minor suggestive themes sprinkled throughout the game. Parents should be cautioned on these, and if as a parent you don't want to expose your children to rock, you already know to avoid these games. As for the Guitar Hero fans, the franchise shows no signs of slowing down, encouraging us to keep on rocking.