Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits details surprise nobody
By Jessica Citizen - Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:09pm
The idea: Take the "most exciting, recognisable and fun to play music" from earlier titles Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - and then convert these formerly guitar-only titles into a full-band experience.
The result: Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, and we've got a new trailer that may explain things a bit more.
Revealed last month, Greatest Hits promises to contain 48 master recordings, offering exciting gameplay modes both online and offline - including Band Career and an 8-player Battle of the Bands (two full bands competing head-to-head online). The popular Music Studio, GHTunesSM and Rock Star Creator modes first introduced in Guitar Hero World Tour also make a comeback in the new game, currently looking at a "June" release date (we're currently taking bets on what that means for Australian audiences).

Tracks already announced include:
The result: Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, and we've got a new trailer that may explain things a bit more.
Revealed last month, Greatest Hits promises to contain 48 master recordings, offering exciting gameplay modes both online and offline - including Band Career and an 8-player Battle of the Bands (two full bands competing head-to-head online). The popular Music Studio, GHTunesSM and Rock Star Creator modes first introduced in Guitar Hero World Tour also make a comeback in the new game, currently looking at a "June" release date (we're currently taking bets on what that means for Australian audiences).

Tracks already announced include:
Currently in development for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii, more information about Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits can be gathered at GreatestHits.GuitarHero.com, where they're also running a poll to determine which portion of the game's setlist will be announced next.
- Guitar Hero
- “Killer Queen” – Queen
- “I Love Rock N Roll” – Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
- “Bark At The Moon” – Ozzy Osbourne
- Guitar Hero II
- “Them Bones” – Alice in Chains
- “Killing in the Name” – Rage Against The Machine
- “Message In A Bottle” – The Police
- “Carry On Wayward Son” – Kansas
- “Free Bird” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
- “I Wanna Rock” – Twisted Sister
- “Nothin But A Good Time” – Poison
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
- “Barracuda” – Heart
- “Through the Fire and Flames” – DragonForce

