Ok, at first I wasn't excited about the set list of Guitar Hero 5....... Until I saw the bands that are going to be in the game:

Band Of Horses
Bush
Darkest Hour
Blur
Kiss
Blink-182
Iron Maiden
Wild Cherry
Muse
The White Stripes
Jimmy Eat World
Bob Dylan
Gorillaz
Beastie Boys
The Raconteurs
Coldplay
Duran Duran
Tom Petty
Nirvana
Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Sword
AFI
Rush
Doors Down
Smashing Pumpkins
David Bowie
Mötley Crüe
Attack! Attack!
Dire Straits
Johnny Cash
The Derek Trucks Band
Sublime
Wolfmother
Rammstein
Beck
Garbage
Billy Squier
My Morning Jacket
Kaiser Chiefs
Brand New
Santana
Bon Jovi
Weezer
Billy Idol
Elliott Smith
A Perfect Circle
Sonic Youth
Kings Of Leon
The Bronx
Queen & David Bowie
Screaming Trees
The Killers
Vampire Weekend
TV On The Radio
John Mellencamp
Scars On Broadway
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Face to Face
Peter Frampton
No Doubt
Iggy Pop
Spacehog
Thin Lizzy
The Police
Children of Bodom
Elton John
Arctic Monkeys
Thrice
Rose Hill Drive
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Deep Purple
Darker My Love
Jeff Beck
Love and Rockets
The Duke Spirit
Sunny Day Real Estate
King Crimson
T. Rex
Gov't Mule
Eagles Of Death Metal
Grand Funk Railroad
Megadeth


RAMMSTEIN? CHILDREN OF BODOM? IRON MAIDEN? MEGADETH? JEFF BECK? A PERFECT CIRCLE?

Hells yeah!!!!!!!

The rest of the info:

Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game will be developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is expected to be released on September 1, 2009.

Similar to the preceding title, Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero 5 is geared towards playing in a four-person band experience, including lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. New features have been added to the game from World Tour.

Gameplay in Guitar Hero 5 will be similar to that from World Tour. However, this version of the game will allow up to four players to any combination of instruments, including multiples of the same type. Two new features have been announced for the game. The first is a "Party Play" mode, which allows for players to jump in into a band or drop out even in the middle of a song, and switch instruments or difficulty levels while playing. The second feature is a "RockFest" mode, which can be played by four players locally or eight online, with several sub-modes that influence how the game is played. For example, in the "Momentum" mode, the game adjusts the difficulty of the note track based on how well the player is playing, with more points rewarded by staying at the "Expert" difficulty. Other sub-modes of RockFest include "Elimination" in which the worst player is dropped periodically, "Perfectionist" where only certain sections of a song count towards points, "Do-or-Die" which forces a player to wait a brief time if they miss a note, and "Streakers" that rewards the player for long strings of consecutive notes. A new play mechanic called "Band Moments" will require all members of the band to play sections of a song successfully to gain rewards, both in scoring and visual effects on screen. The Band Revival meter will appear when a player fails out of the song, requiring the other band members to play well as a group together in order to bring the failed player back into the game.

The Music Studio feature, which allows players to create their own songs and distribute them through the "GHTunes" music service will also be improved.

I might have to buy another guitar, because the one from World Tour sucks balls.
Hopefully, they made some better modifications to it.

Agreed, but I'm so used to the touch slider, I can hardly play without it.
I'm a double handed tapping kind of guy.....

But but but no Touch strip.......... and I hate wires!!!!!!!

Pfft.... Dunno how to use, say lah dunno how to use. Don't need to run it down

I agree. There's not really much new features in GH5 for me to get excited about. I'm just excited that Bodom and Rammstein is in there!

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Added on June 4, 2009, 11:11 amGuitar Hero 5 Controller:



Looks the same from the outside, but the innards are now upgraded.
Digital Touchstrip now, instead of the old analog one. Great!!!!!!!!!

Looks like I'll be upgrading then!

This post has been edited by blacktrix: Jun 4 2009, 11:13 AM

I really didn't like the Rock Band guitar. The strum bar was too loose, the buttons wern't "meshy" enough, and it just didn't feel right.
Even with all it's flaws, I still think the GH guitars are the far superior ones.

Now if they can only fit the new, Digital Neck with the Les Paul controller.......

I still want the new guitar.........
Great to see Children of Bodom & Rammstein in there.......

http://gear.ign.com/articles/100/1003189p1.html

Hmmmmmmm....... Looks like I'll be getting the new guitar after all.......... since my WT guitar died on me.

The purple lines are gone, but I think the tapping is still there lah.
Otherwise, why would they go to so much effort to redo their touch pad?

Or you can just buy a 5k Drumkit

Ok. I got back my Xbox 360 AND Guitar Hero 5 on the same day.
The song list is ok (I prefer World Tour's), but the new guitar is SLAMMIN'
It FINALLY feels like the guitar that it was always meant to be. The Buttons are responsive, the toggle works beautifully, the strip pad FINALLY works like it should....... it's just...... PERFECT...
For now.

Will stress test more and let you know.

I'm pissed that NONE of the songs I bought Smash Hits for is going to be available for transfer....
No A7X, no Lamb of God, NO DRAGONFORCE.....
Sigh..........

Hell yeah! I'm getting it JUST for Taylor Swift....... what other time can you say "I'm gonna control Taylor Swift"

I unlocked all the venues already on Expert guitar. Only 3 Starred the last few. Goddamn, Rush was HARD on guitar.

COB was fun to play though. Will have to practice that more.


This post has been edited by blacktrix: Sep 8 2009, 08:05 AM

Sign up for an Xbox Live account, connect via your xbox and go to the Music Store interface in GH5.

Unfortunately, the official GH5 drum kits aren't coming in, mostly because of all the problems with the GHWT kits. You can still find the GHWT kits around most game shops like Gamer's Hideout.