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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation 3
- BBFC Rating:
- Media: Video Game
- Item Quantity: 1
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Technical Details
- Supports all Guitar Hero instrument controllers within the same gaming platform, as well as other music/rhythm game controllers
- Play with any combination of instruments you want, even with four lead singers
- In Party Play mode, you can jump in/jump out of a song at any time with the click of a button, while Sing Along Mode lets you singe any song you choose
- Expand your music collection by import your favorite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero
- Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competive modes and 2-8 player support online
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone’s favourite acts including Taylor Swift, No Doubt, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, Band Hero is the ultimate party game to play on the road or at home, where players of all ages will be able to experience the signature, easy-to-learn but difficult-to-master Guitar Hero gameplay.
In-game Artists: Taylor Swift and Adam Levine
Music sensation Taylor Swift joins forces with Band Hero for the ultimate family music gaming experience. Taylor Swift, global music sensation and best selling artist of 2008, will ascend an all-new virtual stage this November in Band Hero. Budding music stars, their families and friends, will all live their musical fantasy on the Band Hero stage, playing as Taylor Swift or alongside the singer/songwriter and guitarist, as she performs her smash-hits "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" from her latest album Fearless as well as "Picture to Burn" from her self-titled debut record.
Band Hero features over 60 master recordings from some of the hottest bands of today and yesteryear. Some of the songs players can expect to be cranking through with their bands are:
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Music sensation Taylor Swift joins forces with Band Hero for the ultimate family music gaming experience. Taylor Swift, global music sensation and best selling artist of 2008, will ascend an all-new virtual stage this November in Band Hero. Budding music stars, their families and friends, will all live their musical fantasy on the Band Hero stage, playing as Taylor Swift or alongside the singer/songwriter and guitarist, as she performs her smash-hits "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" from her latest album Fearless as well as "Picture to Burn" from her self-titled debut record.
Adam Levine joins Taylor Swift as an exclusive, in-game playable character by lending his popular likeness to Band Hero. Fans will be able to play as Levine as he rocks out to the Grammy nominated "She Will Be Loved," Maroon 5's hit single from their debut album Songs About Jane, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and is Gold and Platinum in more than 35 countries.
Key Game Features
- Join the Party at any Time - In Party Play mode, you can jump in/jump out of a song at any time with the click of a button.
- Try All-new Sing Along Mode - Sing together karaoke style on any song you choose.
- Create Your Own Band - Your band is as unique as you are. Play with any combination of instruments you want, even with four lead singers.
- Play as Your Avatar - Import your Xbox 360 Avatar, choose your instrument, and play along with your personalised characters rocking out to any track on the chart-topping song list.
- Expand Your Music Collection - Import your favourite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero.
- Multiplayer Support - Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competitive modes and 2-8 player support online.
- Controller Compatibility - Supports all Guitar Hero instrument controllers within the same gaming platform, as well as other music/rhythm game controllers.
Band Hero features over 60 master recordings from some of the hottest bands of today and yesteryear. Some of the songs players can expect to be cranking through with their bands are:
- 3 Doors Down - "When I'm Gone"
- The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline"
- The All American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"
- Alphabeat - "Fascination"
- Aly and AJ - "Like Whoa"
- Angels & Airwaves - "The Adventure"
- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - "Steal My Kisses"
- Big Country - "In a Big Country"
- The Bravery - "Believe"
- Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
- Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me (live)"
- Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry"
- Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
- Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences"
- Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
- Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
- David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
- Devo - "Whip It"
- Don McLean - "American Pie"
- Duffy - "Warwick Avenue"
- Duran Duran - "Rio"
- Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
- Everclear - "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)"
- Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
- Filter - "Take A Picture"
- Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer"
- The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
- Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
- Hinder - "Lips Of An Angel"
- Jackson 5 - "ABC"
- Janet Jackson - "Black Cat"
- Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul"
- Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
- Joss Stone - "You Had Me"
- Katrina and The Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"
- The Kooks - "Naive"
- KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
- The Last Goodnight - "Pictures Of You"
- Lily Allen - "Take What You Take"
- Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
- Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "The Impression That I Get"
- Nelly Furtado - "Turn Off The Light"
- N.E.R.D. - "Rockstar"
- No Doubt - "Just A Girl"
- No Doubt - "Don't Speak"
- OK Go - "A Million Ways"
- Papa Roach - "Lifeline"
- Parachute - "Back Again"
- Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
- Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
- Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids"
- The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women"
- Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
- Santigold - "L.E.S. Artistes"
- Snow Patrol - "Take Back the City"
- Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
- Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
- Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
- Taylor Swift - "Picture To Burn"
- Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
- Tonic - "If You Could Only See"
- The Turtles - "Happy Together"
- Village People - "YMCA"
- Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
Product Description
Game Only - Guitar Hero Controllers Required To Play
Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all-time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone's favourite acts including Maroon 5, Fall Out Boy, Go-Go's, Janet Jackson, Culture Club and Snow Patrol. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, Band Hero is the ultimate party game where players of all ages will be able to experience the signature, easy-to-learn but difficult-to-master Guitar Hero gameplay. Elevated social gameplay in Band Hero allows fans to create the band they always dreamed of using any combination of guitar or drum controllers and vocals, providing rockers and performers of all ages the chance to experience and interact with their favourite music.
- Rock to the Beat: Band Hero includes the most fun music that brings friends and family of all ages together to sing, play guitar, or drum to a wide variety of today's chart topping hits and most recognisable anthems. The game features an explosive on-disc set list of more than 65 tracks from the hottest new bands and classic artists, including Maroon 5, Jesse McCartney, Go-Go's, The Turtles and Janet Jackson.
- Let's Get this Party Started! Novice and expert players alike will find it easier than ever to jump in and jam out with friends and family thanks to Band Hero's Party Play Mode. Party Play inserts players straight into the action from the start-up menu with the press of a button allowing them to join in, drop out, or switch personal options at any time without fear of failing the song or interrupting the jam session.
- Put The Band Together Your Way: In Band Hero gamers are free to create the experience they want by tailoring their band to suit their style. People can play alone or select any combination of multiple vocal
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Fun:
Bought this game becasue I liked the song list, but have to say that overall I'm a little disappointed.
The actually game itself is laid out in an almost identical format to guitar hero 5 (Not a problem), but unfortunately just looks a bit cheap and nasty. The backgrounds are all these garish hues of fluorescent pink and blue, which are just nasty, and the whole thing looks like it was put together on the cheap.
The trophies available are also strange, with 17 trophies available for 'hidden notes' which means that you either have to sing the song, or get pretty close to 100% notes hit to get the trophy, and you don't even know which songs the hidden notes are in! Saying this though, my brother and I managed to accrue 80% of the trophies in just one days worth of gameplay, which kind of makes the whole trophies thing look like a bit of a sham anyway - again as if not much effort has gone into making the game.
As for the in-game achievements, many of them require vocals or drums, so if you only have guitars you will be unable to collect a lot of the extra stars available. I also found that the intro to 'american pie' whilst playing on hard bass was so long that my guitar switched itself off while I was waiting for the notes to start! (I'm not sure if this could possible be changed in the console settings?)
The good news however is that both of our guitar hero guitars work with this game (the les paul, and the one that comes with GH5), and singstar mics work too which is good. I suppose that for £10 it's worth buying just for the extra songs, but if it's the first game of this type that you're going to buy, then you may well be better off with one of the other guitar hero games - GH5, or GH3 which although it doesn't have trophies, is probably the best of the bunch.
The actually game itself is laid out in an almost identical format to guitar hero 5 (Not a problem), but unfortunately just looks a bit cheap and nasty. The backgrounds are all these garish hues of fluorescent pink and blue, which are just nasty, and the whole thing looks like it was put together on the cheap.
The trophies available are also strange, with 17 trophies available for 'hidden notes' which means that you either have to sing the song, or get pretty close to 100% notes hit to get the trophy, and you don't even know which songs the hidden notes are in! Saying this though, my brother and I managed to accrue 80% of the trophies in just one days worth of gameplay, which kind of makes the whole trophies thing look like a bit of a sham anyway - again as if not much effort has gone into making the game.
As for the in-game achievements, many of them require vocals or drums, so if you only have guitars you will be unable to collect a lot of the extra stars available. I also found that the intro to 'american pie' whilst playing on hard bass was so long that my guitar switched itself off while I was waiting for the notes to start! (I'm not sure if this could possible be changed in the console settings?)
The good news however is that both of our guitar hero guitars work with this game (the les paul, and the one that comes with GH5), and singstar mics work too which is good. I suppose that for £10 it's worth buying just for the extra songs, but if it's the first game of this type that you're going to buy, then you may well be better off with one of the other guitar hero games - GH5, or GH3 which although it doesn't have trophies, is probably the best of the bunch.
Amazon Verified Purchase
Fun:
First of let me just say purchasing this game for under £3 is an absolute steal and an amazing bargain.
I own guitar hero 5 and guitar hero warriors of rock and I got bored of the songlists and decided to opt for band hero, the songs are much more diverse and people who enjoy all different kind of genres of music will find it easily enjoyable and of course there are cultural classics such as Kung Fu Fighting and Rio by Duran Duran.
The game itself has the same 'design' as guitar hero five which suits me fine but it's quite a cheap corner to take for the makers of the game, if you purchase a game it must be somewhat original and not a carbon copy of another, this is the only flaw within the game.
The graphics are pretty good, not L.A Noire graphics but pretty good although the fingers of the guitarists can be invisible within some parts of songs but easily ignored.
The venues in this game are by far the best out of all the guitar hero games, they are very diverse and intresting.
Overall this game doesn't break records or bring a different type of game to the table but for £3 for a whole wide range of songs you can't really go wrong for this bargain.
I own guitar hero 5 and guitar hero warriors of rock and I got bored of the songlists and decided to opt for band hero, the songs are much more diverse and people who enjoy all different kind of genres of music will find it easily enjoyable and of course there are cultural classics such as Kung Fu Fighting and Rio by Duran Duran.
The game itself has the same 'design' as guitar hero five which suits me fine but it's quite a cheap corner to take for the makers of the game, if you purchase a game it must be somewhat original and not a carbon copy of another, this is the only flaw within the game.
The graphics are pretty good, not L.A Noire graphics but pretty good although the fingers of the guitarists can be invisible within some parts of songs but easily ignored.
The venues in this game are by far the best out of all the guitar hero games, they are very diverse and intresting.
Overall this game doesn't break records or bring a different type of game to the table but for £3 for a whole wide range of songs you can't really go wrong for this bargain.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Band Hero: one more game with more musics
My opinion is that this is one more game of the saga "guitar hero".
More musics to play. The game is good in terms of organization and overall quality, but again, the musics... Read more
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Published 11 months ago by mqdias
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Fantastic game, suitable for all the family, of all the games bought this was the fave! The kids loved it too. Full entertainment all round. :-D
Published 12 months ago by Shepherds
An Interesting Addition
Big Country sold this one to me. I love the genre and this was a different twist in terms of audience. Read more
Published 14 months ago by L. Eddowes
Great fun for everyone
I already own Guitar Hero World Tour so I bought this knowing what to expect. The game has more popular songs on (rather than rock) which is great when my family comes over as they... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Nat 22
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Absolutely fantastic - get it now!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic - get it now!!!!!
Published 21 months ago by Wendy Cameron
A mainstream addition to the series
I'm a massive guitar hero fan. That said I'm not a particular fan of metal or hard rock. This game, like most Guitar Hero additions adds a wealth of new songs, however this... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jimmy
Excellent fun for all the family.
This is one of the best games we have bought. Time flies when you play as a family. We used the singstar microphone and the guitar hero guitar both together and it kept the... Read more
Published 22 months ago by angelfish5
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