Wondering What is the Difference Between Band Hero and Guitar Hero?
While the Band Hero console setlist is pop and family oriented, the 30 track Band Hero DS setlist has a wider appeal along the lines of Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero 5's setlists:
Activision could have been more specific by calling it Family Hero or Pop Hero but instead named it "Band Hero", resulting in confused gamers wondering why Guitar Hero World Tour wasn't called Band Hero, since it was the first GH game to feature full band support.
Band Hero for the console systems has virtually identical features and functionality as we examined at length in the 5Frets.com Guitar Hero 5 review. Basically, it is Guitar Hero 5 but Rated "E" instead of Teen/14, and focusing on pop songs targeted at the casual gamer and families. You won't find any screaming death metal songs in this game whatsoever, instead you'll see pop icons like Fall Out Boy, Spice Girls, Hilary Duff, OK Go, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. (Check out the Band Hero Song List: 65 Tracks for Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, Wii.)
The graphics have been re-themed to feature a lot of bright, colorful venues like a shopping mall or a concert stage loaded with neon colors.
When you Pause and Restart a song in GH5, it reloads almost instantly now from RAM. Past games like Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Metallica reloaded the entire song from disc just as slowly as the first time. In GH5, song reloads are fast – even from SD Card.
What makes Party Mode so great? It's the perfect thing when you're trying to show Guitar Hero to new or impatient players. Simply put – every single barrier is removed, allowing players to jump directly into playing a song without interruptions. No failing, no pausing, no worries.
Guitar Hero 5 Wii: Career Lobby - Searching for Online Players
Guitar Hero's multiplayer modes have always left something to be desired. In past GH games, players complained of:
Guitar Hero 5 addresses these complaints in a big way! Read on for more details:
