Mar 20 2008Guitar Hero For DS Looks, Um, Something
So this is how Guitar Hero: On Tour will be played on the Nintendo DS. By strumming your stylus on the touchscreen and mashing buttons on a fretboard attachment. You know, I really think that this version of the game is getting dangerously close to playing real guitar. The game is supposed to ship sometime this summer and it better have an option to flip the screen or something so you can play left-handed. Because otherwise it proves my sneaking suspicion that Activision is run by a bunch of righty fascists.
UPDATE: Questionable commercial added after the jump.
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Reader Comments
1. The Moat - March 20, 2008 1:46 PM
Sweet, finally no more buttons than i have fingers.
2. naziboy - March 20, 2008 2:25 PM
i wish i wasn't a lefty.
*cuts self*
3. Leeshka - March 20, 2008 2:59 PM
/delurk
Yay! An Extra-Medium version of the game. I do, however, have to wonder if it comes complete with a coupon to see your friendly neighborhood physical therapist. I've got a million comments like these, but only because someone else posted them on kotaku first.
/lurk
4. cheeseycom - March 21, 2008 12:07 AM
Aw man, I wish I had a DS... although considering how much GH3 is already sapping my life away, maybe it's for the best that I don't!
I forsee a lot of damaged screens and snapped styluses..
5. Joe - March 21, 2008 12:18 AM
I believe you meant "Guitar Hero For DS Looks, Um, TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!"
Don't worry, I'll fix it for you.
6. PiggyWiggles - March 21, 2008 12:23 AM
naziboy: Dont cut yourslef for being left-handed. We are genetically superior. Did you know that Jesus, Moses, Muhammed (Blessing and peace be upon him) and Julius Caesar were left handed? Even though we die 7 years earlier, we are still f***ing awesome
7. lynstly - March 21, 2008 3:13 PM
Close to playing the real guitar?!!?!?! LOL please
8. Koisplash - March 22, 2008 1:25 AM
Of course, it may have the option to flip it like brain age does. If you can reverse it in the original game you probably can in the portable version too.
9. rnbw - March 22, 2008 10:48 AM
HAHAHAHAHA how is this close to real guitar?!?!?!?!? :D:D:D:D:D i guess all songs in the world consists of the same 4 notes :P
10. laz - March 23, 2008 3:08 PM
naziboy?
11. Athiest - March 26, 2008 2:26 AM
@PiggyWiggles
Most of those people didn't exist. Even if they did, how would you know what hand they wrote with?
12. Dan - March 31, 2008 12:53 PM
rnbw: "i guess all songs in the world consists of the same 4 notes :P"
as far as guitar hero songs go, you're not that far from the truth :P
13. anna - April 18, 2008 6:20 PM
this games fun. but ive been playing guitar for 5 years and it makes me feel so retarded. guitar hero will NEVER be close to real guitar.
theres this new game comin out tho, check it out
http://www.guitarrising.com/
its basically guitar hero with a REAL guitar.
14. Jean-Sebastien - April 20, 2008 11:04 AM
@anna : Project Gotham Racing is not close to driving a real high performance car and Mario Bros is not close to being a plumber either. Who cares if Guitar Hero is not close to playing a real guitar, it's about having fun, not learning an instrument.
And Guitar Hero *IS* fun, real guitar or not. (although I prefer Rock Band these days)
15. kaitlyn - May 30, 2008 11:27 PM
love it good i dey im bobeest
16. A.M. - May 31, 2008 9:03 PM
WHAT IS THIS FAGGOTRY! Stupid kids, dancing around while pushing buttons on a DS won't make you less of a douche.
17. Lauren - July 8, 2008 2:33 AM
How much Is this?
18. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 5:51 AM
Aw man, I wish I had a DS... although considering how much GH3 is already sapping my life away, maybe it's for the best that I don't!