We haven't heard much about Guitar Hero DS since it was confirmed, but Adrian Earle of Vicarious Visions let a few tiny tidbits slip at the Austin Game Developers Conference. The first is really no surprise: the peripheral that was being considered is a go, though the design is not yet completed. Earle only promised that we would "absolutely love it." Perhaps his Magic 8-ball told him so? Or maybe the peripheral is closer to completion than he wants us to think.
The second bit is the one we found more interesting, and potentially either horrifying or fantastic. Graphically, they're planning on keeping the DS installment as true to the look of the Guitar Hero franchise as possible. The series has a pretty distinct look that has grown more and more detailed over time, and we can't wait to get a glimpse of how they plan to translate that to the dual screen experience. It sounds like they've set themselves quite a challenge here, and we hope they can pull it off. After all, DS gamers already have some of the best rhythm games ever made ... our standards are high. But the Guitar Hero series is all about fun, so if done well here, it should fit right in.
Guitar Hero DS details surface at Austin GDC
Posted Sep 7th 2007 2:00PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: News
Tags: activision, austin, GDC, guitar, guitarhero, music, peripheral, redoctane, rhythm, vicariousvisions
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9-07-2007 @ 2:38PM
unreal mccoy said...
A right handed Hendrix? HERESY!
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9-07-2007 @ 2:41PM
thereal mccoy said...
Yeah, because Jimi Hendrix is the only Black Guitar player EVER.
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9-07-2007 @ 2:54PM
onyx corruption said...
Im assuming that's xavier, he's been in both guitar heros. but was excluded from rock the 80's
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9-07-2007 @ 3:49PM
Dopple Boppler said...
Xavier Stone is the man; him and the fish guitar are my killer combo in Guitar Hero 2.
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9-08-2007 @ 11:02AM
Jason said...
Are those "castles made of sand" in the background?
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