Vicarious Visions, developer of Guitar Hero: On Tour, talked to MTV Multiplayer's Steven Totilo about the process of creating, Frankenstein-style, the bizarre DS version of a game that usually relies on a giant peripheral. They broke their discussion of its development into a list of six challenges, and then addressed each challenge specifically.The most obvious challenge: the DS isn't shaped like a guitar, and it's doubtful that any useful peripheral could make it be. According to Vicarious Visions' Karthik Bala, the company never considered adding a full Guitar Hero fretboard, due to a desire to remain compact.
Another challenge, and one that we find particularly interesting, was convincing Nintendo to allow Vicarious Visions to add buttons to the DS. Rather than providing a different interface for the existing buttons (like other Guitar Hero controllers), the Guitar Grip actually adds new buttons to the system that aren't mapped to anything else. And Nintendo had to get involved to make sure the peripheral was up to their standards.
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4-16-2008 @ 11:31AM
AnOffday said...
Is wifi multiplayer confirmed for this game? Or is it just local? I'm just wondering because I just noticed the little bars at the bottom left of the screen.
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4-16-2008 @ 2:31PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Wow an extra controller for DS makes this game that much more dedicated for me.
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4-16-2008 @ 2:32PM
Jak Logan said...
Is that screenshot taken vertically or horizontally? I thought the game had to be played on its side, but the pictures looks vertical. Also, I think it sucks that the new peripheral adds buttons to the DS because that means that if there is local wireless play, each player has to have the cartridge and the peripheral, because the game won't recognize the DS's ABXY/LR buttons for notes.
All in all... I think Guitar Hero has officially jumped the shark.
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4-16-2008 @ 10:55PM
esp2000 said...
My question would also be if the extra controller can still be used if you are using the Nerf Armor shell for the DS. I am not about to remove my DS from the case every time that I wish to play GH.
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