Dying to know how you'll shred in portable fashion? The wait is over, Guitar Hero fans -- at least, the DS peripheral has been revealed, along with some screenshots from the title. It's called the Guitar Grip, and it will fit snugly into the GBA slot and wrap around while players hold the system sideways. Gameplay-wise, it's -- no surprise here -- Guitar Hero, as it should be. The touchscreen is where it all happens; you follow the song on the left screen, and strum on the right. You even get to throw down with Star Power, and for those of you who take your throwdowns seriously, there's a strap to ensure that your handheld stays held. The Grip also includes a slot for a special pick stylus. However, as you can see, there are only four buttons for the DS version ... and we can't help but wonder how the different slot on the Lite vs. Phat will be handled.
On Tour features multiplayer via local wireless, in which players will have access to unique powerups that disrupt their opponents by, among other things, setting their guitars on fire and forcing them to extinguish the blaze with the microphone.
Guitar Hero on Tour is set for some time, some day this summer -- all we know is that it's not soon enough. For now, hit the jump for some additional shots, as well as a video.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-19-2008 @ 2:08PM
Roto13 said...
... Ok.
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3-19-2008 @ 2:30PM
TheCoats said...
disappointed about the 4 button thing.......and i thought they said....."hey no touch screen strumming"?
but i will be buying this
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3-19-2008 @ 2:31PM
Jackson H said...
As excited as I am for this game to come out, that commercial was not... good.
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3-19-2008 @ 2:31PM
imaginary thomas said...
Really? I thought guitar hero DS was a joke...
Someone needs to stop them from making the same game over and over.
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5-27-2008 @ 12:08AM
Huh... said...
Just like Sony and all their consoles. The same fucking game for all the consoles. So stupid...
3-19-2008 @ 2:33PM
Austin said...
Yeah... gonna be like $70
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4-07-2008 @ 5:58PM
94 taurus owner said...
Actually 50$
3-19-2008 @ 2:39PM
jason said...
Trying to imagine playing this, wrapping my left hand around the back of the ds to reach the buttons on the far right, trying to watch the left screen and strum on the right.... seems very awkward to me.
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3-19-2008 @ 3:49PM
Candace Savino said...
I was thinking (as a lefty) that this didn't look very lefty friendly. But when you put it like that, it doesn't look very righty friendly, either.
3-19-2008 @ 4:03PM
Andrew said...
I'm guessing this'll have an option like Brain Age's where you can choose which way to hold the DS, solving the possible lefty problem.
And while I was buzzed for this, that commercial just killed my buzz in the most violent, traumatizing way possible. "Hello DS players! Are you ready to do something that vaguely resembles a watered down attempt to ROCK??"
3-19-2008 @ 2:50PM
tamriel said...
I like it and I am a sucker for GH, so I will buy it. However, two questions:
1. Would it not have been possible to use the L or R button on the thumb for a fifth button? I am no guitarist, but I know some players sometimes play the sixth string with the thumb or something. Could such a move have been integrated in the experience?
2. It is known that, for Space Invaders Extreme, the GBA-slot paddle controller disables clamshelling. I wonder whether the Activision people have thought about a way to enable sleeping when the DS's lid is closed.
Oh, and this commercial totally fails. I mean, flailing around with the GH controller already makes you look like an utter dork, but these kids? This is beyond any amend.
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3-19-2008 @ 3:48PM
Candace Savino said...
Putting something in the GBA slot doesn't disable clamshelling -- you can still close the DS and the game itself will go to sleep. However, the periph plugged into the GBA slot will continue to suck the juice out of your DS at a normal rate.
3-19-2008 @ 3:04PM
bluezy said...
Looks weird, but hey, i'm interested.
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3-19-2008 @ 3:36PM
spideyman said...
Being 50 years old, the Guitar Hero phenomenon escapes me. Just not interested in playing the game. Perhaps if there were more classic rock songs, I might be prone to give it a try.
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3-19-2008 @ 5:21PM
Gewurztraminer (needs more umlaut) said...
Hopefully "Guitar Hero: The Beatles" ends up being more than just talk
5-27-2008 @ 12:18AM
Good news! said...
Actually on GH4, there have been rumors it will include Van Halen, AeroSmith, and the Eagles. Its also rumired it will gave a drumset, mic, and guitar- all wireless.
3-19-2008 @ 3:42PM
Croove55 said...
This is actually pretty clever. It's obviously nothing like playing a guitar at this point, but it is reminiscent of guitar HERO. That is to say, it's familiar enough to work, it just lost it's "guitar simulation" status. The peripheral is a fantastic way to go about this.
That being said, this MIGHT be awkward for lefties.
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3-19-2008 @ 4:20PM
foosnark said...
Ugh. That video makes keytars look awesome.
Maybe it's still fun to play, at the cost of looking like a terrible dork.
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3-19-2008 @ 4:37PM
Sam said...
from the looks of the gba thingy, it won't fit on a ds phat, notice how it stops as soon as it comes out of the ds lite it goes into the buttons, so it is probably lite only, glad I converted.
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3-19-2008 @ 5:06PM
ArmorForVictor said...
I'm really over guitar hero now. rock band FTW!
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