In response to Rock Band 2, Activision recently unveiled the new Guitar Hero: World Tour.  Drum set, bass guitar, microphone, singing?  You bet.  The new and improved Guitar Hero delivers the full package:  The entire band.  With new instruments and features, the game provides endless game play and a larger list of songs.  With the previous version of Guitar Hero, the learning curve starts out super easy and then, like a brick wall, the level of difficulty goes straight up.  Being the rock star requires tremendous talent and practice.  World Tour delivers a more palatable learning curve that gradually increases as you get better.  

Of course, there are plenty of other features.  Here are a few of the more notable enhancements.

Music Studio - Ever want to be a song writer?  Well, here's your chance.  The guitar hero music studio allows the aspiring superstar to create digital music with the Guitar Hero instruments.  Create and record a song digitally through your console.   When you're done, you can share your recent work and share it with the rest of the world.  Who would've thought you can be more than the musician?

Play With Others - World Tour brings people from literally the world to collaborate and play online.  If you're tired about playing solo, here's your chance to play with other aspiring rock stars.

The Band - Players now have more options than ever.  Imagine playing in a full band that includes a drum, guitar, and bass.  Guitar Hero allows more than one member to play at one time.  With Rock Band on the scene, this was an enhancement that Guitar Hero must have. 

Wireless Capability - It's a no brainer that wireless capabilities are the standard.  All of the new instrustments do require a wired connection.  Makes lots of sense when there's a full band playing in your living room.

Dress up your Avatar - Don't like the way you look in game?  Try customizing your avatar with face, body, clothes, and accessories options.  Build your own unique look!

 

Wondering what the song list is? Here's an extensive listing:

311 - "Beautiful Disaster"

30 Seconds To Mars - "The Kill"

Airbourne - "Too Much Too Young"

The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"

Anouk - "Good God"

The Answer - "Never Too Late"

At The Drive-In - "One Armed Scissor"

Beastie Boys - "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"

Beatsteaks - "Hail to the Freaks"

Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"

Black Label Society - "Stillborn"

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - "Weapon of Choice"

blink-182 - "Dammit"

Blondie - "One Way or Another"

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Hollywood Nights"

Bon Jovi - "Livin' On A Prayer"

Bullet For My Valentine - "Scream Aim Fire"

Coldplay - "Shiver"

Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Up Around The Bend"

The Cult - "Love Removal Machine"

Dinosaur Jr. - "Feel The Pain"

The Doors - "Love Me Two Times"

Dream Theater - "Pull Me Under"

The Eagles - "Hotel California"

The Enemy - "Aggro"

Filter - "Hey Man, Nice Shot"

Fleetwood Mac - "Go Your Own Way"

Foo Fighters - "Everlong"

The Guess Who - "American Woman"

Hush Puppies - "You're Gonna Say Yeah!"

Interpol - "Obstacle 1"

Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"

Jimi Hendrix - "Purple Haze (Live)"

Jimi Hendrix - "The Wind Cries Mary"

Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"

Joe Satriani - "Satch Boogie"

Kent - "Vinternoll2"

Korn - "Freak On A Leash"

Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"

Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"

Linkin Park - "What I've Done"

The Living End - "Prisoner of Society"

Los Lobos - "La Bamba"

Lost Prophets - "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"

Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama (Live)"

Mars Volta - "L'Via L'Viaquez"

MC5's Wayne Kramer - "Kick Out The Jams"

Metallica - "Trapped Under Ice"

Michael Jackson - "Beat It"

Modest Mouse - "Float On"

Motorhead - "Overkill"

Muse - "Assassin"

Negramaro - "Nuvole e Lenzuola"

Nirvana - "About a Girl (Unplugged)"

No Doubt - "Spiderwebs"

NOFX - "Soul Doubt"

Oasis - "Some Might Say"

Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"

Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley"

Paramore - "Misery Business"

Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker"

R.E.M. - "The One I Love"

Radio Futura - "Escuela De Calor"

Rise Against - "Re-Education Through Labor"

Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant"

Silversun Pickups - "Lazy Eye"

Smashing Pumpkins - "Today"

Steely Dan - "Do It Again"

Steve Miller Band - "The Joker"

Sting - "Demolition Man (Live)"

The Stone Roses - "Love Spreads"

Stuck In The Sound - "Toy Boy"

Sublime - "Santeria"

Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger"

System of a Down - "B.Y.O.B."

Ted Nugent - "Stranglehold"

Ted Nugent's Original Guitar Duel Recording

Tokio Hotel - "Monsoon"

Tool - "Parabola"

Tool - "Schism"

Tool - "Vicarious"

Trust - "Antisocial"

Van Halen - "Hot For Teacher"

Willie Nelson - "On The Road Again"

Wings - "Band on the Run"

Zakk Wylde's Original Guitar Duel Recording