March 29, 2009 (North America)
(360, PS3, and Wii)
April 14, 2009 (PS2)
May 27, 2009 (Australia)
May 29, 2009 (Europe)

Developer/s:

Neversoft (Xbox 360 & PS3)
Budcat Creations (Wii & PS2)

Publisher/s: Activision

The game was formatted on Guitar Hero World Tour that is able to support bass and lead guitar, vocals and drums. The Guitar Hero Metallica has similar feature with World Tour such as band Career modes and single player mode. The player can also play with online friends and share songs with the use of GHTunes. An additional mode in Guitar Hero: Metallica is the ‘Expert+’ for drums that enables the player to use a second base drum pedal to imitate the style of Lars Ulrich, Metallica’s drummer.

Rent Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii or buy here.

There are 28 master recordings featured in the game and additional 21 songs which were personally chosen by Metallica. Extensive motion capture was performed by the band for the game’s performances and avatars. Extra behind-the-scenes videos, concert and tour videos are also added in Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii. There are also fact video pop-ups for several of the songs in the game.

Unlike other Guitar Hero games, this game allows the player to control the playing of rock music through the use of special instrument controllers. The player must be able to follow the notes shown on the screen with the use of the Wii-compatible instruments. Score multipliers can be earned when the player is able to hit the notes continuously or sing the right phrases for vocals. Too many miss on the notes will end the game and the player to try it again.

*Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii screen shots.

Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii garnered a lot of positive feedbacks and it is really a great tribute to one of the legendary bands. It is also said to be the best game Neversoft has ever done in the Guitar Hero series. The difficulty levels in all throughout the game was appreciated by players as compared to Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

So if you are a huge fan of Metallica then this one of the way to pay tribute to them. Guitar Hero: Metallica Wii is surely worth your money and time. Get to hear all the hits songs by Metallica all through out their career.

Developer/s:

Harmonix (PS3/Xbox 360)
Pi Studios (Wii)

Publisher/s:

MTV Games

The Beatles: Rock Band Wii music game is the third major console release in the music video game series, Rock Band. The Rock Band music video game series provides players the opportunity to use controller shaped musical instruments in playing rock music.

For The Beatles: Rock Band, 45 songs by The Beatles, the popular British group, form the game’s soundtrack. Virtual depictions of the band members while playing their songs are also featured in this music video game. Aside from these 45 songs that are included in the game, you may also make use of downloadable content feature by downloading additional songs and albums by The Beatles.

Rent The Beatles: Rock Band Wii music game or buy here.

Players of The Beatles: Rock Band Wii music game can use three different controllers patterned after real musical instruments in performing simulated rock music. On-screen notes are also shown scrolling. You can also check how close the pitch of the singer is to the original, actual pitch through the pitch indicator. If you choose to play multipart vocals, you should make sure that you stay close to the tone of the lead singer so you can get points.

Successful completion of phrases in harmony will also provide you with additional scoring bonuses. In general, you can enhance your performance meter by hitting the proper notes in correct order. You can also check how well your band is doing through audio cues such as cheers of the crowd if the performance is positive and booing if the audience is disappointed.

*The Beatles: Rock Band Wii music game  screen shots.

You do not need to create another band member or choose their costumes. Their outfits are automatically selected according to the setting. The Beatles: Rock Band Wii music game provides you with an opportunity to take a tour to The Beatles’ career. Certainly, The Beatles: Rock Band music video game is a perfect tribute to the greatest band in the history of music.

Release Date/s: October 28, 2007

Developer/s:

Neversoft (Xbox 360 & PS3)
Aspyr Media (PC & Mac)
Vicarious Visions (Wii)
Budcat Creations (PS2)

Publisher/s: Activision

This is the game that is much awaited by Guitar Hero 3 Wii music game fans especially the ones with the Nintendo Wii console. It’s definitely a game that does not require you to pay attention to the graphics and the colors but only the music is all that matters. In other words, it’s just purely concentrated to Rock and Roll.

Buy Guitar Hero 3 Wii cheap – New or Used here.

With the addition of tracks, it surely would make you craving a lot more. The co-op play mode is also another story to begin with. It encourages you to have a friendly competition with the other players while of course, enjoying the rest of the game. This version also has online play included.

Guitar Hero 3 Wii music game has 70 songs to begin with and it is mostly master tracks. Downloadable additional songs are only available with PS3 and Xbox 360. The game also features Slash (from Velvet Revolver and Guns N’ Roses) and Tom Morello (from the band Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine) as opponents and as playable characters. On PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, Bret Micheals is featured.

There are several differences of this game that can be noted when compared to other versions of the game. According to its publisher Activision, Guitar Hero 3 Wii music game is the best-selling video game of the year 2007, both in revenue and number of units sold. It is also said to be the first ever video game to reach more than one billion dollars in sales. The Wii version of this game has sold two million copies which makes it the top-selling third-party game available for Wii.