Guitar Hero: On Tour
Guitar Hero: On Tour is a music video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by RedOctane and Activision. It's the first Guitar Hero game made for a handheld game system. To play, players use Slot 2 (the bottom loading slot of the DS) to attach a device with red, green, blue, and yellow buttons on it. The player uses those four keys to play the game.
| Guitar Hero: On Tour | |
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 Guitar Hero: On Tour's accessory plugged into the Nintendo DS' second slot. | |
| Developer(s) | Vicarious Visions |
| Publisher(s) | RedOctane, Activision |
| Series | Guitar Hero |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The gameplay of Guitar Hero: On Tour is like the other Guitar Hero games where the player strums and hits the fret buttons when the notes appear on the screen.
Soundtrack
Guitar Hero: On Tour has two track lists. One's for North America, the UK, and Australia, and the other's for non-English speaking countries in Europe. Both have five songs that the other does not have.[2] They both have 26 songs including one bonus track.
| Year | Song title | Artist | Master recording? | NA/UK/AUS Tier | European Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "All Star" | Smash Mouth | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 1999 | "All the Small Things" | Blink-182 | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 2006 | "Anna Molly" | Incubus | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 2003 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 1995 | "Avalancha" | Heroes del Silencio | Yes | N/A | 4. Greek Arena |
| 1970 | "Black Magic Woman" | Santana | No | 4. Greek Arena | 3. Parade (encore) |
| 1991 | "Breed" | Nirvana | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 2006 | "Ça Me Vexe" | Mademoiselle K | Yes | N/A | 3. Parade |
| 1973 | "China Grove" | The Doobie Brothers | Yes | 3. Parade | N/A |
| 2006 | "Do What You Want" | OK Go | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 2004 | "Heaven" | Los Lonely Boys | Yes | 3. Parade | N/A |
| 2004 | "Helicopter" | Bloc Party | Yes | 3. Parade | 3. Parade |
| 1979 | "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" | Pat Benatar | Yes | 2. Rooftop | 2. Rooftop |
| 2007 | "I Don't Wanna Stop" | Ozzy Osbourne | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 2004 | "I Am Not Your Gameboy" | Freezepop | Yes | Bonus song | Bonus song |
| 1977 | "I Know a Little" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | No | 5. Battleship (encore) | 5. Battleship (encore) |
| 1981 | "Jessie's Girl" | Rick Springfield | Yes | 2. Rooftop | N/A |
| 1977 | "Jet Airliner" | Steve Miller Band | No | 4. Greek Arena | N/A |
| 1989 | "Knock Me Down" | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 1973 | "La Grange" | ZZ Top | No | 4. Greek Arena | 4. Greek Arena |
| 2004 | "Monster" | Beatsteaks | Yes | N/A | 2. Rooftop |
| 2007 | "Monsoon" | Tokio Hotel | Yes | N/A | 3. Parade |
| 1983 | "Pride and Joy" | Stevie Ray Vaughan | Yes | 5. Battleship | 5. Battleship |
| 1975 | "Rock and Roll All Nite" | Kiss | No | 3. Parade | 3. Parade |
| 1985 | "Rock the Night" | Europe | Yes | N/A | 4. Greek Arena |
| 1995 | "Spiderwebs" | No Doubt | Yes | 1. Subway | 1. Subway |
| 1981 | "Stray Cat Strut" | Stray Cats | Yes | 4. Greek Arena | 4. Greek Arena |
| 2004 | "This Love" | Maroon 5 | Yes | 2. Rooftop (encore) | 2. Rooftop (encore) |
| 1984 | "We're Not Gonna Take It" | Twisted Sister | Yes | 1. Subway (encore) | 1. Subway (encore) |
| 2007 | "What I Want" | Daughtry featuring Slash | Yes | 3. Parade (encore) | N/A |
| 1989 | "Youth Gone Wild" | Skid Row | No | 4. Greek Arena (encore) | 4. Greek Arena (encore) |
Reception
Guitar Hero: On Tour got mostly good reviews with 81% at Game Rankings[3] and 76/100 at Meta Critic.[4] It was praised for being a challenging and fun game.[5] Some reviewers complained about hand cramps from playing.[6]
On Tour was the second best-selling games of June 2008, having sold 422,000 copies.[7] It's Activision's fastest-selling DS game.[8]
References
- Guitar Hero: On Tour page on the official Nintendo website
- Bramwell, Tom (2008-06-26). "Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- "Guitar Hero: On Tour Reviews". Game Rankings. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- "Guitar Hero: On Tour (ds: 2008)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- Harris, Craig (2008-06-22). "Guitar Hero: On Tour Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- Thomas, Aaron (2008-06-23). "Guitar Hero: On Tour Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- Plunkett, Luke (2008-07-17). "Metal Gear Solid 4 Tops Software Sales For June". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- Faylor, Chris (2008-07-03). "Guitar Hero DS Sets New Sales Records". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-07-03.