Besides the fact that we know a portable version of Guitar Hero will be making its way to the Nintendo DS, we really know little else. Red Octane's Charles Huang had insinuated that the game might take advantage of a peripheral, but clearly that's not necessary for a portable Guitar Hero experience.
Some new information has come to light, and unfortunately, it may just be the game's name. Trademork.com has uncovered a Activision's trademark filing for "Guitar Hero On Tour," which really could be anything. But given this French Web site's listing of Guitar Hero: On Tour for release on the Nintendo DS later this year (via GoNintendo), we're just putting two and two together.
Games like Elite Beat Agents and even Daigasso! Band Brothers have proven that decent (if not great) rhythm games could be successful on the DS. Let's hope that rock n' roll on the go is just as fun.
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11:52 AM on 01.27.2008
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However, if they give us a guitar pick-stylus and make it so that we have to pluck strings on the touch screen, I don't think it'd be to bad. But again, I don't think they'd go away from the normal. :/
Yup. Phase was made by the team that made the orignal Guitar Heroes and Rock Band, so I consider it Guitar Hero for the iPod.
@Peronthious
Indeed. I did like importing my own music though. My main problem beside the control method was that because the music didn't stop when you missed a note like in Guitar Hero/Rock Band, it all felt detached. You weren't making the music, you were moving your fingers along with it, which I didn't like.
Sonic for the iPod is incredible though.
Not happening... just saying, it'd be bad ass.
It'd be funky, but people are whores and would still buy it in droves.
Why? Because the DS already has Ouendan, Ouendan 2, EBA, Jam Sessions, Hanna Montana Music Jam, Nodame Cantabile, Daigasso Band Bros, Taiko Drum Master, Draglade etc.
In short the DS has plenty of music games that only require the DS and said game, many of which knock GH for six. Just leave GH on home consoles where its strength is.
With GH its about the guitar, with all those previous games its about using the DS and nothing more.
Plus, no has questioned what they might do for content. A minicartridge cannot hold as many songs as a dvd. So, if they decide to go the wifi route, does that mean you're gonna have to sit through a download before playing each song? Or will you stream the songs and get stuck with buffering messages when the net inevitably slows down? Or, are they just going to stick with silly midi versions of the songs?
Also, I for one am RAVENOUS for a new EBA, despite owning half the games listed (importing is just outside my price rang emost of the time). I would welcome any and all music games for the DS, and would appreciate Japan ceasing all the bogarting of titles.
You should import yourself into Japan if you want to play the optimal games.
Gawd! Getting off my soapbox now...
Either way, while with compression it might be possible to get 30 tracks on a card, I still won't be buying it. I'll hold out for Ouendan 3.
Ouendan!!!
If it's called Phase, than it's not Guitar Hero. Just because the same company made it does not make it the same game. Amplitude and Frequency are made by Harmonix and they're rhythm games, does that make them Guitar Hero as well?