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Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades
File:Decades.jpg
Developer(s)Vicarious Visions
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
ReleaseNovember 14, 2008 (EU)
November 16, Template:Vgy (NA)
Genre(s)Music

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades is a music video game for the Nintendo DS based on the Guitar Hero series and a follow-up to Guitar Hero: On Tour. The game is developed by Vicarious Visions. It was announced at Nintendo's 2008 E3 conference and was released on November 14, 2008 in Europe and November 16, 2008 in North America.

The game uses the DS's local wireless capabilities to lets users share songs between On Tour and On Tour: Decades.

Gameplay

Main article: Gameplay in Guitar Hero: On Tour See also: Gameplay in the Guitar Hero games

The gameplay in Decades remains primarily unchanged from On Tour. The core game is a score attack music game, in which the player must attempt the notes of a guitar track of various rock songs. The game uses a "Guitar Grip", either as bundled with the game or from On Tour, that is inserted into the Game Boy Advance slot of a Nintendo DS or DS Lite; the peripheral is incompatible with the Nintendo DSi. The Grip provides four buttons, and the player "strums" by using a guitar pick-shaped stylus on the touch screen. The strumming detection has been improved in response to complaints from the first game.

Decades provides an improved career mode that a player can follow for either lead guitar or rhythm guitar. Both careers will present songs in reverse chronological order, starting with Modern hits and ending with classic rock songs.

Decades can be played with another player over the DS's local wireless capabilities. This functionality can also be used with owners of On Tour; songs from Decades will stream to the unit with On Tour.

Soundtrack

The game's soundtrack is considered "a trek through time" by IGN, featuring sets of five songs out of a total of twenty-eight tracks. Each set focuses on a specific era of rock music, including two called "2000s" and "Modern". Each set has a specialized venue for the era. Several songs were taken from Guitar Hero World Tour (7 from the Guitar Hero World Tour disc, 2 from Guitar Hero World Tour's Music Store). All songs are master recordings as opposed to cover versions.

The full setlist for the game is listed below. The set lists are different for the North American release, the UK release and the European release, with seven songs in each being exclusive to the respective version.

Year Song title Artist Era
North American Version
Era
European Version
Era
UK Version
1970 "All Right Now" Free 1970s 1970s 1970s
1980 "Any Way You Want It" Journey 1980s N/A 1980s
1993 "Are You Gonna Go My Way" Lenny Kravitz 1990s 1990s 1990s
1994 "Buddy Holly" Weezer 1990s 1990s 1990s
2003 "Can't Stop" Red Hot Chili Peppers 2000s 2000s 2000s
2007 "Crushcrushcrush" Paramore Modern N/A Modern
2005 "Dirty Little Secret" The All-American Rejects Modern N/A N/A
2006 "Diventerai Una Star" Finley N/A Modern N/A
1999 "Down" Stone Temple Pilots 1990s 1990s 1990s
2007 "Estrella Polar" Pereza N/A Modern N/A
2004 "Everything is Everything" Phoenix N/A 2000s Bonus
1982 "Eye of the Tiger" Survivor N/A 1980s 1980s
1972 "Free Ride" Edgar Winter Group 1970s 1970s 1970s
2003 "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" The Darkness 2000s Bonus 2000s
1984 "I Can't Drive 55" Sammy Hagar 1980s N/A N/A
1987 "La Bamba" Los Lobos 1980s 1980s 1980s
2001 "The Middle" Jimmy Eat World 2000s 2000s 2000s
1992 "No Rain" Blind Melon 1990s 1990s 1990s
2000 "One Step Closer" Linkin Park 2000s 2000s 2000s
1987 "The One I Love" R.E.M. 1980s 1980s 1980s
1979 "One Way or Another" Blondie 1970s 1970s 1970s
2007 "The Pretender" Foo Fighters Modern Modern Modern
2007 "Ready, Set, Go!" Tokio Hotel N/A Modern Modern
2005 "Remedy" Seether 2000s N/A N/A
1976 "Rock and Roll Band" Boston 1970s N/A 1970s
1987 "Satch Boogie" Joe Satriani Bonus 1980s Bonus
2001 "Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm Bonus Bonus 2000s
1995 "Some Might Say" Oasis N/A 1990s 1990s
1974 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) Lynyrd Skynyrd 1970s 1970s 1970s
2007 "Tarantula" The Smashing Pumpkins Modern Bonus Modern
2007 "Take Over, The Break's Over" Fall Out Boy Modern Modern Modern
1997 "Volcano Girls" Veruca Salt 1990s N/A N/A
1977 "We Are The Champions" Queen Bonus 1970s Bonus
2003 "You Can't Stop Me" Guano Apes N/A 2000s N/A
1986 "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi 1980s 1980s 1980s

References

  1. http://www.game.co.uk/DS/Action/~r335943/Guitar-Hero-On-Tour-Decades-Software-Only/ Game.co.uk
  2. ^ Faylor, Chris (2008-10-06). "Guitar Hero DS Decades Arrives November 16". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  3. ^ "Nintendo again redefines game control, puts spotlight on community building". Nintendo. 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. Linde, Aaron (2008-07-15). "Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Unveiled". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  5. ^ Harris, Craig (2008-08-14). "Guitar Hero: On Tour -- Decades Preview". IGN. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
  6. ^ Hinkle, David (2008-10-17). "Vicarious Visions talks Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades". DS Fanboy. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  7. ^ Fahey, Mike (2008-10-29). "Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Full Track List". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-10-29.

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