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Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Stand Alone Software
- Supports all Guitar Hero instrument controllers within the same gaming platform, as well as other music/rhythm game controllers.
- Play with any combination of instruments you want, even with four lead singers.
- Team up with a partner on a Nintendo DS Lite in Roadie Mode for an all new level of competition.
- Expand your music collection by import your favorite Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero downloadable content straight into Band Hero.
- Enjoy 2-4 player local multiplayer support in co-op and competive modes and 2-8 player support online.
Product Description
This November, family and friends will come together to ascend the virtual stage and rock their way to superstardom with Band Hero. Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone’s favorite acts including Taylor Swift, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the biggest names in music as in-game artists and play... More >>
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January 25th, 2010 - 15:58
Question: Are the Rock Band Controllers compatible with the Band Hero Taylor Swift stand alone software?
My daughter has the entire Rock Band set of instruments but only the Guitar Hero guitar. I would like for her to be able to play the Taylor Swift Band Hero game with all of the instruments but I don’t know if I need to purchase the Guitar Hero drums and microphone. I hope that the Rock Band instruments are compatible with the Band Hero software. If anyone knows, please let me know. Thank you!Band Hero featuring Taylor Swift – Stand Alone Software
Rating: 4 / 5
January 25th, 2010 - 18:50
There is no question about the success that games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band have delivered for gamers of all kinds. There are so many gamers who’ve had the driven need to rock out loud from start to finish. But, with the success of Rock Band: The Beatles doing so well, many gamers have had a reignition from John, Paul, George & Ringo to a whole new era of fans. That has had the need for Guitar Hero gamers to stretch themselves to be more appealing to a whole new audience of fans, especially the young crowd. Well, that has shown with the new Band Hero game. The game that seems to try to seperate itself from the other music games. But, the question is does Band Hero make a staple name for itself, or does it feel like it is a sell out for hard core Guitar Hero fans. Here is the backstage pass answer.
Band Hero for the Nintendo Wii, brings in a more pop-mainstreamed audience into the world of pop music. The game features Adam Levine from Maroon 5 and young singer/songwriter Taylor Swift, who are game players, as you master your way through more pop-filled songs as you jam your way to the top of the heap. The collection of songs range from guilty pleasures like the Jackson 5’s ABC, and K.T. Tunstall’s Black Horse & Cherry Tree, to more adult contemporary songs like Marvin Gaye’s I Heard It Through The Grapevine, and Corrine Bailey Rae’s Put Your Records On. The gameplay is just as the same as Guitar Hero & Rock Band have shown. The graphics handle very well, as you see strong images of the players, as well as Taylor & Adam, and the control is just as the same as you’ve played from the other music games. What makes this game makeup ground to the mix though, is that you can play through you favorite songs from Guitar Hero: World Tour, as an extra for added fun, from whatever you’ve downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel for Guitar Hero (yet it could’ve had that option as well for what Guitar Hero 5 has shown in its library.) Otherwise, there isn’t really much to seperate itself.
Overall, while Band Hero tries to re-invent what Guitar Hero & Rock Band have shown, it sadly is more of a mixed bag, than what seems to be more appealing for the hard core gamer. If you are looking for a different library of songs to jam to, and you are tired of shredding your way through nothing buut rock music, than this would be a good try. Otherwise, stick with Rock Band: The Beatles, or Guitar Hero: World Tour instead.
Graphics: B
Sound: C+
Control: B-
Fun & Enjoyment: C+ for solo & multiplayer
Overall: C+
Rating: 3 / 5
January 25th, 2010 - 21:08
The introduction to this game is endless. It was boring the first time and just plain annoying after that.
Also – I was hoping to find an appropriate music video collection for a 6-year-old who likes to play Guitar Hero with her dad and older sister. This was better than the software that came with the game (too many skulls and characters that looked like drug addicts) but more music aimed for younger kids (other than the 2 Disney offerings) would be welcome.
Rating: 1 / 5
January 25th, 2010 - 21:17
Save your $50.00. I think that anything that costs this much should be put together better. I was dissapointed with the guitarr parts especially.
Rating: 2 / 5
January 25th, 2010 - 22:37
This game has so many good songs on it! I could play it all day and not get bored with it!
Rating: 5 / 5