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« on: April 14, 2008, 12:59:52 pm »
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Would you be insanely jealous if we told you we'd already rocked our socks off on Guitar Hero for the DS? Because we have, you know. Rumours have been floating around for a while about the possibilities of a handheld version of Guitar Hero, complete with all kinds of ideas on how Activision would handle the strumming and button-pressing gameplay.
Now though, we can reveal exactly how it'll all work and, more importantly, just how awesome Guitar Hero On Tour is shaping up to be! The key to playing the game lies in a fret board peripheral that plugs neatly into the GBA slot of your DS and then wraps around the back of the handheld. By turning your DS sideways and then putting your hand through the strap on the back of the fret board, you can hold the DS comfortably while positioning your three middle fingers over the four fret buttons. Then, using the special pick stylus that comes with the game, you strum the strings of the on-screen guitar as the notes come down on the opposite screen.
Rock On The Road Having already gone hands-on with it, we can assure you it works an absolute treat. You can link up with a friend over local wireless and play everything from face-offs to guitar battles, complete with DS-specific attacks like autograph signing and blowing out flames on your guitar. Yes, you might look like a bit of a fool on the Tube but when it's this much fun, who cares?
Scheduled for a summer launch in both standalone game and DS bundle packs, you can expect a proper hands-on preview of Guitar Hero On Tour next issue. Sounds a bit dodgy, but okay. I wonder whether they'll release a DS and DS Lite version of it with a different sized fret board or what, like with the browser's extra RAM pack. It better still fit in my clunky old Nintendogs bundle pack DS <.<
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