The most anticipated next instalment of Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero\u00ae: Warriors of Rock, is set to drop in September. The tracklist will be the biggest and most ferocious yet with over 90 songs from bands such as Black Sabbath, Slipknot and Megadeth and larger-than-life band anthems from Queen, Muse and KISS!<\/p>\n
Join with friends on an epic rock journey to save rock n\u2019 roll. Featuring an impressive 90+ track set list, a totally redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller and a host of all-new gameplay features, living room legends and their friends can strum, drum and wail in the most immersive music videogame experience to date.<\/p>\n
Delivering the quintessential rock music collection that focuses on guitar shredding hits, players can unleash their inner rock warriors with more rewards and unlockable content than ever before in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock\u2019s Quest Mode, the franchise\u2019s first ever story-based mode, and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.<\/p>\n
Running on the powerful Guitar Hero engine that has been expanded and refined and with encores from the addictive, award-winning gameplay features that made Guitar Hero one of the most popular franchises of all-time \u2013 such as Party Play, Competitive modes and any combination of up to four instruments \u2013the game offers a complete interactive and connected experience bringing friends and foes to the stage in the ultimate rock music experience.<\/p>\n
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\u00d8 Save Rock n\u2019 Roll \u2013 With Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock\u2019s all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, narrated by notorious KISS front man Gene Simmons and featuring an original song by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, players will journey from the infamous stage of CBGBs to the molten lava fields of rock treachery where players will be transformed into rock warriors that must join together to use their unique, game-changing powers to help the Demi-God of Rock take down \u201cThe Beast\u201d and save rock n\u2019 roll.<\/p>\n
\u00d8 Shred with Your Friends, Rock Your Enemies, Challenge Everyone \u2013 Quickplay+ pushes fans to the limit with 13 totally unique gameplay challenges for each on-disc track and most songs in their Guitar Hero music library, providing literally hundreds of hours of replayability. From High Score on a single instrument, Band Streak and Star Power Relay with a full band and Power Challenges, which allow players to choose any two warrior powers they have unlocked to try to earn ridiculously high scores, completing any of these challenges will earn gamers extra stars, which unlock tons of bonus content such as accessories, instruments and videos. The current leaderboards and all-new Challenge Leaderboards will never be the same.<\/p>\n
\u00d8 Rock Music At Its Best \u2013 Featuring over 90 master tracks, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock delivers a one-of-a-kind music experience through a quintessential set list focused on challenging, hard-hitting rock songs that are fun for furious finger fretters, hard-hitting drummers and fearless frontmen alike. Along with some of the biggest names in rock, such as KISS, Slipknot, Megadeth, Queen and Black Sabbath, the game is comprised of original tracks written and composed by AAA talent, special re-records by famous artists, and bands that are making their music video game debut.<\/p>\n
\u00d8 Join The Party or Compete to Rock It \u2013 Guitar Hero 5\u2019s critically-acclaimed gameplay features make an encore in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, allowing players to jump in and rock out with friends right from the start with Party Play mode or prove who can rock the hardest with Competitive mode, the four-player local and up to eight-player online competitive battle mode that includes unique gameplay challenges like Streakers, Momentum+ and Do or Die.<\/p>\n
\u00d8 The Definitive Rock Library \u2013 In addition to the over 90 on-disc tracks, players can bolster their set list with music from the Guitar Hero Music Library, which will offer more than 300 downloadable songs at launch. For those looking for even more great music, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock also allows players to import select songs from Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero Smash Hits, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. Gamers will be able to experience all of their music with Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock\u2019s innovative new features, such as all 13 Quickplay+ challenges, which will add hours of challenging replayability and breathe new life into older Guitar Hero songs.<\/p>\n
\u00d8 Forget the Rest, Shred on the Best \u2013 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock delivers the next evolution in finger-fretting, show-stopping axes with the all-new, rock-inspired guitar controller born from the unique art style of the game and made for shredding. Hosting all electronic parts within the neck of the controller allows gamers the chance to express themselves and tailor the guitar to their own unique style by replacing the \u2018wings\u2019 with various alternatives.<\/p>\n
Wii Are Going To Be Roadies \u2013 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock for Wii features an expanded Roadie Battle mode that lets Nintendo DS owners team up with living room rockers to interact with their music and friends like never before. No longer limited to a Wii guitarist roadie, Roadie Battle allows handheld players to also assist the bassist, drummer and vocalist. While the Wii players rock out on stage, the DS players must frantically navigate their virtual roadie from one side of the stage to the other trying to sabotage their opponent\u2019s equipment while repairing any damage to their own.<\/p>\n