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Band Hero is a spinoff video game as part of the Guitar Hero series of music rhythm games, released by Activision on November 3, 2009, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS consoles. The game is structurally similar to Guitar Hero 5, and supports full band play (lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals) including the drop-in/drop-out and in-song instrument and difficulty change menus, and additional multiplayer modes as Guitar Hero 5. The console versions use instrument-shaped game controllers, while the DS version uses either the "Guitar Grip" introduced with the Guitar Hero: On Tour series or a new Drum Skin that comes with the game. Like previous games, virtual avatars of Taylor Swift, Adam Levine, and the band No Doubt are presented in the game. The PlayStation 2 version is based on Guitar Hero World Tour, using the same gameplay UI as Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits and Guitar Hero: Van Halen, albeit with a different Rock Meter design.

Band Hero received mixed reviews from journalists. Some considered the game to be an appropriately flavored version of Guitar Hero 5 for the "Top 40" pop rock hits, while others felt the game was strictly aimed at teenagers or children. They also contested the cost of the full game, featuring only 65 songs compared with 85 songs in Guitar Hero 5, and considered if the content would have been better in downloadable form. A day after the game's release, the band No Doubt sued Activision, citing similar misuse of their avatars to the Kurt Cobain avatar in Guitar Hero 5.

Gameplay

Main version

Шаблон:See also The game is functionally similar to the features of Guitar Hero 5, including bands composed of any combination of four instruments, drop-in/drop-out play, in-song menus to change difficulty and instrument, and additional multiplayer modes compared to Guitar Hero 5's "Rockfest". Band Hero also retains the Band Moment and the Band Revival feature from Guitar Hero 5.[1] Taylor Swift, Adam Levine (of Maroon 5), and the band No Doubt are playable avatars in the game.[2][3][4][5] Artists performed motion capture for their in-game avatars.

Band Hero also introduced an updated revision of the drum kit that shipped with Guitar Hero World Tour. Many changes were made to address weight and size concerns that made assembly difficult, and the stand's crossbar was moved to the bottom to improve leg room and allow the bass pedal to be supported by it. The cymbals were changed to a circular shape from the previous triangular design, and the sensitivity of the drums themselves were adjusted. An in-game sensitivity adjustment feature is also supported. In the United States, the new controller was, for a limited time, exclusive to the game and instrument bundles of Band Hero on Wii. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the controller were released at a later date; Band Hero bundles for these platforms in the U.S. included the World Tour drum controller.[6]

DS version

A gaming device that folds in half with two screens on each half; the bottom half is fitted with a black skin with thumb-tip side round pads that sit over the units controls. The screens show a virtual drum kit on the bottom and a note highway on the top screen.
The "drum skin" for the Nintendo DS Lite is used to allow Band Hero players to simulate the console-based version of drumming.

Band Hero for the Nintendo DS features the ability to play the same instruments as the console-based versions. Though the game is compatible with the DS, DS Lite, and DSi, only players on the DS Lite will receive the "full band" experience due to the nature of the hardware extensions for the unit.

Guitar and bass parts are played with the same "Guitar Grip" previously created for the Guitar Hero: On Tour series, though this unit will not work on the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS due to lack of a GBA slot. The gameplay for guitar and bass is considered to be the fourth iteration of the Guitar Hero On Tour design by developers Vicarious Visions, and have further improvements to meet with different strumming styles.[7]

A new "drum skin" that fits over the bottom half of the DS unit provides four "pads" for drumming that map to the unit's directional pad and face buttons; this design was selected over use of the touch screen due to the inability of the touch screen to recognize near-simultaneous taps, a factor that would have interfered with the drumming experience.[7] The drum skin is limited to the Nintendo DS Lite due to the skin's form factor. The decision to design towards the DS Lite rather than the newer DSi was due to the much larger volume of DS Lite units that have been sold relative to the DSi.[8]

The DS microphone is used for vocal parts. The DS has 30 of the songs from console versions. The game also supports up to four player multiplayer in a similar manner as Guitar Hero 5 using the DS's local wireless connections, allowing any combination of instruments.[9]

Development

A television advertisement, featuring Taylor Swift, Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), Travis Barker (Blink-182), and Rivers Cuomo (Weezer), was created for the game by director Brett Ratner in the same manner as previous ads for other recent Guitar Hero games, initially paying tribute to the scene in Risky Business with Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear to the song "Old Time Rock and Roll". Though it appears as if all four performed together, Wentz stated that Swift performed her parts separately using a green screen to impose her into the footage of the other musicians.[10]

A three-song demo was made available on Xbox Live on October 15, 2009, and included "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven, "Picture to Burn" by Taylor Swift and "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. The demo was solely the Party Mode, with the three songs playable in random order.[11]

Soundtrack

Console soundtrack

Band Hero for consoles features 65 songs from "mainstream acts".[12][13] The game also allowed Guitar Hero World Tour’s downloadable content to be used within Band Hero, as well as Guitar Hero 5.[1] In addition, some on-disc songs from Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero Smash Hits were importable into Band Hero, with music licensing limiting those that can be transferred, prior to the 2014 shutdown of DLC and exports.[14] Furthermore, 69 of the 85 on-disc songs from Guitar Hero 5 can be imported into Band Hero; similarly, 61 of the 65 songs from Band Hero can be exported for use in Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[15][16] All DLC works with Band Hero, along with all earlier on-disc songs marked as exportable, unlike Lego Rock Band which only allows DLC and exports marked as "family friendly".

Year Song Title Artist Venue Genre Order Exportable
2005 "A Million Ways" OK Go 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Pop Rock 4 Шаблон:Yes
1970 "ABC" Jackson 5The Jackson 5 02. Smoke & Water Festival R & B 14 Шаблон:Yes
1971 "American Pie" Don McLean 11. Hyperspace Classic Rock 65 Шаблон:Yes
1996 "Angels of the Silences" Counting Crows 07. Everpop Awards Pop Rock 43 Шаблон:Yes
2009 "Back Again" Parachute 09. Paris Pop Rock 58 Шаблон:Yes
1981 "Bad Reputation" Joan Jett 03. Club La Noza Rock 21 Шаблон:Yes
2004 "Beautiful Soul" Jesse McCartney 07. Everpop Awards Pop 44 Шаблон:No
2007 "Believe" Шаблон:Sort 02. Smoke & Water Festival Rock 9 Шаблон:Yes
1990 "Black Cat" Janet Jackson 05. Harajuku Rock 34 Шаблон:Yes
2005 "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" KT Tunstall 09. Paris Rock 56 Шаблон:Yes
2003 "Bring Me to Life" Evanescence 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Industrial 5 Шаблон:Yes
2005 "Dirty Little Secret" Шаблон:Sort 03. Club La Noza Pop Punk 15 Шаблон:Yes
1982 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" Culture Club 01. Mall Of Fame Tour New Wave 2 Шаблон:Yes
1995 "Don't Speak" No Doubt 07. Everpop Awards Pop Rock 47 Шаблон:Yes
1988 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison 05. Harajuku Rock 29 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "Fascination" Alphabeat 07. Everpop Awards Pop 45 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "Gasoline" Шаблон:Sort 10. Amp Orbiter Rock 61 Шаблон:Yes
2003 "Hands Down" Dashboard Confessional 08. Red River Canyon Pop Rock 50 Шаблон:Yes
2007 "Hang Me Up to Dry" Cold War Kids 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Modern Rock 1 Шаблон:Yes
1967 "Happy Together" Шаблон:Sort 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Rock 3 Шаблон:Yes
1969 "Honky Tonk Women" Шаблон:Sort 04. Summer Park Festival Southern Rock 27 Шаблон:Yes
1968 "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye 02. Smoke & Water Festival R & B 13 Шаблон:Yes
1979 "I Want You to Want Me" (Live) Cheap Trick 06. La Luz De Madrid Rock 40 Шаблон:Yes
1996 "If You Could Only See" Tonic 03. Club La Noza Pop Rock 18 Шаблон:Yes
1983 "In a Big Country" Big Country 06. La Luz De Madrid Rock 38 Шаблон:Yes
1995 "Just a Girl" No Doubt 09. Paris Pop Rock 59 Шаблон:Yes
2000 "Kids" Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue 09. Paris Dance 57 Шаблон:Yes
1974 "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas 08. Red River Canyon Disco 51 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "L.E.S. Artistes" Santigold 03. Club La Noza Pop Rock 16 Шаблон:Yes
1983 "Let's Dance" David Bowie 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Pop Rock 6 Шаблон:Yes
2009 "Lifeline" Papa Roach 09. Paris Pop Rock 60 Шаблон:Yes
2007 "Like Whoa" Aly & AJ 08. Red River Canyon Pop 52 Шаблон:No
2006 "Lips of an Angel" Hinder 02. Smoke & Water Festival Pop Rock 10 Шаблон:Yes
1983 "Love Is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar 05. Harajuku Pop 31 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "Love Story" (Pop Mix) Taylor Swift 04. Summer Park Festival Pop 26 Шаблон:Yes
1983 "Mr. Roboto" Styx 04. Summer Park Festival Prog Rock 28 Шаблон:No
2006 "Naïve" Шаблон:Sort 10. Amp Orbiter Pop Rock 62 Шаблон:Yes
2003 "Ocean Avenue" Yellowcard 05. Harajuku Pop Punk 30 Шаблон:Yes
1964 "Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison 01. Mall Of Fame Tour Rock 7 Шаблон:Yes
1981 "Our Lips Are Sealed" Шаблон:Sort 02. Smoke & Water Festival Pop 12 Шаблон:Yes
2007 "Paralyzer" Finger Eleven 06. La Luz De Madrid Hard Rock 39 Шаблон:Yes
2006 "Picture to Burn" Taylor Swift 08. Red River Canyon Country 53 Шаблон:Yes
2007 "Pictures of You" Шаблон:Sort 04. Summer Park Festival Pop Rock 23 Шаблон:Yes
2006 "Put Your Records On" Corinne Bailey Rae 05. Harajuku R & B 32 Шаблон:Yes
1982 "Rio" Duran Duran 08. Red River Canyon Pop Rock 55 Шаблон:Yes
2002 "Rock Star" N.E.R.D. 02. Smoke & Water Festival Hip Hop 11 Шаблон:Yes
1995 "Santa Monica" Everclear 03. Club La Noza Pop Rock 19 Шаблон:Yes
2004 "She Will Be Loved" Maroon 5 05. Harajuku Pop Rock 33 Шаблон:Yes
2003 "So Yesterday" Hilary Duff 02. Smoke & Water Festival Pop 8 Шаблон:No
1999 "Steal My Kisses" Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 04. Summer Park Festival Alternative 25 Шаблон:Yes
2005 "Sugar, We're Goin Down" Fall Out Boy 05. Harajuku Pop Punk 35 Шаблон:Yes
1999 "Take a Picture" Filter 07. Everpop Awards Rock 46 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "Take Back the City" Snow Patrol 04. Summer Park Festival Rock 24 Шаблон:Yes
2006 "Take What You Take" Lily Allen 03. Club La Noza Pop Rock 20 Шаблон:Yes
2006 "The Adventure" Angels & Airwaves 06. La Luz De Madrid Rock 42 Шаблон:Yes
1997 "The Impression That I Get" Шаблон:Sort 10. Amp Orbiter Ska Punk 64 Шаблон:Yes
2001 "Turn Off the Light" Nelly Furtado 07. Everpop Awards Pop 48 Шаблон:Yes
1985 "Walking on Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves 06. La Luz De Madrid Pop Rock 41 Шаблон:Yes
1996 "Wannabe" Spice Girls 03. Club La Noza Pop 17 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "Warwick Avenue" Duffy 06. La Luz De Madrid Pop 37 Шаблон:Yes
2002 "When I'm Gone" 3 Doors Down 06. La Luz De Madrid Rock 36 Шаблон:Yes
1980 "Whip It" Devo 04. Summer Park Festival New Wave 22 Шаблон:Yes
1978 "Шаблон:Sort" Village People 07. Everpop Awards Disco 49 Шаблон:Yes
2008 "You Belong with Me" Taylor Swift 08. Red River Canyon Country 54 Шаблон:Yes
2004 "You Had Me" Joss Stone 10. Amp Orbiter Funk 63 Шаблон:Yes

Nintendo DS soundtrack

The Nintendo DS version of Band Hero features thirty songs (per regional version from a forty-five song combined setlist) of the same genre as the console-based soundtrack. Although they feature some of the same artists from the console version, the tracks themselves are different.[13][17]

Song Title Artist North American
version
European
version
Mainline game(s) featured
"All You Need" Sublime Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"A-Punk" Vampire Weekend Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"Believe" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Boots of Chinese Plastic" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Call Me When You're Sober" Evanescence Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Club Foot" Kasabian Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"Everything About You" Ugly Kid Joe Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Excuse Me Mr." No Doubt Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Fascination" Alphabeat Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"First Date" Blink-182 Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Fly Away" Lenny Kravitz Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Get Free" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Golden Touch" Razorlight Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Grace Kelly" Mika Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"I Predict a Riot" Kaiser Chiefs Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"In Too Deep" Sum 41 Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"Let's Get It Started" Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Lump" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Manhattan" Kings of Leon Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Monkey Wrench" Foo Fighters Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Munich" Editors Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"My Favourite Game" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"No One Knows" Queens of the Stone Age Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Our Truth" Lacuna Coil Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:Sort
"She Will Be Loved" Maroon 5 Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"So What" Pink Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Song 2" Blur Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Spaceman" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Suddenly I See" KT Tunstall Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Take What You Take" Lily Allen Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"The Age of the Understatement" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"The Great Escape" Boys Like Girls Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" Fall Out Boy Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"Tripping" Robbie Williams Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Troublemaker" Weezer Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Two Princes" Spin Doctors Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Under My Thumb" (Live) Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Wannabe in L.A." Eagles of Death Metal Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A
"Windows" N.E.R.D Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:N/A
"Yellow" Coldplay Шаблон:No Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Sort
"You Better Pray" Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:No Шаблон:N/A

Importable content

Шаблон:See also

On release of Band Hero, 35 of the songs from World Tour and 21 from Smash Hits are importable into Band Hero for a small fee (approximately $0.10 per song), and are treated as downloadable content for the game playable in all game modes. Furthermore, 69 of the 85 tracks from Guitar Hero 5 will be importable into Band Hero. All transferred songs will also be playable in Guitar Hero 5 and will be free if downloaded in either games. However, Guitar Hero 5 or Band Hero is not backwards-compatible with World Tour nor any other Guitar Hero game. The transfer process requires the player to enter a unique code from the World Tour or Smash Hits manual to be able to redownload available songs in a pack (on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3) or individual songs (on the Wii) that have been updated to include the new features. Players on the Xbox 360 can delete individual songs after downloading the pack. Some songs are not transferable because of licensing issues—not technical issues—according to Bright. Tim Riley, the head of music licensing at Activision, stated that the company will continue to seek licenses for more songs from previous games and downloadable content to be exported into Band Hero, but cannot guarantee that these songs will be licensed for future Guitar Hero games.

Downloadable content

Шаблон:See also While Band Hero does not have its own separate library of downloadable content, it supports downloadable content from the Guitar Hero 5 DLC library. However, as of March 31, 2014 the downloadable content has been removed by Activision with no evidence it will be made available again.[18]

In addition, 152 of the 158 available downloadable songs for Guitar Hero World Tour are forward-compatible with Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero; the existing content is automatically upgraded to include all features new to these games and was immediately available to players upon release of Band Hero.[14][19][20] Downloaded songs can be used in all game modes, provided all participating players have the song, including in the game's Career mode when players are given the option to select any song to play. The entire Band Hero DLC library is also available in Guitar Hero 5, and vice versa, so both games embrace the same DLC library. Some DLC songs have specific focus on Band Hero, like the "Celebrity New Years Track Pack" which includes Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and No Doubt songs, and the "Band Hero Track Pack" with Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez & the Scene songs.

Reception

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Band Hero has received mixed to positive reviews from gaming critics. Most recognized the game as having the same feature sets as Guitar Hero 5, including any benefits or flaws that may come from that. Reviewers praised the reuse of the Guitar Hero 5 features such as the Party Play mode that allows for players to jump in and out, the improved Career mode, and the improved GHTunes.[21][22][23] Some identified that the target market of the game appears to be towards teenage girls, such as the featuring of Taylor Swift, the color schemes used in the game, and other parts of the song selection.[24][25] Reviewers noted that setlist would be the strongest measure of whether players should purchase the game.[26][24][25] The reviewers also commented on the smaller setlist, which contains only 65 songs compared to Guitar Hero 5's 85.[22][23]

Review did note that the "Top 40" songs do not always make for challenging songs, as many featured simple chord repetition throughout the song or simply following pre-programmed electronic keyboard or drum beats.[26][24][25] However, most songs were found to feature at least one difficult instrument portion that would be fun to play.[26][24] Reviews also noted that the censoring of songs in order to affirm a family-friendly rating is awkward, such as censoring the word "whiskey" from Don McLean's "American Pie" (8 times), and can ruin the enjoyment of some songs.[22] Greg Miller of IGN further noted that these censoring are at odds with the straight-up inclusion of other songs such as "Gasoline" by The Airborne Toxic Event which, Miller claims, is about sex.[23]

Some reviews saw Band Hero as a good addition to the Guitar Hero franchise, and pointed out the strength of the game is improved in part due to the ability to import and export songs between Band Hero, Guitar Hero 5, and content. Justin Haywald of 1UP.com, in consideration of the equivalent nature of featured, considered that players now had a choice of "'Top 40' Band Hero or 'Hard Rock' [Guitar Hero 5]" skins to select for playing the music on, and positive direction for the series.[21] However, others saw the simple rebranding of the game, and that some may see the product as little more than a "full-price track pack".[22][25]

The game has sold 596,000 units in North America through January 2010, according to data from NPD Group.[27] Prior to the end of 2009, Activision had expressed plans to publish a sequel to Band Hero in 2010.[28] However, as a result of overall decline in music game sales, in part due to the large number of SKUs released by Activision during 2009, such plans have been shelved and Activision only released sequels to Guitar Hero and DJ Hero in 2010.[29]

Lawsuit by No Doubt

A day following Band HeroШаблон:'s release, the band No Doubt filed a lawsuit against Activision. In a similar manner as Guitar Hero 5, where the avatar of Kurt Cobain could be used to play any of the songs in the game and leading to questionable virtual performances, the same was found to be true for the No Doubt avatars in Band Hero. No Doubt's lawsuit claimed their contract limited their performance to the three songs within the game and that they were never told their avatars would be used in that manner. Activision argued that it believes that the manner of use of the band's avatars in the game is within the bounds of the contract.[30][31] Activision subsequently filed a counter-suit against the band, alleging contract breaches; Activision claimed that it was "publicly known" that in-game characters in the Guitar Hero series, once unlocked, could be used for all game modes, and that No Doubt's request came well after the game's code was finalized.[32] Courtney Love, who has expressed an intention to file legal action for Cobain's appearance in Guitar Hero 5, said to NME that she will join No Doubt in their lawsuit against Activision.[33]

In April 2010, the Los Angeles County Superior Court denied Activision's motion to dismiss No Doubt's rights of publicity claims under California's anti-SLAPP law.[34] In February 2011, the 2nd District Court of Appeal upheld the Superior Court's ruling, allowing No Doubt's case to proceed against Activision.[35] In May 2012, the Superior Court denied Activision's motion for summary judgment, though it also denied a preliminary injunction sought by the band.[36] In October 2012, on the eve of trial, the case was settled for undisclosed terms.[37]

Notes

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References

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