ZeroTolerance writes: "Three Guitar Hero games in less than twelve months; that is amazing when you sit back and think about it. What is more amazing than that is the fact that the series continues to sell massive numbers, which is probably why this is the third game to grace the DS since last summer. Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits is the latest rhythm title for Nintendo's handheld, and unlike the previous chapter Decades, this game has some new features which make it feel more like a sequel as opposed to just another track pack. Personally I have always been a fan of the GH games on DS. The fact that the developers managed to make this plastic-peripheral game work on a handheld still astonishes me. If you are like me then this latest outing will likely not disappoint; that is if you are a fan of the track listing, which is as always, subjective.
The first thing you will want to note is that, just like in previous versions you can still stream tracks between versions. This gives you the ability to have a set list well over 70 songs. This was obviously a conscious decision, and one the console developers should really take note of, I am looking at you World Tour. As I mentioned the songs are always the key component to any rhythm game and Modern Hits contains exactly what the name states. Bands such as AFI, Wolfmother, Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Evanesence, and Weezer to just name a few. Some of these tracks are certainly offered in other games, and in others as DLC, but none of them on the portable front yet. If you are a fan of modern rock, there is likely something here to tickle your fancy."
Ryan Johnson | GoozerNation
GoozerNation author Ryan Johnson loves delving into the Value Bin and Available Now sections of Goozex to find a game that perhaps was wanted back in the day, but wasn't purchased because it was just too much of a risk. Last time in, he found Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades for a mere 100 Goozex points. While it was a bit pricey back in the day, this was an unpassable deal. Is the game worth searching out? Click in and learn!
Craig Hasselback writes: "Activision just continues finding new ways to go from the popular publisher that stayed the course and rose to number one, to being the big jerk that is too big for their own britches as my grandpa would say. Since becoming the number publisher, Activision has done everything possible to piss off gamers."
Well sadly, until the average gamer realizes that they are getting screwed over, Activision is going to be number 1 for a while(as much as I hate to say it).........
... it seems they can.
You need to get the message across with your wallet!
If you LOVE gaming, and if you HATE the way Activision is doing business: DON'T BUY ACTIVISION GAMES (or buy them used) and certainly DON'T BUY THEIR DLC!
It's THAT simple!
Amen. Honestly all the major pubs are starting to become jacked up. Take-Two with the DLC on BioShock 2's disc. EA with selling "DLC" that unlocks content in sports games instead of playing to earn it.
They're all borderline A-holes
Overcharging is the problem. Dragon Age Origins is one of my favorite games but the dlc is overpriced. dlc should cost a few dollars or it should be free.
D+PAD Magazine Writes:
By now videogamers will be well versed not just in the mechanics of guitar-based music games, but the entire critical discourse that surrounds them. It's almost as though this review doesn't need to exist; here's the introduction, there'll be the odd paragraph on how this is just glorified DLC dressed up as a standalone disc, and a little bit on the odd changes that may have been made since Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 were released just six months ago. The only section that betrays the shifting fortunes of this once dominant and financially phenomenal genre will be the one that focuses on falling sales and drifting consumer interests – a far cry from the notices of 2008, when Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour were set to launch and everything was still so exciting.