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| - | | title = Band Hero | + | |Title=Band Hero |
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| + | |Developer=Neversoft, Budcat Creations, Vicarious Visions (DS) |
| - | | image = [[File:Band Hero.jpg]]
| + | |Producer=[[RedOctane]] |
| - | | caption = North American boxart | + | |Series=[[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]] |
| - | | aspect ratio = | + | |Platform=[[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS]] |
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| + | |Release=November 17 2009 |
| - | | developer = [[Neversoft]] (Xbox 360/PS3)<br />[[Vicarious Visions]] (Wii/DS)<br />[[Budcat Creations]] (PS2)
| + | |Genre=Music video game |
| - | | publisher = [[RedOctane]] | + | |Mode=Single-player, multiplayer |
| - | | distributor = [[Activision]] | + | |Media=DVD, Wii Optical Disc, Blu-ray Disc |
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| - | | series = [[Guitar Hero]]
| + | }}'''Band Hero''' is an expansion game to the [[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero series]] of music video games, due to be published by Activision in November 2009 for the PlayStation 2 and 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS consoles. The game is structurally similar to [[Guitar Hero 5]], and will support 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. Unlike the main Guitar Hero games, where the focus is on the lead guitar portions of the songs, Band Hero provides a soundtrack more oriented towards pop rock to challenge the whole band. |
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| - | | genre = [[Music video game|Music]]
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| - | | ratings = [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]]: E10+
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| - | | platforms = [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Nintendo DS]]
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| - | | media = DVD, [[Nintendo optical disc|Wii Optical Disc]], [[Blu-ray Disc]] | + | |
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| - | '''''Band Hero''''' is a spin-off game to the [[Guitar Hero|''Guitar Hero'' series]] of [[music video game]]s, 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''.
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| - | {{seealso|Guitar Hero#Gameplay|Guitar Hero 5#Gameplay|l1=Common gameplay elements in the Guitar Hero series|l2=Gameplay in Guitar Hero 5}}
| + | [[File:Band-hero-ds-drum-skin.jpg|thumb|left|Drum kit for DS ''Band Hero'']] |
| - | 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".<ref name="giant bomb preview"/> [[Taylor Swift]], [[Adam Levine]] (of [[Maroon 5]]), and the band [[No Doubt]] have been confirmed to be playable avatars in the game.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2009/08/taylor-swift-/1 | title = Taylor Swift: Band Heroine | publisher = ''[[USA Today]]'' | date = 2009-08-04 | accessdate = 2009-08-04 | first = Mike | last = Snider }}</ref><ref name="Taylor Swift Preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20295260,00.html | title = Taylor Swift: What a character! | date = 2009-08-04 | accessdate = 2009-08-04 | publisher = [[People Magazine]]}}</ref><ref name="adam levine ew">{{cite web | url = http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/18/adam-levine-maroon-5-band-hero/ | title = An EW Exclusive: Maroon 5's Adam Levine goes digital in 'Band Hero' | first = Whitney | last = Pastorek | date =2009-08-18 | accessdate = 2009-08-18 | publisher = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/27/kurt-cobain-joins-guitar-hero-5-how-nirvana-came-to-the-game/ | title = Kurt Cobain Joins “Guitar Hero 5″: How Nirvana Came to the Game | publisher = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | date = 2009-08-27 | accessdate = 2009-08-27 | first = Shirley | last = Halperin }}</ref> Artists performed [[motion capture]] for their in-game avatars.
| + | According to Jeff Gerstmann of Giant Bomb, the game, from its first trailer, appears to be functionally similar to the feature set for [[Guitar Hero 5]], including bands comprised 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". |
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| - | A new drum kit controller will be introduced with the game. While it features the same five-pad design as the ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]'' drum controller, many changes were made to address weight and size concerns that made assembly difficult. The cymbal pads are more circular than the previous triangular shapes, and the stand's crossbar has been lowered to its base as to allow for the bass kick pedal to be supported by it. Some adjustment to drum head sensitivity has been made based on complaints from the ''World Tour'' set, and the game will include a sensitivity adjustment feature. In the United States the new controller will, for a limited time, remain exclusive for the Wii version of the game and will be packaged in the ''Band Hero'' game and instrument bundles. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the controller will arrive later; ''Band Hero'' bundles for these platforms in the US will include the ''World Tour'' drum controller.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gear.ign.com/articles/102/1029743p1.html | title = Band Hero Drum Set Hands-On | first =Scott| last = Lowe | date = 2009-09-29 | accessdate= 2009-09-30 | publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref> In Europe, Band Hero Band Kits will ship with new drums on all platforms.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.plasticaxe.com/2009/10/09/those-new-band-hero-drums/ | title = Those New Band Hero Drums hi| first = Joe | last = Rybicki | date = 2009-10-09 | accessdate= 2009-11-02}}</ref>
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| - | [[File:Band-hero-ds-drum-skin.jpg|left|thumb|The "drum skin" for the Nintendo DS Lite will be used to allow ''Band Hero'' players to simulate the console-based version of drumming.]] | + | |
| - | ''Band Hero'' for the Nintendo DS will feature the ability to play the same instruments as the console-based versions. Though the game is compatible with the DS, [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]], and [[Nintendo DSi|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 will be played with the same "Guitar Grip" previously created for the [[Guitar Hero On Tour series|''Guitar Hero On Tour'' series]], though this unit will not work on the [[Nintendo DSi]] due to lack of a [[Nintendo GBA|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.<ref name="kotaku ds">{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/5320413/band-hero-ds-braces-for-the-skeptics-offers-a-lot | title = Band Hero DS Braces For The Skeptics, Offers A Lot | first = Stephan | last = Tolito | date =2009-07-23 | accessdate = 2009-07-25 | publisher = [[Kotaku]] }}</ref> A new "drum skin" that fits over the bottom half of the DS unit will provide 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.<ref name="kotaku ds"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://news.spong.com/article/18717/Activison_Nintendo_DSi_hasnt_Sold_Enough | title = Activison: Nintendo DSi hasn't Sold Enough | publisher = [[Spong]] | date = 2009-07-24 | accessdate = 2009-07-25 }}</ref> The DS microphone will be used for vocal parts. The DS will have 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59672 | title = Band Hero Brings Portable Drum Action to DS Lite | first = Chris | last = Faylor | date = 2009-07-23 | accessdate= 2009-07-23 | publisher = [[Shacknews]] }}</ref> However, there is no support for the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] nor plans for additional downloadable content for the DS game.<ref name="kotaku ds"/>
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| - | 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/11/03/pete-wentz-band-hero-tattoo-bronx-ashlee-simpson/ | title = Pete Wentz: A Music Mix Q&A on 'Band Hero,' lost-bet tattoos and why Fall Out Boy isn't breaking up | first = Joseph Brannigan | last = Lynch | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = 2009-11-03 | accessdate = 2009-11-03 }}</ref>
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| - | 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.<ref name="xbox demo">{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60876 | title = Band Hero Demo Arrives on Xbox 360, Has You 'Walking on Sunshine' | publisher = [[Shacknews]] | first = Chris | last = Faylor | date = 2009-10-15 | accessdate = 2009-10-15 }}</ref>
| + | Band Hero for the Nintendo DS will feature 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 will be 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 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 Vision, and have further improvements to meet with different strumming styles. A new "drum skin" that fits over the bottom half of the DS unit will provide 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. 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. The DS microphone will be used for vocal parts. The DS will have 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. However, there is no support for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection nor plans for additional downloadable content for the DS game. |
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| - | ===Console soundtrack===
| + | Band Hero will feature more than 65 songs from "mainstream acts", according to MSNBC. In addition to the tracks below, songs from [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Blink-182]], [[Jesse McCartney]], [[Pink]], [[The Go-Gos]] and [[The Killers]] will also be on the disc. The game will also allow downloadable content from [[Guitar Hero World Tour]] to be used within Band Hero, and is expected to also use similar content for Guitar Hero 5. In addition, some on-disc songs from both [[Guitar Hero World Tour]] and [[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]] will be importable into Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 for a small fee, with music licensing limiting those that cannot be transferred. Box Art for the "Band in a Box" version of Band Hero shows that [[Duffy]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Robbie Williams]] & [[Kylie Minogue]] and the [[Spice Girls]] will all feature in the game as well. |
| - | ''Band Hero'' for consoles features 65 songs from "mainstream acts".<ref name="msnbc preview">{{cite web | url = http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/features/music/band-hero-trailer/ | title = Sneak Peek: 'Band Hero' Tunes Up | publisher = [[MSNBC]] | date = 2009-07-21 | accessdate = 2009-07-22 }}</ref><ref name="full setlist">{{cite web | url = http://www.spinner.com/2009/10/16/band-hero-tracklist-revealed/ | title = 'Band Hero' Tracklist Revealed -- Exclusive | first = Dan | last =Reilly | work = [[Spinner (magazine)|Spinner]] | date = 2009-10-16 | accessdate = 2009-10-16 }}</ref> The game also allows [[List of songs in Guitar Hero World Tour#Downloadable content|''Guitar Hero World Tour''’s downloadable content]] to be used within ''Band Hero'', and is expected to also use similar content for ''Guitar Hero 5''.<ref name="giant bomb preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.giantbomb.com/news/band-hero-to-bring-pop-music-to-your-plastic-this-november/1573/ | title = Band Hero To Bring Pop Music To Your Plastic This November | date = 2009-07-21 | accessdate = 2009-07-22 | first = Jeff | last = Gerstmann | publisher = [[Giant Bomb]]}}</ref> In addition, some on-disc songs from ''Guitar Hero World Tour'' and ''[[Guitar Hero Smash Hits]]'' will be importable into ''Band Hero'' and ''Guitar Hero 5'' for an undetermined fee, with music licensing limiting those that can be transferred.<ref name="ign gh5 hands-on">{{cite web | url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1011988p1.html | title = Guitar Hero 5 Hands-on | first = Erik | last = Brudvig | date = 2009-08-07 | accessdate = 2009-08-07 | publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hub.guitarhero.com/support/faq/song-import-information | title = Song Import Information | date = 2009-10-19 | accessdate= 2009-10-19 | publisher = [[Activision]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60913 | title = Band Hero Gets Full Tracklist, Song Export Details | first = Chris | last = Faylor | date = 2009-10-19 | accessdate= 2009-10-19 | publisher = [[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
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| - | | 2005 || "[[A Million Ways]]" || [[OK Go]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[A Million Ways]]" || [[OK Go]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1970 || "[[ABC (song)|ABC]]" || [[The Jackson 5]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[ABC (song)|ABC]]" || [[Jackson 5]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1971 || "[[American Pie]]" || [[Don McLean]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[American Pie]]" || [[Don McLean]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1996 || "[[Angels of the Silences]]" || [[Counting Crows]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Angels of the Silences]]" || [[Counting Crows]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1981 || "[[Bad Reputation (song)|Bad Reputation]]" || [[Joan Jett]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Bad Reputation (song)|Bad Reputation]]" || [[Joan Jett]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2009 || "Back Again" || [[Parachute_(Band)|Parachute]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Beautiful Soul (song)|Beautiful Soul]]" || [[Jesse McCartney]] || {{N}} |
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| - | | 2004 || "[[Beautiful Soul (song)|Beautiful Soul]]" || [[Jesse McCartney]] || {{no}}
| + | | "[[Believe (The Bravery song)|Believe]]" || [[Bravery|The Bravery]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2007 || "[[Believe (The Bravery song)|Believe]]" || {{sort|Bravery|[[The Bravery]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]" || [[Janet Jackson]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1990 || "[[Black Cat (song)|Black Cat]]" || [[Janet Jackson]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Black Horse and the Cherry Tree]]" || [[KT Tunstall]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2005 || "[[Black Horse and the Cherry Tree]]" || [[KT Tunstall]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Bring Me to Life]]" || [[Evanescence]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2003 || "[[Bring Me to Life]]" || [[Evanescence]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Dirty Little Secret]]" || [[The All-American Rejects]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2005 || "[[Dirty Little Secret]]" || {{sort|All-American Rejects|[[The All-American Rejects]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Do You Really Want To Hurt Me]]" || [[Culture Club]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1982 || "[[Do You Really Want To Hurt Me]]" || [[Culture Club]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Don't Speak]]" || [[No Doubt]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1995 || "[[Don't Speak]]" || [[No Doubt]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Every Rose Has Its Thorn]]" || [[Poison (band)|Poison]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1988 || "[[Every Rose Has Its Thorn]]" || [[Poison (band)|Poison]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Fascination (Alphabeat song)|Fascination]]" || [[Alphabeat]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "[[Fascination (Alphabeat song)|Fascination]]" || [[Alphabeat]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "Gasoline" || [[The Airborne Toxic Event]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2008 || "Gasoline" || {{sort|Airborne Toxic Event|[[The Airborne Toxic Event]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Hands Down]]" || [[Dashboard Confessional]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2003 || "[[Hands Down]]" || [[Dashboard Confessional]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Hang Me Up to Dry]]" || [[Cold War Kids]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2007 || "[[Hang Me Up to Dry]]" || [[Cold War Kids]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Happy Together (song)|Happy Together]]" || [[The Turtles]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1967 || "[[Happy Together (song)|Happy Together]]" || {{sort|Turtles|[[The Turtles]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Honky Tonk Women]]" || [[The Rolling Stones]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1969 || "[[Honky Tonk Women]]" || {{sort|Rolling Stones|[[The Rolling Stones]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" || [[Marvin Gaye]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1968 || "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" || [[Marvin Gaye]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[I Want You to Want Me]]" (Live) || [[Cheap Trick]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1979 || "[[I Want You to Want Me]]" (Live) || [[Cheap Trick]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[If You Could Only See]]" || [[Tonic (band)|Tonic]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1996 || "[[If You Could Only See]]" || [[Tonic (band)|Tonic]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[In a Big Country]]" || [[Big Country]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1983 || "[[In a Big Country]]" || [[Big Country]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Just a Girl]]" || [[No Doubt]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1995 || "[[Just a Girl]]" || [[No Doubt]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Kids (song)|Kids]]" || [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Kylie Minogue]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2000 || "[[Kids (song)|Kids]]" || [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Kylie Minogue]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" || [[Carl Douglas]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1974 || "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" || [[Carl Douglas]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[L.E.S. Artistes]]" || [[Santigold]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2008 || "[[L.E.S. Artistes]]" || [[Santigold]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Let's Dance]]" || [[David Bowie]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1983 || "[[Let's Dance (David Bowie song)|Let's Dance]]" || [[David Bowie]] || {{yes}}
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| - | | 2009 || "[[Lifeline (Papa Roach song)|Lifeline]]" || [[Papa Roach]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Lifeline (Papa Roach song)|Lifeline]]" || [[Papa Roach]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2007 || "[[Like Whoa]]" || [[Aly & AJ]] || {{no}}
| + | | "[[Like Whoa]]" || [[Aly & AJ]] || {{N}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "[[Lips of an Angel]]" || [[Hinder (band)|Hinder]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Lips of an Angel]]" || [[Hinder (band)|Hinder]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1983 || "[[Love is a Battlefield]]" || [[Pat Benatar]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Love is a Battlefield]]" || [[Pat Benatar]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2008 || "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1983 || "[[Mr. Roboto]]" || [[Styx (band)|Styx]] || {{no}}
| + | | "[[Mr. Roboto]]" || [[Styx (band)|Styx]] || {{N}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "[[Naïve (song)|Naïve]]" || {{sort|Kooks|[[The Kooks]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Naïve (song)|Naïve]]" || [[The Kooks]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2003 || "[[Ocean Avenue (song)|Ocean Avenue]]" || [[Yellowcard]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Ocean Avenue (song)|Ocean Avenue]]" || [[Yellowcard]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1964 || "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]" || [[Roy Orbison]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Oh, Pretty Woman]]" || [[Roy Orbison]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1981 || "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]" || {{sort|Go-Go's|[[The Go-Go's]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Our Lips Are Sealed]]" || [[The Go-Go's]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2007 || "[[Paralyzer]]" || [[Finger Eleven]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Paralyzer]]" || [[Finger Eleven]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "[[Picture to Burn]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Picture to Burn]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2007 || "[[Pictures of You (The Last Goodnight song)|Pictures of You]]" || {{sort|Last Goodnight|[[The Last Goodnight]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Pictures of You (The Last Goodnight song)|Pictures of You]]" || [[The Last Goodnight]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "[[Put Your Records On]]" || [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Put Your Records On]]" || [[Corinne Bailey Rae]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1982 || "[[Rio (song)|Rio]]" || [[Duran Duran]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Rio (song)|Rio]]" || [[Duran Duran]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2002 || "[[Rock Star (N.E.R.D song)|Rock Star]]" || [[N.E.R.D.]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Rock Star (N.E.R.D song)|Rock Star]]" || [[N.E.R.D.]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1995 || "[[Santa Monica (song)|Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)]]" || [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Santa Monica (song)|Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)]]" || [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2004 || "[[She Will Be Loved]]" || [[Maroon 5]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[She Will Be Loved]]" || [[Maroon 5]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2003 || "[[So Yesterday]]" || [[Hilary Duff]] || {{no}}
| + | | "[[So Yesterday]]" || [[Hilary Duff]] || {{N}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2000 || "[[Steal My Kisses]]" || [[Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Steal My Kisses]]" || [[Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2005 || "[[Sugar, We're Goin Down]]" || [[Fall Out Boy]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Sugar, We're Goin Down]]" || [[Fall Out Boy]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 1999 || "[[Take a Picture]]" || [[Filter (band)|Filter]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Take a Picture]]" || [[Filter (band)|Filter]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2008 || "[[Take Back the City]]" || [[Snow Patrol]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Take Back the City]]" || [[Snow Patrol]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2006 || "Take What You Take" || [[Lily Allen]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "Take What You Take" || [[Lily Allen]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2006 || "[[The Adventure]]" || [[Angels & Airwaves]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[The Adventure]]" || [[Angels & Airwaves]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 1997 || "[[The Impression That I Get]]" || {{sort|Mighty Mighty Bosstones|[[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]]}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[The Impression That I Get]]" || [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2001 || "[[Turn Off the Light]]" || [[Nelly Furtado]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Turn Off the Light]]" || [[Nelly Furtado]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 1985 || "[[Walking on Sunshine (song)|Walking on Sunshine]]" || [[Katrina and the Waves]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Walking on Sunshine (song)|Walking on Sunshine]]" || [[Katrina and the Waves]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1996 || "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]" || [[Spice Girls]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]" || [[Spice Girls]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2008 || "[[Warwick Avenue (song)|Warwick Avenue]]" || [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Warwick Avenue (song)|Warwick Avenue]]" || [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2002 || "[[When I'm Gone (3 Doors Down song)|When I'm Gone]]" || [[3 Doors Down]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[When I'm Gone (3 Doors Down song)|When I'm Gone]]" || [[3 Doors Down]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1980 || "[[Whip It]]" || [[Devo]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Whip It]]" || [[Devo]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 1978 || "{{sort|YMCA|[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]}}" || [[Village People]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[Y.M.C.A. (song)|Y.M.C.A.]]" || [[Village People]] || {{Y}} |
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| - | | 2008 || "[[You Belong With Me]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[You Belong With Me]]" || [[Taylor Swift]] || {{Y}} |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | 2004 || "[[You Had Me]]" || [[Joss Stone]] || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[You Had Me]]" || [[Joss Stone]] || {{Y}} |
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| | ===Nintendo DS soundtrack=== | | ===Nintendo DS soundtrack=== |
| - | The Nintendo DS version of ''Band Hero'' features thirty songs of the same genre as the console-based soundtrack.<ref name="console ds list">{{cite web | url = http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/9/28/news/68847/ | title = 'Band Hero' (ALL) Preliminary Tracklist Revealed | publisher = Worth Playing | date = 2009-09-28 | accessdate =2009-09-28 }}</ref><ref name="full setlist"/><ref>[http://gbatemp.net/index.php?s=&showtopic=190332&view=findpost&p=2386375 Nintendo DS European Tracklist] Retrieved 2009-11-13.</ref> | + | The Nintendo DS version of ''Band Hero'' will feature thirty songs of the same genre as the console-based soundtrack.<ref name="console ds list">{{cite web | url = http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/9/28/news/68847/ | title = 'Band Hero' (ALL) Preliminary Tracklist Revealed | publisher = Worth Playing | date = 2009-09-28 | accessdate =2009-09-28 }}</ref><ref name="full setlist"/> |
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| - | | "All You Need" || [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "All You Need" || [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] |
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| - | | "[[A-Punk]]" || [[Vampire Weekend]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[A-Punk]]" || [[Vampire Weekend]] |
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| - | | "Believe" || {{sort|All-American Rejects|[[The All-American Rejects]]}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "Believe" || [[The All-American Rejects]] |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | "Boots of Chinese Plastic" || {{sort|Pretenders|[[The Pretenders]]}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "Boots of Chinese Plastic" || [[The Pretenders]] |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]" || [[Evanescence]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Call Me When You're Sober]]" || [[Evanescence]] |
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| - | | "[[Club Foot (song)|Club Foot]]" || [[Kasabian]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]" || [[Queen]] |
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| - | | "[[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]]" || [[Queen (band)|Queen]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[Everything About You]]" || [[Ugly Kid Joe]] |
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| - | | "[[Everything About You]]" || [[Ugly Kid Joe]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Excuse Me Mr.]]" || [[No Doubt]] |
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| - | | "[[Excuse Me Mr.]]" || [[No Doubt]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[First Date (song)|First Date]]" || [[Blink-182]] |
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| - | | "[[Fascination (Alphabeat song)|Fascination]]" || [[Alphabeat]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Get Free]]" || [[The Vines]] |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | "[[Feel Good Inc.]]" || [[Gorillaz]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]]" || [[Avril Lavigne]] |
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| - | | "[[First Date (song)|First Date]]" || [[Blink-182]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Hungry Like the Wolf]]" || [[Duran Duran]] |
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| - | | "[[Fly Away (Lenny Kravitz song)|Fly Away]]" || [[Lenny Kravitz]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[I Predict a Riot]]" || [[Kaiser Chiefs]] |
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| - | | "[[Get Free]]" || {{sort|Vines|[[The Vines]]}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[In Too Deep (Sum 41 song)|In Too Deep]]" || [[Sum 41]] |
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| - | | "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]]" || [[Avril Lavigne]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Let's Get It Started]]" || [[Black Eyed Peas]] |
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| - | | "[[Golden Touch]]" || [[Razorlight]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Lump]]" || [[The Presidents of the United States of America]] |
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| - | | "[[Grace Kelly (song)|Grace Kelly]]" || [[Mika (singer)|Mika]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Manhattan]]" || [[Kings of Leon]] |
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| - | | "[[Hungry Like the Wolf]]" || [[Duran Duran]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[Monkey Wrench (song)|Monkey Wrench]]" || [[Foo Fighters]] |
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| - | | "[[I Predict a Riot]]" || [[Kaiser Chiefs]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[No One Knows]]" || [[Queens of the Stone Age]] |
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| - | | "[[In Too Deep (Sum 41 song)|In Too Deep]]" || [[Sum 41]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[Our Truth]]" || [[Lacuna Coil]] |
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| - | | "[[Let's Get It Started]]" || [[The Black Eyed Peas]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" || [[Pink (artist)|Pink]] |
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| - | | "[[Lump]]" || {{sort|Presidents of the United States of America|[[The Presidents of the United States of America (band)|The Presidents of the United States of America]]}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[Spaceman (The Killers song)|Spaceman]]" || [[The Killers]] |
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| - | | "[[Manhattan]]" || [[Kings of Leon]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Suddenly I See]]" || [[KT Tunstall]] |
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| - | | "[[Monkey Wrench (song)|Monkey Wrench]]" || [[Foo Fighters]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[The Great Escape (Boys Like Girls song)|The Great Escape]]" || [[Boys Like Girls]] |
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| - | | "[[Munich (song)|Munich]]" || [[Editors]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Thnks fr th Mmrs]]" || [[Fall Out Boy]] |
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| - | | "[[My Favourite Game]]" || [[The Cardigans]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Troublemaker]]" || [[Weezer]] |
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| - | | "[[No One Knows]]" || [[Queens of the Stone Age]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Two Princes]]" || [[Spin Doctors]] |
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| - | | "[[Our Truth]]" || [[Lacuna Coil]] || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | | "[[Under My Thumb]]" (Live) || [[The Rolling Stones]] |
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| - | | "[[She Will Be Loved]]" || [[Maroon 5]] || {{no}} || {{yes}} | + | | "[[Wannabe in L.A.]]" || [[Eagles of Death Metal]] |
| | |- | | |- |
| - | | "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" || [[Pink (artist)|Pink]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
| + | | "[[You Better Pray (song)|You Better Pray]]" || [[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus]] |
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| - | | "[[Song 2]]" || [[Blur (band)|Blur]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[Spaceman (The Killers song)|Spaceman]]" || {{sort|Killers|[[The Killers]]}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| - | |-
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| - | | "[[Suddenly I See]]" || [[KT Tunstall]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| + | |
| - | | "[[Alright, Still|Take What You Take]]" || [[Lily Allen]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[The Age of the Understatement (song)| The Age of the Understatement]]" || [[The Last Shadow Puppets]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[The Great Escape (Boys Like Girls song)|The Great Escape]]" || [[Boys Like Girls]] || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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| - | | "[[Thnks fr th Mmrs]]" || [[Fall Out Boy]] || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[Tripping (song)| Tripping]]" || [[Robbie Williams]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | |-
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| - | | "[[Troublemaker]]" || [[Weezer]] || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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| - | |-
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| - | | "[[Two Princes]]" || [[Spin Doctors]] || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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| - | | "[[Under My Thumb]]" (Live) || {{sort|Rolling Stones|[[The Rolling Stones]]}} || {{yes}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[Wannabe in L.A.]]" || [[Eagles of Death Metal]] || {{yes}} || {{no}}
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| - | | "[[Seeing Sounds|Windows]]" || [[N.E.R.D]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[Yellow (song)|Yellow]]" || [[Coldplay]] || {{no}} || {{yes}}
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| - | | "[[You Better Pray (song)|You Better Pray]]" || {{sort|Red Jumpsuit Apparatus|[[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus]]}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} | + | |
| | |} | | |} |
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| - | ===Importable Content=== | + | ===References=== |
| - | {{seealso|List of songs in Guitar Hero World Tour|Guitar Hero Smash Hits#Soundtrack|List of songs in Guitar Hero 5#Soundtrack|l2=List of songs in Guitar Hero Smash Hits|l3=List of songs in Guitar Hero 5}}
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| - | 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 the 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 or PlayStation 3 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.
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| - | ===Downloadable Content===
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| - | {{seealso|List of songs in Guitar Hero World Tour#Downloadable content|l1=Downloadable content for Guitar Hero World Tour}}
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| - | {{seealso|List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero_5#Downloadable_content|l1=Downloadable content for Guitar Hero 5}}
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| - | While ''Band Hero'' does not have its own separate library of downloadable content, it supports [[downloadable content]] from the Guitar Hero 5 DLC library. 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''.<ref name="press release">{{cite web | url = http://community.guitarhero.com/news_posts/214 | title = Guitar Hero 5 Official Press Release! | publisher = [[Neversoft]] | date = 2009-05-18 | accessdate = 2009-05-18 }}</ref><ref name="shacknews preview">{{cite web | url = http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58645 | title = First Guitar Hero 5 Songs Include Johnny Cash; Compatibility with GH World Tour DLC Confirmed | publisher = [[Shacknews]] | first = Chris | last = Faylor | date = 2009-05-15 | accessdate = 2009-05-15 }}</ref><ref name="ign hands-on">{{cite web | url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1011988p1.html | title = Guitar Hero 5 Hands-on | first = Erik | last = Brudvig | date = 2009-08-07 | accessdate = 2009-08-07 | publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref> 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.
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| - | ==Reception==
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| - | |MC = 78/100<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/bandhero | title = Band Hero (xbox360) | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[Metacritic]] }}</ref>
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| - | |GR = 81%<Ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/960601-band-hero/index.html | title = Band Hero for Xbox 360 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[Game Rankings]] }}</ref>
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| - | ''Band Hero'' received mixed 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.<ref name="1up review">{{cite web | url = http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3176795&p=4 | title = Band Hero Review | first = Justin | last =Haywald | date = 2009-11-05 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[1UP.com]] }}</ref><ref name="ign review">{{cite web | url = http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/104/1041639p1.html | title = Band Hero Review | first = Greg | last = Miller | date =2009-11-03 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[IGN]] }}</ref><ref name="gamespot review"/> 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.<ref name="gamespy review">{{cite web | url = http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/band-hero/1043107p1.html | title = The Consensus: Band Hero Review | first = Joe | last = Rybicki | date = 2009-11-06 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[Gamespy]] }}</ref><ref name="giantbomb review">{{cite web | url = http://www.giantbomb.com/band-hero/61-26367/reviews/ | title = Band Hero | first = Jeff | last = Gerstmann | date = 2009-11-04 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[Giant Bomb]] }}</ref> Reviewers noted that setlist would be the strongest measure of whether players should purchase the game. It contains a diverse mix of songs, including some that reviewers think only teenage girls would appreciate.<ref name="giantbomb review"/><ref name="gamespy review"/><ref name="gi review">{{Cite web | url = http://gameinformer.com/games/band_hero/b/xbox360/archive/2009/11/04/review.aspx | title = Band Hero | first = Matt | last = Miller | date = 2009-11-04 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | work = [[Game Informer]] }}</ref> The reviewers also commented on the smaller setlist, which contains only 65 songs compared to ''Guitar Hero 5'''s 85.<ref name="gamespot review">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/bandhero/review.html | title =
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| - | Band Hero Review | first = Chris | last = Watters | date = 2009-11-04 | accessdate = 2009-11-09 | publisher = [[Gamespot]] }}</ref><ref name="ign review"/>
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| - | 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.<ref name="gamespy review"/><ref name="gi review"/><Ref name="giantbomb review"/> However, most songs were found to feature at least one difficult instrument portion that would be fun to play.<ref name="gamespy review"/><ref name="gi review"/> 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.<Ref name="gamespot review"/> 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.<ref name="ign review"/>
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| - | 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.<Ref name="1up review"/> 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".<ref name="gamespot review"/><ref name="giantbomb review"/>
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| - | A day following ''Band Hero''{{'}}s release, the band No Doubt filed a lawsuit against Activision. In a similar manner as ''[[Guitar Hero 5#Controversy over Kurt Cobain|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 claims their contract limited their performance to the three songs within the game, and were never told their avatars would be used in that manner. Activision has stated they believe that the manner of use of the band's avatars in the game is within the bounds of their contract.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/no-doubt-sues-activision-over-band-hero.html | title = No Doubt sues Activision over Band Hero [Updated] | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | first = Randy | last = Lewis | date = 2009-11-04 | accessdate = 2009-11-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/11/04/no-doubt-sue-activision-over-use-of-band-hero-avatars/ | title = No Doubt Sue Activision Over Use of “Band Hero” Avatars | work = [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] | date = 2009-11-04 | accessdate = 2009-11-04 | first = Daniel | last = Kreps }}</ref>
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Band Hero for the Nintendo DS will feature 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 will be 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 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 Vision, and have further improvements to meet with different strumming styles. A new "drum skin" that fits over the bottom half of the DS unit will provide 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. 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. The DS microphone will be used for vocal parts. The DS will have 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. However, there is no support for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection nor plans for additional downloadable content for the DS game.
Band Hero will feature more than 65 songs from "mainstream acts", according to MSNBC. In addition to the tracks below, songs from Avril Lavigne, Blink-182, Jesse McCartney, Pink, The Go-Gos and The Killers will also be on the disc. The game will also allow downloadable content from Guitar Hero World Tour to be used within Band Hero, and is expected to also use similar content for Guitar Hero 5. In addition, some on-disc songs from both Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits will be importable into Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 for a small fee, with music licensing limiting those that cannot be transferred. Box Art for the "Band in a Box" version of Band Hero shows that Duffy, Duran Duran, Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue and the Spice Girls will all feature in the game as well.
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