 Guitar Hero: Van Halen |
DevelopmentWhile the game was formally announced by Activision on May 7, 2009,[1] several sources reported earlier that Van Halen was in development. USK, the German software ratings board, posted a content rating for a Van Halen-based game in the series,[2] GameStop temporarily listed the game for pre-order during the month of April,[3] and a list of Xbox 360 Achievements was posted to the Internet in early May.[4] GameplayGuitar Hero: Van Halen will be similar to the preceding band-centric game, Guitar Hero: Metallica, featuring support for four players in a single band on lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. The game will not feature the additions that will be present in Guitar Hero 5, such as drop-in/drop-out play.[5] Only the current members of the band—Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen—are playable avatars in the game for the Van Halen songs; former band members Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Gary Cherone will not be included.[6][5][7] The band will be represented by their current looks, but by completing challenges in the game, players can unlock their older appearances, with long hair, etc.[5] User-created characters will be used to play non-Van Halen songs in the game.[5] SoundtrackLike the other band-centric games, Guitar Hero: Van Halen will include 25 songs from the band Van Halen, including 3 guitar solos by Eddie Van Halen, in addition to 19 guest acts such as Blink-182, Foo Fighters, The Offspring and Queens of the Stone Age.[1][8] The following songs have been confirmed for inclusion in the game:[6][5][9]
The achievement list that has been posted suggests the songs "And the Cradle Will Rock...", "Unchained", "Atomic Punk", "Somebody Get Me a Doctor", "Everybody Wants Some!!", "Runnin' with the Devil", "Little Guitars", "Spanish Fly", "Cathedral", and "Eruption" are to be included.[10] ReferencesExternal linksTemplate:Guitar Hero series Template:Van Halenit:Guitar Hero: Van Halen sv:Guitar Hero: Van Halen |
