Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero

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mon 11/10/2008

name	Rock Band.	Guitar Hero.
release date	November 20, 2007.	November 8, 2005.
debuted on	Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation 2.	Playstation 2.
originally developed by	Harmonix Music Systems.	Harmonix Music Systems/Red Octane.
designers	Greg LoPiccolo, Chris Canfield, Rob Kay and Dan Teasdale.	Mary Magdilen, Ryan Lesser, Rob Kay and Josh Randall.
genre	Music and rhythm game.	Music and rhythm game.
inspiration	Guitar Hero, DrumMania and karaoke.	Konami arcade game Guitar Freaks and Gitaroo Man.
gameplay	Pressing and hitting buttons and pads in game controllers in order to sync musical notes and complete songs without too many mistakes.	Pressing buttons on a game controller in order to synch musical notes and complete songs without too many mistakes.
game controls and peripherals	Plastic controllers that look like guitar, drums plus a microphone.	Plastic controller that looks like a guitar. World Tour now includes drums and a microphone.
the kids love	Paramore's crushcrushcrush, Fall Out Boy's Dead on Arrival and Coheed and Cambria's Welcome Home.	Tokio Hotel's Monsoon, Rise Against's Re-Education (Through Labor) and Bullet For My Valentine's Scream Aim Fire.
old folks love	Metallica's Enter Sandman, Blue Oyster Cult's (Don't Fear) The Reaper and David Bowie's Suffragette City.	Black Sabbath's Iron Man, Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water and The Ramone's I Wanna Be Sedated.
revived the careers of	Guns N' Roses.	Metallica.
the critics	Gamespot: "Rock Band is every wannabe musician's dream. [It's] a guaranteed good time for any music lover, and one of the best party games you'll ever play."	The Onion AV Club: "An epic rock masterpiece that may be the most purely fun game out there. Every single minute is great."
how to play it better	Teamwork and practice.	Time and practice.
sequels	Rock Band 2.	Guitar Hero 2 and Guitar Hero 3, World Tour, Rocks The 80's, etc.
juice	A Beatles-themed version of the game is in the works.	World Tour ads feature celebrities like Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Alex Rodriguez and Tony Hawk.
as seen on	Rock Band TV Show.	South Park.
awards	Best Music Game by IGN and The Academy of Interactive Ats & Sciences' Family Game of the Year.	Best Music Game by IGN in 2005 and Excellence in Audio and Game Innovation by The Game Developer's Choice Awards.
sales	600 million dollars in retail sales.	1.6 billion dollars combined in retail sales.

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22 responses to “versus: Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero”

Rock Band is way better then Guitar Hero there both good i just like Rock Band Better

Puertorican Princess

11/11/2008

well i have only played rock band..
so ill go with Rock band

Guitar Hero.!!!!!!!

I GO 4 GUITAR HERO!!! YEA BABY :D

sugar123~BROWNIE!~

(Chicago,IL)

11/11/2008

i haven't played any
but my friends say they prefer guitar hero

Nelly

11/11/2008

aaaaaah! rock band is kinna easy to play, and Guitar Hero has more tricks and staaafff and harder to play so i'll go 100 timer for Guitar Hero!

pxnxo

11/11/2008

I gotta go con rock band I luv mah guns n roses. And honestly ive neva played dem pero if u wanna b a real rocker pick up an instrument and learn how and stop livin in ur moms basement u 30 yr old sam wit no job jk