Guitar Hero 5 is the latest and greatest game in the Guitar Hero franchise from Neversoft Releasing September 1st, 2009. Available for the xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, and the Playstation 2, Guitar Hero 5 will feature 85 songs by 83 artists including AFI, Blink-182, Bob Dylan, Children of Bodom, Coldplay, Darket Hour, Duran Duran, Iron Maiden, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Eat World, John Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, The Killers, Kiss, Muse, No Doubt, Queens of the Stone Age, Santana, Smashing Pumpkins, Sublime, Thrice, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Weezer, and many more!
Guitar Hero 5 brings more to the table than any release in the past. The key features include:
+ Any Instrument You Choose: If you have 4 guitar controllers, or if you have Band Hero, any combination of those instruments are usable in Guitar Hero 5!
+ Party Play Mode: Having people over? Using this feature will let anyone jump in and jump out of songs at any time.
+ Rockfest: The new multi-player mode featured in Guitar Hero 5. Test your skills against 8 players online in games like Momentum, Do-or-Die, Perfectionist, Elimination, and Streakers!
+ Create Your Own Songs: Feeling creative? Compose your own songs or download thousands of player created songs to expand your music library with Guitar Hero Studio, Guitar Hero Mix 2.0, and Guitar Hero Jam.
+ New Guitar: An all new guitar is being released! Play with up to 4 guitars at any time!
If you would like to rent Guitar Hero 5 before purchasing it, Gamefly allows you do do that. They are like Netflix, except for games.Click here to read my review on Gamefly if you’re interested.
