Gamestop shreds out Guitar Hero price, release date
by Chris Greenhough 
{ Mar 21st 2008 at 9:45AM }
A listing for Guitar Hero: On Tour has appeared on the site of retailer Gamestop, revealing both a release date and price for Vicarious Visions' shred-a-thon. While neither has been officially confirmed by publisher Activision, Gamestop's date (June 29th) does at least fall in line with Activision's announcement from Wednesday regarding a summer release.What's probably of greater interest is the price. Because the title is to ship with the much-discussed Guitar Grip, Gamestop has On Tour listed for $49.99. Which begs the next, obvious question: will you pay the extra monies to rock out portably?
[Thanks, Max!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FoliathR @ Mar 21st 2008 10:00AM
One concern I have, is that Amazon stated that the game will only have "25+ songs"... I had expected more, considering that the new Taiko no Tatsujin boasted 50+ songs. I know this is a weird comparison, but fundamentally they are both music games.
If the song line-up is good, I wouldn't mind paying $49.99 for it though. For now I'll just wait and see.
TheCoats @ Mar 21st 2008 10:04AM
yeah thats about what I expected......i mean guitar hero games are always pricey......49.99 is reasonable....
Gewurztraminer (needs more umlaut) @ Mar 21st 2008 10:10AM
I love my DS, but a guitar it is not. I'll be holding out for inevitable future Wii-related Guitar Heroes/Villians/Robots/Monkeys.
Blue_Falcon @ Mar 21st 2008 10:14AM
I'll pay that price if the track list is good enough.
avantgardener @ Mar 21st 2008 10:37AM
Blowing out fire on my fret board with the mic.....sold.
(/slight sarcasm) ^_^
Tom @ Mar 21st 2008 12:14PM
I dunno...Sounds kinda cool and different, but it all depends on what songs are in it.
Donald @ Mar 21st 2008 12:28PM
Honestly, I personally feel Guitar Hero needs a TV to work well. So I'll stick with my small yappy dog.
Brooks Williams @ Mar 21st 2008 12:32PM
I'd pay for it. After getting over shock from sticker price, it still seems impossible for the game to be bad, so I'm still very interested in it.
Aticus @ Mar 21st 2008 3:46PM
I would pay it. I love Guitar Hero and I would love to play it on long ferry rides. I find consoles to be too constricting; you have to be near a TV. I'm glad this franchise is coming to portable gamers. I'm just worried about the sound quality coming out of the DS.
-Aticus, http://www.paladintales.blogspot.com
Falsegod @ May 7th 2008 10:09PM
I'm worrying about the sound quality coming out of "Daughtry"
Matdredalia @ Mar 21st 2008 4:29PM
Yeah, I'd pay it, as long as the track listing is good. I think the Guitar Grip is amazing and it would be a really cool accessory to have.
I only hope that if they put any future guitar hero games on the DS, they'll allow you to buy the game without the grip so I won't have to purchase a 2nd one and can use it for more than just one game.
Gid @ Mar 21st 2008 8:54PM
I agree with Blue_Falcon and others here. The track list will determine if I buy it or not. The price is what I expected,.
Eleniel @ Mar 21st 2008 11:55PM
The answer for me is: Nope! Even if it does have OK Go in it >
Jake @ May 3rd 2008 7:29AM
Atully you guys...
Im Looking Forward to GH OT because one it has new and some same songs like
Do What You Want - OK Go
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Spiderwebs - No Doubt
Are You Gona Be My Girl - Jet
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
All Star - Smash Mouth
Breed - Nirvana
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
This Love - Maroon 5
Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
Helicopter - Bloc Party
China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
Rock and Roll All Nite - KISS (cover by Line 6)
What I Want - Daughtry
now thats the 15 songs on the list with 10 more promised.
i hope it helped