Our sinister taskmasters over at Joystiq managed to nab the very first screens of Guitar Hero: World Tour, and now, dear fanboys and fangirls, we bring them to you. Glancing through the images, we get the first look at the game's create-a-track mode (which honestly looks a little intimidating) as well as the character creation mode and some in-game performance shots. As Joystiq notes, it appears that World Tour will abandon the over-the-top cartoon style of previous iterations (as well as the upcoming Aerosmith version) in favor of a more realistic, though still stylized look. Check out all the shots in the gallery below.
Will Guitar Hero: World Tour find a home in your collection, or are you waiting to see what Harmonix cooks up for the next Rock Band?
Will Guitar Hero: World Tour find a home in your collection, or are you waiting to see what Harmonix cooks up for the next Rock Band?
Gallery: Guitar Hero: World Tour
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5-22-2008 @ 3:14PM
Andrew said...
Meh...I'll take a look at the track list before I decide anything.
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5-22-2008 @ 3:22PM
Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) said...
This looks like it might actually be better then just another game with new tracks. Hopefully they have good songs and can get some good DLC.
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5-22-2008 @ 3:23PM
Andrew said...
"it appears that World Tour will abandon the over-the-top cartoon style of previous iterations"
There's still a guy with a big ass mohawk in there...hopefully you have the ability to make your characters look like normal human beings this time around.
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5-22-2008 @ 4:07PM
adam said...
I work in audio production so this will be a "cakewalk"
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5-23-2008 @ 3:09AM
[.sm0ke.] said...
I really hope I'm not the only one who got that.
5-23-2008 @ 10:31AM
adam said...
me too because that just proves i need to get out more.
5-22-2008 @ 4:10PM
monkeymonkeymonkey said...
The character customize screen looks pretty nice. Looks like you can do some pretty heavy customization, take a look at the eye settings. Angle, size, shape, depth, position, scale, distance, color. If you can do this to the entire body, you can truly make a unique character versus Rock Bands limited customization.
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5-22-2008 @ 5:22PM
Mad Dick Bones said...
The fact that the song creation screenshot looks so intimidating is a GREAT sign. That means people who know what they're doing or have the time to learn can really put together some great content.
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5-22-2008 @ 5:33PM
Andrew said...
And it's going to suck for people like me who don't know shit about music.
5-22-2008 @ 5:36PM
Mad Dick Bones said...
No, that was my point... It's going to be great especially for people like you because you'll be able to benefit from other people's work.
5-23-2008 @ 3:09AM
[.sm0ke.] said...
Ok, so what brand are the guitars? The one being played looks like a BC Rich, and there are cartoon replicas of the Les Paul, Explorer, and Stratocaster on the walls of the shop. Maybe they're just placeholders until the lawsuit gets sorted out?
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5-23-2008 @ 5:00AM
Helloimbob said...
Too bad I have to lay down £140 for Rock Band, so I definitely won't be able to afford this.
NOW I know why EA made it so expensive...
1. Profit
2. Pricing out customers who aren't millionaires from buying the competition.
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5-23-2008 @ 6:15AM
Boff said...
I'm getting it.
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5-23-2008 @ 9:49AM
Ian Murray said...
I think I'll wait for the next iteration of RB to make my decision.
As far as I'm concerned, RB is still the most fun and full-featured game.
I mean look at the download center for chrissakes!
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5-24-2008 @ 5:39AM
Clifton said...
That's a toughy. The drum set looks totally awesome (my favorite instrument on RB) and much more realistic. I would say I'll wait on the next RockBand and see what they come out with. Mostly in spite of EA. If RB comes with a feature to include your previously DC into the new game, I'd say they got the cat in the bag.
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