Guitar hero on tour does a fantastic job of bringing the GH experience to the ds.
Gameplay 9/10
The first time i heard that activision and red octaine were gonna make a ds GH game i thought (like thousands of others) how?. Well with the help of a peripheral called The Guitar Grip GH:OTplays almost exactlay like the console games it's based on save for the fact that theres no guitar involved. The grip looks and plays great though it will take a little getting use to the first few songs your hand will probly cramp unless you looked at the manual and saw the correct way to hold the Ds while playing. If you do that i promise you'll be just fine.Another important factor is the difficulty make a game to challengeing and newcomers will be turned off, make it to easy and you can say goodbye to vetran support. Luckily on tour strikes a balance between challenge and appeal. But the most important part of a rythem game like GH is the tracklist and on tours tracks are great with artist's like maroon five and incubus also (duh) ozzy ozzbourne. The one problem with the list is that there are only 5 and while at woulden't hold up on aaconsoe it dooes a decentjob on the ds considering the size of the cartridge ut for vets like me 5 venue'isjust a littlle to short but that doesn't mean i won't play them to death.
Graphics 9/10
The graphics in on tour are superb since the ds isn't very well known for having 3d game's it's nice to see that GH:OT has smooth graphics and nice animations throughout.
Sound 9/10
Almost every track in the game is the master version so really no complaint's here though you'll need a pair of headphones to et the full experience.
Value 8/10
The weakest part of the package is the value a 25 tracklist,multiplayer for two and not to much more you can still by guitar's and costumes though they cut out the buyable characters,songs,and there's no online play. But again considering that this is all cramed on to one cartrige the deal is great since you get the grip,game,and adapter,and stickers (hehe) paying 49'99 isn't a bad deal.
the good
It's GH on the ds!!!,graphics and sound are great,the guitar grip works awesomely,a great balance between challenging and apealing.
the bad
no online support, one more list woulden't of hurt