Guitar Hero goes portable.

User Rating: 8 | Guitar Hero: On Tour DS
By J-man45 | Review Date:
Guitar Hero: On Tour was one of those games that a lot of people thought couldn't be done. Well, it has been, and the end result is something is very fun, and surprisingly challenging.

Gameplay
What's different about Guitar Hero: On Tour from the other Guitar Hero games is that there is no guitar. There is no strum bar, instead you'll be strumming with a "stylus pick" on the touch screen. The buttons that you'll be pressing are equipped on a genius peripheral called the Guitar Grip, which conveniently slides into you GBA slot of your DS. Clever, right?

This is all fine and dandy, except for one sacrifice. There are only four buttons: green, red, yellow, and blue. It would be impossible to have an orange button and play, while still having a firm grip on your DS. However, this does not mean that Guitar Hero: On Tour is a walk in the park. Hard and Expert are really tough in the latter tiers.

Now, here's another sacrifice. With the amount of space on the DS game cartridge, and the focus on making the songs actually sound good, the developers could only fit in 25 main tracks, plus 1 bonus track. The bonus track can be unlocked by completing all of the single player guitar duels, which is similar to battle mode from Guitar Hero 3. The 25 songs can be unlocked in single player career mode, then they can be played in quickplay.

There is no Wi-Fi connection in On Tour, but you and a friend who has a copy of the game can play via DS download.

Sound
The tracks actually sound somewhat good coming out of the DS speakers, and they're even better with headphones.

Graphics
Most of the graphics actually look good.

Lasting Appeal
If you have a friend to play with, or if you want to fully complete the game by five starring every song, this game will last for awhile.

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