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Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Simulation/Musical Instrument/Band Simulation

RELEASE DATE

29/MAR/09

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

Neversoft Entertainment

PUBLISHER

Activision, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3

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DESCRIPTION

Just as Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was something of a glorified expansion of Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero: Metallica serves as an extension of Activision's band-focused hit Guitar Hero: World Tour, offering gamers a feel for life in and around one of heavy metal's most popular and influential bands. The game features a total of 49 songs, including 28 original Metallica tracks, such as "Seek and Destroy," "Fade to Black," "Master of Puppets," and "One," and 21 band-selected songs from such acts as Bob Seger, Judas Priest, Queen, and Thin Lizzy. In general, the game's difficulty level was designed to be on par with that of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, however, the hard-hitting nature of some of Metallica's tracks led to the creation of an extremely difficult "Expert+" mode that can incorporate a second drum pedal.

Though band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo participated in motion-capture sessions to help create lifelike in-game avatars, the story actually finds players in the shoes of a band serving as Metallica's opening act. This narrative mechanic sends gamers to such real-world music venues as the Stone nightclub in San Francisco, the Forum in Los Angeles, the Hammersmith Odeon in London, and the Tushino Airfield in Russia. As always, players must earn high scores and unlock new songs by rhythmically matching on-screen prompts that correspond with musical notes. The music creation aspect of World Tour returns in Guitar Hero: Metallica, with new musical tones based on Hetfield's guitar and a new "Drum Over" mode that lets gamers play improvised drum tracks over any song, while the multiplayer "Battle Mode" comes equipped with new Metallica-themed power-ups such as "Fade to Black," "Ride the Lightning,," and "Trapped Under Ice." ~ Christopher Brown, All Game Guide

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Simulation/Musical Instrument/Band Simulation
RELEASE DATE:

29/MAR/09
TOP TRAITS:

Heavy metal, guitarist, Guitar controller
DESCRIPTION:

Just as Guitar Hero: Aerosmith was something of a glorified expansion of Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero: Metallica serv... more

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Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: Dach

“awesome GH game but i love Metallica so pretty bais”

created 04/NOV/2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: winterless

“Awesome game, could have used some better tracks though.”

created 01/NOV/2009

Guitar-Pro played Guitar Hero: Metallica on 31/OCT/09

“getting better, gonna do a live lesson now as well: http://theguitarlesson.com/premium-guitar-lessons/acoustic-guitar/nothing-else-matters-guitar-lesson-metallica”

created 31/OCT/2009

one of the best GH games by: Guitar-Pro

“maybe since i love metallica :-)”

created 31/OCT/2009

Guitar-Pro was the last to comment - 9 days ago...

“going here to learn the guitar soon: http://theguitarlesson.com/guitar-lessons”

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: SuperKiller

“Metallica!”

created 28/OCT/2009

rawkr earned achievements in Guitar Hero: Metallica on 22/OCT/09

“Ran through the whole Vocal career on Medium, not a singer and its hard to do songs you dont know the words to (the Non-Metallica ones). Got the achievement for the vocal career and completing...”

created 23/OCT/2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: Elitegamersociety

“They picked very many good metallic songs to put in this game there world have been some others that i would have included but i didn't make the game... But i think they captured James headfield and the band very well. I was shocked at the...”

created 17/OCT/2009

would anyone like to play band quickplay? by: leon2365

“i can hardly ever find anyone to stick around a while to play with in band quickplay. message me on xbox live or here if you want to play with me. ill be able to play most on saturday”

created 06/OCT/2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: ninjakrash

“Being a huge Metallica fan for many years this game just puts the icing on the GH series cake for me. Absolutely great fun and MUST be played with the Explorer style controller.”

created 04/OCT/2009

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“Metallica Rulz!!!”

Added by: ISetSu
Date: 04/OCT/2009
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created 04/OCT/2009

SladeDoobiedog earned achievements in Guitar Hero: Metallica on 30/SEP/09

“So my cousin had a day off and drove over to play some games, and he brought both this and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. :P Dunno if that'll pop up on here at any point, since we actually played...”

created 01/OCT/2009

rawkr earned achievements in Guitar Hero: Metallica on 26/SEP/09

“Finished drum career. Only vocal career to go. Also completed a song on Expert + drums. It would work better if I had better gear. The RB kit is not suited for double bass, but I managed to pass one...”

created 27/SEP/2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: TheHunter117

“Awesome, I have always loved metallica I really like how the songs on this game tend to be more fast picking rather than finger patterns.”

created 25/SEP/2009

Where's Cliff? by: rawkr

“I LOVE this game, but them not putting Cliff Burton in it seriously hurts the experience.”

created 24/SEP/2009

Guitar Hero: Metallica (X360) by: rawkr

“This is the best band-based Guitar Hero game yet, unlike predecessors, it completely warrants the 60 dollar pricetag (or whatever it costs now). It actually improved on an existing engine (Expert+ drums). A MUST for any METALLICA fan!”

created 23/AUG/2009