Guitar Hero: Metallica

This title borrows heavily from the innovations introduced in Guitar Hero: World Tour, including band career modes for single or multiple players with a cartoon-style storyline, competitive modes online, and the ability to play with different instruments such as a regular guitar, a bass guitar, drums, and doing the vocals. The plot describes how a band aspires to follow in Metallica’s footsteps and become a headlining act on their tour. This edition includes an Expert+ difficulty mode in which players must drum using a second bass pedal to mimic the playing style of the band’s drummer, Lars Ulrich. Members also participated in motion capture sessions for the avatars in the game. The music selection consists of 28 master recordings and 21 additional songs chosen by the band from other artists. Various videos and song trivia are included as extras. Progress is made by completing song sets rather than a series of gigs set in venues significant to the band’s career, as in Guitar Hero: World Tour. Performances are rated with stars, and a certain number of stars are required to advance and unlock a new set. GHTunes from World Tour is also included in the game, where new songs can be created and shared. A new Drum Mode allows you to play the drums without using an existing drum track to create new rhythms, and the Battle mode (from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock) has been updated with Metallica-inspired power-ups such as Fade To Black, Under The Ice, and Ride The Lightning.