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Guitar Hero World Tour will transform music gaming by marrying the series' guitar gameplay, with a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless instruments with revolutionary new online and offline gameplay modes. The game will feature a slick newly redesigned guitar, a genuine electronic drum kit and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own anthems.

Format: PlayStation 3
Release 01 Nov 2008
Developer: Neversoft
Publisher: Activision, Inc
Players: PlayStation Network
PEGI Rating: NUL
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Also available on: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii
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GH World Tour Gets Hendrix License News

Gwynne Dixon

21/07/2008

Gwynne Dixon

Jimi Hendrix is set to appear in Guitar Hero World Tour alongside two of the guitar legend's tracks...


Previously, the only Jimi Hendrix track to feature in a Guitar Hero game was Spanish Castle Magic in the first GH game. Now, according to a CBC News report, it seems The Wind Cries Mary and a live version of Purple Haze will appear alongside a Jimi Hendrix character in Guitar Hero World Tour.

We already knew that Jimi's music would appear in GH World Tour, but no details had been released on which tracks would be featured, let alone that the guitar icon would be making a trip back from the grave to appear in the game itself.

A Jimi Hendrix-esque character has appeared in previous Guitar Hero games (complete with a levitating Lotus position for his Star Power performance), but the news that Jimi Hendrix's likeness will appear officially in GH World Tour is certainly pretty 'groovy baby'.

This is thanks to a deal that Activision has struck with Experience Hendrix (the company responsible for the Hendrix estate). We can only hope that every detail of the character will be nailed from his re-strung guitars, to playing the axe with his 'teeth', and setting his guitars alight (perhaps they could skip the excessive drug taking though).

Exactly which live version of Purple Haze will be in the game is unclear at this point, although we do know that it's from a 1969 performance. One of the most widely reproduced live versions of Purple Haze is from Hendrix's set at the Royal Albert Hall in February of 1969, so there's a good chance it'll be that recording.

Downloadable content featuring more Hendrix tracks is planned by Activision following World Tour's release in November, placing the ball very firmly in Rock Band and Harmonix's court for the next headline grabbing rhythm game announcement.
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Date Added:Tue 12th Aug 2008 09:49
Eagle Rock High School Tour:

* "Dope Nose" by Weezer * "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World * Encore: "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins

Big City Kids Tour:

* "Roland" by Interpol * "Santeria" By Sublim... [ Read full comment... ]
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Date Added:Mon 11th Aug 2008 17:26
cant they have more up to date songs 2 play or as someone else pointed out. Putting your music onto the game. Good idea mate.
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Date Added:Fri 8th Aug 2008 20:32
I find is suspicious that they call the Tool songs "The Undertow Tour" when none of those songs are off of their Undertow album. Would love to see some Tool, though.
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Date Added:Thu 7th Aug 2008 03:41
all i want to know is when do we get to start ripping our own cd's and mp3's into the game instead of just playing what they want us to play. Still a good list, but why can't i choose what songs i want, when i want
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Date Added:Fri 1st Aug 2008 07:27
I'm pretty excited for the new GH.

I just hated the dead Kennedy's songs in the older versions. It's nothing without jello's nasally voice :D
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Date Added:Fri 1st Aug 2008 00:33
I sincerely hope that this is the real list. To all the people saying it's fake simply because Neversoft is denying it, bear this in mind- the full tracklisting for Guitar Hero 3 leaked several months before the game's release, and they denied it as ... [ Read full comment... ]
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Date Added:Thu 31st Jul 2008 14:45
this is a fake if what i can remember is correct it is a dream setlist by kariodude who likes creating mayhem. one of the easiest ways to tell its fake is because announced songs are not on the list i.e disturb has down with the sickness, not 10,000... [ Read full comment... ]
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Date Added:Mon 28th Jul 2008 14:22
Yeah, Hotel California would be awesome - one of the best guitar solos ever! You could do it as a boss battle where you have to keep up with an Eagles guitarist during the harmonised part of the solo.
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Date Added:Sun 27th Jul 2008 19:15
I heard Wii was going to get DLC through Wii points. I don't know about PS3 though.
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Date Added:Sun 27th Jul 2008 16:23
If this is the real setlist then the batlle between RB & GH is OVER!! Would like to have seen Hotel California make it though. NOW the real question is are we going to be able to get DL content for Wii/PS3, and if so will this spark development... [ Read full comment... ]
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