“Ride the Lightning” with musical icons Metallica and over 20 other
rocking acts in an all new Guitar Hero experience - Guitar Hero
Metallica. Enter the world of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett
and Robert Trujillo and experience the intensity and skill of one of
the greatest bands of all time. Shred on guitar, rip on drums and wail
on the mic to a set list featuring over 45 explosive hits from
Metallica’s illustrious career and a wide variety of other legendary
artists personally selected by the band, such as Alice In Chains, Foo
Fighters and Queen. Fans will be able to rock as Metallica while
performing in venues reminiscent of the band’s epic album covers,
themes from their music and real world locales.
Features:
Becoming the Band – For the first time ever, Guitar Hero
Metallica will allow fans to come together and thrash as the explosive,
world-renown metal and rock band, Metallica, whose album sales have
exceeded 100 million worldwide. Transform into metal legends Lars
Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo as full body
scans and signature moves motion capture allow players to virtually
experience the high intensity of a Metallica performance.
Live
Like Metal Legends – Follow the path of the metal legends in either
single instrument or band career game modes playing as the band to a
soundtrack of their greatest hits while also rocking with over 20
additional artists selected by the band. Featuring in-the-round stage
designs and custom camera angles new to Guitar Hero, further
highlighted by custom lightshows, special effects and encores, gamers
and Metallica fans alike can fulfill their rock ‘n’ roll fantasies in a
variety of new and famous settings, ranging from Tushino Airfield to
The Forum. All venues reflect Metallica’s most memorable tours
including themes from their album artwork to offer the authentic
Metallica atmosphere.
Drum Like Lars – In addition to
using the redesigned, more responsive and advanced Guitar Hero World
Tour guitar controller and microphone, Metallica fans will truly be
able to pound like Lars on the drums with a second bass pedal
compatible with the Guitar Hero World Tour drum kit controller. The
all-new “Expert+” difficulty level gives gamers access to the double
bass drum note track which offers the authentic Metallica experience
with a note-for-note translation of many tracks appearing in-game and
adds a new difficulty option to all gameplay modes.
Seek
and Destroy – Immerse yourself in themed Battle Mode attacks, such as
briefly blacking out your fellow rocker’s note track or modifying the
amp overload to include the signature Metallica lightening.
Test
Your Metal – After nailing a song, test your Metallica know-how by
replaying the song with trivia pop-ups. The on-screen displays give
information about the song being played, and with guest artist songs,
information about how the band is tied to Metallica will be displayed
along with details such as band history and lyrics.
Off
to Never Never Land – Guitar Hero Metallica is loaded with tons of
bonuses throughout the game, such as unlockable venues, commentary,
videos and behind the scenes footage, giving all Metallica fans
exclusive content to enjoy.
All that Remains – Guitar
Hero Metallica cranks all the great features, gameplay and fun of
Guitar Hero World Tour to a new level with updates to the Music Studio
featuring samples from James Hetfield’s ESP Truckster guitar and of
Slayer fame, Tom Araya’s signature ESP bass guitar, GHTunesSM, and the
Rock Star Creator. Online game modes allow competing gamers to see who
tops the charts in Face-Off, Pro Face-Off, eight-player “Battle of the
Bands” and Battle Mode as well as the online Quickplay mode that allows
up to four gamers to shred together regardless of physical location.
