One of the reasons I was looking forward to Guitar Hero: World Tour is the improved drums with cymbals. After getting a little throne time with the drums in GH:WT, I have to say that playing with cymbals does provide a much richer fake plastic drumming experience. It goes from being a 2D experience to [...]

I was excited to see that the Rock Band Stage Kit, after being announced so many months ago, was finally in stock at a local EBGames. I picked one up over the weekend. I was on the fence about getting this until early previews indicated that the stage kit is synchronized to whatever song you’re [...]

I just learned that Logitech is entering the ultra premium fake plastic guitar market (read: $250 and up) with their Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller Premiere Edition. Right now it is PS2 / PS3 only, unfortunately. I’ve been skeptical of previous entries in the ultra premium guitar category, but this one (minus Xbox 360 compatibility, which [...]

At last count, Guitar Hero: World Tour had eighteen songs in common with Rock Band 2, once you factor in downloadable tracks. While the overlap (complete list here) is sort of a bummer, it’s also a perfect opportunity to compare the note charts between the two games. And that’s exactly what one enterprising YouTube user [...]