Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5, sorti en septembre 2009 sur Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 et Wii, est un jeu de rythme musical développé par Neversoft et édité par Activision. Cinquième opus principal de la série, il permet de jouer en groupe de quatre musiciens, avec guitare lead et basse, batterie et chant, dans la continuité de Guitar Hero World Tour.
Le jeu introduit plusieurs nouveautés, comme le drop-in/drop-out, un mode compétitif Rockfest avec divers systèmes de score, et des défis spécifiques aux chansons. Ces ajouts visent à rendre l’expérience plus sociale et accessible. La durée de vie est d’environ 7 heures et demie pour l’histoire principale, et de 78 heures et demie pour les complétistes.
La liste des morceaux comprend 85 chansons de 83 artistes, avec des personnages jouables modélisés comme Johnny Cash, Carlos Santana, Shirley Manson, Matthew Bellamy ou Kurt Cobain. Les joueurs peuvent créer leur propre avatar et instrument, et le jeu supporte le studio musical GHTunes et des contenus téléchargeables.
Guitar Hero 5 a été bien accueilli par la critique, qui a salué son accessibilité et ses modes multijoueur. 1UP a souligné que le jeu « can actually bring both hardcore and casual rockers together for a good time », et PGNx Media l’a qualifié de « ultimate party game ». Certains joueurs ont noté des menus confus, et la setlist a été jugée trop large. L’utilisation de l’avatar de Kurt Cobain pour interpréter d’autres chansons a provoqué des controverses. Le jeu s’est vendu à 1,2 million d’exemplaires, soit moins de la moitié de Guitar Hero World Tour. Sa note moyenne sur les agrégateurs est de 76,62.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« This is the game that can actually bring both hardcore and casual rockers together for a good time. The multiplayer is easier to jump into than Rock Band, but the game's more intense difficulty settings still provide a challenge for the plastic-instrument elitist. »
« Guitar Hero 5 is the ultimate party game. The solid, addicting Guitar Hero gameplay has been made even more accessible and compelling with all of the new additions Neversoft has added for this version. »
« If you’re into party gaming with tons of tunes and opulent options, this is the Guitar Hero to own — easily the best since Guitar Hero II, and the most flexible and friendly interactive jukebox the genre has ever seen. All the elements really came together in GH5; this is musical fun done right. »
« Guitar Hero 5 is the most refined version of an instrument based music game you can find. From the hardcore Guitar Hero fanatics to the casual gamer, Guitar Hero 5 has more features built into its gameplay to suit everyone. »
« They've taken a format, stripped away any annoying features that take away from the gameplay's flow, and created enough subtle innovations to truly create a definitive experience. »
« This is easily the most-versatile music game to date, doing so much right for so many different gamers. Even though the basic gameplay is the same thing GH fans have come to love over the past 5 years, there are enough new features and little tweaks that we can finally say this is the true franchise sequel we have been waiting for. »
« Guitar Hero 5 isn’t the best game the industry can offer but it has made huge leaps, and for once, this time, they are all in the right direction. »
« While some of the features come off half baked as they aren't applied globally, most of the improvements add up to something greater than their individual parts. The animation, lip synch, graphic improvements, vocal modes, new multiplayer modes, and the addition of Party Play add up to a product that is more than the shiny track pack that some folks might expect. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« O jogo em si é bom, porém seus menus são muito confusos, a setlist é relativamente boa, uma pena que os jogos a partir desse serem obrigatórios a se jogar com a guitarra »
« Graphics are nice, some songs that you'll probably recognized, and assign musicians in your band. Live Songs appears unknown to fans, but shed some light to you, Lust for Life is recorded at the Feile Festival in 1993, featured in the 1996 UK single, and The Spirit of Radio is an unreleased performance on June 17th, 1980 at the Apollo. This game will not disappoint. »
