wireless across the board is definately a plus - minus the constant battery drain

even if the mic is wired, with luck they will work it like Rock Band, and you can just use your wireless headset, rather than an ‘official’ mic, but then you end up beign more like the backstreet boys with your silly headsets rather than rocking a real mic!

So everyone is wondering if Guitar Hero: World Tour is just a Rock Band rip off, and to be honest I can’t answer that fully, however it does appear that if it is a copy of Rock Band, they obviously did some good improvments to it.

The most obvious improvement is in the drums, not only did they add two elevated wedges that serve as a high-hat and a cymbal but it is also wireless! That’s right now the only thing wired in the whole set is the mic, which if you have seen pictures of my setup is a welcome change, as I hate having all those wires strung across the room, hopefully someone will make a wireless mic soon.

Besides that there is also some good game play additions, like the ability to make your own songs in the Music Studio, which allows you to record four tracks: Lead, Rhythm, Bass, and Drums, and I hear this goes in much further than most of us will use, but people like Lunchb0x will love. Also the customization is said to be very in depth, so much so that you can create your own tattoo and design your own band logos, etc. Unlike Rock Band where you can only select from pre-created ones, granted they did offer a lot. And there is one other addition that I think was a good thing to do, and that is the beginner mode, which is just strumming, which will let your younger kids enjoy the game a lot more.

So even though at first I had written off Guitar Hero: World Tour as just a wanna be Rock Band, and I still believe they are stealing the idea, it does look like they are bringing some good things to the table. I guess the only left is to see what Rock Band 2 brings when it gets close to release and decide from there, either way it looks like we all win in this competition, just pick the one that best suits what you are looking for, that or buy a bigger garage to rock out with all of them!

I think second opinion is more forgiving in terms of accuracy, which makes sense since it uses the wiimote rather than a stylus.

And I think I know of which level you speak. It’s a total pain in both versions (I had to do that level for my sister, achievement whore that I am!) but the levels after that are much easier.