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''Game Informer''{{'}}s preview stated that the final game will have 45 songs, 28 being by Metallica, and the other 17 songs being bands that are "their personal favorites and influences from over the years", includes those that appeared on their ''[[Garage Inc.]]'' album.<ref name="usatoday preview"/> While other downloadable content from ''Guitar Hero III'' or ''Guitar Hero World Tour'' will not be usable in ''Guitar Hero: Metallica'', the game will detect and incorporate the songs from the ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' downloadable content into the game's setlist.{{Fact| |
''Game Informer''{{'}}s preview stated that the final game will have 45 songs, 28 being by Metallica, and the other 17 songs being bands that are "their personal favorites and influences from over the years", includes those that appeared on their ''[[Garage Inc.]]'' album.<ref name="usatoday preview"/> While other downloadable content from ''Guitar Hero III'' or ''Guitar Hero World Tour'' will not be usable in ''Guitar Hero: Metallica'', the game will detect and incorporate the songs from the ''[[Death Magnetic]]'' downloadable content into the game's setlist.{{Fact|need a source for the technical interoperability}} |
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''Game Informer'' revealed a partial list of the songs:<ref name="partiallisting">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5108068/guitar-hero-metallica-partial-tracklist-other-bands-announced|title=Rumor: Guitar Hero Metallica Partial Tracklist|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2008-12-11|accessdate=2008-12-11}}</ref> |
''Game Informer'' revealed a partial list of the songs:<ref name="partiallisting">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5108068/guitar-hero-metallica-partial-tracklist-other-bands-announced|title=Rumor: Guitar Hero Metallica Partial Tracklist|author=Luke Plunkett|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=2008-12-11|accessdate=2008-12-11}}</ref> |
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| Developer(s) | Neversoft (Xbox 360 & PS3) Vicarious Visions (Wii) Budcat Creations (PS2) |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Series | Guitar Hero (expansions) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| Release | [1] |
| Genre(s) | Rhythm |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Guitar Hero: Metallica is an upcoming rhythm game being developed by Neversoft and distributed by Activision. The game is expected to be released in Europe, North America, and Australia on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii in the first quarter of 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica will be the second game of the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one band, similar to the previous Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game is based on Guitar Hero World Tour, with support for lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals.
Development
Guitar Hero: Metallica was revealed to be in production when an analyst for Wedbush Morgan Securities discovered mention of the game in Activition's 2008 SEC filings, slated to be released in "fiscal 2009", which ends on March 31, 2009 for Activision.[2] Two posts made to Metallica's website in June 2008 also referred to the "not so top secret GH thing", and that Guitar Hero players could expect "a pile of 'Tallica songs".[3][4] Lars Ulrich, when asked about the game during an interview with MTV, stated that "the people at ‘Guitar Hero’ and Activision are rapidly becoming our best new friends in the world. You can put the rest of it together yourself."[5]
The game was officially announced at the 2008 E3 conference during Microsoft's presentation, along with the announcement that Metallica's newest album, Death Magnetic, would be made as content for download for both Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero World Tour.[6] A trailer for the game is included as an extra feature in Guitar Hero World Tour with "Master of Puppets" playing in the background and "Ride the Lightning" as the tagline.[7]
As with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, members of Metallica, including Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo performed motion capture for their in-game avatars.[8] The game will include DVD-style content such as photos, videos, and behind-the-scenes footage, as well as Pop-up Video trivia played on certain tracks.[8] The music creation mode from World Tour will also be presented, giving the player the option of using tones from Hetfields' ESP Truckster guitar and Slayer's Tom Araya's ESP Bass in addition to Metallica drum sounds.[9]
Gameplay
Guitar Hero: Metallica will be based on the band approach presented in Guitar Hero World Tour, and will feature parts of lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. To meet the "ferocity" of Metallica's songs, the game will feature an "Expert Plus" mode for drummers that allows them to add a second bass drum pedal, though results of this mode will not be tracked through online modes.[8]
Similar to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Metallica will present songs from Metallica's history roughly in chronological order but the game is not focused on much on the band's history and more on the group today.[8] Real-life venues will be used for the game, including Tushino Airfield and The Forum in Los Angeles.[8]
Soundtrack
Game Informer's preview stated that the final game will have 45 songs, 28 being by Metallica, and the other 17 songs being bands that are "their personal favorites and influences from over the years", includes those that appeared on their Garage Inc. album.[8] While other downloadable content from Guitar Hero III or Guitar Hero World Tour will not be usable in Guitar Hero: Metallica, the game will detect and incorporate the songs from the Death Magnetic downloadable content into the game's setlist.[citation needed]
Game Informer revealed a partial list of the songs:[10]
| Song title | Artist |
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| "Armed and Ready" | Michael Schenker Group |
| "Black River" | The Sword |
| "Blood and Thunder" | Mastodon |
| "Demon Cleaner" | Kyuss |
| "Enter Sandman" | Metallica |
| "For Whom the Bell Tolls" | Metallica |
| "Fuel" | Metallica |
| "Hell Bent for Leather" | Judas Priest |
| "Hit the Lights" | Metallica |
| "King Nothing" | Metallica |
| "Master of Puppets" | Metallica |
| "Mother of Mercy" | Samhain |
| "No Excuses" | Alice in Chains |
| "No Leaf Clover" | Metallica |
| "Nothing Else Matters" | Metallica |
| "Sad but True" | Metallica |
| "Tuesday's Gone" | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| "Turn the Page" | Bob Seger |
| "The Unforgiven" | Metallica |
| "Wherever I May Roam" | Metallica |
In addition to the tracks above, the Foo Fighters, Slayer, Machine Head, and Queen have also been said to have a track included in the game, as well.[10][11]
References
- ^ Thorsen, Tor (2008-08-01). "Gamespot reports Activision announcements to analysts at press conference". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ Thorsen, Tor (2008-06-02). "Gamespot reports SEC filing by Activision". Gamespot. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Yeager, Jeff (2008-06-03). "Metallica addresses GH Rumor". Metallica. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ Yeager, Jeff (2008-06-16). "Metallica confirms audio engineers working on Masters for Guitar Hero". Metallica. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ Totilo, Stephan (2008-08-05). "Lars Ulrich Gets Cagey About 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'". MTV. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "E3 2008: Activision Announces Partnership with Metallica for Release of New Record for Guitar Hero". IGN. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Faylor, Chris (2008-10-17). "Guitar Hero: Metallica Trailer Leaked?". Shacknews. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ^ a b c d e f Snider, Mike (2008-12-14). "First look: Metallica gets 'Guitar Hero' treatment". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "January Issue Revealed!". Game Informer. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ a b Luke Plunkett (2008-12-11). "Rumor: Guitar Hero Metallica Partial Tracklist". Kotaku. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "Metallica . . . Guitar Hero . . . It's Official!". 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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