monitorTHIS! - December 2008/January 2009 - (Page 22) games new video games in stores this month by Chris Dick Get your rocks off with Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2 OVERVIEW: The 2008 holiday season will forever be remembered as the clash of the music game titans. The history of RedOctane and Harmonix was a peaceful one—RedOctane designed the peripherals and Harmonix developed the Guitar Hero game—until both companies were separately purchased by Activision and MTV Networks, respectively. That’s when things got interesting. And sort of confusing. But we’re not here for sordid details of corporate whys and hows. Leave that to blowhards at IGN. We just want to know one thing: Which is the better set-up? Guitar Hero World Tour or Rock Band 2? ’Cause mom and dad ain’t buying both. SONG SELECTION: Where the rubber meets the road. Rock Band 2 features 84 master recordings (original, not re-recorded songs), support to port for a fee over 55 (downloadable content) of your favorite Rock Band songs, and 20 free, downloadable songs. Essentially, from date of purchase there could be 200 songs to conquer. That’s a massive list. World Tour has 86 songs, some of which are master recordings while others are re-recordings by the artists. Both games showcase exclusive content, like AC/ DC for Rock Band 2 and Hendrix for World Tour, and are competing for new songs as downloadable content. Winner: Rock Band 2 Battle of the Brands [ 22 + monitorthis! + dec 08 / jan 09 ]
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