The handheld version of Guitar Hero never struck me as a great idea, despite Activision’s best efforts to make it work with their crazy-arse glove accessory.
But my Kotaku colleague Tracey claims it’s pretty damn good. She’s actually been playing it a lot on the train recently, but given the state of Sydney trains I’m not sure if that should be taken as a ringing endorsement.
Still, David Jones – of all places – have Guitar Hero On Tour for DS on sale for $19.95 right now, until September 13. I’m not entirely convinced, but at twenty bucks it seems like a reasonable risk to take.
And, hey, if it sucks, you know who to blame.
Aaron Clement
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:01 AMJust not if you’ve got a DSi!
Chuloopa
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:07 AMit’s actually not all that bad, but it is stupidly easy
Tracey Lien
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:13 AMNo no no! I most certainly never said it was *good*! I said it was addictive (but, like heroin, meth, and cocaine, this doesn’t make it any *good*) and that I found myself continuously going back to it, even though it gave me hand cramps and the song selection was pretty bad. And the only reason why I kept going back to it was because I’m mad about Guitar Hero and was determined to beat Paramore’s “Crush Crush Crush” on Expert with 100%.
Is it worth the $20? If you’ve got a teeny tiny lady-hand and need a distraction from CityRail, then yes. Otherwise, no.
Chuloopa
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:39 AMthats why my sister and girlfriend love it so much :D haha
Tracey Lien
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:52 AMI’d still choose regular Guitar Hero over On Tour any day, though. On Tour only gets points for being portable. :)
Minh Do
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 12:35 AMYeah of course you would. Regular guitar hero is really fun – I have my doubts on a portable version, but for 20 bucks I’ll try it out.
kFox
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:43 AMStart the new and latest crave of getting RSI doing crazy things like playing that game on the DS on the train and looking like a complete twat whilst commuting… No thanks, already spent too much on pre-orders as it is.
Nice change… if there was spare money to splurg
Tracey Lien
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:53 AMI try not to think about what a dickhead I look like when I’m playing it on the train. It helps me sleep better at night.
Malorion
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 11:29 AMGiven that I’ve been interested in GH or RB but don’t have a console other than the DS to play it on, I think I’ll pay a visit to DJs tomorrow :) Checked out the song list and I know and like most of the songs there, which I guess is a bonus.
Incidentally, I presume this is for all DJs stores, not just NSW (I’m in Vic)?
Tyris
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 12:27 PMTime to call in some favors at David Jones