Lower difficulty levels use one row of buttons, while higher difficulties may include 'chords' that use a combination of buttons from both rows. The frets are represented by a 'note highway', three scrolling lanes on-screen, containing either black or white notes representing the two rows. In contrast to the previous five-button design, the Guitar Hero Live controller features six buttons arranged into two rows of three. Guitar Hero Live follows similar gameplay to previous installments in the series, requiring players to use a guitar-shaped controller with buttons and a strum bar to match notes on a scrolling 'highway' corresponding to notes played in a song. The game was shipped with forty-two songs on disc and 200 songs within the GHTV library New content has been added to GHTV on a weekly basis, provided through premium shows that earn players unique rewards. GHTV allows players to pick up and play currently-streamed songs at any time or use money and in-game credits to play any song within the library, forgoing traditional downloadable content. Within GHTV, songs are presented with the note track overlaid atop their music video or from live concert footage.
FreeStyleGames also wanted to forgo the traditional downloadable content model to provide new songs for the game, and created the GHTV mode which encompasses curated playlists in the style of music television channels that are streamed around the clock, allowing them to easily acquire and add new songs.
FreeStyleGames also wanted to bring a more immersive experience to the player, and developed the main career mode GH Live to have the note pattern displayed atop full motion video taken from the perspective of a lead guitarist during a concert, with the crowd and other band members dynamically reacting to the player's performance.
FreeStyleGames was given a free rein to revitalize the series by Activision, which led to the development of a new guitar controller featuring a 6 button, 3-fret layout in contrast to the 5 button controller of previous games. Activision wanted to bring back Guitar Hero for the next generation of video game consoles but wanted the new game to be innovative. You can add a personal touch to your avatar, like changing their faces, clothes, and hair.The game serves as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010 and the seventh main installment (sixteenth overall). Guitar Hero has a customization advantage.
This game plays like other music-based games for iPhone, such as Rock Band. Guitar Hero is supported on iOS 4.3 and later. Songs are purchased in bundles of three, which prevents you from specifically purchasing your favorites. Once that happens, you can go to the app store and buy more songs. While these six songs are great, they become stale after a few repetitions. You can customize your avatar by changing their hair, facial features, and clothes. Another fun quirk in the game is the ability to switch it up with some fun personal changes. If two notes are connected with a line, you must tap the first and slide to the next. When an arrow appears, it indicates at which point you must hold the note and when to release it. The gameplay is more than just tapping buttons, though. The premise is the same: a famous rock song plays, and you must keep pace with the moving icons on the screen, tapping them to play the guitar notes. Now the game makes the jump from console to mobile gaming. The franchise is a bridge between younger generations and older music. Guitar Hero has a history of merging gaming and Rock ‘n’ Roll hits. Pick up your phone and become a rock starĮxplore your favorite jams, build a following, and rock out on your phone.