Band Hero & DJ Hero - Why I don't like them

Guitar Hero. Say that name and anyone who hasn't been living under a rock for the last few years knows what you mean. It is one of my personal favourite Game series, which for the most part has gotten better as time goes by. But Activison aren't happy appealing to all the rock lovers in the world. They need to "entertain" the rest of the music listening and game playing population. So they have been developing 2 new games following the Guitar Hero format. DJ Hero and Band Hero.

DJ Hero is Activisions attempt to appeal to the "dance" genre of music taste. Or as I pretty much call them, Chavs. It is a good idea, don't get me wrong. It's just they apparently have that many genres of mixes anyone would want to play. After looking at the setlist, I only like one song listed (Gorrilaz - Feel Good Inc.) and it's mixed with a song I don't know, and would probably hate. Also if they have included songs from every genre, then people are going to be playing the same 5-10 songs all the time. This is why I liked the setlist for GHWT, it was a large list that stuck closely to the same genre. So I had more to play.

Band Hero on the other hand sticks very close to the formula that was made in GH5. Using the existing 4 music peripherals and the any combination gameplay. Good so far. But upon looking at the setlist, I nearly had a fit. They are all Pop songs! I have a feeling that most people who buy this are going to want to sing, because most of the songs don't seem to emphasise on the instruments, bad judgement Activision. Then they are also releasing this on DS, along with a Drum pad so DS lite (and only DS lite) owners can play drums on it also. Now these songs are supposed to be the same style as the console version. Wrong again. This is all the sort of things we have had before on the GH: On Tour series. Arrgh, Activison, Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters is nowhere near the same as Love Story by Taylor Swift!

Rant over now. Too be honest I just felt like writing something so there actually was a post today. But this is how I honestly feel about the games. And of the 3 (counting the DS Band Hero as a seperate game) the only one I would even consider buying is the DS Band Hero. Last words to Activision: Don't "fix" what isn't broke! Guitar Hero has sold increasingly better over time dispite it being the same music genre, and dropping it for Band Hero is a stupid move!