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    Guitar Hero: Van Halen

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Dec 22, 2009

    The third band-specific Guitar Hero offering from Activision, Guitar Hero: Van Halen allows you to play as America's greatest hard rock band.

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    Edited By calidan777

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    So I got my copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen in the mail today, for those of you who don't know, Activision had a deal going that allowed people who pre ordered Guitar Hero 5 to get a copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen in the mail for free, before it's official release. I had actually forgotten that it was coming because it's been a month since I sent my info off, so it was a pleasant surprise. I was a little disappointed because the game came in a cardboard sleeve instead of a regular Xbox 360 game case, but I guess I can't complain too much since it was free. 
     
     Here is a picture of the
     Here is a picture of the "case" it came in.


          The first thing that I noticed about the game was that it was obviously made before Guitar Hero 5 because it has none of the new features from GH5 nor does it sport GH5's new flashier graphics. I'm gonna assume it was made on the same engine as GH World Tour as it looks just like that game. It still has the full band mode of course although I only played on guitar. I actually don't like the new graphics in GH5 so I was happy that Van Halen has the "old" GH graphics.
     
     And here is the actual game disc.
     And here is the actual game disc.


          As someone who has never really been a big fan of Van Halen but has enjoyed some of their music, I was impressed with the setlist. The songs I played consisted of Panama, Running With the Devil, Eruption (which is just the solo, no song ), Hot for Teacher, Jamie's Cryin', and You Really Got Me. The guitar was really fun but not too hard (except for Eruption, which was redonkulous). All in all I enjoyed what little I played tonight and look forward to playing more tomorrow. I'm already enjoying it more that Guitar Hero 5.
     
           Here is the complete setlist for those that are interested:
     
    • "Ain't Talkin Bout Love" by Van Halen
    • "And The Cradle Will Rock" by Van Halen
    • "Atomic Punk" by Van Halen
    • "Beautiful Girls" by Van Halen
    • "Cathedral" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Dance The Night Away" by Van Halen
    • "Eruption" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Everybody Wants Some" by Van Halen
    • "Feel Your Love Tonight" by Van Halen
    • "Hang 'Em High" by Van Halen
    • "Hear About It Later" by Van Halen
    • "Hot For Teacher" by Van Halen
    • "Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen
    • "I'm The One" by Van Halen
    • "Jamie's Cryin" by Van Halen
    • "Jump" by Van Halen
    • "Little Guitars" by Van Halen
    • "Loss Of Control" by Van Halen
    • "Mean Street" by Van Halen
    • "Panama" by Van Halen
    • "Pretty Woman" by Van Halen
    • "Romeo Delight" by Van Halen
    • "Running With The Devil" by Van Halen
    • "So This Is Love" by Van Halen
    • "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" by Van Halen
    • "Spanish Fly" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Unchained" by Van Halen
    • "You Really Got Me" by Van Halen
    • "Come To Life" by Alter Bridge
    • "White Wedding" by Billy Idol
    • "First Date" by blink-182
    • "Space Truckin" by Deep Purple
    • "Best Of You" by Foo Fighters
    • "Double Vision" by Foreigner
    • "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne
    • "Pain" by Jimmy Eat World
    • "Painkiller" by Judas Priest
    • "The End Of Heartache" by Killswitch Engage
    • "Rock And Roll Is Dead" by Lenny Kravitz
    • "I Want It All" by Queen
    • "Sick, Sick, Sick" by Queens of the Stone Age
    • "Master Exploder" by Tenacious D
    • "Safe European Home" by The Clash
    • "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" by The Offspring
    • "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind
    • "Dope Nose" by Weezer
    • "The Takedown" by Yellowcard
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    #1  Edited By calidan777

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    So I got my copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen in the mail today, for those of you who don't know, Activision had a deal going that allowed people who pre ordered Guitar Hero 5 to get a copy of Guitar Hero: Van Halen in the mail for free, before it's official release. I had actually forgotten that it was coming because it's been a month since I sent my info off, so it was a pleasant surprise. I was a little disappointed because the game came in a cardboard sleeve instead of a regular Xbox 360 game case, but I guess I can't complain too much since it was free. 
     
     Here is a picture of the
     Here is a picture of the "case" it came in.


          The first thing that I noticed about the game was that it was obviously made before Guitar Hero 5 because it has none of the new features from GH5 nor does it sport GH5's new flashier graphics. I'm gonna assume it was made on the same engine as GH World Tour as it looks just like that game. It still has the full band mode of course although I only played on guitar. I actually don't like the new graphics in GH5 so I was happy that Van Halen has the "old" GH graphics.
     
     And here is the actual game disc.
     And here is the actual game disc.


          As someone who has never really been a big fan of Van Halen but has enjoyed some of their music, I was impressed with the setlist. The songs I played consisted of Panama, Running With the Devil, Eruption (which is just the solo, no song ), Hot for Teacher, Jamie's Cryin', and You Really Got Me. The guitar was really fun but not too hard (except for Eruption, which was redonkulous). All in all I enjoyed what little I played tonight and look forward to playing more tomorrow. I'm already enjoying it more that Guitar Hero 5.
     
           Here is the complete setlist for those that are interested:
     
    • "Ain't Talkin Bout Love" by Van Halen
    • "And The Cradle Will Rock" by Van Halen
    • "Atomic Punk" by Van Halen
    • "Beautiful Girls" by Van Halen
    • "Cathedral" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Dance The Night Away" by Van Halen
    • "Eruption" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Everybody Wants Some" by Van Halen
    • "Feel Your Love Tonight" by Van Halen
    • "Hang 'Em High" by Van Halen
    • "Hear About It Later" by Van Halen
    • "Hot For Teacher" by Van Halen
    • "Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen
    • "I'm The One" by Van Halen
    • "Jamie's Cryin" by Van Halen
    • "Jump" by Van Halen
    • "Little Guitars" by Van Halen
    • "Loss Of Control" by Van Halen
    • "Mean Street" by Van Halen
    • "Panama" by Van Halen
    • "Pretty Woman" by Van Halen
    • "Romeo Delight" by Van Halen
    • "Running With The Devil" by Van Halen
    • "So This Is Love" by Van Halen
    • "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" by Van Halen
    • "Spanish Fly" (solo) by Van Halen
    • "Unchained" by Van Halen
    • "You Really Got Me" by Van Halen
    • "Come To Life" by Alter Bridge
    • "White Wedding" by Billy Idol
    • "First Date" by blink-182
    • "Space Truckin" by Deep Purple
    • "Best Of You" by Foo Fighters
    • "Double Vision" by Foreigner
    • "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne
    • "Pain" by Jimmy Eat World
    • "Painkiller" by Judas Priest
    • "The End Of Heartache" by Killswitch Engage
    • "Rock And Roll Is Dead" by Lenny Kravitz
    • "I Want It All" by Queen
    • "Sick, Sick, Sick" by Queens of the Stone Age
    • "Master Exploder" by Tenacious D
    • "Safe European Home" by The Clash
    • "Pretty Fly For A White Guy" by The Offspring
    • "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind
    • "Dope Nose" by Weezer
    • "The Takedown" by Yellowcard
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    #2  Edited By deactivated-5c5cdba6e0b96

    The only song I think I would end up playing is Painkiller, but I guess thats why I don't buy Guitar Hero games anymore.

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    #3  Edited By calidan777
    @Bucketdeth said:
    " The only song I think I would end up playing is Painkiller, but I guess thats why I don't buy Guitar Hero games anymore. "
    I didn't play that one because it's on RockBand and so I've played it before, but all the Van Halen songs I played were really fun. Oh and Master Exploder is way harder on this game than it is in RockBand.
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    #4  Edited By guiseppe

    Nice deal, but I don't care about one-band guitar hero or rock band games. I just don't see the point.

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    #5  Edited By Bigandtasty

    Sounds decent as a bonus and it's cool that you got it early. As a standalone $60 game it's definitely not worth it though.

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    #6  Edited By BranDong

    Got mine off ebay today.. and gotta say its pretty blehh... Wish there was some David Lee Roth solo stuff on there... Yankee Rose would have been awesome

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    #7  Edited By Everyones_A_Critic

    Yeah, I'm sort of indifferent about it. It's definitely not worth the $60 price tag it will inevitably carry, but it's a solid free game. The achievements are hard as hell too.

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