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Guitar Hero: Van Halen Reveal Trailer

Hell yeah bro! Halen bro!

Aug. 7 2009

Posted by: Ryan

In This Episode:

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

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I'm looking foward to this, but I'm still kinda pissed that I won't be able to play I can't drive 55.
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to be honest i couldnt care less, only names on that list that interest me are Foo Fighters and Queen

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Wait, are you serious? Wolfgang is there? If he shows up when they are younger I am not going to even think about playing this game.

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@RHCPfan24: I think the trailer showed him with them when they were younger.  No Sammy Hagar stuff either is making me boycott this game no matter how awesome Van Halen is.
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Foo fighters are awesome; Van Halen is alright.

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I'm stoked about Van Halen. So many classic songs... this should be waaaaay better than Aerosmith.

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The character models look hideous.

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I want a blink-182 GH, that would so kick ass.

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Might get this when the price drops. Might.

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Is it me or does no one look like they are who they are in that trailer?

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@HT101 said:
" @RHCPfan24: I think the trailer showed him with them when they were younger.  No Sammy Hagar stuff either is making me boycott this game no matter how awesome Van Halen is. "
My interest has dipped even lower. Yeah, doesn't look great.
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Not really interested...
 
Activision really needs to slow down with these games.  I love GH and all, but it's getting really hard to even pretend to think they aren't shoving these things down our throat.

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Finally, something with some class, not like that Beatles game.

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Looks like it's rock band beatles for me!

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 What's that Song?

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Good thing they have the GOOD Van Halen, and not Van Hagar. Although, I still probably won't get this -- music games have burnt me out.

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I want this game. I'll get it when it's like $30 bucks or something.

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YES!! Can't wait to get my hands on this one.

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Rock Band need to get The Beatles:Rock band to the shelf's now! Then make Van Halen: Rock Band before this comes out!

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I'm pretty sure that I couldn't have any less interest in this one.  Aerosmith was so bad and World Tour so generic that Guitar Heros just don't seem to excite me anymore. Didn't even bat an eye at Metallica. *shrug*. Beatles Rock Band plz.
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"and we will defeat... the sephiroth... because he's not... david lee roth..."

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God, why did they put a shitty band like Blink-182 on there with Van Halen?

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The Offspring? That's so random.

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This should be released as a big DLC pack instead. And skip all the nonsense as Blink-182 and Offspring.

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Yay for the lack of guitar straps. floating instruments look dumb :/

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Yeah, I agree with a lot of the comments posted. The character modeling looks terrible. Neversoft has never been very good with creating a great character likeness but this one seems to set the bar even lower. You'd think that with the boatloads of cash they've been raking in from this IP and with the constant criticism they get regarding this they'd find a way to improve. 
 
I guess not.

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This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.
 
See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store.

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This trailer makes me kind of want this. But I guess a trailer also made me want Guitar Hero Aerosmith :S

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PA-NAMA  DUN DUN, DUN, DUN DUN
 
I love Van Halen but there's no way in hell I'm getting this.

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@damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band?
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So they've kept Fatty Van Halen instead of Michael Anthony?
 
Dick move, guys.

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@prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Except with The Beatles Rock Band, they're revamping how the game looks, just for this one. Oh, and where is your Guitar Hero: The Beatles at? XD
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No Michael Anthony. No Van Halen. It's basically David Lee Roth and the Peanuts Gang for all I care.

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@damnboyadvance said:
Except with The Beatles Rock Band, they're revamping how the game looks, just for this one. Oh, and where is your Guitar Hero: The Beatles at? XD "
 Your comment hinged on them not doing it as DLC; Where's the beatles DLC for rock band? The beatles game is more polished, sure, but a polished turd is still a turd.
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@prencher said:
" @damnb@damnboyadvance said:
" @prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Except with The Beatles Rock Band, they're revamping how the game looks, just for this one. Oh, and where is your Guitar Hero: The Beatles at? XD "
 Your comment hinged on them not doing it as DLC; Where's the beatles DLC for rock band? The beatles game is more polished, sure, but a polished turd is still just that; a turd. "
Maybe it's not DLC because the developers thought it wouldn't fit with the tone of the game. An exlusive Beatles: Rock Band game is totally understandable, except for you maybe. Besides, it might eventually come out as DLC, unlike with Guitar Hero games.
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I'd rather purchase this on disk than as DLC.  It costs less on disk, unless they redo the pricing for DLC...which doesn't seem likely.  And hey, more shredding!  :D
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Coming soon: Guitar Hero Hannah Montana.

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@prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Beatles Rock Rand is a entirely new game that actually captures the essence of The Beatles. Not like Guitar Hero: Metallica where they just threw some skulls into the loading screens and called it a day. And Beatles is the first Rock Band game to be released since 2, so Harmonix gets a pass for not releasing 2 or 3 games a year.
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@Kajaah117 said:
" @prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Beatles Rock Rand is a entirely new game that actually captures the essence of The Beatles. Not like Guitar Hero: Metallica where they just threw some skulls into the loading screens and called it a day. And Beatles is the first Rock Band game to be released since 2, so Harmonix gets a pass for not releasing 2 or 3 games a year. "
Spot on. Spot on.
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Oh, awesome, another band game that's completely incompatible with the other ones so when I want to play Metallica I have to put in the Metallica disc, Van Halen disc for Van Halen, etc.
 
This sure is better than DLC...

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@damnboyadvance said:
" @Kajaah117 said:
" @prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Beatles Rock Rand is a entirely new game that actually captures the essence of The Beatles. Not like Guitar Hero: Metallica where they just threw some skulls into the loading screens and called it a day. And Beatles is the first Rock Band game to be released since 2, so Harmonix gets a pass for not releasing 2 or 3 games a year. "
Spot on. Spot on. "
I see the harmonix fanboy blinders are still in full effect.
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@prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" @Kajaah117 said:
" @prencher said:
" @damnboyadvance said:
" This is exactly why I don't buy Guitar Hero. Instead of making DLC of this, they just make a whole new game, which ends up costing more usually than it would to buy it and download the songs.  See, this is why we play Rock Band. Many of these new Guitar Hero games have songs we already downloaded off the music store. "
Kind of like.. Beatles: Rock Band? "
Beatles Rock Rand is a entirely new game that actually captures the essence of The Beatles. Not like Guitar Hero: Metallica where they just threw some skulls into the loading screens and called it a day. And Beatles is the first Rock Band game to be released since 2, so Harmonix gets a pass for not releasing 2 or 3 games a year. "
Spot on. Spot on. "
I see the harmonix fanboy blinders are still in full effect. "
Maybe I'm not a Harmonix fanboy. Maybe I just think the quality of Rock Band is higher of that than Guitar Hero. Maybe it's just that you're an Activision fanboy.
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Because when I think of Van Halen, I think of Weezer too

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It's rediculous that they've made a Van Halen game without Anthony or Hagar... but I see why they did it. They're like a new band now, they're performing better than ever, they're looking ahead, not back.

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I'm more excited for the Queen song than all of the 25 Van Halen songs put together.

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@damnboyadvance said:

Maybe I'm not a Harmonix fanboy. Maybe I just think the quality of Rock Band is higher of that than Guitar Hero. Maybe it's just that you're an Activision fanboy. "

Your complaint was that they weren't doing this as DLC, and you then went on to mention how it's because of that you play Rock Band. However, when Harmonix does the same thing, even if it's higher quality, it's okay. The very definition of a fanboy. It's only okay if it's your idol that does it.
 
I prefer Rock Band, for the record. :)
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@Hannibal said:
"I'm more excited for the Queen song than all of the 25 Van Halen songs put together. "

Well you're in the minority. 
 
JUST KIDDING! Respect your music tastes I do, good sir. And yeah I like Queen, just like Halen more!
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@AvD said:
" Not really interested...  Activision really needs to slow down with these games.  I love GH and all, but it's getting really hard to even pretend to think they aren't shoving these things down our throat. "
this. this so freakin hard.
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yes they made one i can care about

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I can't believe people actually get happy over mediocre crap like this... I mean come on do you really enjoy telling them please give us more of your mediocre games that you shove out every year? I find it funny how most will blast on Madden because they change little to nothing, but praise crap like this.