Guitar Hero: On Tour (Video Game)

Guitar Hero: On Tour (Video Game)
By Activision Inc.

Buy new: $20.99
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Rock out to Guitar Hero on the DS with the Guitar Hero Guitar Grip and local wireless multi-player modes. Use the stylus to strum the touch screen like a true rocker. Select from a variety of classic rock, pop and alternative rock favorites. Guitar Hero: On Tour for the DS features over 20 monster tracks. Pick from 4 different game play modes. Single Player Mode: Prove your guitar shredding skills while navigating through Career or Quick Play modes. Multiplayer Modes: Players can play: Face Off, Pro Face Off, Guitar Duel and Co-op. Guitar Duel Mode: Battle it out with different attacks, including DS-microphone and Touch Screen attacks. Practice Mode: Practice using the Guitar Hero Guitar Grip to nail those tricky solos.

The first game in the Guitar Hero franchise's foray into the handheld market, Guitar Hero: On Tour turns your Nintendo DS into a guitar or bass as you set off to attain rock and roll immortality. Featuring, and bundled with the innovative Guitar Hero grip*, a range of single player and multiplayer modes and a set list comprised of 26 master tracks from influential artists ranging from Ozzy Osbourne and the Doobie Brothers, to Stray Cats, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smash Mouth and others, it is a whole new take on the addictive and wildly popular Guitar Hero gameplay that you can take with you wherever you go.

Rock On the Go
With Guitar Hero: On Tour fret board fanatics on the go can unleash their inner rock stars anytime, anywhere in single player and multiplayer modes as they hone their shredding skills and jam to a diverse set list of monster tracks including classic rock, alternative and pop varieties using the DS pick stylus and the Guitar Hero grip peripheral.

Guitar grip and pick stylus included with the Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle

Bundle includes peripheral & stylus pick.
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Racking up multipliers with star power in Guitar Hero: On Tour

Classic Guitar Hero gameplay.
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Multiplayer action in Guitar Hero: On Tour

Multiplayer modes.
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Two of the six playable characters from Guitar Hero: On Tour

6 playable characters and 5 venues.
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The Guitar Hero Grip
The Guitar Hero: On Tour bundle includes not only the game software, but also the innovative Guitar Hero guitar grip peripheral for DS and DS Lite with wrist strap, and a special stylus pick. Compatible with all games in the Guitar Hero: On Tour series, the grip peripheral contains four color coated buttons for familiar Guitar Hero note highway input, with the stylus pick designed for strumming on the DS' lower screen. Designed to get you rocking in a matter of seconds, players simply slide the peripheral into the your DS' Game Boy Advance slot and you are ready to shred through 26 master tracks, which can be streamed in multiplayer modes as well as single player.

Multiplayer Options
Along with a deep Career Mode, Guitar Hero: On Tour also includes several multiplayer options. These utilize the game's wireless DS multi-card play functionality, and include: Face-Off Mode in which players duel each other via alternating riffs, Pro Face-Off Mode in which players finger the same notes, and a Co-op Mode, in which one person plays lead guitar and the other player joins in playing either rhythm or bass guitar.

Key Features:

Unique Portability - Use the innovative Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral and the included pick-stylus to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
Single Player Mode - Prove your guitar shredding skills while navigating through a variety of single player modes featuring classic Guitar Hero style note highway gameplay.
Multiplayer Modes - Play Face-Off, Pro Face-Off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together with a friend by utilizing local wireless multi-card play.
Unique DS Guitar Duel Functionality - Blow into the DS microphone when the touch screen is set on fire in pyrotechnics, or sign an autograph when requested to by an excited fan.
Character Customization - Select from six characters, decking them out with stylish threads and hot guitars earned through success in the in-game venue circuit.