Guitar Hero for the DS!

Guitar Hero has got to be our family's favorite video game to play together, we LOVE it! When I heard it was coming out in a more portable version I was very excited. Guitar Hero now has 3 versions available for the Nintendo DS. That makes game playing possible while traveling. Sweet! But who gets to play? Well, with a couple of DS systems and even mixing the Guitar Hero systems, the kids can play together. That makes for fun, peaceful car rides.

Mom Central and Guitar Hero sent us Guitar Hero On Tour Mondern Hits and Guitar Hero On Tour to try out and play together. (Decades is the 3rd title) What fun!

The Modern Hits version lets kids rock out to their favorite hits, while the On Tour and Decades versions allow us parents to jam to OUR favorite tunes.

When we opened the packages we loved the way that the controllers were so customizable. You can change the look of the controller with a new panel, or use the super cool stickers on it.
I was very uncertain about how the controllers would feel because you have to hold the game differently to be able to use it and the enclosed pick. But the kids picked right up on it and loved it. They said it was very easy to get used to.
Cody and a friend of his played the two versions together. One person is the host and gets to choose the songs from his game. In order to switch to the other version they had to switch hosts. But it was really easy to get the games to sync up, all wireless, so no need for more cords.

The only thing that disappointed me was that we cannot play the games on the Nintendo DSi because you need a Game Boy Advance port on the system. We ended up having to borrow a system to get to try out the joint play. (that is more the fault of Nintendo making the DSi)

Between the kids who played they gave it a 7-8 on a scale of 1-10. The problem for them was that the strumming didn't always register ever strum, causing poor scores sometimes. The game is fun, the songs are awesome, and the controller is easy to work. We love this Guitar Hero version almost as much as the version with the whole band. We will definitely enjoy this for summer travel times.

A big thank you to Mom Central and Guitar Hero from the Qtpies family!