List of songs in the Guitar Hero: On Tour series explained

The Guitar Hero: On Tour series is an expansion of the Guitar Hero series for the Nintendo DS portable console. The series is developed by Vicarious Visions and published by RedOctane and Activision. The game uses a "Guitar Grip" hardware unit that fits into the Game Boy Advance slot on the DS or DS Lite to recreate the experience of the console-based guitar controllers normally used with the game; this unit is incompatible with the Nintendo DSi and Nintendo 3DS due to the lack of the slot on the DSi hardware. The player uses fret buttons on the Grip while "strumming" using a stylus across the DS touchscreen to try to match notes as they scroll on the second screen in order to score points and complete each song.

There are three titles in the series: Guitar Hero: On Tour, Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, and Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. Each game features a setlist with more than 25 songs, most based on master recordings. The games utilize the DS's local wireless features to allow two players to compete against each other. Players can compete using different versions of the games, allowing the songs of each game to be shared during play. The songs chosen in the setlists of all three games have significantly less objectionable content than the ones in mainstream console Guitar Hero titles, making the On Tour series the first and only games in the series to be rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.[1] [2] [3]

Guitar Hero: On Tour setlist

Guitar Hero: On Tour features two different setlists, one for primarily English-speaking regions including North America, the British Isles, and Australia, in addition to Japan and the Netherlands,[4] and another for other non-English-speaking European countries, with five replacement songs;[5] songs not in the game for that region are marked as "N/A" in the table below. Both setlists include 26 licensed tracks including five bonus tracks, with about 85% of them being master recordings; all other songs are cover versions recreated for the game.[6] Twenty songs from the North American setlist were exclusive to this version of Guitar Hero upon release while the remaining six songs have been used throughout the series. Freezepops "I Am Not Your Gameboy" is a bonus song that is unlocked by completing all the Guitar Duels on any difficulty in the game. Years in the table below reflect the year the song was recorded. Song in the game are presented as a series of tiers of increasing difficulty, requiring the player to complete the songs in each tier before the next tier is unlocked.

The setlist received a lukewarm reception. Game Informer stated that, compared to the setlists for other Guitar Hero games, the songs "skew away from great guitar rock and into the territory of pop/rock", and "just aren't as exciting to play".[7] IGN commented that the setlist was "a little debatable" and "clearly being aimed at a friendlier, mainstream, pop-friendly crowd".[8]

YearSong titleArtistMaster recordingNA/UK/AUS/JPN/NL tierEuropean tierMainline game(s) featured
1999"All Star"
1999"All the Small Things"
2006"Anna Molly"
2003"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
1995"Avalancha"
1970"Black Magic Woman"
1991"Breed"
2006"Ça Me Vexe"
1973"China Grove" Doobie Brothers
2005"Do What You Want"
2004"Heaven"
2005"Helicopter"
1980"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"
2004"I Am Not Your Game Boy" Bonus Bonus
2007"I Don't Wanna Stop"
1977"I Know a Little"
1981"Jessie's Girl"
1977"Jet Airliner"
1989"Knock Me Down"
1973"La Grange"
2004"Monster"
2007"Monsoon"
1983"Pride and Joy"
1975"Rock and Roll All Nite"
1986"Rock the Night"
1995"Spiderwebs"
1981"Stray Cat Strut"
2002"This Love"
1984"We're Not Gonna Take It"
2006"What I Want"
1989"Youth Gone Wild"

Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades setlist

Decadess setlist is considered "a trek through time" by IGN, featuring sets of five songs out of a total of twenty-eight tracks. Each set focuses on a specific era of rock music, including two called "2000s" and "Modern".[9] Each set has a specialized venue for the era.[9] Once all the songs in the set are completed, the player is presented with a final encore song for that set while also unlocking the next set.[9] Additional bonus tracks are unlocked for completing specific requirements in the game.[9] All songs are master recordings as opposed to cover versions used in the previous game. The full setlist for the game is listed below. The setlists are different for the North American,[10] UK,[11] and European releases.[12] Seven songs in each are exclusive to the respective versions, and are listed as "N/A" when not available for that region's release.[13]

The Decades setlist was considered to be an improvement over the original On Tour, with more songs that would be "much more appealing to fans" of the console versions of Guitar Hero".[14] IGN felt that the setlist "starts out bad but starts getting more enjoyable as you unlock the earlier decades".[15]

YearSong titleArtistNorth American versionEuropean versionUK/NL/Australian versionMainline game(s) featured
1970 "All Right Now" 1970s
1980 "Any Way You Want It"
1993 "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
1994
2003 "Can't Stop" 2000s
2007 "Crushcrushcrush"
2005 "Dirty Little Secret" All-American Rejects
2006 "Diventerai Una Star"
1999 "Down"
2007 "Estrella Polar"
2004 "Everything is Everything" 2000s
1982 "Eye of the Tiger" 1980s
1972 "Free Ride" 1970s
2003 "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Darkness
1984 "I Can't Drive 55"
1987 "La Bamba" 1980s
2001 "The Middle" 2000s
1992 "No Rain"
2000 "One Step Closer"
1987 "The One I Love" 1980s
1978 "One Way or Another" 1970s
2007 "The Pretender"
2007 "Ready, Set, Go!"
2004 "Remedy"
1976 "Rock and Roll Band"
1987 "Satch Boogie" 1980s
2001 "Smooth Criminal"
1995 "Some Might Say"
1976 "Sweet Home Alabama" (Live) 1970s
2007 "Tarantula" Smashing Pumpkins
2007 "The Take Over, the Breaks Over"
1997 "Volcano Girls"
1977 "We Are The Champions" 1970s
2003 "You Can't Stop Me" 2000s
1986 "You Give Love a Bad Name" 1980s

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits setlist

Modern Hitss setlist features songs released since 2000. The full setlist features 28 songs, all based on master recordings.[16] [17] [18] [19] Like the previous game in the series, On Tour: Decades, the set list is different for the North American,[20] UK,[21] and European releases[22] with twelve exclusive tracks in each of the respective versions (the European release has eight exclusive tracks that are the same as the UK version and four other tracks from Europe).

The Modern Hits setlist is said to cover "guitar-heavy hits from the past five years"[23] with "plenty of noteworthy songs",[24] and considered to be a "compelling blend of tracks".[25]

YearSong titleArtistNorth American
venues
European
venues
UK
venues
Mainline game(s) featured
2006 "'54, '74, '90, 2010"
2008 "Adrenaline"
2002 "All My Life" Foo Fighters
2008 "Always Where I Need to Be"
2003
2000 "Bohemian Like You"
2007 "Call to Arms"
2006 "Chelsea Dagger"
2007 "Dashboard"
2006 "Dimension"
2008 "Do the Panic"
2008 "Everybody Get Dangerous"
2005
2008 "Falling Down"
2007 "Golden Skans"
2008 "Half-Truism"
2007 "I Wanna Be Your Man"
2003 "In the Shadows"
2008 "Lassoo"
2005 "Lights and Sounds"
2006 "The Metal"
2005 "Miss Murder"
2006 "Napoleon Says"
2007 "On Call"
2007 "Our Velocity" Maxïmo Park
2007 "Paralyzer"
2004 "Que No"
2003 "Reptilia"
2007 "Ruby"
2008 "Scream Aim Fire"
2008 "Shockwave"
2002 "Still Waiting"
2007 "Sweet Sacrifice"
2006 "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race"
2005 "Unconditional"
2008 "Via Le Mani Dagli Occhi"
2008 "Violet Hill"
2007 "What Do I Have to Do"
2007 "When You're Gone"
2004 "Where Are We Runnin'?" Lenny Kravitz

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guitar Hero: On Tour Rating . ESRB . 19 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Rating . ESRB . 19 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits. ESRB . 19 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits . . 2008-06-26 . 2009-10-02 . Tommy . Ryan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091005160931/http://www.guitarhero.com/ghot/nl/#/music/ . 2009-10-05 .
  5. Web site: Guitar Hero: On Tour European track list . . 2008-06-26 . 2008-06-26 . Tom . Bramwell.
  6. Web site: How Guitar Hero Came to DS When Nobody Asked: Shack's Hands-on Preview and Interview . Chris . Faylor . . 2008-05-30 . 2008-05-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080531033825/http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=885 . 2008-05-31 .
  7. Guitar Hero: On Tour review . . Matt . Miller . 2009-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090801002547/http://gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/AAFA0258-D375-416B-98CA-FB936CD1A549.htm . 2009-08-01 .
  8. Web site: Guitar Hero: On Tour Review . Craig . Harris . 2008-06-22 . 2008-06-23 . IGN.
  9. Web site: Guitar Hero: On Tour -- Decades Preview. 2008-08-14. 2008-08-14. . Craig . Harris.
  10. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Tracks (NA) . . 2009-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090723090750/http://www.guitarhero.com/ghot/us/#/music/ . 2009-07-23 .
  11. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Tracks (UK) . . 2009-07-23.
  12. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Decades Tracks (EU) . French . . 2009-07-23.
  13. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Full Track List . . 2008-10-29 . 2008-10-29 . Mike . Fahey.
  14. Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades review . . 2009-04-24 . Matt . Helgeson . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418023934/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E5B2ECBE-468D-4237-A947-AB02ACF6C0F9.htm . April 18, 2009 .
  15. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Review . Craig . Harris . 2008-11-17 . 2009-04-24 . .
  16. Web site: ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits Details . 2008-12-26 . 2008-12-28 . Chris . Faylor . Shacknews.
  17. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Hands-on . Craig . Harris . 2009-04-16 . 2009-04-17 . .
  18. Web site: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits DS confirmed . . Tom . Bramwell . 2009-03-05 . 2009-05-01.
  19. Web site: First Look at Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits' Track List . https://archive.today/20120716044032/http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174220 . dead . 2012-07-16 . 2009-05-13 . 2009-05-13 . Justin . Haywald . .
  20. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Tracks (NA) . . 2009-07-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090723090750/http://www.guitarhero.com/ghot/us/#/music/ . 2009-07-23 .
  21. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Tracks (UK) . . 2009-07-23.
  22. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Tracks (EU) . French . . 2009-07-23.
  23. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits Review . Craig . Harris . 2009-06-16 . 2009-07-06 . IGN.
  24. Web site: Guitar Hero: Modern Hits . 2009-06-22 . 2009-07-06 . Will . Herring . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629032326/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/210941/guitar-hero-modern-hits/. 2009-06-29.
  25. Web site: Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits . Steven . Hopper . 2009-06-09 . 2009-07-06 . GameZone . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614201251/http://nds.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37642.htm . 2009-06-14 .