'Guitar Hero Mobile' sneak peek: It rocks

Conference-goers flocked around the Guitar Hero station at Motorola's mammoth tent on the CTIA Wireless conference floor, but it was Hands-On Mobile's modest booth where Guitar Hero Mobile is best experienced. There the game's product manager, JJ Leichleiter, walked me through the mobile version of the popular console game.

Let me dispel all doubt by assuring you that this is the real thing, deputized by Activision, Guitar Hero's console publisher. Loosely based on Guitar Hero 3, the 3D mobile version offers two characters (Axel Steel and Judy Nails), four guitars, and 15 songs. Subscription holders will receive three more songs every month.

Playing virtual guitar has gotten easier with a reduction from five keys on the console game's peripheral guitar to three on the phone. Users can choose whichever keypad row feels best.

This game has a lot going for it--easy fretting, satisfying animation, and killer sound quality. Guitar Hero Mobile uses PMD audio for the BREW platform, which preserves the melody, harmony, vocals, and cacophonous ding every time you miss. Stay tuned for a video demonstration on this space and on CNET TV.

Guitar Hero Mobile will be available for purchase for Verizon Wireless users in December 2007. After that, more networks on the BREW platform will join the fray, followed by J2ME phones.

[eng.dan]

wow! guitar hero for a phone. that's craziness!!!

[arnieman]

i hope the sound quality is as good as others say it is. :)<br /><br />unlike the rip off version of guitar legend.

[Kp53]

aye bro how u download this?

[biigdady69]

Ok, so I bought the game today and it is extremely faithful to it's console big brother. I didn't think I'd enjoy it that much, seeing as it's only 3 frets, but it's suprisingly fun! The songs download as you select them to play, so think of it as the loading screen. Songs sound really good for being a mobile game, although slightly "muffled" sounding. <br /><br />The only real gripe I have is that (at least for the songs I've gotten through so far) are not full versions. They kind of just fade off after about 2 minutes. I can understand how having full length songs would be quite the storage hog for the amount of memory most mobile phones can handle. Still, somewhat disappointing, though I wouldn't hold a grudge against the developer. :-)<br /><br />All in all, a really solid game for Guitar Hero freaks, like me, that just can't wait to get home to get their fix! I'd say it's worth the $11.99 for Verizon subscribers!

[136779]

will this work on the lg ax8600 in 3-d or 2-d ??????

[juliap0706]

WHY WONT IT LET ME PLAY CHORDS? i have the traditional old RAZR, and it wont play chords!!!!!!!!!!! HELP ME!!!! i can't get past "rock you like a hurricane"!!!!! when i first downloaded, it had chords but then all of the new songs i got were normal with no chords and i got a TON of new songs! all the way up to rock you like a hurricane! but NO! all of a sudden, my achievment board's like, "must get 100% on one song on expert with the sound off to continue" so i go to play MONSTERS by matchbook romance which i aced last time i played it, and the WHOLE SONG is different, with a bunch of chords!!! i failed the song!!<br />what is up??

[jonih94]

will this work in sony ericsson k610i? and how i can get this game???

[pussy whipped]

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[oliede]

Where do I click on download?

[tamara_22]

where i click to download the Guitar Hero?

[Kp53]

how da **** i download dis!!!