Guitar Hero: Metallica
About the Game
Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game in the Guitar Hero series to focus on specific band, following the release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith . This title largely borrows from the novelties introduced in Guitar Hero: World Tour , with band career modes for single or multiple players with a storyline drawn as a cartoon, competitive modes online, and the possibility to play with different instruments such as a regular guitar, a bass guitar, drums, and doing the vocals.
Story & Setting
The storyline describes how a band wants to follow in the footsteps of the Metallica and become a leading act on their tour.
Gameplay & Core Systems
This edition adds an Expert+ difficulty mode where players need to drum using a second bass pedal to mimic the playing style of Lars Ulrich, the drummer of the band. A new Drum Mode offers the possibility to play the drums without an existing drum track to create new rhythms, and the Battle mode (from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock ), has been updated with Metallica influences for the power-ups, with names like Fade To Black, Under The Ice and Ride The Lightning.
Foo Fighters - Stacked Actors Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather Kyuss - Demon Cleaner Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone Machine Head - Beautiful Mourning Mastodon - Blood and Thunder Mercyful Fate - Evil Michael Schenker Group - Armed and Ready Motörhead - Ace of Spades Queen - Stone Cold Crazy Samhain - Mother of Mercy Slayer - War Ensemble Social Distortion - Mommy's Little Monster (Live) Suicidal Tendencies - War Inside My Head System of a Down - Toxicity The Sword - The Black River Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town
Standout Features
- Bonus features include various videos and trivia about the songs.
- Performances are rated with stars and a certain amount is needed to progress and unlock a new set.
- GHTunes: The game also includes the GHTunes from World Tour where new songs can be created and shared.
Modes & Ways to Play
Progress is made by completing sets of songs, rather than a series of gigs as in Guitar Hero: World Tour , set in venues that were in important in the band's career.
Presentation & Atmosphere
The music selection consists of 28 master recordings and 21 additional songs by others selected by the band.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Guitar Hero: Metallica | Sony PlayStation 2 | PS2.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Activision Publishing, Inc. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Budcat Creations, LLC | Germany | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Marketed by | Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | Activision Publishing, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Budcat Creations, LLC | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Activision Publishing, Inc. | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Budcat Creations, LLC | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| Marketed by | Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| Published by | Activision Publishing, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | France | MobyGames |
| Ported by | Budcat Creations, LLC | France | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | ATVI France SARL | France | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Drum Controller - 3 Pads | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Guitar Controller | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Microphone | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Co-Op | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-4 Players | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | PlayStation 2 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Music | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Neversoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #SLUS21843 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 to 4 Players | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Activision | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Music | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Activision | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-26 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2009-03-29 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-22 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-22 | France | MobyGames |
| 2009-04-14 | North America | PriceCharting |
| April 14, 2009 | North America | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PN | SLES-55472 | Germany | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030917068232 | Germany | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 047875957077 | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-21843 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B001PKHRVO | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 71014901 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030917068119 | France | MobyGames |
| upc | 047875957077 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B001PKHRVO | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 71014901 | North America | PriceCharting |
| model | #SLUS21843 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 047875957091 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
