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.
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.
- 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
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.
Player support includes Co-Op, Team, and 2-4 Players.
Presentation & Atmosphere
The music selection consists of 28 master recordings and 21 additional songs by others selected by the band.
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Guitar Hero: Metallica | Xbox 360.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Activision Publishing, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | 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 |
| 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. | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Neversoft Entertainment, Inc. | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| Marketed by | Activision Blizzard Deutschland GmbH | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| Media Type | DVD-ROM | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 720p | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080i | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080p | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Drum Controller - 4 Pads | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Guitar Controller | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Supported/Optional | Microphone | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Co-Op | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Team | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-4 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Online Players | 2-8 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Number of Players: Co-Op | 2-4 Players | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Achievements | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Content Download | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Online Multiplayer | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Scoreboard/Leaderboard | Xbox 360 | MobyGames |
| Xbox/Windows Live | Voice Chat | Xbox 360 | 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 |
| Player count | 1 to 4 Players | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Activision | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Neversoft | PAL | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-29 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-22 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Guitar bundle | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-22 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| 2009-05-29 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2009-03-29 | North America | PriceCharting |
| March 29, 2009 | North America | PriceCharting |
| May 29, 2009 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPC-A | 047875957350 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B001PKHRTQ | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 71014951 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5030917068157 | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | MobyGames |
| upc | 047875957350 | North America | PriceCharting |
| asin | B001PKHRTQ | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 71014951 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 047875957374 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5030917068140 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5030917068140 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
