Guitar Hero Is Finally Available On The iPhone And iPod Touch

iPhone and iPod owners are finally be able to benefit from the original Guitar Hero game. There are loads Guitar Hero variations, some really good, some really bad, but the Apple Store lacks the original version.

The game will come with easy-to-play or challenging-to-master mechanics, new game features and addictive gameplay. Apple-based Guitar Hero will allow players to strum, tap, slide and whammy their way to fame. There will be built in social integration — Facebook, etc — leader boards, news feeds and the ability to play as if it was the original console version.

“With Guitar Hero for the iPhone and iPod Touch, we are once again leveraging our leadership position in the music/rhythm videogame space to deliver an all-new Guitar Hero experience that millions of people around the world can enjoy anytime, anywhere,” said David Haddad, Chief Operating Officer for Guitar Hero.

“From our headliner set list in the base app and forthcoming song packs to the innovative new social integration and guitar shredding gameplay mechanics, Guitar Hero will let players experience and interact with music in all-new ways.” he added.

It costs $2.99 — about R20 — from the Apple App Store. Unfortunately song packs cost an extra $1.99 — R15.

Songs include

The Guitar Hero base app will feature the following tracks:

• Queen – “We Are The Champions”
• Rise Against – “Savior”
• The Rolling Stones – “Paint It Black”
• Vampire Weekend – “Cousins”
• Weezer – “Say It Ain’t So”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”

Six additional song packs, featuring three songs each, will also be available at launch. Song Pack featuring The Faint, Minus the Bear and Silversun Pickups:

• The Faint – “The Geeks Were Right”
• Minus the Bear – “Secret Country”
• Silversun Pickups – “Substitution”

Song Pack featuring Band of Skulls, Obits and The White Stripes:

• Band of Skulls – “Death By Diamonds And Pearls”
• Obits – “Two-Headed Coin”
• The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”

Song Pack featuring Darkest Hour, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Protest the Hero:

• Darkest Hour – “The Tides”
• The Dillinger Escape Plan – “Farewell, Mona Lisa”
• Protest the Hero – “Limb From Limb”

Song Pack featuring A Day to Remember, AFI and Breaking Benjamin:

• A Day to Remember – “I’m Made Of Wax, Larry, What Are You

Made Of?

• AFI – “Medicate”
• Breaking Benjamin – “Diary of Jane”

Song Pack featuring Vampire Weekend

• “A-Punk”
• “Giving Up The Gun”
• “Holiday”

Song Pack featuring Queen

• “Another One Bites The Dust”
• “Fat Bottomed Girls”
• “Killer Queen”