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Guitar Hero World Tour for Nintendo Wii
Guitar Hero World Tour for Nintendo Wii expands the coloured note highway into a full band. Guitar and bass use five frets and a strum bar, drums follow coloured pads and bass pedal, and vocals measure pitch through a USB microphone. Each instrument has its own career; Band Career lets up to four participants play locally at once. Difficulty is chosen per player, so a group need not share the same skill level.
The soundtrack contains 86 songs as original master recordings. Shows unlock venues, characters and instruments. Music Studio lets you build instrumental tracks with guitar, bass, drums, synthesiser and effects. The Wii version originally offered GHTunes, online band play and downloadable songs. Those network and store services have ended and are not offered as working; the disc songs, careers, local band and local music editor remain the core.
This product page describes only the game disc. Guitar, drum kit, microphone, wireless receivers and USB hub are not automatically included. A full local band needs compatible Wii instruments, a Wii Remote for each wireless instrument and enough connections. Check which receivers and cables belong with your equipment. Progress and custom songs are stored locally in Wii system memory.
Region and language
Our Nintendo Wii games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Guitar Hero World Tour for Nintendo Wii includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Guitar Hero World Tour
Neversoft developed Guitar Hero World Tour and Activision released it in Europe in November 2008; Budcat Creations handled the Nintendo Wii version. After guitar-focused earlier entries, World Tour answered full-band games by adding drums and vocals beside guitar and bass. A new kit with cymbals and a guitar with touch-sensitive neck appeared in historical bundles, but not with every separate disc.
The 86 songs used master recordings and were divided among solo and band careers. Music Studio was a second major expansion: players could program, edit and locally save instrumental compositions. GHTunes originally allowed such songs to be shared and downloaded online, including on Wii. That service has since ended. The editor on the disc remains usable, but current sharing is not promised.
World Tour became the foundation for later full-band entries such as Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. The Wii edition retained the core of that shift: separate careers per instrument, local four-part play, online band play, downloadable songs and a music editor. The online services and store later closed. As a result, the disc songs, local careers and music creation are the permanently playable parts.
Similar games for Nintendo Wii
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock focuses on lead, bass and rhythm guitar with one or two guitar controllers. World Tour adds drums, microphone, four-player play and Music Studio. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has a more compact guitar career and needs fewer accessories; World Tour offers full-band arrangements and separate careers per instrument.
Guitar Hero III revolves around guitar, boss battles and a cooperative guitar career. World Tour retains five fret lanes but replaces duels as its main innovation with vocals, drums and bands. III stands out through Slash and Tom Morello; World Tour through 86 master tracks, complete local bands and custom compositions.
Rock Band also combines guitar, bass, drums and microphone and centres cooperation in one band. World Tour uses a drum layout with cymbals and adds Music Studio. Both need several accessories; Rock Band has its own world-tour structure, while World Tour offers individual instrument careers alongside Band Career.
Guitar Hero 5 refines full bands with freer instrument combinations and immediate joining and leaving. World Tour uses the series' first band setup, with fixed roles and separate careers. Guitar Hero 5 is more flexible for changing groups; World Tour records the original transition from guitar game to band game.
Band Hero judges two singers through microphones and shows music videos, without playable guitar or drum parts. World Tour makes vocals one of four instrument roles and uses note highways for the others. SingStar is more focused on karaoke; World Tour on coordinated band play and instrumental scores.
