This has always been a difficult decision ever since the likes of Rock Band came onto the scene, which music game is right for you? This decision is becoming ever more harder because both game developers are releasing more and more games, so this post should help you decide which game is right for you.

Starting with Guitar Hero 2, this is the first Guitar Hero game to be released onto the next gen consoles, only on the Xbox 360 though. Although this is a good game, it only has the guitar career so this one is not a great one for beginners. I would recommend it if you love playing classic songs.

This next one is available for the Xbox 360 as well as the PS3, Guitar Hero 3. Guitar Hero 3 is similar to Guitar Hero 2, very good, but the guitar is the only playable instrument. However, this game comes with the best set list so it really is a must have for any guitar hero fan.

The next one is Guitar Hero Aerosmith but I will also include Guitar Hero Metallica because they are both band-based games. Based on what I just said, these games are not brilliant for beginners because you don’t get the range of songs that you would in the normal games. Unless you are a fan of Guitar Hero and a fan of the band, I don’t think they are worth buying.

Guitar Hero World Tour is a very popular one at the moment because it contains all 4 instruments, guitar, bass, drums and mic. However, I personally don’t think the set list is very good. It’s crammed full of old cheesy songs that are terrible for solo play.

Now for the most recent game that was just released last week, Guitar Hero Greatest Hits. In my opinion this game is the best for any beginner Guitar Hero player or even for an entire family. I think this because the game’s set list is built from the best songs in Guitar Hero 1,2,3, 80’s and Aerosmith. This means that you get the greatest songs to make an awesome set list, aswell as being able to play all these songs with the full range of instruments.

Now onto the competition of Guitar Hero, Rock Band. The first game, Rock Band 1, was extremely good because it had a great set list as well as the addition of the full range of instruments. The guitars that came with the game were pretty rubbish, but the game itself was very good. However, with Rock Band 2 being released, this is a much better game than Rock Band 1 because it comes with an equally brilliant set list, but it also comes with improved features. Also, with Rock Band 2, if you purchase the first game, you can put all those tracks onto the latest Rock Band 2 game.

The big downside to Rock Band 2 in Europe is that you can’t purchase the new drum set which comes with a range of added features like metal drum pedals. I must note though because these instruments are being released later this year with the release of The Beatles: Rock Band.

That’s not all, though, Rock Band also has a huge online library of songs that you can download for a small amount. They have hundreds of songs that you can download, plus all of these work on any of the Rock Band games so you can always be growing you song list.

But, is Rock Band a good game for beginners? I would say no, however, it has to be the best game for any experienced player because it has a hugely expandable set list with new songs being released for download almost every week.

As for the best game for beginners, I would have to say Guitar Hero Greatest Hits, just make sure you get all the instruments to get the most out of the game.

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