Guitar Hero: Van Halen Release Date Announced

[caliblue15]

Activision was quick to talk about its line-up of music-centic games coming this year during its call to investors, and there are loads of ‘em as you would expect.

Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero, and DJ Hero are all expected before the end of the year and now you can add the elusive Guitar Hero: Van Halen to the mix.

Expected to launch on December 22, the title will feature 19 other bands besides Van Halen, as we’ve told you before, and has 25 VH tracks on the disc with three guitar solos for a total of around 47 songs.

It is to be made available for PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.

Full track list is posted after the break.

Van Halen Songs
“Ain’t Talkin Bout Love”
“And The Cradle Will Rock”
“Atomic Punk”
“Beautiful Girls”
“Cathedral” (solo)
“Dance The Night Away”
“Eruption” (solo)
“Everybody Wants Some”
“Feel Your Love Tonight”
“Hang ‘Em High”
“Hear About It Later”
“Hot For Teacher”
“Ice Cream Man”
“I’m The One”
“Jamie’s Cryin”
“Jump”
“Little Guitars”
“Loss Of Control”
“Mean Street”
“Panama”
“Pretty Woman”
“Romeo Delight”
“Running With The Devil”
“So This Is Love”
“Somebody Get Me A Doctor”
“Spanish Fly” (solo)
“Unchained”
“You Really Got Me”

Similar Tracks Also In The Game
Alter Bridge - “Come To Life”
Billy Idol - “White Wedding”
blink-182 - “First Date”
Deep Purple - “Space Truckin”
Foo Fighters - “Best Of You”
Foreigner - “Double Vision”
Fountains of Wayne - “Stacy’s Mom”
Jimmy Eat World - “Pain”
Judas Priest - “Painkiller”
Killswitch Engage - “The End Of Heartache”
Lenny Kravitz - “Rock And Roll Is Dead”
Queen - “I Want It All”
Queens of the Stone Age - “Sick, Sick, Sick”
Tenacious D - “Master Exploder”
The Clash - “Safe European Home”
The Offspring - “Pretty Fly For A White Guy”
Third Eye Blind - “Semi-Charmed Life”
Weezer - “Dope Nose”
Yellowcard - “The Takedown”

http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/05/acti...-release-date/

[Icemage]

Just... no. Getting access to only the David Lee Roth years of Van Halen is incredible amounts of fail.

Not to mention I already own 6 of the other tracks in Rock Band 2 (White Wedding, Space Truckin', Painkiller, Sick, Sick, Sick, Master Exploder, Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)), and a 7th is strongly rumored to be on the way (Semi-Charmed Life).

[tom pain]

No 'Dreams'? That's my fave VH song

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by tom pain

No 'Dreams'? That's my fave VH song

That's why I said only having the David Lee Roth era songs is just... unacceptable. Dreams was released in 1986, during the Sammy Hagar period of VH.

For what it's worth, my favorite Van Halen song is "Right Now", which is also from the Sammy Hagar era...

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Just... no. Getting access to only the David Lee Roth years of Van Halen is incredible amounts of fail.

Not to mention I already own 6 of the other tracks in Rock Band 2 (White Wedding, Space Truckin', Painkiller, Sick, Sick, Sick, Master Exploder, Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)), and a 7th is strongly rumored to be on the way (Semi-Charmed Life).

I'm rock band for life, but i had to post the news.. lol, they are going to kill the music genre games.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Just... no. Getting access to only the David Lee Roth years of Van Halen is incredible amounts of fail.

Not to mention I already own 6 of the other tracks in Rock Band 2 (White Wedding, Space Truckin', Painkiller, Sick, Sick, Sick, Master Exploder, Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)), and a 7th is strongly rumored to be on the way (Semi-Charmed Life).

Activision has raped the franchise enough; they brought Guitar Hero into the Band era, and they capitalized it with ridiculous ideas I couldn't possibly imagine. Their increasing popularity and infamy, and their pathetic attempt to capitalize the music genre with 'Hero' at the end of everything makes it to show I won't buy any Guitar Hero products from them anymore.

[cajmoyper]

Alter Bridge! But I don't really in the least bit like Van Halen.
Aerosmith
Metallica
The Beatles
Van Halen.
Somebody needs to get the rights to Led Zeppelin and whoever does will have my undying allegiance. I'm on the fence right now.

[Ukujiku]

I have no interest in buying this one. They suckered me into getting Aerosmith and Metallica. Wish they would at least put out some dlc for those 2. And I'm sure they'll treat this one just the same way. I'm sure after this one, there will be another one that contains the Sammy Hagar VH, and charge another 60 dollars for that one too. Meaning you would need to pay 120 dollars just for the full VH experience. Neversoft should quit before they ruin the franchise even more.

[Disciple of Vedder]

For those that don't know, the reason the Hagar tracks aren't included is because of Eddie Van Halen's neverending feud with him. Also, the original bassist Michael Anthony has been replaced by Eddie's teenage son (both in the game and the actual band). I agree that it is a huge mistake not to include all of their hits, regardless of the singer.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by cajmoyper

Alter Bridge! But I don't really in the least bit like Van Halen.
Aerosmith
Metallica
The Beatles
Van Halen.
Somebody needs to get the rights to Led Zeppelin and whoever does will have my undying allegiance. I'm on the fence right now.

I'm already putting my money that Harmonix will get Page, Plant and Jones to get involved in a Led Zeppelin: Rock Band for sure.

[Disciple of Vedder]

Originally Posted by kotsedriver

I'm already putting my money that Harmonix will get Page, Plant and Jones to get involved in a Led Zeppelin: Rock Band for sure.

There was an article awhile back about how Page refused to license any Zeppelin songs for either franchise. The quote was "You think of the drum part that John Bonham did on Led Zeppelin's first track on the first album, 'Good Times Bad Times'," he said. "How many drummers in the world can play that part, let alone on Christmas morning?"

I think he is missing the point... what's next, he'll decide their music is too good for the public in general and pull all Zeppelin albums from the shelves?

His attitude sure is strange for a man who let P Diddy soil the Zeppelin classic "Kashmir" in that god-awful "Come with Me" song on the "Godzilla" soundtrack. He lost a lot of credibility with me when I saw him playing alongside that talentless idiot on SNL.

original article:

http://www.nme.com/news/the-white-stripes/45521

another article on the subject:

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2008/07/led-zeppelin-un/

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Just... no. Getting access to only the David Lee Roth years of Van Halen is incredible amounts of fail.

Not to mention I already own 6 of the other tracks in Rock Band 2 (White Wedding, Space Truckin', Painkiller, Sick, Sick, Sick, Master Exploder, Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)), and a 7th is strongly rumored to be on the way (Semi-Charmed Life).

I agree. Don't want a game that doesn't include all members and songs. They shouldn'r aven call it Van halen since it includes Wolfgang Van Halen, No Michael Anthony, No Sammy Hagar, No Gary Cherone. I won't be getting this one.

[zedd_117]

Make it stop already with the Guitar Hero games. All of these "Band Editions" could just be DLC (sorry PS2 people). They could charge less money and probably sell more copies. Plus, they could come out with "Special Insturments", you want Eddie Van Halen's guitar, fine $39.95 please. See where I'm going.

I shouldn't even complain seeing as how I don't own nor play and of the -Hero games, but it just seems like they are over milking the cow.