Platforms
- PlayStation 3Nov 03, 20097.3playscore7.311 Critics7.3359 Players
- Xbox 360Nov 03, 20097.5playscore7.511 Critics7.6563 Players
16 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- The bottom line is Band Hero is going to be an awesome game to those who happen to fall neatly within its target demographic. However, the developers missed the opportunity to make Band Hero stand out as a unique offshoot of the main franchise with special features and additional content.
NATHAN MEUNIER · Nov 18, 2009 Reviewed on X360Read full review - Just like this review, Band Hero is strikingly close to Activision's former release; it's a game that comes across more as GH with a different musical focus, rather than as a new IP in its own right. Band Hero is far from being a bad game, but somewhere along the line it seems the new franchise's focus became a little confused.
Tom Orry · Nov 09, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Like Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero is a well put together, robust rhythm game, and Party Play mode is a great way to entice shy friends to join in the fun. There's a lot of good stuff here, unless, of course, you already own Guitar Hero 5, in which case it is little more than a full-price track pack. But if you're looking for more songs or interested to see what this plastic video game rock craze is all about, Band Hero is a great option.
Chris Watters · Nov 04, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - It’s hard to take Band Hero out of the context of its recent music game brethren. Band Hero is the least innovative of the bunch, but that certainly doesn’t make it bad. For players who found previous releases too hard-edged for their tastes, Band Hero is exactly what they’ve been waiting for.
Matt Miller · Nov 04, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360 - I'm pretty sure it's physically impossible for anyone to like Jesse McCartney. Just know that with the GH5 technology backing it up, you'll at least get a sound product on the back end. With that in mind, look at the song list, look at your wallet, and come to your own conclusion.
Jeff Gerstmann · Nov 04, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Band Hero is a good game, but it lacks any kind of spark that makes it feel unique. In the end, this is one of the examples people will point to when they talk about Activision milking the Guitar Hero franchise for all it's worth; even though this time the milk is quenching the thirst of every Taylor Swift fan out there with a plastic guitar.
GREG MILLER · Nov 03, 2009 Reviewed on X360Read full review - If you've already played Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero is the exact same thing, just with brighter lights and an easier setting.
Amanda L. Kondolojy · Nov 03, 2009 Reviewed on PS3, X360Read full review - Overall, Band Hero brings everything you’ve grown to love about Guitar Hero games. Challenging gameplay, superb sound quality from master recordings, celebrity motion capture, and unmatched multiplayer fun are all present here. If Hinder’s Lips of an Angel is the hardest you rock and Aly & AJ’s Like Whoa gets you singing in the car, then Band Hero is a great game, albeit overpriced.
VGChartz Staff · Jan 15, 2010 Reviewed onRead full review - Where Guitar Hero 5 hauled the series up to a quality plateau, adding a load of features that fans of the series can really appreciate, Band Hero is nothing more or less than a reskin. And even though it's a reskin of a superb game, the lack of concern for the credibility of the music and presentation can't help but cheapen it.
Keza Macdonald · Nov 10, 2009 Reviewed on PS3Read full review - Band Hero apenas amerita ser un juego aparte de Guitar Hero 5: ambos juegos comparten virtudes y defectos y un pack con lo más granado del repertorio de Band Hero hubiese sido casi con total seguridad suficiente, por más que las pocas novedades que éste incluye sean bienvenidas porque no empeoran el producto.
Miguel Ángel Serna · Nov 19, 2009 Reviewed on X360Read full review
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Brought to you by the makers of Guitar Hero, one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time, Band Hero features the hottest chart-topping hits from everyone's favorite bands including No Doubt, Nelly Furtado, Lily Allen, The All-American Rejects and Jackson 5. Headlined by some of the leading names in music as in-game artists and playable characters, including singer, songwriter and guitarist Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, Band Hero is the ultimate party game where friends and family can choose to join the band or "take five" at any time without interrupting the performance, in Party Play mode
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment