Band Hero: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Band Hero (2009) is a music video game developed by Neversoft Entertainment, available on PS3, Wii, X360, NDS, PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 73/100 on IGDB.

What is Band Hero about?

Band Hero is a spinoff video game as part of the Guitar Hero series of music rhythm games, released by Activision on November 3, 2009, for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS consoles. The game is structurally similar to Guitar Hero 5, and supports full band play (lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals) including the drop-in/drop-out and in-song instrument and difficulty change menus, and additional multiplayer modes as Guitar Hero 5. The console versions use instrument-shaped game controllers, while the DS version uses either the "Guitar Grip" introduced with the Guitar Hero: On Tour series or a new Drum Skin that comes with the game. Like previous games, virtual avatars of Taylor Swift, Adam Levine, and the band No Doubt are presented in the game.

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Key details

Band Hero was released in 2009 and supports single player, multiplayer, split screen. Platforms: PS3, Wii, X360, NDS, PS2. Developer: Neversoft Entertainment.

Should you play Band Hero?

A solid 73/100 aggregate score makes Band Hero a safe pick for fans of music.