Gaming - Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

All said and done, this compilation of some of the greater songs in past Guitar Hero history is not a bad game. It's loaded with a great variety of very entertaining songs to play, and features an updated version of the Music Studio that is in a few aspects superior to World Tour's.

First off, the game comes loaded with 48 songs. In the vein of the original Guitar Hero games, you complete the game gradually by beating sets of five songs at a time. When it comes down to it, it didn't take me nearly as long to burn through the setlist as it for World Tour, which featured twice as many songs. But it was pretty fun to revisit some of my more favorite songs from Guitar Hero II, as I never managed to get my own copy of the game.

Having said that, if you own the first three GH games, there's much less reason to pick up this package. Sure, Smash Hits allows you to rock out with three of your friends Rock Band-style, but let's face it; that's never been what Guitar Hero is really all about. You could be much better off opting for Guitar Hero: Metallica, or waiting for Guitar Hero V till it hits this September.

Still, overall, I myself was quite happy with my purchase.

7 out of 10