Genre: Rhythm Game

Platform: Xbox 360

Publisher: Activision

Classification: 12 (PEGI)

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is like a breath of fresh air in a room that’s become stuffy, stale and somewhat funky – and that’s not funky in a melodic way either.

Activision have taken a very different approach with Warriors of Rock as it contains brand new game modes to help spice things up with a great selection of tracks that span decades.

They say that a change is as good as a break, and that’s exactly what Activision have achieved. The quest mode introduces a rock clad storyline that sees players gain control of musicians to help them unlock their inner potential and unleash the demigod that lay within. This provides some variation to the gameplay and creates a fantastic sense of achievement.

The Quickplay+ mode is an opportunity to pick up and play songs without the shackle of a storyline. Players earn stars by mastering the songs, which then contribute to their overall ranking.

So whether you’re after a classic like Credence Clearwater Revivals Fortunate Son or The White Stripe’s Seven Nation Army, there’s a selection of 93 tracks available that vary in genre and style greatly.

Band instruments are supported and multiplayer can be played over the Internet or on the same console.

We were fortunate enough to play with the new guitar, which feels great, has chrome sections and is customisable like never before. If you’re looking for a new guitar, be it you first, second, third, fourth or fifth – there’s never been a better time.

SCORE: 7 / 10

TRACK LIST:

A Perfect Circle – "The Outsider"

Aerosmith – "Cryin'"

AFI – "Dancing Through Sunday"

Alice Cooper – "No More Mr. Nice Guy"

Alter Bridge – "Ties That Bind"

Anberlin – "The Feel Good Drag"

Anthrax – "Indians"

Arch Enemy – "Nemesis"

Atreyu – "Ravenous"

Avenged Sevenfold – "Bat Country"

Bad Brains – "Re-Ignition (Live)"

Band Of Skulls – "I Know What I Am"

Black Sabbath – "Children Of The Grave"

Blind Melon – "Tones Of Home"

Blue Öyster Cult – "Burnin' For You"

Bush – "Machinehead"

Buzzcocks – "What Do I Get?"

Children Of Bodom – "If You Want Peace... Prepare For War"

Creedence Clearwater Revival – "Fortunate Son"

The Cure – "Fascination Street"

Deep Purple – "Burn"

Def Leppard – "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"

Dethklok – "Bloodlines"

The Dillinger Escape Plan – "Setting Fire To Sleeping Giants"

Dire Straits – "Money For Nothing"

DragonForce – "Fury of the Storm"

Drowning Pool – "Bodies"

Edgar Winter– "Free Ride"

Fall Out Boy – "Dance, Dance"

Five Finger Death Punch – "Hard To See"

Flyleaf – "Again"

Foo Fighters – "No Way Back"

Foreigner – "Feels Like The First Time"

George Thorogood and The Destroyers – "Move It On Over (Live)"

The Hives – "Tick Tick Boom"

Interpol – "Slow Hands"

Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"

Jethro Tull – "Aqualung"

John 5 – "Black Widow Of La Porte"

KISS – "Love Gun"

Linkin Park – "Bleed It Out"

Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Call Me The Breeze (Live)"

Megadeth – "Sudden Death"

Megadeth – "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due"

Megadeth – "This Day We Fight!"

Metallica & Ozzy Osbourne – "Paranoid (Live)"

Muse – "Uprising"

My Chemical Romance – "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

Neil Young – "Rockin' In The Free World"

Nickelback – "How You Remind Me"

Night Ranger – "(You Can Still) Rock In America"

Nine Inch Nails – "Wish"

The Offspring – "Self Esteem"

Orianthi – "Suffocated"

Pantera – "I'm Broken"

Phoenix – "Lasso"

Poison – "Unskinny Bop"

Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Queensrÿche – "Jet City Woman"

Rammstein – "Waidmanns Heil"

The Ramones – "Theme From Spiderman"

Red Rider – "Lunatic Fringe"

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

Rise Against – "Savior"

The Rolling Stones – "Stray Cat Blues"

The Runaways – "Cherry Bomb"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 1 – Overture"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 2 - The Temples Of Syrinx"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 3 – Discovery"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 4 – Presentation"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 5 - Oracle: The Dream"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 6 – Soliloquy"

Rush – "2112 Pt. 7 - Grand Finale"

RX Bandits – "It's Only Another Parsec..."

Silversun Pickups – "There's No Secrets This Year"

Slash featuring Ian Astbury – "Ghost"

Slayer – "Chemical Warfare"

Slipknot – "Psychosocial"

Snot – "Deadfall"

Soundgarden – "Black Rain"

Steve Vai – "Speeding" (Vault Version)

Stone Temple Pilots – "Interstate Love Song"

Strung Out – "Calling"

Styx – "Renegade"

Sum 41 – "Motivation"

Tesla – "Modern Day Cowboy"

Them Crooked Vultures – "Scumbag Blues"

Third Eye Blind – "Graduate"

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – "Listen To Her Heart"

Twisted Sister – "We're Not Gonna Take It"

The Vines – "Get Free"

The White Stripes – "Seven Nation Army"

ZZ Top – "Sharp Dressed Man (Live)"