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Guitar Hero 5

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The fifth game in the core Guitar Hero franchise, and the third in the series from Activision and Neversoft. Though the game goes by the Guitar Hero moniker, it features full-band gameplay like its predecessor, Guitar Hero World Tour.

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Giant Bomb Review

"Neversoft delivers a bubbly, slick-looking Guitar Hero game that benefits from big production values and a more accessible feel, and suffers from some questionable choices and a track list that lacks cohesion."

— Giantbomb

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3.58/5

Average score of 18 user reviews

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Smells Like Teen Spirit

by linksocarina on September, 8 2026

The 2009 stretch of Guitar Hero releases is kind of insane when you look at it with hindsight. Earlier in the year you had Guitar Hero:Metallica and Smash Hits released on mainline consoles, with the… Read more

Unimproved and unimpressive

July, 12 2010

Here we are in the early fall of 2009; a season geared up with a ton of eagerly anticipated releases. But of course, can the fall go by without another main entry in the Guitar Hero franchise? By the… Read more

Breathing life into a tired franchise.

October, 17 2009

I can't quite put my finger on it. By all rights, Guitar Hero 5 can't really be all that different from World Tour, can it? Yet, the small tweaks and improvements have gone a long way to making this e… Read more

Jack in a box.

by siresly on September, 17 2009

Hadn't bought one of these since Guitar Hero 3. Felt like it was time to give the genre a try again. What I was actually interested in purchasing was Rock Band 2, but there's no RB2 guitar bundle here… Read more

Let's stop playing the "Enabler"

September, 7 2009

First off I just want to say, I love the GH series. Furthermore, I do like this game. The problem is, I am tired of enabling these companies. This is the series that among all games should be made int… Read more

Good fun, but lacking that special something

by billygoat117 on September, 6 2009

When Guitar Hero 5 works right, it's a great experience. When it doesn't, well, you better buckle up for some frustration. Guitar Hero 5, as you may have heard, is a rhythm game. Surely enough rhythm… Read more

Serioiusly. C'mon already.

September, 6 2009

I dropped by a friend's to play Guitar Hero 5 the other day. It's been a long time since I touched the plastic fender stratocaster but I was looking forward to playing some Stones on a saturday. Picki… Read more

Nothing revolutionary, but still an enjoyable experience.

September, 4 2009

Guitar Hero 5 is by no means anything revolutionary, but the core elements are still satisfying enough to make this year’s iteration a worthwhile experience. The games most notable feature is its acce… Read more

Best guitar hero since the first one

September, 2 2009

First I'm not going to go into the gameplay much because its a guitar hero game you know how it works. The graphics in this game are the best of any rhythm game to date. it really has a matured and re… Read more

Game details

Name

Guitar Hero 5

Platform

PlayStation 2 (Platform), Xbox 360 (Platform), PlayStation 3 (Platform), Wii (Platform), Windows Phone (Platform)

Developer

Blizzard Albany (Company), Neversoft Entertainment (Company), Budcat Creations (Company)

Publisher

Activision (Company), RedOctane, Inc. (Company)

Genre

Music/Rhythm (Genre)

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