Those interested in developing the next big thing for the music gaming genre need look no further than the Guitar Hero series for a lesson in monumental success. According to GameDaily, the series has already raked in over $1 billion for the series publisher, Activision, and in a record time of 26 months. The series has sold more than 14 million copies in North America since the release of the original Guitar Hero title in fall of 2005.
The brainchild of developer Harmonix, Guitar Hero captured the hearts of gamers with its varied selection of music and innovative guitar controller. Finally, gamers didn’t have to get their music gaming fix with controller in hand, making for a much more appealing experience to the casual gamer. Guitar Hero saw two Harmonix-headed sequels before the developer passed the torch to Neversoft, which was responsible for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Harmonix was able to make a comeback to the music gaming scene with its Rock Band title, which emphasizes the group experience over the complexity of solo shredding. The fundamental differences between the two titles means that even though the titles are competing in the sense that they are developed by different companies and share a similar gaming genre, fans will do well to get their mits on both. Although the success of Guitar Hero cannot be denied, time will tell if Neversoft will be able to refine the series well enough to keep up with Harmonix’s innovation and brilliantly-constructed gameplay modes.
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Those interested in developing the next big thing for the music gaming genre need look no further than the Guitar Hero series for a lesson in monumental success. According to GameDaily, the series has already raked in over $1 billion for the series publisher, Activision, and in a record time of 26 months. The series has sold more than 14 million copies in North America since the release of the original Guitar Hero title in fall of 2005.
The brainchild of developer Harmonix, Guitar Hero captured the hearts of gamers with its varied selection of music and innovative guitar controller. Finally, gamers didn’t have to get their music gaming fix with controller in hand, making for a much more appealing experience to the casual gamer. Guitar Hero saw two Harmonix-headed sequels before the developer passed the torch to Neversoft, which was responsible for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
Harmonix was able to make a comeback to the music gaming scene with its Rock Band title, which emphasizes the group experience over the complexity of solo shredding. The fundamental differences between the two titles means that even though the titles are competing in the sense that they are developed by different companies and share a similar gaming genre, fans will do well to get their mits on both. Although the success of Guitar Hero cannot be denied, time will tell if Neversoft will be able to refine the series well enough to keep up with Harmonix’s innovation and brilliantly-constructed gameplay modes.
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