DJ Hero, Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5 Coming 2009

Activision's music game onslaught continues. Not only do we have Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and maybe even Hendrix coming soon (not to mention the Metallica version that has been and gone), but they've announced four more games in the franchise to arrive this year.

The most obvious is Guitar Hero 5, whose big selling point this time is the ability for players to drop in and out of songs, change instruments and adjust difficulty levels on the fly. Next, we have a new Guitar Hero On Tour DS game coming, which is no surprise either given the investment they must have made in developing the peripheral.

However, the next two are a bit more interesting. We have DJ Hero, which is said to bring a more urban contemporary sound and a brand new controller (see attached the mockup pics). Finally, there's Band Hero, which is basically the full band gameplay of Guitar Hero: World Tour, but with Top 40 tracks and a focus on families.

Do you think they're going too far? Sound off in the comments!

Reader Comments:

Posted by Master Chief 15/05/2009 6:41pm

It's like I'm reading Metallica but I'm thinking Aerosmith, and I'm reading Aerosmith, but I'm thinking Metallica!