Guitar Hero, Playstation 3, Rock Band, Xbox 360
Guitar Hero World Tour vs. Rock Band 2
The past 11 years have witnessed a dramatic evolution in the music gaming genre. Titles like PaRappa the Rapper and Frequency brought rhythm games out of the dark, and 2005’s release of Guitar Hero elevated music gaming to a whole new level. Since then, the genre has exploded, and Rock Band has become perhaps the most innovative music game to date–but there may be competition fast approaching: developers Neversoft and Harmonix look to keep the evolutionary ball rolling with their announced sequels to last year’s killer games, Guitar Hero III and Rock Band.
