Guitar Hero 5 vs Guitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5 gives you and your friends the chance to be Rock Stars and play or sing to some of the most loved music around the world. There are a variety of instruments you can play from guitars to drums and everything in between, as well as the option to sing along to the songs too. Use existing instruments or the new ones provided with the game to enjoy a group game full of music and fun.With 85 new tracks, and a host of new playable characters there are a lot of options for you in this 5th installment of the game. The ability to buy the game alone and use your existing instruments is really nice, and you can also get a new set too. Enjoy the career mode solo or with friends, or just jump straight into a song with the much easier menu system.
Guitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero Live is the Guitar Hero that Activision came up with after a long 5-year hiatus in the series. Featuring a recorded "live" audience, this game brings you a lot closer to actually being on stage playing to a crowd than ever before. In addition, your bandmates will react as they play alongside you as well. Try the game's first-person view and you'll get to feel like one of the band members as you play!One of the hallmarks of the Guitar Hero series, aside from its iconic guitar controller, is the insane music variety. From Ed Sheeran to System of a Down, to even indie bands, you can find a ton of your favorite songs to strum your plastic guitar to in this game. The game also has a multiplayer feature called Rivals where you can have a showdown with another player online. The best part about this game though is the Guitar Hero TV (GHTV). This allows your friends to enjoy the music video which is live-streamed in the background as you play to the music.
Playing music in front of what supposedly is a live audience is very different from playing for the sake of getting a perfect combo score. This is exactly the experience that Guitar Hero Live is trying to provide through its gameplay and it did a really great job of it.