Miis take stage in Wii World Tour

  • By TomM_GScom, GameSpot
  • Posted Aug 21, 2008 12:59 am GMT

Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock may have drawn a less-favorable reception from critics due to its comparatively limited instrument set, but it went on to dramatically outsell its most direct competitor, MTV Games' Rock Band. With Guitar Hero World Tour, the publisher has addressed...

Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock may have drawn a less-favorable reception from critics due to its comparatively limited instrument set, but it went on to dramatically outsell its most direct competitor, MTV Games' Rock Band. With Guitar Hero World Tour, the publisher has addressed that feature deficiency in a major way by introducing a five-pad drum set, karaoke tracks, and a robust song creator, among other additions.

With those features slated to arrive for all editions of the game, developer Vicarious Visions has a few Wii-specific tweaks up its sleeve. RedOctane representatives confirmed for GameSpot today that Guitar Hero World Tour on the Wii will include Mii integration in the new Mii Freestyle mode.

Featuring user-created Miis and designed to cater toward the Wii's broad audience, the Mii Freestyle mode acts as a way to ease in new gamers by "giv[ing] players the freedom to play what they want, when they want, while still providing some guidance." Not unlike Nintendo's Wii Music, the Wii Freestyle mode will also allow for players to "air drum" using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

As previously noted, World Tour will also improve over GHIII on the Wii by offering downloadable content. Further explaining how DLC will be delivered, the publisher noted that players will be able to browse, sort, sample, and download tracks through a new in-game Music Store.

Guitar Hero World Tour is expected to arrive on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Wii this fall. For more on the game, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

53 Comments

  • DA17

    Posted Oct 10, 2008 9:39 pm GMT

    Miis in gh world tour is awesome!

  • madgamer11087

    Posted Sep 1, 2008 10:39 am GMT

    i think the mii ting is kind of cool but i dont really care.

  • Gam3rKidd

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 7:06 pm GMT

    It's funny to think of cute little Miis playing hard rock, but they should stay where they belong... in Wii Music...

  • sonicking2004

    Posted Aug 27, 2008 2:16 pm GMT

    The "Mii thing" would be cool...if you could use the character customization to tweak their appearance. Still, it'd be cool if I could rock out to selections such as many of the songs from Majora's Mask, or any of the songs from Chrono Trigger or the Castlevania series.

  • eheid

    Posted Aug 24, 2008 5:52 pm GMT

    Who cares about the mii thing......I just can't wait for the downloadable content!!!!!!!!

  • Nintendude92k

    Posted Aug 24, 2008 8:27 am GMT

    Hah, cool. I myself probabbly won't use a Mii, can't picture them on these venues and rocking to those lyrics, but at least they gave some tweaks to the younger gamers.

    And it's about time for DLC. I've had 1,000 Wii pts saved for months. SD support is nice too, my Wii is stuffed. >_>

    As for Nintendo themed DLC, the song creator/download service will deliver. It's rumored that Neversoft composed YYZ and Cliffs of Dover as sample songs, so I'd imagine we can make any Nintendo theme our hearts desire, and the best will end up high on the GH tune rankings for all to enjoy. Perks of having a Wii finally paying off.

  • XDXDXDXDXDXDXD

    Posted Aug 23, 2008 4:21 pm GMT

    Sweet

  • tysse23

    Posted Aug 23, 2008 3:53 pm GMT

    lol, mii's playing heavy metal :S

  • okassar

    Posted Aug 22, 2008 8:36 pm GMT

    I mean I guess you never have something to lose when they give more options to the consumer like that,but in the end,Mii's are a joke,bubbly pieces of $%#$ that don't do anything,and don't try to defend them because you know it took Nintendo like 10 seconds to develop that #$%#.Miis are so easy to put in a game,that's why Nintendo made them,they are a cheap way to win over some peeps who are fooled into thinking that Miis are cute and fun...

  • madgamer11087

    Posted Aug 22, 2008 12:17 pm GMT

    this game looks great

  • dark_being

    Posted Aug 22, 2008 2:02 am GMT

    Cool, I guess...

  • hannify

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 5:39 pm GMT

    i agree with nintendo dcl. They have some good music especially Zelda music

  • KingGamer92

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 3:15 pm GMT

    Finally we can download songs on the Wii. WOO Hoo!

  • wiifan001

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 10:38 am GMT

    Miis FTW!

  • Mutt45

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 10:01 am GMT

    mrballistix, the wii version of World Tour is exactly the same as the Xbox360 and PS3 version, only with these extras. There will also be character customization in the wii version.

  • prashanta7

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 9:59 am GMT

    this is all that wii music has to offer

  • raahsnavj

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 9:18 am GMT

    hahahahahaha!!! GH just added a Wii Music mode! It is good to see the Wii is getting what its demographic demands.

  • marvingamebeast posted Aug 21, 2008 7:52 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    marvingamebeast

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 7:52 am GMT (hide)

    That is why I am getting this for my 360 instead of my wii

  • marvingamebeast

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 7:52 am GMT

    Um N-One what you think they are going to have mario theme song dlc.

  • N-One

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 7:44 am GMT

    I ment Nintendo-based Tracks as DLC only on Wii, but thanks for the thumbs-up, Mega1101.

  • mrballistix

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 7:24 am GMT

    But for the love of god! I just want character customization!!

  • Mario980

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 6:09 am GMT

    Mii Freestyle sounds like wii music but a lot better and you actualy get to do stuff

  • ScionofEntropy

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 4:57 am GMT

    DLC? Finally? Well, works for me. I don't know about the price tag for games like this and Rock Band, but at least they're adding features and such to justify the price more thoroughly. May pick this up after the inevitable price drops.

  • David_Kniffin

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 3:27 am GMT

    I wonder if Wii will get Nintendo game based songs, like how 360 got Halo Theme and PS3 got God of War Theme. I'd love to see a Zelda or Metroid song done GH style!

  • fabz_95

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 2:25 am GMT

    Lol Swrd I think you're right
    Still its great that the develpers are finally taking the wii seriously by having DLC. Maybe now it can compete with the others

  • swrdof1000trths

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 1:40 am GMT

    So this little mode in World Tour is basically all Wii Music has to offer?

  • ctg867

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 11:24 pm GMT

    Wow. That actually sounds kinda cool. I won't be playing it (don't own or want to own a Wii), but that's actually pretty cool and should be good news for the audience.

  • konradak

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 11:24 pm GMT

    Nehh. I'll just get it on the 360.

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 11:07 pm GMT

    meh .... im so sick of music games by now this doesnt peep my interest at ALL...

  • Thunder_Cat_1

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 10:31 pm GMT

    I might rent it for the "Air Drums"

  • highlar

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 9:28 pm GMT

    @Blanez90 & xblane:

    I've been following the IGN Wii team and their interviews with VV, and what I have been hearing from them is that the DLC will be able to be downloaded to and played FROM an SD card. So, VV appears to have discovered the way that Nintendo uses for SSBB to save to and play directly from the SD card for game play. Its been sounding ot me like that option has ALWAYS been there...what ISN'T is only the ability to play VC games from the SD card. But playing in game content from a card? Sounds like its pretty likely at this point!

  • ranman1990

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 8:53 pm GMT

    how do u get to see chuck norris captain falcon and snake jam together .... !!! tell me how

  • xblane posted Aug 20, 2008 7:56 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xblane

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 7:56 pm GMT (hide)

    I still can't believe the DLC for Wii, don't get me wrong, I'm loving it, but not until I see it will I be convinced.

  • the_undisturbed

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 7:40 pm GMT

    Now I get to see Captain Falcon, Snake, and Chuck Norris rock out together

  • SSBFan12 posted Aug 20, 2008 7:01 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    SSBFan12

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 7:01 pm GMT (hide)

    That is so stupid for Harmonix to do that come on.

  • kaizon

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:57 pm GMT

    @Mardil: I meant in gameplay. EA used the Mii's just as a Player Icon. As for SEGA, I haven't played Mario & Sonic At the Olympic Games, so I had no idea.

  • Thebomb44

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:46 pm GMT

    I don't see what the big deal is, since there are already customizable characters. I still think it's great that the Wii is again getting some tweaks to use it to full advantage, like GH3's Wii speaker implementation, but I'm still not going to be getting it on Wii over 360.

  • Mardil

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:25 pm GMT

    EA and Sega have used the Miis before kaizon...

  • Mardil

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:25 pm GMT

    EA and Sega have used the Miis before kaizon...

  • kaizon

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:18 pm GMT

    Finally Nintendo stopped being so stubborn and let a third-party game use Mii's.

  • DrMatta posted Aug 20, 2008 6:17 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    DrMatta

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:17 pm GMT (hide)

    Am i the ONLY person in the world that hates Miis? They look cheap, stupid and have no charisma whatsoever.

  • Amm795

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:12 pm GMT

    not bad. game keeps getting better. Wii version definitley isnt missing out.

  • Mega1101

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:12 pm GMT

    N-ONE reply: that would be awesome playing Nintendo soundtracks in World Tour

  • Lord_Artix

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 6:05 pm GMT

    So, why is it that Harmonix, the original brains behind this series and by far the "innovator" couldn't get DLC onto the Wii Rock Band, demanding an HDD from Nintendo, yet Vicarious Visions can get it done?

  • Blanez90

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:51 pm GMT

    @Aubinstein

    2 things

    1. A hard drive. Downloading like 3 songs then deleting them to get another 3 songs is retarded.

    2. Achievements. Call me stupid, but they have become a main reason for me to play games.

  • whitepaul

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:42 pm GMT

    Nice addition to Mii functionality but the Miis are a system that had alot of potential but (as with the Wi-Fi and Message board) was implemented in too limited a fashion to be more than a brief amusment.

  • aubinstein

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:36 pm GMT

    @bored_gamer

    .......Why? With the Wii version your getting more bang for your buck.

  • J-man45

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 5:19 pm GMT

    wait, does that mean that you can also use your Mii in th regular career, too?

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