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Guitar Hero: Van Halen exposed

Latest spin off breaks cover via leaked Achievements list
Activision's latest music spin-off, Guitar Hero: Van Halen has been exposed via a leaked Achievements list that's appeared on the internet.

The Achievements, which were spotted by Destructoid, confirm tracks "Little Guitars", "Cathedral", "Spanish Fly", "Eruption" and yes - Jump are to be included.

Virtual Van Halen will be gigging across West Hollywood, Dallas, London, The Netherlands, Los Angeles and Rome, the list reveals. There's also a create-a-tattoo option, which sounds nice.

The full list of Achievements is as follows:

  • Have You Seen His Grades? 5 GP (Complete a tutorial level)
  • It's Alive 5 GP (Unlock Eddie's Frankenstein guitar)
  • Ouch! 5 GP (Create a custom tattoo)
  • Intruder 10 GP (Complete the career intro)
  • Van Halen 10 GP (Complete a career on Beginner, Band or Solo)
  • Every Band Wants Some! 10 GP (Complete a song with the full band, 4 player band)
  • They Ran With The Devil 10 GP (All band members get a 50 note streak at the same time)
  • Somebody Get Them a Doctor 10 GP (Hit 100% of the notes in a song as a band)
  • Atomic Power Punk 10 GP (All band members activate star power at the same time)
  • Hung High 10 GP (All band members earn 8x multiplier at the same time)
  • EVH 10 GP (Unlock all of the Van Halen instruments)
  • The Broken Combs 15 GP (Complete a gig in West Hollywood)
  • Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Dallas 15 GP (Complete a gig in Dallas)
  • Far Away Lands 15 GP (Complete gigs in London and The Netherlands)
  • The Space Brothers 15 GP (Complete gigs in Los Angeles and Rome)
  • Van Halen II 15 GP (Complete a career on Easy)
  • Jump 15 GP (Complete all Van Halen songs)
  • Rock Out Big Cities 20 GP (Complete gigs in Berlin and New York City)
  • Unchained 20 GP (Unlock all Van Halen characters)
  • Women and Children First 25 (Complete a career on Medium)
  • Fair Warning 35 (Complete a career on Hard)
  • The Tour is Ending 35 GP (Complete a majority of the gigs)
  • Diver Down 45 GP (Complete a career on Expert)
  • 1984 55 GP (complete a career on Expert+)
  • The Wood Shed 60 GP (5 star guitar for 'Little Guitars,' 'Cathedral,' 'Spanish Fly,' and 'Eruption' on Expert)
  • 316 65 GP (5 Star all Van Halen songs on Bass Career)
  • Diamond in the Rough (5 Star all Van Halen songs on Vocal Career on Expert)
  • Double Bass Master 75 (5 Star all Van Halen songs on Drum Career)
  • Guitar God 100 GP (5 Star all Van Halen songs on Guitar Career) expert
  • 5150 100 GP (Complete all Van Halen songs on every instrument)

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Posted by korn_klown
oh god
Posted by ensabahnur
jesus, can they not just release these as downloadable packs instead of bringing out a new version every couple of months.

Rock Band FTW
Posted by ParmaViolet
I guess it really depends on how many tracks they include in the game. Sometimes it'd probably work out cheaper to buy the full game (if you wanted all the tracks, that is).

Van Halen aren't really my cup of tea, so I doubt I'll be picking this one up.

:)
Posted by flash501
Exactly, it's really starting to get out of hand now, 90% of the songs they release for download every week are cack, and then as soon as they get something worthwhile they put it out as a separate game just so they can make more money from it.

At least this is better than lego rock band, I suppose.
Posted by euanb123
I wish everyone would stop buying these cash ins.
Posted by Sideys
YES. Stop the cash ins.


But PLEASE release GH: IRON MAIDEN.
Posted by ~platinumplayer~
You can bet my ass that when GH: Iron Maiden comes out that I will have it as a day 1 buy.
Posted by RLRL_
Van halen are just awesome... If I was actually a fan of the Guitar hero franchise i'd probably buy it, but instead I have their whole discography much better purchase...
Posted by ParmaViolet
Thing is - GH is pretty much the perfect model for cashing-in...this was always going to happen.

It could have just simply failed at the first game. It was a gamble getting people to fork out on the controller and game, but it worked on the strength of the gameplay and general reception. The franchise has just gotten stronger and onto astronomical proportions....then we get Rock Band, which just ups the ante.

I don't see the problem with these band-centred editions - if you're a fan, you'll buy it...if you aren't, you'll consider it. For Activision, it's relatively low-cost and they can continue to churn them out...thing is, they'll eventually (hopefully) use a band I love. Van Halen isn't it, but the rumoured GH: Hendrix would be great. I do prefer how Rock Band does it, but I don't think these are that bad a thing.

:)
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