Similar to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Metallica presents songs from Metallica's history roughly in chronological order, but it focuses more on the group today than the band's history. A new Drum Mode offers the possibility to play the drums without an existing drum track to create new rhythms, and the Battle mode (from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock), has been updated with Metallica influences for the power-ups, with names like Fade To Black, Under The Ice and Ride The Lightning. The game also includes the GHTunes from World Tour where new songs can be created and shared. Performances are rated with stars and a certain amount is needed to progress and unlock a new set.

Stars: Kirk Hammett, Brad Hawkins, James Hetfield, Jeff Hoferer. Progress is made by completing sets of songs, rather than a series of gigs as in Guitar Hero: World Tour, set in venues that were in important in the band's career. Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game of the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one band, with support for lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Bonus features include various videos and trivia about the songs. The music selection consists of 28 master recordings and 21 additional songs by others selected by the band. The members also did motion capture sessions for the avatars in the game. This edition adds an Expert+ difficulty mode where players need to drum using a second bass pedal to mimic the playing style of Lars Ulrich, the drummer of the band. The storyline describes how a band wants to follow in the footsteps of the Metallica and become a leading act on their tour. Game description: This title largely borrows from the novelties introduced in Guitar Hero: World Tour, with band career modes for single or multiple players with a storyline drawn as a cartoon, competitive modes online, and the possibility to play with different instruments such as a regular guitar, a bass guitar, drums, and doing the vocals. Game review links: IGN: 8.5/10, Metacritic: 82/100

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