

You can jump into any of these channels and start playing along, just as if you were pretending to play along with MTV during the short period in which the network actually played music videos. GHTV features several streaming channels of different music genres, each constantly playing music videos arranged thematically as shows. This is the bulk of the game's online content, and it trades crowds for music videos. It will also include Guitar Hero TV, or GHTV. Music VideosThe live part of Guitar Hero Live is just half of the game. It's a trade-off for the perspective and use of video, and you're rewarded with a much more realistic sense of how it feels to play for a crowd.

A handful of different preset bands, also captured on video and reacting to how you perform, play different genres of songs at different venues, but you can't do much to make the band feel like your own personal project. This use of a first-person view and video footage means Guitar Hero Live will have fewer customization options for players and bands than earlier games. If you do really well and energize the crowd, they can even sing along.

The crowds and your bandmates react to how you're playing-either by cheering, or looking confused and disappointed by your performance. Activision recorded throngs of crowds at different venues responding to different songs, and you play from the stage, looking out at them. Guitar Hero Live changes that completely, putting the game in first-person perspective with video footage. Playing LivePrevious Guitar Hero games took place in third-person, with panning shots across a computer-generated band and the player's intentionally cartoonish avatar.
