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Guitar Hero Downloadable Content Announced, Expensive

Posted by Zonk on from the need-my-rocking-to-be-more-affordable dept.

Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog has the word on the first three downloadable content packs for Guitar Hero II on the 360. The good news is that song selections include tracks like 'Ace of Spades', 'Killer Queen', and 'Bark at the Moon'. The bad news is that buying just three songs is 500 points. "The price of around $2 per song isn't outrageous, but it isn't generous either. I'd also prefer they allow you to buy each song alone, instead of being forced into the bundles. It's also worth noting that if you bought every song in the original Guitar Hero at this rate, you'd pay $97.92. Not exactly a compelling deal."

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  1. Disgusting... by morari · · Score: 0, Troll

    Paying for additional content that is probably, in most cases, left out of the game originally just for this purpose? It's disgusting, and is going to ruin gaming even more than it becoming mainstream popular already had. But hey, whatever, maybe the console kiddies of today just don't know what it was like ten years ago, when the companies would not only continue to add to and patch their games for years to come but also support dedicated groups of unpaid individuals who wanted nothing more than to work hard and release large scale mods... for free! This aspect of PC gaming is going to quickly die out if people continue to be stupid enough to pay for financially insignificant content (horse armor?!)

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    "He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing." --Paul Atreides, Dune
  2. Need a better selection that that by KlomDark · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm not paying a fucking cent for Killer Queen. That's one of the most awful crap songs I've ever heard. I'd be embarrassed to play it. I don't really like Queen in the first place, but they could at least release "Stone Stone Crazy" or "Another One Bites the Dust", not sappy shit-rock like Killer Queen.

    I suppose next we'll be 'treated' to more shit like Bohemian Rhapsody. What a let down when they had that shit song on Wayne's World.

    I'd like to have Bark at the Moon, but if I'm forced to get Killer Queen, I'll just skip the whole thing.

    We're averaging zero on the three pack:

    +1: Bark at the Moon
    0: Ace of Spades - just average. I tend to ignore it on the radio
    -1: Killer Queen - Once again, are you fucking kidding me?