Adding support for a second drum pedal and finally placing multiplayer meters in plain view, Guitar Hero: Metallica is more metal than mecha-godzilla holding a bag of spoons while scaling a skyscraper.

Available on: PS3 , Xbox 360, Wii, PS2
Genre: Simulation
Release date: Mar 29, 2009
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Neversoft

Franchise: Guitar Hero
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player CO-OP

1 player SOLO

Online

8 player VS

9 AWESOME
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The best Guitar Hero yet – IF you like Metallica

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It’s getting tough to review Guitar Hero and Rock Band games, simply because they’re all pretty identical once you get beyond the tracklists. Sure, you might find a tweak here or there, but in truth, this series has been practically perfect from its inception. Guitar Hero: Metallica is more of the same goodness. ...

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