Mike rocks the world in the latest Guitar Hero outing for the PS3…

The rise and rise of the music game rolls on.

The latestGuitar Herogame, dubbedWorld Tour, is surely the most important in the series lifespan.

Luckily, first impressions suggest that it can.

Boot the game up and youll be confronted by a mixture of the new and old.

The major new feature is the music creation suite, the Music Studio.

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The career mode is, of course, familiar to mostGuitar Heroplayers.

Itll be less frustrating, sure, but could also be less rewarding.

The quick play mode has seen a revision.

Its a better way of doing things than going back to the song list and choosing every time.

And then theres the track listing.

Its been well-publicised and will depend almost entirely on your own tastes.

Belting out vocals is just likeSingStar.

Neversoft has evidently decided that if it aint broke you shouldnt fix it.

Rating:

4 out of 5