Play Guitar Hero - On Tour (DSRP)(E) Online

Guitar Hero: On Tour arrived on the Nintendo DS in 2008, published by Activision. It was a bold attempt to translate the living room console experience of Guitar Hero onto a handheld, a time when developers were really pushing the hardware's limits with unique peripherals.

You control a guitarist in a band, playing through a setlist of rock songs by hitting notes as they scroll down the touch screen. The main objective is to complete songs with a high score to unlock new tracks and venues. The signature mechanics are the Guitar Grip peripheral you slot into the DS, which has four colored fret buttons for your left hand, and using the stylus in your right hand to strum or tap the screen for star power sections. The pacing is frantic, and the difficulty ramps up quickly, demanding real coordination. It feels surprisingly immersive for a few songs at a time, a clever little pocket-sized concert.