While Roadie Battle definitely is about winning and not about playing music, I'm pretty sure those who love the Wii won't mind a bit.And the competitive types won't even have time to quip ""You used to be about the music, man,"" as they rock their hearts out to crush the competition.What Is It?Roadie Battle is the first of two watches gift Wii-exclusive Guitar Hero 5 modes — the other being Stage Manager.Roadie Battle links two DS consoles to a Wii so up to four players can play.Two Wii players actually play music while the two DS players play as roadies out to sabotage the rival bands' gear backstage to wreck the performance via stylus-based mini-game.
When a roadie succeeds in smashing the opponent's speakers or causing his pyrotechnics to malfunction, a status effect impedes the guitar player's progress.It's awfully hard to hit all the notes when everything's on fire.What We SawI played two rounds of Roadie Battle and backseat-gamed one other journalist's experience for replica watches.How Far Along Is It?Fairly final.Guitar Hero 5 is out September 1.What Needs Improvement?Maybe More Variety In Mini Games: There are four or so multi-tiered mini-games Roadies can choose to wreck things backstage or (when wrecked by the other roadie) try to repair.
Each usually involves scribbling with a stylus (for stuff like snapping guitar strings), blowing into the mic (to put out fires) or mashing a button at the exact right time (to switch out a backward-strung guitar with a good one).These mini-games never vary no matter what band you're with or which song you're playing – so I could web replica watches imagine gameplay getting a little stale, especially when everyone's memorized the stylus motions to each game.What Should Stay The Same?The Teamwork Dynamic: Controlling a roadie is about more than just blowing into your DS mic and frantically scribbling on the touch screen.
