Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

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Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
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Developer(s)	Beenox Studios
Publisher(s)	RedOctane
Distributor(s)	Activision
Release Date(s)	NA June 16, 2009 EU June 26, 2009
Genre(s)	Arcade, Rhythm and Beat
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer, Online
Available on	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
ESRB Rating	Teen

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is a rhythm video game that simulates playing instruments through a video game. Smash Hits is the tenth installment in the Guitar Hero series. It is also named Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits in Australia. It is derived of songs taken from previous games in the series. Namely, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, Guitar Hero III, and Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game permits full band play, which consists of playing lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals. Full band play was not present in the games listed, which is a major selling point for the video game.

Reception

IGN.com gave Guitar Hero: Smash Hits a 7.0, and labeled the game as decent. </br> Team Xbox gave the game a 6 out of 10.
The game is often criticized as being unnecessary as a full game. Critics say that the game should have been released as Downloadable Content for Guitar Hero: World Tour. However, the set list in the game was given generally high praise.