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So by now you’ve all heard of, if not played Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Both of the titles are games that “simulate” actually playing a guitar. There’s so much talk going on about these two titles right now as they both will have new versions coming out this fall or holiday season, we’ve decided to dedicate today’s [WD] to some of the better Guitar Hero clones out there guaranteed to decrease your productivity.
- Guitar Master: This is a fun little game, however the songs are short and there’s a lot of lag between key hits and key recognition. The upside is if you don’t want to look like too much of a dork and work on your home row positions, it uses the standard “asdjkl.” Otherwise we’d suggest moving right past this one.
- Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe: This little gem offers up quite a few songs to choose from. Downside is the use of different keys in the same screen positions depending on whether you are hitting or holding the note.
- Molson’s Amped Up: This game isn’t too bad…well, the thought was there. Unfortunately the thought was advertising. This game allows you to hold the keyboard more like a keytar, and uses music from well-known bands, but like Guitar Master the input is laggy, eh?
- Guitar Hero 3 Online: As expected, this is probably the best Guitar Hero experience you can get at work. The song selection is a little lacking, but the game play is there, so you’re guaranteed a fix to alleviate your rock jonz.
- BONUS: Accordian Hero. If only THIS was real.
- EXTRA-CREDIT: Frets on Fire (Download Required)
