Guitar Hero: Metallica

So the time has come for yet another music rhythm game to hit the market. If you've read my blog much, you know I love these types of games. I used to be big on the platformer games, but these have taken my heart since they couple video games with one of my other loves: music. I'm actually running a bit behind on my collection of these games, though, and I'm not sure I'll catch up before this Metallica game comes out. 

I still lack the Rock Band track packs -- all three of them. Thats 40 random songs and an entire disk dedicated to AC/DC. I also happen to need (yes, that's a need) Rock Band 2. Now, I know that seems a bit strange going for random songs, but I only play it to play the songs. I actually don't care what the songs are. In fact, I've discovered some new (and old) songs that it turns out I like. I would never have discovered these if not for Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I love that Rush song, "Tom Sawyer," but I wouldn't have known it so well if not for Rock Band. Metallica is actually another one, since I've enjoyed a couple songs from previous games.

But here's the most interesting part (to me) about this upcoming game. If you've ever, ever seen a picture of the Metallica band, you might notice the drummer has two, not one, bass drums at his disposal. This new game is going to be a full band game meaning guitar, bass, vocals...and drums. So how is it fair that the real drummer has two drums and we only get one? 

Get this. The game will be sold as a stand alone, not a package containing the guitar, drums, and microphone, but sold separately will be...a second bass pedal. Time out! A second pedal? Meaning that we can actually play some double pedaled bass drum?! I don't have the Guitar Hero drums, but with this revelation, the need for such an extraneous item becomes even higher on the want list. I can't help but wonder how you work a double pedaled bass drum if the drums only have one plug for the pedal. 

The geek mind works and I wonder if they're using a splitter to plug in both pedals. And if that's the case, could a similar principal be used on Rock Band to plug in a second pedal? Ah, imagine the possibilities. Those annoying speed bass pedal songs would be so much easier having a second pedal down there. I know, they're supposed to be possible with only one pedal, but my leg wears out on some of those expert level parts. Oh well...

So, though I'm not a huge Metallica fan, I do enjoy some of their songs, and I'm a sucker for these games, so I'll be wanting this one too. Of course, it's supposed to be a bit harder than GH World Tour, but the Metallica songs that are in the other games are in the upper levels, so that's to be expected. I probably won't get it on March 29, when it comes out, but eventually...it will be mine, too.