All versions are sold with a wired SG Gibson guitar, which is red for version I and black for versions II and III. Guitar Hero versions I, II and III are all supported by PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 ,Xbox 360,Wii, as well as by PC and Mac OS X. You will firstly need to understand the game platforms on which the games are supported. Rock Band is a product of Harmonix Music Systems, and was first released in November 2007. Guitar Hero was first released in 2005, originally by RedOctane. How you choose between the two games may as well come down to your individual tastes for rock music and instruments. Both games include single player and multiplayer modes, as well as online play capability.

The two are very impressive music games, and the basic functioning for both games is pretty similar, but there are a few elements you will find in one that are not available in the other.

Avid music gamers are equally divided (and rightly so) in their battle for the best console rocker between Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

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