Take the very successful Guitar Hero franchise and offer fans small versions which focus on only one band, and you got something which could either be very good, or very bad. Whit Guitar Hero Metallica, it was mostly good, but in the case of Guitar Hero: Van Halen, it’s very bad. Actually, it’s a total mess. Just like old bands that reunited one last time for the sake of money, this game should never have been made.

In Guitar Hero: Van Halen, you follow the group through their tour, playing at different venues, from small to big, and the game is packed with 25 Van Halen tracks, 3 signature Eddie Van Halen guitar solos, and 19 guest acts — which are nothing but crappy impressions done by other bands. And guess what? It caries a full price. $60 for something which should, at best, have been a DLC add-on to Guitar Hero 5. Read the rest of the review