With the launch of Band Hero on Tuesday, the DLC machines at Activision are taking a breather, so there are no new downloadable tunes available today. But Activision would like to remind you that now that Band Hero’s out, you can import and export tracks between Band Hero and Guitar Hero 5.
Importing Band Hero tracks into Guitar Hero 5 costs $4.99, 400 Microsoft Points, or 500 Wii Points, and it includes almost all of the game’s 65 tracks. Here are the only four that aren’t available for transfer to GH5:
| Aly and AJ | Like Whoa |   |
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| Hilary Duff | So Yesterday |  |
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| Jesse McCartney | Beautiful Soul |  |
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| Styx | Mr. Roboto |  |
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I doubt many Guitar Hero 5 players will miss any of these, except perhaps “Mr. Roboto.” But let me tell you, that’s one of the few Band Hero tunes I was really disappointed by — only in that I was hoping it would be a lot more entertaining to play and sing than it ended up being.
Anyway, if you’ve got your Band Hero on, you can also transfer a good chunk of Guitar Hero 5′s tracks into the kinder, gentler interface of Band Hero. (Well, you can if you have a 360; apparently it’s going to take a bit to get this functional on PS3 and Wii.)The import will cost $5.99, 480 MS, or 600 Wii points. For that extra buck you get 8 more songs, for a total of 69 importable tracks. These are the exceptions:
| Billy Idol | Dancing with Myself |  |
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| Blur | Song 2 |  |
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| Bob Dylan | All Along the Watchtower |  |
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| David Bowie | Fame |  |
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| Gorillaz | Feel Good Inc. |  |
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| Iron Maiden | 2 Minutes to Midnight |  |
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| Kings of Leon | Sex on Fire |  |
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| Muse | Plug In Baby |  |
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| Queen & David Bowie | Under Pressure |  |
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| Rammstein | Du Hast |  |
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| Screaming Trees | Nearly Lost You |  |
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| Sonic Youth | Incinerate | N/A | |
| Tom Petty | Runnin’ Down a Dream |  |
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| Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | American Girl |  |
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| Weezer | Why Bother? |  |
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| Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music |  |
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But I can almost hear you scoff, “Why should I care? I’m not going to bother with Band Hero.” I have to say it: I’ve been playing the hell out of this game, and it is really, really entertaining. I’m sorry, but it is. I’ll have a full review up at GameSpy in the next day or two, but until then I will go on record as saying I’ve been shocked by how much I’m enjoying the game. Really.
