Guitar Hero: Van Halen Xbox 360
Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 34
  3. Negative: 7 out of 34
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  1. IGN
    49
    No effort was put into making it good. It's a step backwards for the franchise and a totally unnecessary release.
  2. Gaming Nexus
    42
    This is a huge step backwards for not only Guitar Hero, but the music genre in general!
  3. Gamer.nl
    40
    In 2010, Guitar Hero: Van Halen should have never been released in stores at full price. It's absurd. We'd rather applaud you to wait for the release of Guitar Hero 6, since Guitar Hero Van Halen has the same lack of content as it has lack of love for our frettapping guitar legend. Or as Eddie would probably put it: Aint Talkin' Bout Love.
  4. Metro GameCentral
    40
    The worst Guitar Hero spin-off yet with a half-hearted tribute to a band who barely deserved one anyway.
  5. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    34
    Jamie's not the only one who's crying. [Apr 2010, p.100]
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  6. Gaming Age
    33
    There's so much about this game that falls flat, and so much that feels like a quick cash-in attempt using the band name attached, that I can't suggest picking this up, certainly not at a full price point.
  7. GameShark
    25
    In a world where The Beatles Rock Band exists, the paltry effort put into Guitar Hero: Van Halen is, quite simply, deplorable. If you're going to devote the time, money, and effort to developing a band-themed game in this franchise-then do it right. Don't embarrass yourselves by passing something like this off as a legitimate, full-featured game.

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User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. [anonymous]
    9
    Best notetracks of any GH / RB game ever. Some additional features would be nice, but that's all extras that don't matter to the core game: playing the songs.… Full Review »
  2. DavidB.
    5
    I got this for free with the GH5 mail in offer, and I'm still not impressed. I like the GH/RB games, but this really seemed to be a "throw in" with GH5, and nothing more. To think they're charging full price for this as a game? Ouch. $20 worth of DLC would have made more sense. Would have reduced the carbon footprint, to boot. VH fan or not, if you paid full price, you got ripped off.… Full Review »
  3. NathanielS
    1
    This game is far less quality than any Guitar Hero game. Even if you go back to Guitar Hero 1 or Guitar Hero 80s you cannot find this low of quality. It is a giant step backwards in the genre. Why isn't this DLC? Sam Hagar is missing and somehow bands like Weezer and Third Eye Blind are in the game even though they sound nothing like Van Halen and most Van Halen fans would not be interested in those bands. My brain tells me that this game simply happened to lock VH in a exclusivity deal so they wouldn't work with Rock Band. Eddie should be embarassed.… Full Review »
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