After playing this at a friend's house, my daughter couldn't stop talking about this game! I had to get it for her :) I was glad to see that it would work with the microphone we had from Sing It! and the guitar from Guitar Hero would also work. Now all we need are the drums!

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I bought this for my granddaughter, was very happy. Loved it, put it on right away and played. Good find.

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This game has so many good songs on it! I could play it all day and not get bored with it!

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I ordered this for my 11 and 14 year old daughters for Christmas. They are huge Taylor Swift fans and love to sing...it was the hit of their Christmas break. I think we had a full house almost every day with pre-teen and teenage girls singing and laughing. We all agree that the song choices are even better than the original Guitar Hero, now me and my husband can join in the fun and know the words. Great for all ages!

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This is the best guitar hero pack in the market. I have several of them, but this rocks. First day unpacked, played to over 20+ great songs. I'm a metal and rock fan, but with this pack, I enjoyed playing it with my wife and 10 year old cousin.

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This is great family fun!! Even if you can't sing and would never sing karaoke in public, you will enjoy this game in the surroundings of your own home! I bought this game for my daughter because there are several Taylor Swift songs on it, but we all enjoy it!! Just remeber this: because you rock out on the game, it does not mean you are the next American Idol!!

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If you enjoy Guitar Hero, you'll like the new edition, Band Hero.

The new song list is great, with a lot of fun songs to play. In addition to Rock songs, there are some great Pop songs to get the whole family involved.

I really like the ability for multiple players to play the same instrument ... no more fighting on who gets to play the lead guitar!

This is still the most popular series of games for our Wii, and Band Hero is now the most played!

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My entire family loves this game. It has something for everyone. There are the Turtles and Marvin Gaye for my mom, Finger 11 and Hinder for me, and Taylor Swift and Aly & AJ for the kids. We play for hours! This was a great addition to the Guitar Hero family of games.

The only drawback is that I wish I could move my character with me from previous games instead of starting from scratch each time.

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Wii was the family Christmas present this year, and among the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games recieved (and rented) this was hands-down the favorite of the 10 family members gethered for Christmas. Great collection of songs and fairly challenging play (Band Hero Easy is equiv to others Medium). From oldies like "Grapevine" and "Happy Together" to classics like "YMCA" to current hits, there were hours of enjoyment without repeating a single song! All three Taylor Swift songs were a hit with the teens and adults alike. Can't wait for more stellar collections like this one! How about TV/Movie theme song collections? Or a Disco Hero collection?

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I have not played through all of the songs yet. However there were several I wanted to check out right away because of the guilty pleasure of being able to rock out on some old songs I enjoyed.

Only to have the piano part come sailing down the guitar pad. What the heck? This happened on a couple of songs. You could clearly here a guitar track going but the piano segments come flying down and it'd switch between guitar and piano. It was extremely frustrating. Mr. Roboto being one of the big offenders.

Worked well with my GH:WT guitars/microphone. I will change my review as I continue to play through it but the piano part on the guitar just really cheesed me off I know i'm waiving a plastic instrument around but I'm not playing Keytar hero, I'm playing guitar/band hero.

This is as fun as any other game in the series and a good way to pick up some more songs without spending $2 on each of them. Why taylor swift gets called out I don't know, guess she paid for her name on the thing. Only a couple songs of hers that I could see int he list.

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Returned this game because I decided to go with the complete set. If you already have a guitar from guitar hero this works great.

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There are 2 groups of people that typically play Guitar Hero: Those who are score obsessed... they are all about mastering the most challenging of songs and having the highest scores on the leaderboards. Then there are those who love having a group of their friends over to play plastic instruments and yell at the top of their lungs for hours on end. For the most part...I fall into the second category.

I have loved every entry in the Rock Band series, and more recently fell in love with Guitar Hero 5. However, these games have failed me in one vital area: the soundtrack for these games is kinda niche. Oftentimes when friends or family would come over for a "Guitar Hero" or "Rock Band" party, it would turn into each of them taking turns scrolling through hundreds of alternative, progressive, or heavy metal songs until they find one or two that they know and KINDA LIKE... and since they don't necessarily own a Guitar Hero or Rock Band game, they aren't overly concerned about scores or anything like that...they just want to play music they know and love. That is where Band Hero swoops in to save the day (or at least save my party!!)

Rather than focusing on niche genres of music, Band Hero does the exact opposite... Band Hero's soundtrack is focused on Pop music. The very definition of POP MUSIC is music that is popular... songs that everyone knows and loves. And I have to say, Band Hero delivers. There is some great music on Band Hero. Granted, the setlist on Guitar Hero 5 was more appealing to me personally... but Band Hero's setlist will be a HUGE hit at my next party, which, thanks to Band Hero, will be more of a "Karaoke party that also features all of the cool Guitar Hero elements for those interested" than a "Guitar Hero party". Here are some of my observations about the game:

*The Music - As I mentioned, the game focuses on pop music, with artists ranging from Yellowcard to Hillary Duff to Taylor Swift to No Doubt and so on. There are several "guilty pleasures" songs that, while I wouldn't admit enjoying any other time, will be a HUGE hit when having friends over to play (especially my wife's friends)... like The Spice Girls, Taylor Swift, Joss Stone. There are even classic songs like "Rio" by Duran Duran, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by Culture Club, and "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas (right?)... and cmon...who can really claim not to love singing any of those songs? Sure, they are really easy to play on guitar/bass/drums for the most part.... but they are fun. Besides, if you want a challenge...check out the SONG IMPORT feature!

*Song Import: For a small fee, you can import 61 songs from Guitar Hero 5, and several of the songs from Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Guitar Hero World Tour. Before importing Guitar Hero 5 (and after importing smash hits and world tour), I already had a total of 140 songs available to play in Band Hero! So, in addition to the pop songs included on the disk, I am also able to include alot of the great and more challenging songs from Guitar Hero 5 (like "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Medicate", and lots of other great stuff!!!)

*Downloadable Content: Like Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero:World Tour, Band Hero includes an in-game music store that allows you to purchase additional songs. Hopefully, this means that, in addition to the more hardcore downloadable songs available for Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero will also be getting downloadable pop music! Also, most (if not all) of the dlc that you purchase for Guitar Hero 5 and Guitar Hero World Tour are AUTOMATICALLY playable in Band Hero! If, however, you want these to be excluded from Band Hero, there is a place in the Options menu that allows dlc to be disabled. With downloadable content and importing the songs from other versions of Guitar Hero, I should have a library of over 200 song available for playing in Band Hero by the end of the week!

*Band Hero = Guitar Hero 5 with more neon lights: Guitar Hero 5 for Wii is a game that any person with a Wii should own. Period. It was the first of the rhythm games to use high-capacity sd cards, effectively adding a hard drive to your Wii. It had AWESOME features like Party Play mode, drop-in and drop-out multiplayer, and the ability change difficulty on the fly. "Beginner" difficulty is also included, which will allow ANYONE to pick up this game and start playing, no matter what skill level. And then there was the AWESOME, Wii-exclusive "Roadie Battle" mode that allowed someone to sit on the sideline with a DS and sabotage other players.... PRICELESS!!! ALL of the features from Guitar Hero 5 are also implemented in Band Hero. That automatically makes Band Hero AWESOME. Period.

I really hope Band Hero sells well. Activision took a great game and made it more marketable. Between DJ Hero, Band Hero, and Guitar Hero 5, there is no longer any excuse for people not to jump in and enjoy rythym gaming. Unless you hate music and hate fun, you should own this game. =) Some parents/players were put off by some of the art style used in the Guitar Hero games (lots of skulls, demons, lightning bolts, and heavy metal)... and those people will be happy to know that the look and feel used in Band Hero is more family friendly...they've replaced those things with neon lights, starbursts, glitter, floodlights... it really feels like "Guitar Hero" meets "The MTV VMA Awards". I really enjoy the game, and hope you will too!!

My review scores:

Gameplay: 10/10

Difficulty: 8/10 (Anyone from grandma to seasoned hardcore guitar hero veterans can get loads of value out of this game)

Presentation: 9/10

Lasting Value: 9/10

Overall: 9.5/10

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Santa brought it for Christmas. We have loved it! It's fun for our whole family.

Lucy Adams, author of If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny

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I thought this would be a HUGE hit in our house, but it seems my kids only like it so-so. It's hard to play with just 1 player. My kids prefer the Beatles Rock Band over this. Still a fun game though.

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I bought this CD for the second time because the original CD that came with the bundle was scratched. They advertise "over 65 popular songs" but you only really can sing half of them.I've only seen this one and only software for Band Hero, I wish they would have other CDs available with even more songs. My six year old daughter loves to sing Taylor Swift over and over. It's great for family entertainment, no bad songs or explicit lyrics.

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