Game entry
Guitar Hero: Metallica
2009 · Rhythm · PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 · Activision
Guitar Hero: Metallica holds position no. 3,351 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,442 ELO points and 46% of duels won out of 81 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Guitar Hero II: 4 duels settled, 2 to 2. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 43 out of 65 (Rhythm).
World rank
no. 3,351
ELO score
1,442
Wins
46%
Duels played
81
About Guitar Hero: Metallica
Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music rhythm game developed by Neversoft, published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane. The game was released in North America on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 on March 29, 2009 and on PlayStation 2 on April 14, 2009, with an Australian and European release in May 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica is the second game of the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of one band following Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
The game is based on Guitar Hero World Tour, with support for lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals. The game has many of the same features from World Tour, including single-player and band Career modes, online competitive modes, and the ability to create and share songs through "GHTunes". In addition to the normal difficulty levels presented in Guitar Hero World Tour, Guitar Hero: Metallica provides an "Expert+" difficulty for drums that allows the use of a second bass drum pedal to match the drumming style of Metallica's Lars Ulrich. The game features 28 master recordings spanning Metallica's career and an additional 21 songs selected by members of Metallica. The band performed extensive motion capture for the game for their in-game avatars and performances. The game includes several extras including behind-the-scenes videos of the motion capture sessions, tour and concert videos of the band, and Pop-Up Video-like facts for many of the songs on the game disc.
Guitar Hero: Metallica received positive reviews, with critics stating it to be a strong tribute to the band and Neversoft's best work on the Guitar Hero series to date. The difficulty throughout the game was praised, found to be more enjoyable to players of all skill levels than the more-difficult Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Reviewers noted the lack of additional downloadable content, save for the pre-existing Death Magnetic songs, the cartoonish storyline for the Career mode, and the overall value of the game as some of the negatives to the experience.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,442 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Guitar Hero II 50% 4 duels played · 176 points behind
- against The Jackbox Party Pack 2 33% 3 duels played · 1 points behind
- against Rock Band 3 33% 3 duels played · 91 points behind
- against Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 0% 3 duels played · 35 points behind
- against Just Dance 4 50% 2 duels played · 117 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Guitar Hero: Metallica sits between in the world ranking.
- 3,348 Secret Agent Clank 1,442
- 3,349 Grandia II 1,442
- 3,350 ModNation Racers 1,442
- 3,351 Guitar Hero: Metallica 1,442
- 3,352 Phantasmagoria 1,442
- 3,353 Last Stop 1,442
- 3,354 Sword of the Sea 1,442
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The standing
Where Guitar Hero: Metallica ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Guitar Hero: Metallica stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 43 out of 65 (Rhythm).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 3,351 | 5,110 |
| Rhythm | 43 | 65 |
| 2000s | 909 | 1,304 |
| 2009 | 110 | 160 |
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