Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)

Guitar Hero 5
Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Activision Platform: Wii Released in US: September 1, 2009 Released in EU: September 11, 2009 Released in AU: September 16, 2009 This game has unused areas. This game has debugging material. This game has regional differences.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

To do: Get info about the debug data. Make article for PS3/360 version.

Guitar Hero 5 is the fifth main installment in the Guitar Hero series, adding in new features like Party Play, which basically amounts to the all the songs and DLC on shuffle mode; Rockfest mode, a variety of competitive modes; importing soundtracks from previous games, just like Rock Band, but you could only import a little under half of the previous games' on-disc soundtracks, and all DLC from World Tour (except for the two Jimi Hendrix DLC packs); and Challenges in career mode, where you could earn in-game items by performing certain objectives, whether on a specific intrument or for the whole band.

Unused Charts

Under the DATA/files/songs folder, there are a handful of charts that are not used in the game.

addicted.pak.ngc

Possibly referring to "Addicted" by Saving Abel (which was later released as DLC), this chart consists of a single sustain note on all parts.

aztectomb.pak.ngc

Perhaps most interestingly of all, this is a chart of a live version of "Black Dog" by Led Zeppelin in World Tour format. Only Expert is fully charted (lower difficulties have a placeholder note), and Star Power is charted on Guitar, Bass, and Drums. The video on the right features the song being played as a custom on Warriors of Rock.

beautifulmourning.pak.ngc

The Guitar Hero: Metallica chart of "Beautiful Morning" by Machine Head.

believe.pak.ngc

A chart of "Believe" by The Bravery, with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted. This chart would later be used in Band Hero.

bossted.pak.ngc

The career version of the Ted Nugent boss battle in Guitar Hero: World Tour.

bossted.pak.ngc

The career version of the Zakk Wylde boss battle in Guitar Hero: World Tour.

bugeyes.pak.ngc

A chart of "Bug Eyes" by dredg with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted. The video on the right features the song being played as a custom on Warriors of Rock.

byob.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down.

dammit.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Dammit" by blink-182.

hotforteacher.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen.

hotforteacher_menumusic.pak.ngc

An empty chart. File name could be referencing the version of Hot For Teacher that plays in World Tour's Main Menu

ialone.pak.ngc

A chart of "I Alone" by Live with Drums and Vocals fully charted with Star Power (Guitar and Bass only have placeholder notes).

labamba.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "La Bamba" by Los Lobos.

lazyeye.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Lazy Eye" by Silversun Pickups.

lovespreads.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Love Spreads" by The Stone Roses.

marchofthepigs.pak.ngc

A chart of "March of the Pigs" by Nine Inch Nails with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted.

medley.pak.ngc

A medley of several songs from World Tour, namely "Beautiful Disaster" by 311, "Freak on a Leash" by KoRn, "About a Girl (Unplugged)" by Nirvana, "What I've Done" by Linkin Park, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz, "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr., "Prisoner of Society" by The Living End, and "Dammit" by blink-182. The video on the right features the song being played as a custom on Warriors of Rock

obstacle1.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Obstacle 1" by Interpol.

onearmedscissor.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In.

ontheroadagain.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "On The Road Again" by Willie Nelson.

prettywoman.pak.ngc

A chart of "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison, with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted. This chart would later be used in Band Hero.

pullmeunder.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "Pull Me Under" by Dream Theater.

takeapicture.pak.ngc

A chart of "Take a Picture" by Filter, with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted. This chart would later be used in Band Hero.

thebeautifulpeople.pak.ngc

A chart of "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson, with all instruments on all difficulties and Star Power charted. This chart would later be used when the song was released as DLC.

thejoker.pak.ngc

The World Tour chart of "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band.