Band Hero (Nintendo DS)

Band Hero
Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Activision Platform: Nintendo DS Released in US: November 3, 2009 Released in EU: November 6, 2009 This game has regional differences.

The fourth and final Guitar Hero release for the Nintendo DS, it brings in the band-based gameplay of its console counterparts to the handheld, with the addition of drums and vocals. It's also the only game in this DS subseries that can be played on DSi or 3DS, as the drums and vocals portions don't require any additional peripherals.

Regional Differences

Band Hero's DS incarnation features an entirely different (and arguably better) setlist from the console versions, and following on from previous DS Guitar Hero games, track selection varies from version to version. Of the 45 song setlist, 30 of these are shared between the North American and European versions. The following is a table showing each exclusive song, in the order they are listed in the game.

North American version	European version
Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"	Kasabian - "Club Foot"
Sublime - "All You Need"	Alphabeat - "Fascination"
The All-American Rejects - "Believe"	Gorillaz - "Feel Good Inc."
The Pretenders - "Boots of Chinese Plastic"	Lenny Kravitz - "Fly Away"
Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"	Razorlight - "Golden Touch"
The Vines - "Get Free"	Mika - "Grace Kelly"
Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"	Editors - "Munich"
Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"	The Cardigans - "My Favorite Game"
The Presidents of the United States of America - "Lump"	Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"	Blur - "Song 2"
Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape"	Lily Allen - "Take What You Take"
Weezer - "Troublemaker"	The Last Shadow Puppets - "The Age of the Understatement"
Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"	Robbie Williams - "Tripping"
Eagles of Death Metal - "Wannabe in L.A."	N.E.R.D. - "Windows"
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "You Better Pray"	Coldplay - "Yellow"