Guitar Hero: World Tour Wii Details

The latest Guitar Hero takes the world by storm. First Wii details and instruments await inside..

Another day, and yet more rhythm games filter onto the shelves - today Activision return to the market with details of their forthcoming Guitar Hero that aims to bring more than just axe-grinding to the stage: drums and vocals blend into the mix as well.

The preview on IGN details some of the game's revisions and new mechanics, including a swanky new guitar kitted out with touch-sensitive pads, a shiny black microphone and curvy black drumkit.

On the guitar neck is a small touch panel that, in addition to the regular fret buttons, allow for more note manipulation than before, close to the real deal. The whole unit is bigger and more in-line with your usual 6-string beast.

Microphone is, well, a microphone emblazoned with a Guitar Hero badge and wired to the machine itself.

The drums seem like a highly toned-down electric drum-kit, yet do appear gorgeous in design. Players can whip out their beats using pressure-sensitive pads, supposedly relatively quiet compared to EA's Rockband offering and bash out some bass drum with the added foot pedal.

An in-built character creator sees players manipulating everything from basic features to adding make-up and fiddling with jawlines for a truly customised avatar on stage. Instrument designs can also be customised - colours, shapes, sizes and unique decal designs for far-out modding.