Guitar Hero: On Tour's disturbing demo video

98 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski May 28th 2008 11:00PM
Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Rhythm

Good news: There's a video that demonstrates what the gameplay for Guitar Hero: On Tour is going to be like on the Nintendo DS. Bad news: The video is painful to watch. Like, cringe inducing to the point that you may break your neck as your head tries to bury itself into your body.

We don't know if this video was even officially released; as of this writing, the versions on both GameVideos and GameTrailers were user submitted. We checked with contacts at both sites but, to the best of our knowledge, Activision didn't send this out in any official capacity (after watching, it's pretty easy to guess why).

Tags: ds, guitar-hero, guitar-hero-on-tour

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Travis: May 28th 2008; 11:06PM

this game looks like a piece of shit

"Let's scratch the screeeen up...WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

CGamble20: May 28th 2008; 11:14PM

OH DICK MOVE!

..and the joke fell a little flat for my tastes.

Slaziman: May 29th 2008; 9:32AM

THAT WAS EVEN WORSE THAN THE FI-AH

Gun Barrier (=Gamer Tag) SSBB: 3952-6696-7009: May 29th 2008; 12:52PM

gonna sign this out to your mama!

lmao the battle scene was hilarious!

Vlad: May 28th 2008; 11:07PM

This commercial came 20 years too late.

Ender: May 28th 2008; 11:07PM

Thats what i was thinking. It reminds of all those old cheesy 80s commercials.

FOXHOUND: May 29th 2008; 12:51PM

Exactly. In the 80s, Kool-Aid Man™ ran around pantsless, busting down walls and spreading red Kool-Aid to the masses in some kind of anti-establishment rebellion. Piss on that, I say! ¬_¬"

Thankfully, the 90s had awesome commercials like the one for the CROSSFIRE("CROSSFIYAAAAAH!")board game. @_@

Paul (PSN: heypaul): May 29th 2008; 2:21PM

Fox, I completely forgot about that. Thank you. I will be laughing for days.

mrfong: May 28th 2008; 11:07PM

I was somewhat....okay......with the video for the first couple of minutes. But then the "wiggle" part did me in o_0

Chris Gregg: May 28th 2008; 11:08PM

ahahah I almost never comment here, but that video was just on another level of ridiculousness. lol I really hope that isn't a legit advertisement. Reminds me of a mid-90's ad for just about anything.

Dr.: May 28th 2008; 11:09PM

I.... I want to die now.

CGamble20: May 28th 2008; 11:13PM

OH DICK MOVE!

Slayer: May 28th 2008; 11:09PM

Wow...thats not even cool.

calvin: May 28th 2008; 11:10PM

i have to verify my age? is this NSFW? i'm at the apple store now so i'll check it later.

tmacairjordan87: May 28th 2008; 11:12PM

Be prepared, for what you will see will likely burn your eyes out and melt your face.

But not in a metal way....

jake18oly: May 28th 2008; 11:12PM

That was horrible. I didn't think anything of the video until that creepy singing guy popped up from behind the kid playing. What were they thinking when they made this video?

Phi Nguyen: May 28th 2008; 11:31PM

Yeah, and who the hell is that creepy, creepy guy? Looks like your local heroin addict. STP ripoff?

tc: May 29th 2008; 6:46AM

yep, looks like Scott Weiland found a new gig

343 Guilty Fart: May 29th 2008; 1:23PM

The moment the guy popped out was perhaps the scariest moment of my life...

CGamble20: May 28th 2008; 11:12PM

Ha...Does anyone else input their age for the video at like 97? Ha..

Tiptup300: May 29th 2008; 12:51AM

haha, the one that makes you type in the year never allows for anything under 1900, how gay.

Geist: May 29th 2008; 1:41AM

I can never watch these videos because I was born in 1850 and they keep thinking I'm lying. WHY MUST THEY BE SO CRUEL.

BrokenMonkey: May 28th 2008; 11:14PM

laaaaaaame

Ritz: May 28th 2008; 11:14PM

Lawl. It would be the best thing ever if that was a real ad. I mean, really. Its so over the top.

Vegnagun bwf: May 28th 2008; 11:14PM

Looks way too easy with only four buttons.

Jhongerkong: May 28th 2008; 11:17PM

ZE GOGGLES DO NOTHING

RobLink (Return of the McElroy Defence Force): May 28th 2008; 11:36PM

What has been seen cannot be unseen!

mwizardb: Jun 6th 2008; 11:33PM

YOU WATCHED IT! YOU CANT UN-WATCH IT!

FOXHOUND: May 29th 2008; 6:59AM

YOU WATCHED IT

YOU CAN'T UNWATCH IT

STAY TUNED FOR MORE "TALES OF INTEREST"!!!

xGeneral DEATHx: May 29th 2008; 7:51AM

MY EYES!!!!

Stevo: May 28th 2008; 11:18PM

That was hilarious. Best Advert evar.

Guybrush Threepwood: May 28th 2008; 11:19PM

Screw you guys, this is awesome.

Tucker: May 28th 2008; 11:24PM

Sometimes you can't yell!

Wayne Saunders: May 28th 2008; 11:25PM

Is this movie even fucking serious? lmao!!

Lijik: May 28th 2008; 11:28PM

I'll only buy this game if I can rock out to this advert. Seriously, this was awesome. Its even more quotable than Portal.

"RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE - WHAT WILL YOU DO?"

"THATS A WHOLE LOTTA GR-EAT STUFF"

"SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T YELL"

"THAT WAS EVEN WORSE THAN THE FI-AH"

"I LOOOOOOOVE GETTIN' ME SOME NEW CLOTHES"

Noshino: May 28th 2008; 11:28PM

- Weird voice over dude CHECK
- Emo kid CHECK
- Unrealistic acting CHECK
- Unnecessary lines CHECK
- Yo mamma joke CHECK

yup, it fills all the critera of how not to make an ad...

Lewis (GT: StoneRevolver): May 28th 2008; 11:30PM

I want my time back.

Lijik: May 28th 2008; 11:31PM

Oh yeah? Well who do I make your time out to - yo mama?

Seriously cannot get enough of this ad.

Lewis (GT: StoneRevolver): May 29th 2008; 1:56PM

+1 On that one, bro.

Shattercross: May 28th 2008; 11:36PM

Well I'm sorry Stanley Kubrick doesn't make video game ads but I found that amusing, screw you guys.

KeenCommander: May 28th 2008; 11:38PM

Fair warning: Your DS will flee the premises if you try to bring this game into your house. It's a scientifically recorded phenomenon.

kurtis: May 28th 2008; 11:44PM

Yeah, this video is the most awesome thing I've seen all day, and I just watched that half naked girl doing the hula-hoop on Wii fit.

This should definitely be their official ad, and that singing dude should be an in-game character that I could do battle against.

But I don't like the thing being strapped to my hand. What if someone tosses me something? Could be a disaster...unlike the video, which is a complete triumph.

Lijik: May 28th 2008; 11:51PM

You should only be able to battle against him if he actually complains and taunts you during the fight like in the video. If I send him a fire attack I fully expect my DS' speakers to yell back at me "HEY THAT WASN'T REALLY FAIR". If not, it just won't be the same.

Nick: May 28th 2008; 11:45PM

You guys wouldn't know funny if it rocked your face off on expert mode. That video was awesome. You obviously took it a bit too seriously.

"SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T YELL"

brilliant

Frojo: May 28th 2008; 11:47PM

i was almost considering actually buying this game..

almost.

ShortFuse: May 28th 2008; 11:50PM

I'm pretty sure they going for something like those "Bud Light Presents: Real Men of Genius" with the guy singing in the back.

Levi: May 29th 2008; 4:22AM

I guess this is what they do when they can't think of anymore "Real Men of Genius" for their commercials.

blueberry: May 28th 2008; 11:52PM

Finally. I have a reason to yell "Rock Out" in public.

Rock Out!

Lijik: May 28th 2008; 11:54PM

But if people on the bus get mad at you, you can just press the buttons 'cause SOMETIMES YOU CA-AN'T YELL

why not the LS2LS7?: May 28th 2008; 11:53PM

This was certainly "leaked" on purpose. To get maximum shock value from the intentionally cheesy video.

Also, as ShortFuse says, it is a transparent knock-off of the Bud Light ads.

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