Guitar Hero 5 box art revealed (find the guitar!) [update]

by Richard Mitchell { Jun 22nd 2009 at 5:45PM }

It's not like the previous Guitar Hero boxes set the world on fire, but the recently revealed box art for Guitar Hero 5 is ... well it's definitely different. At least the previous boxes had, you know, guitars on them. As one Joystiq blogger put it, the Guitar Hero 5 art looks more suited to an expansion or a DLC voucher than it does to a full release. Still, we suppose we can appreciate the backstage insider appeal it exudes. Besides, it's not like there are many people left that are unfamiliar with the title at this point.

See the full monty after the break.

Update: It looks like there is a guitar on the box. See if you can find it!

Tags: activision, guitar-hero, guitar-hero-5, neversoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

Dustin @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:49PM

Effort = none

copa @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:57PM

Maybe Bobby Kotick is in T-Mac's Psychology class. He is conducting his secret experiment to see how obvious he can be about having no respect for the consumer, while still getting people to buy his products.

Then at the end of the whole thing, when people talk about what an ass he was, he can say, "Oh, that wasn't the real me, I was just conducting an EXPERIMENT!"

Ordeith @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:38PM

Except it has Tom Petty.

RockBand needs Tom Petty.

I don't want to have to buy a GH title..

Dustin @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:45PM

I know! After the 2007 Super Bowl or whatever they played at I was like, dang! Rock Band needs Tom Petty and the HeartBreakers. I hate GH and love RB too, but seeing what songs they choose for that and Coldplay I might have to buy. Just glad my 1st gen RB drums work now with GH.

Demon G Sides @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:50PM

So what? Its actually pretty visually eye catching, its informative, and isn't audacious and outrageous like the previous game boxes.

Danny @ Jun 22nd 2009 7:37PM

Naw, looks professional

Ad-man @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:32PM

WHY DOES EVERYONE GIVE A SHIT?!

Jesus christ people don't half get pissy when a piece of plastic they're never going to look at doesn't look how they want it to, get the fuck over it and either buy the game or don't...

It irritates me how 'cool' it is to hate GH, especially considering half the people that do bitch buy the bloody games anyway. I'm sorry to all said people that someone significantly more clever than you has come up with something you'll pay money for but if it really gripes you that much don't buy it and stop whinging. I can't help but feel that if the first comment on here had been positive we probably would have a much higher number of positive comments.

Personally, I probably will buy this, not straight away and probably second-hand, DLC is all well and good but I can't be the only one who enjoys the challenge of new songs I wouldn't normally listen to...?

Ad-man @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:43PM

Plus tbh I really don't think that's a bad cover bar the promo text, yes it can be done in Photoshop but so can merging a load of pre-rendered game characters with a load of brushes, just because it's a bit more mature and won't stand out on a shelf to someone with a half-second attention span doesn't mean it's crap...

gayboyDS @ Jun 22nd 2009 10:33PM

Hey Dustin! Shut up already will ya? You're such an ass!

Untouchable4rc @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:50PM

That box art sucks...hard

Alex @ Jun 23rd 2009 12:09PM

It's better than the GH:WT cover. THAT sucked.
This looks a hell of a lot better, IMO.

jarhead906 @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:50PM

Uh oh. Looks like Activision wasn't kidding when they said they would drop PS3 support! They only have the Xbox 360 box art!

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jarhead906, Conspiracy Theorist

Dustin @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:52PM

http://forums.gametrailers.com/thread/worst-box-art-ever-thread--ins/847930

try that

Plankfan @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:17PM

It's a trap!!!

knightfresh @ Jun 22nd 2009 9:14PM

Can't be, you can't see the double dots on the frets of the guitar in the 360 one.

Dirty @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:51PM

Kotick is an asshat. I blame him for this and for the holocaust.

cuteSAVAGE @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:53PM

Then why is this man still alive?!? Someone should do something!

ArchiGamer @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:54PM

I blame him for DJ Hero, Rockband, Tony Hawk with Skate-thing, any other game with useless peripherals.

The Baron @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:56PM

Why Rock Band?

ArchiGamer @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:02PM

Because they took it further than I wanted. Still good game, though and at least its not by Activison.

The Baron @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:16PM

Well I more meant why do you blame Kotick for it :P

ArchiGamer @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:20PM

@The Baron

Because, you know, why not?

Christ-ian @ Jun 22nd 2009 7:32PM

Your logic is illogical.

I like that.

Old Professor Zertoss @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:52PM

Looks like those crappy shareware CDs you can find at Wal-Mart for $5.

Chad Vanderbilt (Moptimus in Disguise) @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:07PM

C.....................Ds?

FNG @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:54PM

what's a wal-mart?

Chad Vanderbilt (Moptimus in Disguise) @ Jun 22nd 2009 9:49PM

I think thats where all the walls are made

[tre] @ Jun 22nd 2009 11:52PM

What's Walmart? Do they sell, like wall stuff?

-The wise Paris Hilton

Shiaoran @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:53PM

Don't like that asterisk...

Lemme be a guitar shredding vocalist, dammit!

uncle jesse @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:53PM

That looks... not good.

Making it all black with the 'Guitar Hero 5' logo on it in white would even be better than this. This is just... blah. Why would they have the case covering both the guitar and the amp in the background? That should be in the front, no? Oh, wait, there's a pedal there with a cord, awesome.

Spoonfreude @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:54PM

I believe that's a guitar in the upper right-hand corner. I win.

charlie b. @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:56PM

right you are! NOW I'M READY TO ROXXORZ

Richard Mitchell @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:14PM

Well I'll be darned. There is.

You win this round, Activision.

duke @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:55PM

april 2009!

Grimcicle @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:54PM

NO guitars? I happen to see a guitar neck in the upper-right corner.

Regardless, I think the art works. Given the series' recent band-oriented direction, cover art featuring a guitar case, an amp, cables, etc. is rather fitting.

Michelobius @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:21PM

It would be cool if that obnoxious and unsubtle text wasn't at the bottom. All it needs is the title of the game rating, and company name.

For instance, this is awesome:

http://i43.tinypic.com/10p8ug9.jpg

David @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:48PM

Berserker!!!!! would you like some making f@$! Berserker!

milan @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:55PM

a GH sequel basically IS an expansion pack.. the box art fits well!

ArchiGamer @ Jun 22nd 2009 5:56PM

And I thought my Photoshop works were bad.

sammandlsohn @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:00PM

Looks like they put as much effort into this as they did the game.

Hafkie @ Jun 23rd 2009 12:42AM

You haven't seen in game videos, have you? This already looks 100 times better than WT.

sammandlsohn @ Jun 27th 2009 5:29PM

Which isn't very good at all.

OmegaVader @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:00PM

It's not like Guitar Hero ever really had great box art.

T @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:05PM

I disagree. The first few games showed characters rocking out, and that was it. Even World Tour had the band element on the cover.

But ever since GHM, it's been all about plastering band names on the front...getting the Guitar Hero logo on there...and apparently now putting the feature set on the FRONT of the box.

But I totally agree that is an ugly friggin' game cover.