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

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




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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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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.
Abalistar @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:14PM
@T
So, ever since 1 game ago? That's a hell of a track record.
T @ Jun 22nd 2009 8:26PM
How quickly we you forget Smash Hits...with it's generic purple box, Guitar Hero logo, and "Best of Guitar Hero music" tagline.
sony boy @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:03PM
bland box art.
how much does this cost?
i'd buy it for around 15 bucks.
UltimatePs3FANBOY @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:04PM
I can understand why you all hate activsion but guitar hero is a fun game and call them 'expansion packs' but for people like me who can't access the ps store it is a chance for me to get some new songs.
VaultICEE @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:18PM
You really should invest in some broadband internet or a router, man! You haven't seen nothin' till you can just choose the songs you want instead of buying a $60 "game"!
KaBob799 @ Jun 22nd 2009 6:06PM
Ahahahahahahahahaha