Guitar Hero 5 allows song imports from previous games, features playable Johnny Cash
by Griffin McElroy 
on Aug 8th 2009 11:00AM
We've been blown away by the effort Activision and Neversoft have put into making
Guitar Hero 5 actually worth playing -- but their most recent move may be their wisest yet.
A recent IGN preview of the title revealed the game will allow players to import "some" of the tracks from
World Tour and
Smash Hits into
GH5 (and
Band Hero) for a small fee. In addition, 125 of
World Tour's 128 DLC tracks will automatically work in the two upcoming rhythm titles. Of all the features to borrow from
Rock Band 2, the removal of bothersome disc-swapping is one of the best.
For those who aren't particularly thrilled by this piece of news, try this one on for size:
Johnny Cash will be a playable character in
Guitar Hero 5. There's a video of the black-suited man performing "Ring of Fire" after the jump. We suggest checking it out -- but only if you like things that are
completely badass.
