Fully customisable bands: create the perfect line-up which reflects the strengths of your group. Have multiples of any role or any combination of roles within the band. There are several gameplay modes ranging from career to a multiplayer battle mode. The career mode has been tweaked to enhance the single player experience. In the previous titles, the player was required to play through several lists in a linear progression. Now Activision has introduced a story and a battle mode in which the player competes against well-known guitarists. The story is weak and unfulfilling, but the completion of each set list provides a quirky, slightly humorous clip. More interesting are the boss battles, in which you play a battle match (more on this later) against Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Slash of Guns N' Roses, or the villain of the story (which I won't spoil). The player will also earn cash for each song played, and this can be spent at the store for secret characters, new guitars, and videos. Shred your way through over 100 songs, and play along to official music videos on-demand with GHTV** There’s a ton of new content to explore in Guitar Hero: Metallica, such as behind-the-scenes footage of the band, fan-shot videos from tiny club gigs, a gallery containing piles of photos and tour notes from years past and song lyrics. And for those people who are obsessed with Metallica, there are also 'Metallifacts' and VH1 Pop-up Video-inspired sets that allow you to watch the game play a song while notes and info bits pop up on the lower part of the screen. It’s a little disappointing that this isn’t available for every song, but it’s a great addition, nevertheless. A new guitar controller with a six-button layout provides a more realistic guitar-playing experience

Get your friends round: up to four people can play locally or up to eight online via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Not long after the grand success of “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith,” the makers rolled out yet another band-specific gig with “Guitar Hero: Metallica” for Wii. This wasn’t just a tribute; it was a full-blown Metallica fest! A TRUE METALLICA EXPERIENCE

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