However, unlike games in the Guitar Hero series, these songs do not need to be original compositions, and can instead be any audio file a member of the community wishes to turn into a playable chart.

The game instead largely relies on the ability to play community-made songs, called 'charts'. Unlike Guitar Hero games which each have a large built-in setlist, Clone Hero comes pre-bundled with only seventeen songs as of the v1.0 update, including 'Troopers of the Stars' by DragonForce, a composition made by the band specifically for Clone Hero. There is also a bass drum note, represented by an orange bar, which unlike the guitar's open strum can be combined with other notes. įor drums, gameplay is similar, involving one less possible note players must hit a corresponding drum or cymbal when a note hits the bottom of the highway.

The game also contains a mode which emulates the guitar gameplay of Guitar Hero Live, which is notably different from other games in the series, involving six guitar buttons instead of the standard five. Successfully playing the marked section will reward the player with star power, which can be used to double the combo multiplier for a limited time. Certain notes may also be part of a 'star power phrase', marked by a series of notes with star outlines. In addition to normal notes, there are 'HOPO's ('hammer-ons' and 'pull-offs') and 'tap notes', which both do not require the player to strum them to hit them, with the difference between the two being that a string of HOPOs must begin with a strum, and the player must re-strum if they miss a note. There is also an 'open strum' note, represented with a purple bar, which requires the player to strum without pressing any other buttons. Notes can also be sustains, in which the player must hold the matching button(s) after strumming, the duration of the hold being indicated by a line following the note or chord. Notes can be singular, or multiple at a time, forming a chord. Unlike the Guitar Hero series, by default there is no penalty for missing notes, aside from breaking a combo, making it impossible to fail a song, although there is an option to enable this.įor guitar, players must hold specific buttons that line up with combinations of five colored notes that appear on the screen on a 'highway' when the notes hit the bottom of the highway, the player must strum to hit the notes in time with the music. Gameplay involves hitting colored in time to songs Clone Hero allows players to use any PC-compatible controller from the Guitar Hero or Rock Band franchises, as well as a keyboard or any other input device. Screenshot of guitar gameplay, showcasing notes on the highway the hit window song progression, star, and star power meters point, star, and combo counters and the combo multiplier.Ĭlone Hero, by design, features nearly identical gameplay to Guitar Hero, and uses GUI assets from Guitar Hero games.

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