Set the standard but can't keep the pace - an immense letdown of a revisit after being a series die-hard in my youth brought upon by dull + awkward charts, too many mid filler songs, and wonky hit detection. Also - and I'm sorry to say this - but it's damn ugly. I get it, it's supposed to look like a concert recording and all but holy hell does that lead to it looking super bland and samey - there is no sense of scale in any of these venues because of it either. Hammer-ons are so much harder to read here, but even if they weren't this doesn't feel nearly as fun and/or lively as - say - the godly Guitar Hero World Tour, which came out just a year later and was that series' first foray into full-band gameplay also. Saved from getting a 2.5 strictly for its vast DLC support (which, unlike GH you can still get to this day), but there are still some sick songs in the base setlist if you know where to look (Flirtin' with Disaster is essentially the perfect song for one of these games, I Think I'm Paranoid is one of my favorite songs ever, plus come on... SAY IT AIN'T SOOOooOOoOOO!!).