Xbox 360: Metallica and Lips form a band

Mike Bantick
Monday, 06 April 2009 04:36

Your IT - Entertainment

Guitar Hero: Metallica is set to hit the gaming stage on multiple platforms.  Microsoft today announced, that if you are a music game freak, you will be able to use your “Lips” wireless microphones with your Metallica themed Guitar Hero.

It is not very Metal; but using your LED lit wireless “Lips” microphones with a Guitar Hero title is a nice touch for Xbox 360 owners.

The “Lips” microphones have a genuinely nice feel to them, with flashy lights and motion sensitivity enabling people to join in a sing-a-long session of “Lips” at any time.  Guitar Hero: Metallica is the first of a series of hardware cross-over games planned for the Xbox 360.

According to Microsoft: Fans of “Lips” have even more reason to grab their wireless mics and sing with their friends, as more popular hits are added to Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and the “Lips” in-game “Get Music” store. Song packs featuring Ne-Yo, Coldplay and Creedence Clearwater Revival will be available this month, as well as new songs from Incubus, Fall Out Boy, Yellowcard, Mika and more, worldwide in all Xbox LIVE enabled regions.

Available April 4:
* Wish You Were Here – Incubus
* Sugar, We're Goin Down – Fall Out Boy
* Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Available April 11:
* Ne-Yo Song Pack – Closer, So Sick, and Hate That I Love You by Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo
* Coldplay Song Pack – Speed Of Sound, The Scientist, and In My Place
* Looking Out My Back Door – Creedence Clearwater Revival
* Closer  – Ne-Yo
* So Sick  – Ne-Yo

Available April 18:
* Creedence Clearwater Revival Song Pack - Looking Out My Back Door, Bad Moon Rising and Who’ll Stop the Rain
* Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
* All My Life – K-Ci & Jo Jo
* Sing – Travis

Available April 28:
* Love Today – Mika
* Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard
* Linger – The Cranberries

Xbox 360 puts the music experiences you love all in one place – letting you watch music videos, listen to music, and of course, perform as your favourite artists with games like “Lips,” and “Guitar Hero® Metallica.” And with nearly 60 million songs downloaded to date, Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network Game Add-ons keep you rocking out at the forefront of the music scene with dozens of great songs and albums for your favourite music games.