Activision Reveals Guitar Hero: On Tour For DS

Activision has announced it will release Guitar Hero: On Tour, a version of the Guitar Hero rhythm game in development by Vicarious Visions for Nintendo DS.

The game will be packaged with a "Guitar Grip" that fits into the DS GBA port and features four colored keys. It also comes with a pick stylus with the aim of preserving the style of the console gameplay; the DS is played sideways, open-book style, to facilitate this.

The game supports local wireless co-op and battle, and new gameplay mechanics have been added to make use of the DS. For example, Activision says that in Battle Modes, players will need to blow into the microphone to extinguish pyrotechnics gone awry or scribble autographs with the stylus mid-set.