''Guitar Rock Tour'' is a music video game developed and published by Gameloft for the

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and

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. It was released on November 4, 2008 and released on Nintendo's DSiWare in Europe on July 31, 2009 and in North America on August 17, 2009. It was also released for

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and was preloaded on some phones like the Sony Ericsson W595 and

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. The game is played similarly to other music games such as '' Guitar Hero'' and ''

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'', with the player using either their finger or the stylus to tap along to incoming notes which move down the screen in time to the music. Two different instruments are available; guitar and drums. There are three difficulties: Easy, Medium and Hard. A sequel, ''

Guitar Rock Tour 2 ''Guitar Rock Tour 2'' is a music video game developed and published by Gameloft for the iOS, J2ME and Symbian^3. It was released on July 9, 2009, as the sequel to 2008's '' Guitar Rock Tour'' from the same developer. The game is played similarl ...

'', was released in 2009.

Soundtrack

17 songs are included in the game, all of which are covers. These include: *" Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions* *" You Really Got Me" -

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*" In the Shadows" -

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