I took this challenge up almost a full year ago and I am not about to stop yet. I am driven and determined to see this through and I am 100% dedicated to the cause no matter what it entails. Some of you who know me will easily understand why I am championing this and for those who do not....well....My name is Jason.....and I am a KISSaholic.
Not only is there no 12 step program to assist me but there is no patch or quick fix either! I also am a hardcore video game player. I love the Rockband and Guitar Hero series of games. Rockband has dropped the ball of late though. They started off strong and set the bar high but the folks at Guitar Hero not only met that bar, but they knocked it down as they surpassed it. Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero have surpassed Rockband in alot of ways. The only way that it is behind trailing is just in the music itself. I prefer Rockband's library.
This blog will be a long one, so that is just a warning. After the Beatles were given the royal treatment by Rockband I felt that KISS deserved the same treatment. The Beatles are the biggest selling band worldwide. Well, KISS is the biggest selling American band of all time. They are one of the most well known bands just based on how they look. They are integrated in many areas of life and not just music and they are the best live concert show in the world. So they definitely have the credentials.
I am going to outline the way I would create this massive project in this blog. I will tackle not just the track list of the potential game but also the instrument controllers, the look of the characters and the venues in which they would perform. This will not be like Guitar Hero Aerosmith or Van Halen however, in that there will be songs by other bands. KISS has over 20 albums spanning from 1974 to 2009. They have more than enough songs to fill this game. This will also come with the full set of instruments in the same way that The Beatles game did. So....are you ready....for the hottest band in the world....KISS!!!
What I propose is 3 different points of selling Guitar Hero KISS. The first would be just a stand alone game for the normal price of 59.99. This keeps the pricing in line with Guitar Hero Van Halen, Guitar Hero Metallica and The Beatles Rockband. The second would be the traditional Guitar Hero/Rockband bundle that consists of the guitar controller, the drum controller, the microphone and the traditional game. I would see this as being priced close to 149.99. There would be an additional guitar controller for sale. The third would be a collector's edition bundle that consists of both guitar controllers, the drum controller, the micophone, the game as well as access to a special stage level from the 1989 Hot In The Shade Tour and the costumes from The Destroyer era for Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter as well as the costumes from the Music From The Elder era for Gene, Paul, Ace and Eric Carr. Another bonus would be a Mark St. John unlockable character. I envision this type of set up would run around 199.99
There would be an Axe Bass guitar controller that would be based off of what Gene uses currently on tour. The second guitar controller would be Paul's Mirror Ball Iceman. The drum kit would be the normal fare with cymbals, three drum pads and bass drum pedal. This would also include a false bass drum that would attach to the front of the drum kit. It would be the KISS drum skin that would be black with KISS in silver. The microphone would be a traditional microphone but would have the KISS logo on it.
The game would start out in a venue in Detroit that would be modeled after Cobo Hall in 1974. A small and intimate stage that is a replica of the stage from the Alive! era. KISS would be wearing the Alive! costumes when they performed here. The tracklist would be as follows: Deuce, C'mon And Love Me, Let Me Go, Rock N Roll, Strutter, Hotter Than Hell and the encore would be Black Diamond that includes a drum solo from Peter. The stage of this game would be considered "1974-1975."
You would then move to the next stage would be "1976-1977" and would take place in Houston, Texas in a stadium show. The band would perform on the Love Gun stage and be wearing the Love Gun costumes. The tracklist would be as follows: Detroit Rock City, God Of Thunder with Gene's Bass Solo, Shock Me with Ace's Solo, Hard Luck Woman, Shout It Out Loud and the encore would be Love Gun.
The next the next level that you would unlock would be "1978-1980" and would be a stadium show in Sydney Australia. The Stage would be the one used in the Dynasty Tour and the costumes would be from the Dynasty / Unmasked era. The main difference here is that Eric Carr would replace Peter Criss at this point in the game. The tracklist would be: Radioactive, New York Groove, Tonight You Belong To Me, Shandi, She's So European and the encore would be I Was Made For Loving You.
Another band change would happen in the next level known as "1981-1982" as Vinnie Vincent replaces Ace Frehley. The stage would be the tank gun turret stage show from The Creatures Of The Night Tour and the costumes would be from the Creatures Of The Night era. The level would be a massive outdoor stadium show in San Paolo, Brazil. The tracklist would be: Creatures Of The Night, I, I Still Love You with Paul's Solo, War Machine, The Oath and the encore would be I Love It Loud.
The level of "1983-1987" which would be the first with KISS without make-up. The band line up would change again to now include Bruce Kulick on lead guitar. The outfits that the band would wear would be the Crazy Nights Tour outfits and the stage would be from the Crazy Nights tour. The songs will be played in a stadium show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The track list would be: Crazy Crazy Nights, Lick It Up, Tears Are Falling, On The 8th Day, Reason To Live and the encore would be Heaven's On Fire.
The band will have another line up change in the next level with the inclusion of Eric Singer on drums. The stage show will be from the 1992 Revenge tour and the outfits would be from the Revenge era as well. The level will take place in an arena in Los Angeles, California. The track list for this level would be: Unholy, Forever, Domino, Hide Your Heart, I Just Wanna and the encore would be God Gave Rock N Roll To You II.
The last level of the game would span the years of "1998-2009" and would take place in New York City, New York in an arena like Madison Square Garden. The stage show would be from the Sonic Boom tour and the costumes would be from the Sonic Boom era. Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer would now be in the band in make up. The tracklist would be: Psycho Circus, All For The Glory, Modern Day Deliah, When Lightning Strikes, Stand and the encore would be the live version of Rock N Roll All Nite.
AT this point of the game you would unlock ten additional bonus tracks that could be played in a quick play mode. The songs would be: Beth (only vocals as their would be no instruments), Calling Dr. Love, Christine Sixteen, Little Caesar, Sure Know Something, Childhood's End, Two Sides Of The Coin, Cold Gin, Parasite and KISS's cover of The Ramones Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio.
The songs cover all the eras of the bands history and allows every person to have ever played in the band be represented in one way or another. I know if this type of Collector's edition for the game I just outlined I existed, I would buy it in a heartbeat so I could have access to the ingame bonuses. It also gives people the flexibility to purchase the game in different price ranges.
Will a KISS set like this ever happen? Who knows. I have submitted this idea to www.genesimmons.com, www.kissonline.com and www.guitarhero.com last year. So here ya go folks. This is what I envision Guitar Hero KISS would be. By a KISS fan and for a KISS fan.
What I propose is 3 different points of selling Guitar Hero KISS. The first would be just a stand alone game for the normal price of 59.99. This keeps the pricing in line with Guitar Hero Van Halen, Guitar Hero Metallica and The Beatles Rockband. The second would be the traditional Guitar Hero/Rockband bundle that consists of the guitar controller, the drum controller, the microphone and the traditional game. I would see this as being priced close to 149.99. There would be an additional guitar controller for sale. The third would be a collector's edition bundle that consists of both guitar controllers, the drum controller, the micophone, the game as well as access to a special stage level from the 1989 Hot In The Shade Tour and the costumes from The Destroyer era for Gene, Paul, Ace and Peter as well as the costumes from the Music From The Elder era for Gene, Paul, Ace and Eric Carr. Another bonus would be a Mark St. John unlockable character. I envision this type of set up would run around 199.99
There would be an Axe Bass guitar controller that would be based off of what Gene uses currently on tour. The second guitar controller would be Paul's Mirror Ball Iceman. The drum kit would be the normal fare with cymbals, three drum pads and bass drum pedal. This would also include a false bass drum that would attach to the front of the drum kit. It would be the KISS drum skin that would be black with KISS in silver. The microphone would be a traditional microphone but would have the KISS logo on it.
The game would start out in a venue in Detroit that would be modeled after Cobo Hall in 1974. A small and intimate stage that is a replica of the stage from the Alive! era. KISS would be wearing the Alive! costumes when they performed here. The tracklist would be as follows: Deuce, C'mon And Love Me, Let Me Go, Rock N Roll, Strutter, Hotter Than Hell and the encore would be Black Diamond that includes a drum solo from Peter. The stage of this game would be considered "1974-1975."
You would then move to the next stage would be "1976-1977" and would take place in Houston, Texas in a stadium show. The band would perform on the Love Gun stage and be wearing the Love Gun costumes. The tracklist would be as follows: Detroit Rock City, God Of Thunder with Gene's Bass Solo, Shock Me with Ace's Solo, Hard Luck Woman, Shout It Out Loud and the encore would be Love Gun.
The next the next level that you would unlock would be "1978-1980" and would be a stadium show in Sydney Australia. The Stage would be the one used in the Dynasty Tour and the costumes would be from the Dynasty / Unmasked era. The main difference here is that Eric Carr would replace Peter Criss at this point in the game. The tracklist would be: Radioactive, New York Groove, Tonight You Belong To Me, Shandi, She's So European and the encore would be I Was Made For Loving You.
Another band change would happen in the next level known as "1981-1982" as Vinnie Vincent replaces Ace Frehley. The stage would be the tank gun turret stage show from The Creatures Of The Night Tour and the costumes would be from the Creatures Of The Night era. The level would be a massive outdoor stadium show in San Paolo, Brazil. The tracklist would be: Creatures Of The Night, I, I Still Love You with Paul's Solo, War Machine, The Oath and the encore would be I Love It Loud.
The level of "1983-1987" which would be the first with KISS without make-up. The band line up would change again to now include Bruce Kulick on lead guitar. The outfits that the band would wear would be the Crazy Nights Tour outfits and the stage would be from the Crazy Nights tour. The songs will be played in a stadium show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The track list would be: Crazy Crazy Nights, Lick It Up, Tears Are Falling, On The 8th Day, Reason To Live and the encore would be Heaven's On Fire.
The band will have another line up change in the next level with the inclusion of Eric Singer on drums. The stage show will be from the 1992 Revenge tour and the outfits would be from the Revenge era as well. The level will take place in an arena in Los Angeles, California. The track list for this level would be: Unholy, Forever, Domino, Hide Your Heart, I Just Wanna and the encore would be God Gave Rock N Roll To You II.
The last level of the game would span the years of "1998-2009" and would take place in New York City, New York in an arena like Madison Square Garden. The stage show would be from the Sonic Boom tour and the costumes would be from the Sonic Boom era. Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer would now be in the band in make up. The tracklist would be: Psycho Circus, All For The Glory, Modern Day Deliah, When Lightning Strikes, Stand and the encore would be the live version of Rock N Roll All Nite.
AT this point of the game you would unlock ten additional bonus tracks that could be played in a quick play mode. The songs would be: Beth (only vocals as their would be no instruments), Calling Dr. Love, Christine Sixteen, Little Caesar, Sure Know Something, Childhood's End, Two Sides Of The Coin, Cold Gin, Parasite and KISS's cover of The Ramones Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio.
The songs cover all the eras of the bands history and allows every person to have ever played in the band be represented in one way or another. I know if this type of Collector's edition for the game I just outlined I existed, I would buy it in a heartbeat so I could have access to the ingame bonuses. It also gives people the flexibility to purchase the game in different price ranges.
Will a KISS set like this ever happen? Who knows. I have submitted this idea to www.genesimmons.com, www.kissonline.com and www.guitarhero.com last year. So here ya go folks. This is what I envision Guitar Hero KISS would be. By a KISS fan and for a KISS fan.
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