Guitar Hero now available for shredding on AT&T and Verizon phones

March 4th, 2008, 3:00 am · Post a Comment · posted by Sonya Smith

Shredding in the mobile Guitar Hero game is now a possibility on both Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless phones.

In December, Activision announced the game for some Verizon phones. Monday the company announced that the game is also available on some AT&T phones.

Since Guitar Hero Mobile was released via Hands-On on Dec. 4, the game became the Verizon’s No. 3 best-selling game for 2007 and has been the top-selling game since. A spokeswoman with Hands-On said that this feat is surprising, because it means Guitar Hero Mobile is beating Tetris. “This is definitely unheard of as Tetris is the mainstay of mobile games,” Michelle Kim wrote in an e-mail about the announcement.

The game includes 15 tracks from the console game, including “Suck My Kiss” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by The Scorpions. Mobile gamers choose between four guitars and three venues to hit number keys in sync with colored notes that appear on a scrolling fret board on the cell phone screen.

For AT&T customers: The game is available through AT&T’s Web site or via the mobile store for $3.49 each month. A phone is required to at least have access to AT&T’s Media Net Service. No other details are available on compatible phones, but clicking “subscribe” on the games page of the company’s Web site will let you check if your phone is compatible.

For Verizon customers: The game is available in Verizon’s mobile “Get It Now” virtual store for $4.49 each month, or $11.99 for unlimited use. More songs will also be made available each month for more money. Customers need a Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless data plan to access the virtual store. Compatible phones are listed in the drop-down menu on the company’s game browsing page.

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