<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
game	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
since	O
June	O
2008	O
:	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
,	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	I-Device
Decades	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	O
Modern	O
Hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
challenged	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
the	O
lead	O
or	O
bass	O
guitar	O
portions	O
of	O
rock	O
songs	O
by	O
matching	O
colored	O
notes	O
that	O
scroll	O
on	O
screen	O
towards	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
physical	O
actions	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
virtual	O
crowd	O
pleased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
use	O
a	O
separate	O
guitar-shaped	O
peripheral	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
developed	O
a	O
"	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
"	O
unit	O
that	O
slips	O
into	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
or	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
thus	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
XL	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
provides	O
a	O
strap	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
game	O
unit	O
while	O
providing	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
four	O
fret	O
buttons	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
fret	O
buttons	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
to	O
simulate	O
strumming	O
on	O
the	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
screen	I-Device
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
local	O
wi-fi	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
are	O
used	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
songs	O
from	O
one	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
competitive	O
modes	O
with	O
a	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grip	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Lite	I-Device
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
small	O
adapter	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
removed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
one	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
normal	O
five	O
frets	O
,	O
included	O
an	O
orange-colored	O
one	O
,	O
managed	O
by	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
controllers	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
holds	O
the	O
unit	O
in	O
a	O
vertical	O
book	O
orientation	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
or	O
Hotel	B-Application
Dusk	I-Application
:	I-Application
Room	I-Application
215	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
special	O
guitar	O
pick-shaped	O
stylus	B-Device
to	O
strum	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
with	O
their	O
free	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
notes	O
scroll	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
note	O
highway	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
press	O
the	O
correct	O
fret	O
button	O
and	O
strum	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
to	O
successfully	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
holding	O
a	O
long	O
note	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
to	O
apply	O
a	O
whammy	O
effect	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
across	O
the	O
on-screen	O
whammy	O
bar	O
or	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
activated	O
by	O
yelling	O
or	O
blowing	O
into	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
by	O
pressing	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
or	O
by	O
tapping	O
the	O
Star	O
Power	O
meter	O
on	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
Career	O
Mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
from	O
new	O
characters	O
introduced	O
for	O
On	O
Tour	O
or	O
previous	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
local	O
wireless	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
support	O
both	O
2-player	O
co-operative	O
play	O
and	O
competitive	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competitive	O
play	O
introduces	O
concepts	O
found	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
of	O
Rocks	O
"	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
Guitar	O
Duel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
On	O
Tour	O
,	O
these	O
distractions	O
require	O
the	O
affected	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
remove	O
the	O
distraction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
started	O
in	O
early	O
2007	O
according	O
to	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
CEO	O
,	O
Karthik	O
Bala	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bala	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
possible	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
really	O
good	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bala	O
claimed	O
that	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
had	O
gone	O
through	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
different	O
combinations	O
of	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
peripherals	B-Device
until	O
they	O
"	O
hit	O
upon	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
peripheral	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
the	O
fret	O
buttons	O
plugging	O
into	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
designs	O
that	O
were	O
tested	O
but	O
dropped	O
included	O
a	O
larger	O
guitar-shaped	O
unit	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
attached	O
to	O
(	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Ukulele	O
Hero	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
different	O
grips	O
with	O
three	O
to	O
six	O
to	O
twelve	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
that	O
was	O
built	O
only	O
around	O
using	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
until	O
the	O
initial	O
prototype	O
was	O
done	O
did	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
approach	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
RedOctane	O
;	O
both	O
companies	O
were	O
skeptical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
helped	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
by	O
assisting	O
in	O
the	O
hardware	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
RedOctane	O
by	O
helping	O
with	O
the	O
ergonomics	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
peripheral	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
because	O
it	O
lacks	O
a	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
to	O
insert	O
the	O
grip	O
into	O
,	O
but	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
eager	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
designer	O
Jeremy	O
Russo	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
largest	O
number	O
of	O
playtesters	O
brought	O
in	O
for	O
any	O
Vicarious	O
Vision	O
project	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
"	O
strumming	O
"	O
action	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
testers	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
that	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
a	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
 '	O
DragonForce	O
 '	O
Expert	O
"	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
real	O
guitar	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
"	O
Guitar	O
Duel	O
"	O
mode	O
to	O
include	O
several	O
DS-specific	O
mini-games	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
recreated	O
on	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
themselves	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
tracks	O
were	O
brought	O
over	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
recreated	O
all	O
the	O
note	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
aiming	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
same	O
difference	O
in	O
difficulty	O
from	O
Easy	O
to	O
Expert	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
developed	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
2,000	O
-polygon	O
drawing	O
limit	O
imposed	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
hardware	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
composed	O
of	O
about	O
2,000	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
be	O
recognizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bala	O
stated	O
that	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
envisioned	O
the	O
"	O
On	O
Tour	O
"	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Modern	O
Hits	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
wanted	O
to	O
finish	O
out	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bala	O
has	O
not	O
revealed	O
what	O
plans	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
has	O
for	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
they	O
have	O
used	O
their	O
experience	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
Mixed	B-Device
Messages	I-Device
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
further	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
On	O
Tour	O
series	O
will	O
be	O
reused	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Band	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
reutilize	O
the	O
"	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
"	O
while	O
adding	O
drumming	O
support	O
through	O
a	O
"	O
drum	O
skin	O
"	O
and	O
vocals	O
through	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
four	O
player	O
localized	O
play	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Austin	O
GDC	O
'	O
07	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
conference	O
call	O
on	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
as	O
an	O
individual	O
game	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
bundle	O
which	O
included	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
and	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Silver/Black	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
branded	O
with	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bundle	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
third-party	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
pre-ordered	O
in	O
certain	O
stores	O
,	O
the	O
consumer	O
received	O
either	O
a	O
special	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
set	O
of	O
headphones	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
"	O
wrap	O
"	O
pack	O
(	O
two	O
stickers	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
)	O
or	O
an	O
exclusive	O
guitar	O
pick	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headphones	O
and	O
stylus	B-Device
feature	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
anyone	O
who	O
attended	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
sticker	O
,	O
a	O
temporary	O
tattoo	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
dog	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	I-Device
Decades	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
E3	O
conference	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
Producer	O
David	O
Nathanielsz	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
short	O
time	O
between	O
releases	O
was	O
to	O
help	O
give	O
DS	B-Device
players	O
the	O
same	O
depth	O
of	O
content	O
as	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
players	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
incorporated	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
songs	O
between	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
wi-fi	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
potential	O
songs	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
:	O
Modern	O
Hits	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
major	O
changes	O
,	O
but	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
strum	O
detection	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
touchpad	B-Device
to	O
meet	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
playstyles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
interface	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
revised	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
On	O
Tour	O
titles	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
more	O
modernized	O
look	O
(	O
particularly	O
in-game	O
on	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
side	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
song	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
the	O
week	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
above	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Band	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
On	O
Tour	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
Drum	O
Skin	O
"	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
support	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
On	O
Tour	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
contains	O
25	O
or	O
more	O
songs	O
,	O
generally	O
consisting	O
of	O
rock	O
music	B-Application
over	O
the	O
past	O
50	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
support	O
the	O
local	O
wi-fi	O
connection	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
even	O
if	O
using	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
songs	O
being	O
share	O
in	O
an	O
ad	O
hoc	O
manner	O
during	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
received	O
somewhat	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
critics	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
captured	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
note	O
tracks	O
were	O
well	O
done	O
as	O
to	O
provide	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
challenge	O
with	O
a	O
solid	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Grip	O
was	O
also	O
reported	O
to	O
seat	O
poorly	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
slot	O
and	O
came	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
stop	O
unexpectedly	O
,	O
requiring	O
a	O
restart	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
inability	O
to	O
support	O
hot	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
reported	O
difficulty	O
in	O
keeping	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
unit	O
steady	O
while	O
playing	O
with	O
the	O
Grip	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
note	O
patterns	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
set	O
list	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
short	O
and	O
somewhat	O
skewed	O
towards	O
recent	O
music	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
was	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
absolute	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
experience	O
"	O
,	O
others	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
social	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
experiment	O
than	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
if	O
Activision	O
just	O
wanted	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
pulled	O
off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
has	O
won	O
several	O
Nintendo	O
awards	O
from	O
IGN	O
for	O
their	O
2008	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Best	O
of	O
2008	O
feature	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Music/Rhythm	O
Game	O
,	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Design	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Local	O
Multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
several	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
Technology	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
300,000	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
setting	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
any	O
Activision	O
DS	B-Device
release	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
releases	O
from	O
Activision	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
its	O
second	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundled	O
version	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Device
Hero	I-Device
:	I-Device
On	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
is	O
the	O
19th	O
best-selling	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
selling	O
1.1	O
million	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
hardware	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
issues	O
with	O
hand-cramping	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
steady	O
while	O
playing	O
still	O
persisted	O
in	O
Decades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
did	O
praise	O
the	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
On	O
Tour	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
improved	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
interface	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
competitively	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
regardless	O
of	O
which	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
they	O
possessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
reviewers	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
songs	O
presented	O
in	O
chronological	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
presented	O
in	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
was	O
not	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper'''s	O
Tracey	O
Lien	O
commends	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
staying	O
as	O
true	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
as	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
can	O
possibly	O
allow	O
"	O
but	O
criticises	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
major	O
hand	O
cramps	O
,	O
poor	O
song	O
selection	O
,	O
and	O
too	O
few	O
tracks	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
Hits	O
was	O
criticized	O
in	O
part	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
victim	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
timing	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Harris	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
unit	O
,	O
which	O
lacks	O
the	O
necessary	O
port	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Guitar	O
Grip	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
Modern	O
Hits''	O
unplayable	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
