<s>
}}	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
rhythm	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
adapting	O
the	O
normal	O
console-based	O
gameplay	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	B-Device
to	O
match	O
notes	O
of	O
popular	O
rock	O
music	O
songs	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
advanced	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
including	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
and	O
those	O
supporting	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
—	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Backstage	O
Pass	O
,	O
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
Mobile	O
—	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
MachineWorks	O
Northwest	O
LLC	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
proven	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
;	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
game	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
2	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
over	O
250,000	O
songs	O
are	O
played	O
each	O
day	O
across	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
series	I-Language
was	O
published	O
by	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
MachineWorks	O
Northwest	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
,	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	O
received	O
licensing	O
from	O
Activision	O
to	O
port	O
51	O
songs	O
,	O
two	O
characters	O
,	O
three	O
venues	O
,	O
and	O
four	O
guitars	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
but	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
other	O
cellphone	O
carriers	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
audio	O
files	O
used	O
by	O
Activision	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
files	O
were	O
reduced	O
in	O
file	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
remained	O
multichannel	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
separate	O
channels	O
were	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
guitar	O
track	O
,	O
background	O
instruments	O
and	O
vocals	O
,	O
audience	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
reduce	O
the	O
file	B-General_Concept
size	I-General_Concept
used	O
by	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
only	O
two	O
songs	O
are	O
stored	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Glu	O
Mobile	O
would	O
be	O
developing	O
versions	O
of	O
several	O
Activision	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Modern	B-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tony	B-Device
Hawk	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ride	I-Device
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
BREW	B-Application
,	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
change	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
download	O
MP3	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
songs	O
via	O
Internet	O
data	O
services	O
instead	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
MIDI	O
versions	O
that	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Above	O
Judy	B-Application
Nails	I-Application
plays	O
a	O
double	O
neck	O
guitar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
games	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
except	O
instead	O
of	O
5	O
frets	O
,	O
3	O
frets	O
are	O
used	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
each	O
column	O
of	O
numbered	O
keys	O
on	O
a	O
cellphone	O
's	O
keypad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
note(s )	O
reach	O
the	O
bottom	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
play	O
the	O
note(s )	O
by	O
pressing	O
or	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
number	O
key(s )	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
on	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
guitar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
only	O
single	O
player	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
working	O
through	O
fifteen	O
songs	O
sorted	O
into	O
three	O
tiers	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
Quickplay	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
any	O
unlocked	O
song	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
in	O
the	O
game.Guitar	O
Hero	O
Backstage	O
Pass	O
adds	O
in	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
rhythm	O
game	O
;	O
players	O
not	O
only	O
play	O
gigs	O
as	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
but	O
also	O
must	O
manage	O
their	O
band	O
from	O
near-poverty	O
to	O
stardom	O
by	O
creating	O
marketing	O
buzz	O
about	O
their	O
band	O
to	O
virtual	O
fans	O
,	O
manage	O
their	O
band	O
,	O
and	O
plan	O
out	O
their	O
performances	O
at	O
venues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
alignment	O
with	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
drums	O
and	O
vocal	O
parts	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
Mobile	O
adds	O
in	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
drum	O
track	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
songs	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
lead	O
guitar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
Mobile	O
also	O
supports	O
a	O
two-player	O
competitive	O
mode	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
boss	O
battles	O
"	O
introduced	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
;	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
collect	O
power-ups	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
triggered	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
Star	O
Power	O
to	O
affect	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
for	O
a	O
brief	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
major	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
were	O
made	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
MobileGuitar	O
Hero	O
III	O
Mobile	O
features	O
15	O
playable	O
songs	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
with	O
additional	O
expansion	O
packs	O
released	O
every	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
for	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
presents	O
songs	O
separated	O
into	O
three	O
tiers	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
four	O
songs	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
before	O
the	O
fifth	O
encore	O
song	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
MobileGuitar	O
Hero	O
World	O
Tour	O
Mobile	O
includes	O
15	O
songs	O
with	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
;	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
new	O
songs	O
were	O
released	O
each	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
MobileGuitar	O
Hero	O
5	O
Mobile	O
includes	O
20	O
songs	O
,	O
stored	O
as	O
MIDI	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
players	O
can	O
download	O
MP3-quality	O
versions	O
via	O
their	O
mobile	O
's	O
data	O
network	O
prior	O
to	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
are	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
setlist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
was	O
well	O
received	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
considered	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
successful	O
adaptation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
to	O
the	O
cellphone	O
keypad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
also	O
lamented	O
the	O
shorted	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
given	O
the	O
outstanding	O
audio	O
quality	O
achieved	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
;	O
their	O
review	O
summarized	O
their	O
experience	O
as	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
literal	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
apparently	O
no	O
room	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
strengths	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Language
Hero	I-Language
III	I-Language
Mobile	I-Language
won	O
two	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
2008	O
BREW	B-Application
Developers	O
Conference	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
People	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
by	O
users	O
2.5	O
million	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
Hands-On	O
Mobile	O
claiming	O
that	O
over	O
250,000	O
songs	O
are	O
played	O
a	O
day	O
on	O
the	O
platform.Guitar	O
Hero	O
Backstage	O
Pass	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
and	O
smaller	O
minigames	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
other	O
mobile	O
phone	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
noted	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
version	O
,	O
the	O
songs	O
are	O
only	O
slightly	O
improved	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
MIDI	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
