<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
expansion	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
48	O
songs	O
originally	O
featured	O
in	O
five	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
seriesGuitar	O
Hero	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	O
Aerosmithredesigning	O
the	O
songs	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
master	O
recordings	O
and	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
full	O
band	O
play	O
first	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Beenox	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
RedOctane	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
systems	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
reuses	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
expansion	O
into	O
a	O
four-player	O
band	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
highly	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
full-cost	O
standalone	O
title	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
existing	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
plays	O
similar	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
four-instrument	O
band	O
:	O
lead	O
guitar	O
,	O
bass	O
guitar	O
,	O
drums	O
,	O
and	O
vocal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
recharted	O
or	O
remixed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
band	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
Love	O
Rock	O
N	O
Roll	O
"	O
includes	O
a	O
drum	O
and	O
vocals	O
solo	O
without	O
guitar	O
portions	O
that	O
were	O
omitted	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
piano	O
introduction	O
in	O
"	O
Killer	B-Application
Queen	I-Application
"	O
is	O
tapped	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
lead	O
guitar	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
borrows	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphical	O
elements	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Expert+	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
using	O
two	O
bass	O
drum	O
pedals	O
and	O
the	O
rearrangement	O
of	O
on-screen	O
meters	O
for	O
band	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smash	O
Hits	O
includes	O
a	O
Music	B-Application
Studio	O
creation	O
mode	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
GHTunes	B-Application
"	O
custom	O
song	O
sharing	O
service	O
present	O
in	O
World	O
Tour	O
and	O
Metallica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
story	O
sequence	O
that	O
ties	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
has	O
been	O
present	O
in	O
more	O
recent	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
challenged	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
"	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
venues	O
at	O
various	O
Wonders	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
charge	O
a	O
power	O
artifact	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
later	O
that	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
Lou	B-Application
the	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
in	O
disguise	O
seeking	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
artifact	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
God	O
trapped	O
by	O
Lou	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
band	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
discover	O
Lou	B-Application
's	O
deception	O
and	O
free	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
;	O
the	O
band	O
then	O
rejects	O
the	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
's	O
offer	O
of	O
ascension	O
to	O
immortality	O
,	O
instead	O
wanting	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
,	O
all	O
songs	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
Quickplay	O
mode	O
without	O
unlocking	O
them	O
through	O
the	O
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
new	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
announced	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
called	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
,	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
had	O
shown	O
the	O
title	O
had	O
changed	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
released	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Greatest	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Gadbois	O
,	O
developer	O
at	O
Beenox	O
Studios	O
,	O
identified	O
that	O
their	O
goal	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
music	B-Application
from	O
the	O
past	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
features	O
they	O
focused	O
on	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
were	O
selected	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
factors	O
,	O
including	O
songs	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
formerly	O
available	O
to	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
owners	O
,	O
and	O
songs	O
that	O
played	O
well	O
in	O
both	O
single	O
player	O
and	O
band	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
reuse	O
the	O
original	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
characters	O
instead	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
musical	O
celebrities	O
as	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
,	O
fearing	O
that	O
the	O
star	O
power	O
would	O
have	O
outshone	O
the	O
music	B-Application
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beenox	O
performed	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
development	O
efforts	O
,	O
including	O
designing	O
the	O
venues	O
,	O
selecting	O
the	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
the	O
note	O
tracks	O
,	O
though	O
Neversoft	O
provided	O
their	O
own	O
development	O
tools	O
and	O
provided	O
Beenox	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
insight	O
from	O
developing	O
the	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
48	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
master	O
recordings	O
of	O
songs	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
published	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
supports	O
user-created	O
songs	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
GHTunes	B-Application
"	O
service	O
(	O
common	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
)	O
,	O
other	O
existing	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-one	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
were	O
exportable	O
to	O
both	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Band	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
for	O
a	O
small	O
fee	O
,	O
with	O
music	B-Application
licensing	O
limiting	O
which	O
songs	O
could	O
be	O
exported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Song	O
Title	O
Artist	O
Genre	O
Original	O
Game	O
Guitar	O
Tier/Venue	O
Band	O
Tier/Venue	O
Exportable	O
to	O
GH5/BH1977	O
"	O
Back	O
in	O
the	O
Saddle	O
"	O
Aerosmith	O
Rock	O
1983	O
"	O
Bark	O
at	O
the	O
Moon	O
"	O
Ozzy	O
Osbourne	O
Metal	O
1977	O
"	O
Barracuda	O
"	O
Heart	O
Rock	O
2005	O
"	O
Beast	O
and	O
the	O
Harlot	O
"	O
Avenged	O
Sevenfold	O
Metal	O
1976	O
"	O
Carry	O
On	O
Wayward	O
Son	O
"	O
Kansas	O
Prog	O
Rock	O
1987	O
"	O
Caught	O
in	O
a	O
Mosh	O
"	O
Anthrax	O
Speed	O
Metal	O
1990	O
"	O
Cherry	O
Pie	O
"	O
Warrant	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1991	O
"	O
Cowboys	O
from	O
Hell	O
"	O
(	O
Live	O
)	O
Pantera	O
Metal	O
2007	O
"	O
Cult	O
of	O
Personality	O
"	O
Living	O
Colour	O
Rock	O
1982	O
"	O
Electric	O
Eye	O
"	O
Judas	O
Priest	O
Metal	O
1973	O
"	O
Free	O
Bird	O
"	O
Lynyrd	O
Skynyrd	O
Southern	O
Rock	O
2006	O
"	O
Freya	O
"	O
Metal	O
1977	O
"	O
Godzilla	O
"	O
Blue	O
Öyster	O
Cult	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1993	O
"	O
Heart-Shaped	O
Box	O
"	O
Nirvana	O
Grunge	O
2004	O
"	O
Hey	O
You	O
"	O
Modern	O
Rock	O
1980	O
"	O
Hit	O
Me	O
with	O
Your	O
Best	O
Shot	O
"	O
Pat	O
Benatar	O
Rock	O
1982	O
"	O
I	O
Love	O
Rock	O
'	O
n	O
Roll	O
"	O
Joan	O
Jett	O
and	O
the	O
Blackhearts	O
Punk	O
1984	O
"	O
I	O
Wanna	O
Rock	O
"	O
Twisted	O
Sister	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1974	O
"	O
Killer	B-Application
Queen	I-Application
"	O
Queen	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1992	O
"	O
Killing	O
in	O
the	O
Name	O
"	O
Rage	O
Against	O
the	O
Machine	O
Alternative	O
2004	O
"	O
Laid	O
to	O
Rest	O
"	O
Lamb	O
of	O
God	O
Metal	O
2006	O
"	O
Lay	O
Down	O
"	O
Priestess	O
Hard	O
Rock	O
1979	O
"	O
Message	O
in	O
a	O
Bottle	O
"	O
Rock	O
2006	O
"	O
Miss	O
Murder	O
"	O
AFI	O
Alternative	O
1997	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Wrench	O
"	O
Foo	O
Fighters	O
Alternative	O
1976	O
"	O
More	O
Than	O
a	O
Feeling	O
"	O
Boston	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1988	O
"	O
Mother	O
"	O
Danzig	O
Hard	O
Rock	O
2002	O
"	O
No	O
One	O
Knows	O
"	O
Queens	O
of	O
the	O
Stone	O
Age	O
Stoner	O
Rock	O
1988	O
"	O
Nothin	O
 '	O
but	O
a	O
Good	O
Time	O
"	O
Poison	O
Glam	O
Rock	O
1989	O
"	O
Play	O
with	O
Me	O
"	O
Extreme	O
Metal	O
1990	O
"	O
Psychobilly	O
Freakout	O
"	O
Reverend	O
Horton	O
Heat	O
Rockabilly	O
1986	O
"	O
Raining	O
Blood	O
"	O
Slayer	B-Application
Metal	O
1975	O
"	O
Rock	O
and	O
Roll	O
All	O
Nite	O
"	O
Kiss	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1984	O
"	O
Round	O
and	O
Round	O
"	O
Ratt	O
Metal	O
1983	O
"	O
Shout	O
at	O
the	O
Devil	O
"	O
Mötley	O
Crüe	O
Metal	O
1972	O
"	O
Smoke	O
on	O
the	O
Water	O
"	O
Deep	O
Purple	O
Classic	O
Rock	O
1999	O
"	O
Stellar	O
"	O
Incubus	O
Alternative	O
1990	O
"	O
Stop	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Warriors	O
of	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charts	O
are	O
different	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
charts	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
export	O
package	O
but	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Warriors	O
of	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
available	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Warriors	O
of	O
Rock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
received	O
moderate	O
praise	O
from	O
reviews	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
cited	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
demonstrates	O
the	O
over-saturation	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
market	O
and	O
the	O
sheer	O
number	O
of	O
titles	O
with	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
that	O
Activision	O
has	O
marketed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Roper	O
of	O
IGN	O
summarized	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
'	O
milking	O
 '	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
distributed	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
or	O
reused	O
within	O
other	O
compatible	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
further	O
suggested	O
that	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
retail	O
product	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
songs	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
would	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Kohler	O
of	O
Wired	O
listed	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
raw	O
deals	O
"	O
for	O
gamers	O
,	O
citing	O
Activision	O
's	O
approach	O
that	O
results	O
in	O
"	O
players	O
end	O
up	O
paying	O
more	O
for	O
segregated	O
song	O
lists	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
contrasted	O
the	O
approach	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
existing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer'''s	O
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
cost	O
per	O
song	O
was	O
still	O
cheaper	O
than	O
current	O
prices	O
for	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
he	O
still	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
purpose	O
was	O
solely	O
for	O
"	O
creating	O
revenue	O
for	O
Activision	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Amrich	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
called	O
the	O
selection	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
selection	O
of	O
material	O
"	O
that	O
avoided	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
songs	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
those	O
that	O
"	O
are	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roper	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
graphics	O
"	O
stuttering	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
hit	O
notes	O
even	O
after	O
refining	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controller	O
calibration	O
,	O
considering	O
the	O
impact	O
as	O
"	O
crippling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roper	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
slider	O
notes	O
"	O
that	O
use	O
either	O
the	O
World	O
Tour	O
touchpad	O
or	O
simple	O
tapping	O
without	O
strumming	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
guitar	O
controller	O
's	O
frets	O
,	O
makes	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
difficult	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
easily	O
passed	O
,	O
requiring	O
less	O
technical	O
skill	O
to	O
complete	O
;	O
Roper	O
cited	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
easily	O
pass	O
the	O
first	O
solo	O
in	O
what	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
most	O
difficult	O
song	O
,	O
"	O
Through	O
the	O
Fire	O
and	O
Flames	O
"	O
in	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
while	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
pass	O
this	O
section	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Abbie	O
Heppe	O
of	O
G4	O
TV	O
found	O
the	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
note	O
tracking	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
varying	O
degrees	O
of	O
success	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
while	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
guitar	O
solos	O
are	O
more	O
manageable	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
questionable	O
sections	O
in	O
other	O
songs	O
arising	O
from	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
Star	O
Power	O
phrases	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
