Guitar Hero: Metallica
Rock out to Metallica's greatest hits in a full-band rhythm experience.
Alternatives
Choose Guitar Hero: Smash Hits if…
- you want only Metallica master recordings
- you need Expert+ drum mode with a second bass pedal
- you value behind‑the‑scenes videos and band history
- you prefer a career mode focused on one band over a
Choose Guitar Hero World Tour if…
- you need PC or Mac compatibility
- you want four‑player split‑screen local play
- you prefer a varied rock setlist over a single‑band catalog
- you already own your own instrument peripherals
Choose Green Day: Rock Band if…
- you need to export Green Day tracks to other Rock Band
- you want local split‑screen multiplayer for up to four
- you already own Rock Band instrument controllers
- you prefer a punk catalog over a metal catalog
Choose Guitar Hero II if…
- you need local split‑screen or co‑op multiplayer
- you play on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 2 hardware
- you prefer a diverse classic‑rock song library
- you don’t require online competition or Metallica tracks
Choose Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s if…
- you own only a PlayStation 2 console
- you want a guitar‑only game without extra drum or vocal gear
- you prefer a curated 1980s rock setlist over Metallica
- you need split‑screen guitar vs guitar multiplayer on PS2
How to Decide
Guitar Hero: Metallica is known for delivering Metallica’s greatest hits in a full‑band rhythm experience and is used by Metallica fans and rhythm gamers. The alternatives split into a few clear camps: Guitar Hero World Tour leans on cross‑platform availability across PS3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac and PS2; Guitar Hero 5 emphasizes its drop‑in/out multiplayer for spontaneous band sessions; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is distinguished by an exclusive Aerosmith‑only song catalog; Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock focuses on a competitive battle mode with boss challenges; Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock adds a fantasy Quest mode with character abilities.
When comparing these titles, the key factors that actually matter are: platform compatibility (since World Tour runs on more consoles than Metallica’s limited release); multiplayer session flexibility (drop‑in/out support in GH5 versus fixed sessions in the others); song catalog scope (exclusive band‑only lists in Aerosmith versus the broader, multi‑artist libraries in GH5, Warriors of Rock, and Legends of Rock); and the presence of unique gameplay modes such as battle mode in Legends of Rock or the fantasy Quest mode in Warriors of Rock, which can change the overall experience beyond the core rhythm gameplay.
All Alternatives
“Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is a full‑band rhythm title with the same mechanics, focusing on classic hits.”
“Guitar Hero II is an earlier entry in the same series, sharing the core guitar‑drum‑vocals rhythm format.”
“Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s provides the identical instrument‑based rhythm gameplay, only themed around 80s music.”
“Standard Guitar Hero game offering the same full‑band rhythm experience as the Metallica edition.”
“Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock uses the same core gameplay and instrument controllers, just with a different track list.”
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