

This makes them a more comfortable fit for actual drummers.

One key feature of the drum kit (modeled after Roland V-Drums) makes them stand out: the crash and ride cymbals are elevated from the pads. While this vocal addition seems to simply be playing catch-up with Rock Band, the drums flip the tables. The microphone is licensed by the peripheral company Logitech and used in a way similar to Rock Band - the singer matches the scrolling lyrics displayed on the top of the screen. The most obvious addition to this iteration of Guitar Hero is the inclusion of a wired microphone and a wireless drum kit. It seems the developer is determined to not only match Rock Band feature-for-feature, but also one-up its competitor in a few key areas - the first being instruments. Neversoft isn't taking all this lying down. Sure, guitar players get noticed the most in bands, but there's that key word - "band." The Rock Band development team just paid better attention to their source material - the average band has drums, bass, a singer, and of course, a guitar player. Nor is it hard to understand why the instrument bias from Guitar Hero (please, just guitar and bass) was eschewed by Rock Band in favor of a full-on instrumental assault. JIt's not a wild assertion to say Rock Band stole a lot of Guitar Hero's thunder.
