And the folks at Activision and RedOctane have done it again with their just released band-in-a-box.

It took about 20 minutes to unpack and set up the guitar, drum kit and microphones that come with the complete Nintendo Wii version of the World Tour package.

The drums do take a bit of getting used to for completely tone-deaf rockstar wannabes, but the guitar, as with previous versions of the game, is easy enough to get your head around and hitting the high and low notes on the microphone is as easy as do re me, particularly for anyone who's sung a song or two on SingStar.

The game has a huge track listing, with the 86 titles from a range of artists including Warrnambool's own Airbourne (Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast) as well as 30 Seconds To Mars, Beastie Boys, Billy Idol, blink-182, Blondie, Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Coldplay, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Eat World, Korn, Van Halen, Metallica, Michael Jackson and the list goes on.

There are online and offline play modes and a studio element so you can create your own hits and share them with others.

Modes include battle of the bands for up to eight players online and online or offline band mode for up to four players (you'll need microphone, drums and two guitars).

You don't have to play the game with others -

if you're a loner, just choose your instrument and let fly.

While the track-listing is huge, Guitar Hero: World Tour is let down by the large number of alternative music tracks - it would have been great to have more rock classics.