“What’s most disappointing about Guitar Hero: Van Halen is that you play as the older, present-day version of the band members for most of the game. Rather than reveling in the big hair, tight neon spandex, and over-the-top guitar showmanship of the band in their prime, the game forces you to play as the aging rock dinosaurs of today. It isn’t until the last tier of songs that you finally get to play as the band in their full cheesy old school glory and beating the game does unlock the classic version but that’s a feature that should have been available from the start.”

Check out the full review here at GamePro.