Guitar Hero Live loses more than it gains in the move to iPhone

Guitar Hero Live became my surprise hit of the year (you can read about why in our review). It drastically changed the way I played music games, turning me from someone who had to get five stars on every song in the game to someone who was cool with just relaxing for a couple of hours and playing whatever song I wanted.

This is such a boon for music games that I think anyone with even a passing interest in music games should play it. So I was naturlally curious about the iOS version. Divorcing a game like Guitar Hero Live from the need to own a dedicated console makes a lot of sense on paper, but I had a few doubts: Would you be able to play all of the same songs from GHTV on your phone? Would the guitar that came with the phone version of the game be different? How would it look on a TV? I had to know.