Mike Fahey of Kotaku had a dream – to one day play the melodious chords of Stan Bush’s The Touch, theme song from Transfomers: The Movie (1986), in a music video game. He declared that whichever music game secured the rights to the childhood anthem would be the winner, and that it would be the only music game on which he’d spend his hard-earned dollar. The community rallied behind him – petitions were signed, forums were inundated with request threads, and thousands of emails were sent to both Harmonix and Activision.
Activision answered the call.
Stan Bush’s The Touch will be available as a free download for Guitar Hero: World Tour today. Yes, today. Like the Matrix of Leadership, Activision has come to light our darkest hour. Guitar Hero: World Tour wins the war.
You got the touch, you got the power. YEAH!
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.