"Guitar Hero World Tour" has received generally positive reviews from critics, many making comparisons between it and the "Rock Band" series. 1UP noted that while "World Tour" is not as good a "party game" as "Rock Band", the game still provides "great peripherals and fun-to-play music" and delivers what the player should expect. GameTrailers stated that "another viable challenger has stepped onto the stage." IGN's review was lukewarm, noting that "A number of things it tries to accomplish were already done better in Rock Band", but stated that the game would be a good "stepping point" for the next iteration of the series.