Music based games are very hot right now with Guitar Hero and Rock Band selling tons of copies and playable digital tracks for the games often outselling their strictly music counterparts on iTunes. With the great proliferation of mobile phones capable of gaming music games are also migrating to mobile phones.

The latest music game for mobile phones is from Activision and is called Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass. The game features the same music gameplay we know and love form Guitar Hero with some interesting additions. Activision says in all there is more than 25 hours of play for the game.

Some new Guitar Hero action is included in the mobile version too. You can now promote your band on TV and radio, build buzz and street cred, create demo tapes, sign record contracts, do interviews, rehearse and play shows. As the game progresses you earn money to buy better guitars and improve your performance. The price for the game or handsets and networks it is compatible with are unknown.

GuitarHero.com