Activision has announced that the iconic rocker will be gracing Guitar Hero: World tour not only with some music, but also with his afro.

Hendrix will be a playable character on GH:WT and two of his songs will be featured on the game, a live version of Purple Haze recorded in 1969 at the San Diego Sports Arena and “The Wind Cries Mary.” Additional songs from legendary star will be made available later as downloadable content.

Drug addiction not included. No word on whether or not players can choke to death on their own vomit in the game either.

What other iconic rockers would you like to see in World Tour?

Art: Marcin Klicki

Tags: Activision, Guitar Hero: On Tour, Jimmy Hendrix

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2 Comments » Max Applegate on July 22, 2008 8:23 am That last part about choking to death is so rude. diego on August 14, 2008 8:19 pm although it’s a great addition to the TRUE guitar hero pantheon, Jimi deserves way better than a joke of such bad taste as the last paragraph’s. ¬¬ RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.