| crmsnidol |
If you haven't heard of it, Guitar Hero is timing game like Dance Dance Revolution but you use a miniature guitar instead of a dance pad. An on-screen fret board displays colored "chords" you have to play by pressing the button combinations while strumming on the guitar's strum key. It sounds a little tedious but it's not - it's so much fun and you feel as if you are accomplishing something when you score well on a song. As you get better at the game, more keys are added to the songs so you can progress at your own pace and reduce frustration.
The game is currently hard to find in stores because it became much more popular than expected. There are 47 songs and unlockables in the game.
A collection of media reviews is here:
http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/928520.asp
Forums for the game are here:
http://forum.guitarherogame.com/
The company that markets the game and sells the guitar controllers is here: http://www.redoctane.com
Google videos showing players "riffs" are here:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=guitar+hero |
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| laborlitigator |
| Does the program end up teaching you how to play the guitar? |
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| crmsnidol |
quote:
Originally posted by laborlitigator
Does the program end up teaching you how to play the guitar?
No. It's just a game. |
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| nightguy |
| I finally got a chance to play it over the weekend at Circuit City. I think I might have to buy it. They told me there's another version coming out with possibly a better guitar. |
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| crmsnidol |
quote:
Originally posted by nightguy
I finally got a chance to play it over the weekend at Circuit City. I think I might have to buy it. They told me there's another version coming out with possibly a better guitar.
It comes out Nov 7th. They will probably offer a different color or style of guitar but I think the functionality will stay the same.
http://www.guitarherogame.com/
I've been playing Dance Dance Revolution with my daughter and her friends. We got two of the mid-level pads and they work great. They are made by the same company that makes Guitar Hero - Red Octane. |
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| nightguy |
| Yikes, a couple of those songs would be nice to have, but there's a lot of generation Z on there. :eek: |
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| Emerald01 |
crmsnidol,
Along the same lines...
Have you tried Taiko Drum Master? If you can get a second drum, you could do duets too. I wish they would come out with a new version with new songs. |
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| crmsnidol |
quote:
Originally posted by Emerald01
crmsnidol,
Along the same lines...
Have you tried Taiko Drum Master? If you can get a second drum, you could do duets too. I wish they would come out with a new version with new songs.
No I haven't but I bet it's fun. As I get older (turning the big 4-0 next year), I find that I want more innovation in the games that I spend time playing. I still love FPS's but they are pretty much all the same gameplay with different graphics. The interactive games like DDR, Guitar Hero and the new Nintendo Wii system are what we'll be playing in my house. The interactive games are also the ones that my 7 yr old daughter gravitates to. As much as a I try I can't get her interested in anything else including the Disney or Barbie games.
BTW, I have a couple of Dreamcast systems and regret not picking up Samba De Amigo and the maraca controllers but they were waaaaay too expensive when released. To play that game with 2 players would have been a $200 investment! |
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| crmsnidol |
GUitar Hero II officially hits the stores this Tuesday. walmart started selling it last week. I've beaten EASY mode so far and am just starting the medium difficulty level. This version is definitely tougher than the first one. If you are new to this game - get the first one and work up to Guitar Heo II.
Licensed songs (40)
1. Opening Licks
(1983, 03:16) (B) Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil - Shout At The Devil ('97 version)
(1988, 03:24) (R) Danzig - Danzig - Mother
(1978, 04:16) (B) Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight - Surrender (livevideo)
(2005, 02:55) (B) Wolfmother - Wolfmother - Woman (livevideo)
(1984, 02:38) (R) Spinal Tap - This is Spinal Tap - Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight (livevideo from the movie)
2. Amp-Warmers
(1974, 03:12) (R) KISS - KISS - Strutter (livevideo)
(1993, 04:39) (B) Nirvana - In Utero - Heart Shaped Box
(1979, 04:51) (B) Police, The - Reggatta de Blanc - Message In A Bottle
(1978, 02:37) (B) Van Halen - Van Halen - You Really Got Me (livevideo. It's The Kinks cover, btw)
(1976, 05:25) (B) Kansas - Leftoverture - Carry On Wayward Son
3. String-Snappers
(1997, 03:51) (B) Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape - Monkey Wrench
(1992, 02:30) (B) Alice In Chains - Dirt - Them Bones
(1972, 03:30) (B?) Iggy Pop and The Stooges - Raw Power - Search and Destroy
(1980, 02:59) (B) Pretenders, The - Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
(1971, 07:55) (B) Black Sabbath - Paranoid - War Pigs (livevideo)
4. Thrash and Burn
(1990, 03:20) (R?) Warrant - Cherry Pie - Cherry Pie
(1993, 04:09) (R) Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon - Who Was in My Room Last Night?
(1991, 03:40) (?) Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend - Girlfriend
(1971, 07:15) (?) Rolling Stones, The - Sticky Fingers - Can't You Hear Me Knocking (livevideo, not by Rolling Stones)
(1987, 05:54) (B) Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - Sweet Child O' Mine
Return of the Shred
(1992, 05:14) (B) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
(1990, 03:37) (B) Primus - Frizzle Fry - John the Fisherman
(2006, 04:34) (?) Sword, The - Age of Winters - Freya
(1977, 03:09) (B?) Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation - Bad Reputation
(1976, 03:27) (B) Aerosmith - Rocks - Last Child
6. Relentless Riffs
(1976, 03:54) (B) Heart - Dreamboat Annie - Crazy On You (livevideo)
(1996, 02:54) (B) Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
(1981, 03:28) (B?) Stray Cats - Stray Cats - Rock This Town
(1973, 07:31) (R) Allman Brothers Band, The - Brothers and Sisters - Jessica (livevideo)
(1990, 04:14) (?) Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual - Stop!
7. Furious Fretwork
(1985, 04:19) (B) Anthrax - Spreading the Disease - Madhouse
(2000, 03:12) (B) The Living End - Roll On - Carry Me Home
(2004, 03:50) (R) Lamb Of God - Ashes of the Wake - Laid to Rest
(1992, 02:39) (B) Reverend Horton Heat - Smoke 'em If You Got 'em - Psychobilly Freakout
(1981, 04:24) (B) Rush - Moving Pictures - YYZ (livevideo)
8. Face-Melters
(2005, 05:40) (B) Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil - Beast And The Harlot
(1983, 03:49) (?) Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
(1962, 02:14) (R?) Dick Dale - Surfer's Choise - Misirlou (most people know it from Pulp Fiction)
(1990, 05:11) (R?) Megadeth - Rust in Peace - Hangar 18
(1973, 09:18) (R) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd - Free bird (livevideo)
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Bonus songs (24)
(link in the bands name is to their myspace account)
$400 (2006, 03:31) (B?) Last Vegas, The - Seal The Deal - Raw Dog (winner of the "be a guitar hero" -competition)
$550 (2006, 03:24) (R) Drist - Orchids and Ammunition - Arterial Black (Final Fantasy AMV)
$550 (2006, ??:??) (B) Anarchy Club - A Single Drop of Red - Collide
$550 (2006, 03:45) (?) That Handsome Devil - That Handsome Devil - Elephant Bones
$550 (2006, 07:01) (B?) Valient Thorr - Legend of the World - Fall of Plange
$550 (????, 03:14) (B?) Vagiant - Public Display of Infection - FTK (#$%@ the Kells)
$550 (2004, 04:12) (?) Brian Kahanek - Real Life - Gemini
$550 (2006, 04:40) (R?) Bang Camaro - *internet release only* - Push Push (Lady Lightning)
$550 (2006, 02:44) (B?) The Acro-Brats - Go Down Swinging - Laughtrack
$550 (????, ??:??) (?) Freezepop - *made for GH2* - Less Talk More Rokk
$550 (2006, ~06:22) (B) Buckethead - *made for GH2* - Jordan (livevideo)
$550 (2000, 02:32) (B?) The Amazing Royal Crowns - Royal - Mr. Fix-it
$550 (2005, 02:52) (B?) Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon - The New Black
$550 (2006, 04:25) (?) Breaking Wheel - Artillery EP - One For the Road
$550 (????, ??:??) (?) The Neighborhoods - ?? - Parasite
$550 (2006, ??:??) (?) Count Zero - *made for GH2* - Radium Eyes
$550 (2006, 05:58) (B?) Megasus - ?? - Red Lottery
$550 (2006, 03:22) (R?) All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals - Six
$550 (2006, 02:44) (?) Honest Bob and the Factory-To-Dealer Incentives - Soy Bomb - Soy Bomb
$550 (2004, 04:58) (R?) Shadows Fall - The War Within - The Light That Blinds
$550 (2006, 02:51) (R?) DethKlok - Metalocalypse - Thunderhorse
$550 (2003, 01:39) (R) Strong Bad - Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits - Trogdor (the thing that started it all)
$550 (2006, 04:58) (B?) Voivod - Katorz - X-Stream
$550 (2006, 04:07) (B?) Made In Mexico - *internet release only* - Yes we can
This list is under construction. All info on the songs are appriciated. Please PM me for the missing info (All songs are most propably from 2003-2006 era)
Rumoured bonussongs
(1986, 05:11) Europe - The Final Countdown - The Final Countdown
(1983, 05:17) (B) Quiet Riot - Metal Health - Bang Your Head (Metal Health) (latest addition) |
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| crmsnidol |
9.5 RATING. Review at IGN.com http://ps2.ign.com/articles/743/743905p1.html
Closing Comments
Guitar Hero II takes everything that made the original game great and cranks it up to 11, maybe even 12. The Practice mode and ability to set individual difficulty levels in multiplayer are fantastic additions that really were our two biggest sticking points last time out. The Cooperative multiplayer is a huge amount of fun, and three buttons chords help take the game's challenge to the next level. RedOctane once again nailed down a fantastic song list, Wave Group Studio again recreated them expertly and Harmonix implemented the tracks perfectly. This is the nearly-perfect sequel to one of our favorite games in basically forever, and it's an absolute must-buy.
9.5 Gameplay
Easily one of the most fun games on the planet. Practice mode, Co-op play, three button chords and more take what was already amazing to the next level. |
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