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Description
Guitar Hero simulates the thrill and the glory of rock 'n' roll. Choose from eight different characters, from classic rockers to metal heads, and build a career as a working rock musician.
The real kick is in the gameplay, which incorporates an included guitar-shaped controller. It allows you to "play along" with 30 awesome rock tunes by pressing fret buttons and working a responsive and durable strum bar. There's even a whammy bar for extreme action. The songs include selections from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Boston, Audioslave and White Zombie.
Four difficulty levels test your skills and six venues will place you before increasingly larger audiences. You love rock music. You're a master at air guitar. Take the next step and walk a career's worth of miles in a rocker's shoes.
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Alternate Titles
- "ๅไป่ฑ้" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "Jita Yingxiong" -- Chinese title
Part of the Following Groups
User Reviews
Critic Reviews
| The A.V. Club |
Jan 11, 2006 |
A |
100 |
| Gameplanet |
Aug 01, 2006 |
 |
100 |
| Game Freaks 365 |
Feb 17, 2006 |
9.3 out of 10 |
93 |
| PSX Extreme |
Dec 30, 2005 |
9.2 out of 10 |
92 |
| Bordersdown |
Jan, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Dec, 2005 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Press Start Online |
May 23, 2006 |
18 out of 20 |
90 |
| Meristation |
Apr 27, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| videogamer.com |
Jun 02, 2006 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Diehard GameFan |
Dec 06, 2005 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
Guitar Hero appears in the book
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Cancelled Xbox version
The Xbox version of
Guitar Hero was being developed by
Mad Catz, but they pulled out because of a lawsuit with
Konami, meaning that the game was only released on PS2.
References
The knobs on the amplifiers as the game loads go up to 11, rather than 10. This is a reference to a scene in the film
This Is Spinal Tap.
Awards
- 4Players
- 2006 โ #3 Best PlayStation 2 Game of the Year
- 2006 โ Biggest Surprise of the Year
- 2006 โ Best Licensed Soundtrack of the Year
- 2006 โ #2 Best Hardware of the Year (for its controller)
- GameSpy
- 2005 โ #7 PS2 Game of the Year
- 2005 โ Best Party Game of the Year (PS2)
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Bill Cook (57) added
Guitar Hero (PlayStation 2) on Nov 02, 2005
