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'''''Guitar Hero''''' is a [[music video game]] developed by [[Harmonix Music Systems]] and published by [[RedOctane]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game console]]. It features a [[guitar]]-shaped peripheral (resembling a miniature [[Gibson SG]]) as the primary controller to simulate the playing of an [[electric guitar]]. ''Guitar Hero'' was released on [[November 8]], [[2005]] in [[North America]], [[April 7]], [[2006]] in [[Europe]] and [[June 15]], 2006 in [[Australia]]. |
'''''Guitar Hero''''' is a [[music video game]] developed by [[Harmonix Music Systems]] and published by [[RedOctane]] for the [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game console]]. It features a [[guitar]]-shaped peripheral (resembling a miniature [[Gibson SG]]) as the primary controller to simulate the playing of an [[electric guitar]]. ''Guitar Hero'' was released on [[November 8]], [[2005]] in [[North America]], [[April 7]], [[2006]] in [[Europe]] and [[June 15]], 2006 in [[Australia]]. |
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There is also a Guitar Hero 2 avaliable, which has more features and better graphics. |
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''Guitar Hero'' has won many awards from major video game publications and its success spawned the [[2006 in video games|2006]] sequel, ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' for both the PlayStation 2 and the [[Xbox 360]]. |
''Guitar Hero'' has won many awards from major video game publications and its success spawned the [[2006 in video games|2006]] sequel, ''[[Guitar Hero II]]'' for both the PlayStation 2 and the [[Xbox 360]]. |
Revision as of 23:20, 7 June 2007
Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It features a guitar-shaped peripheral (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) as the primary controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in Australia.
There is also a Guitar Hero 2 avaliable, which has more features and better graphics.
Guitar Hero has won many awards from major video game publications and its success spawned the 2006 sequel, Guitar Hero II for both the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox 360.
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to other Harmonix music games, in that the player must play scrolling notes to complete a song. In the case of Guitar Hero, the player may use either the guitar peripheral to play the scrolling notes by pressing the corresponding fret button on the guitar neck and simultaneously pressing the strum bar, or the DualShock 2 controller, substituting the R1, R2, L1, L2, and X buttons for the fret buttons and strum bar.
Scoring
50 points are earned for every note hit. Power chords are worth twice as much as single notes, and chords are worth 3 times as much. Each time 10 consecutive notes are successfully played — chords counted as one note for this purpose — the point multiplier increases by one and the points each note is worth is multiplied by that number, up to a maximum four times the base amount. Star Power allows the player to temporarily double the score on every note, effectively turning a x4 multiplier into a x8 for its duration.
The final score, along with overall accuracy percentage and longest note streak, is reported at the end of a song. It is not unusual for a song to contain 400-600 notes or more. More complicated songs on Hard or Expert difficulty can contain 1000-2000 notes. A rating of 3, 4, or 5 stars (there are no 1 or 2 stars) will also be displayed.
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Soundtrack
The game features 47 playable songs; 30 of these tracks are covers of the originals. The additional 17 songs are by lesser-known groups. Many of these groups feature members of the Harmonix development team, while some are indie Boston area groups. Drist's guitarist, Marcus Henderson, provided lead guitar on 20 of the game's 30 cover tracks.
All cover tracks are credited on screen with the phrase "as made famous by" (e.g., "I Wanna Be Sedated, as made famous by The Ramones").
Main setlist
1. Opening Licks
- "I Love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- "I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones
- "Thunder Kiss '65" - White Zombie
- "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
- "Infected" - Bad Religion
2. Axe-Grinders
- "Iron Man" - Black Sabbath
- "More Than a Feeling" - Boston
- "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - Judas Priest
- "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
- "Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
3. Thrash And Burn
- "Killer Queen" - Queen
- "Hey You" - The Exies
- "Stellar" - Incubus
- "Heart Full of Black" - Burning Brides
- "Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth
4. Return of the Shred
- "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
- "Fat Lip" - Sum 41
- "Cochise" - Audioslave
- "Take It Off" - The Donnas
- "Unsung" - Helmet
5. Fret-Burners
- "Spanish Castle Magic" - Jimi Hendrix
- "Higher Ground" - Red Hot Chili Peppers[1]
- "No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age
- "Ace Of Spades" - Motörhead
- "Crossroads" - Cream
6. Face-Melters
- "Godzilla" - Blue Öyster Cult
- "Texas Flood" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
- "Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group
- "Cowboys from Hell" - Pantera
- "Bark at the Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne
Bonus Tracks
- "Fire It Up" - Black Label Society
- "Cheat on the Church" - Graveyard BBQ (Winner of the "Be a Guitar Hero" Contest)
- "Cavemen Rejoice" - The Bags
- "Eureka, I've Found Love" - The Upper Crust
- "All of This" - Shaimus
- "Behind The Mask" - Anarchy Club
- "The Breaking Wheel" - Artillery (Now known as Breaking Wheel)
- "Callout" - The Acro-brats
- "Decontrol" - Drist
- "Even Rats" - The Slip
- "Farewell Myth" - Made in Mexico
- "Fly on the Wall" - Din
- "Get Ready 2 Rokk" - Freezepop
- "Guitar Hero" - Monkey Steals The Peach
- "Hey" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
- "Sail Your Ship By" - Count Zero
- "Story of My Love" - The Model Sons
Unused songs
These can only be unlocked through the use of a PlayStation 2 cheat device, such as GameShark, CodeBreaker or Action Replay.
- "Trippolete", created by Andrew Buch, a member of the Harmonix team.[2]
- "Graveyard Shift", which was created by an unknown band.
Awards
Guitar Hero has won numerous awards.
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Sequels
Released on November 7 2006, Guitar Hero II includes 64 songs (40 of them being licensed, 24 being independent or bonus tracks). The game also introduced a practice mode, as well as a new multiplayer co-op mode that will let players collaborate by playing lead, rhythm, or bass guitar parts together.
Though Guitar Hero II was originally released on PlayStation 2, an Xbox 360 version was released on April 3 2007.[15] Nine of the songs from the original Guitar Hero are available for that version as downloads from Xbox Live.[16] On February 7 2007, Activision CEO Mike Griffith officially announced a Wii version slated to be released sometime in the 2008 fiscal year.[17]
A third installment, dubbed more an "expansion", in the series, entitled Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s for the PlayStation 2 is scheduled for release in July 2007.[18]
Neversoft appears to be the lead developer for a Guitar Hero III, and the current estimated release date is Fall 2007.[19] Harmonix Music Systems, the original developer of Guitar Hero, is currently working on Rock Band, due for release in the same timeframe.
References
- ^ While the original version of Higher Ground was performed by Stevie Wonder, the cover version in Guitar Hero is based on the cover of that song made famous by Red Hot Chili Peppers, based on the in-game information for this song.
- ^ Andrew Buch's MySpace page
- ^ http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2006
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=4&page=7
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=2&page=21
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=7&page=7
- ^ http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_6th.htm
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/6.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/6.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/16.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/14.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/20.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/18.html
- ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/gear/3.html
- ^ "Guitar Hero II XBox 360 Single Player Bundle (Game+Guitar) Free Gig Bag".
- ^ "Guitar Hero tracks arrive on Xbox Live".
- ^ Wii will rock Guitar Hero, Gamespot
- ^ [1]
- ^ IGN: Guitar Hero 3 this Fall