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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]].

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 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

This article is about the 2005 video game. For information on the Guitar Hero series in general, see Guitar Hero (series).
Guitar Hero
Developer(s)Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher(s)RedOctane
Designer(s)Harmonix Music Systems
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleaseNA November 8, 2005
EUR April 7, 2006
AUS June 15, 2006
JPN TBA
Genre(s)Music video game
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

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

See also: Common gameplay elements in the Guitar Hero series

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.

To play a note, the fret button and strum bar must be pressed when the solid note scrolls through the corresponding ring at the bottom.

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

2. Axe-Grinders

3. Thrash And Burn

4. Return of the Shred

5. Fret-Burners

6. Face-Melters

Bonus Tracks

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.

  • Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Interactive Achievement Awards[3]
    • Game of the Year for 2005
    • Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
    • Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering (tie)
    • Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
  • EGM magazine:
    • 196th on The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time
  • GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2005
    • Best Puzzle/Rhythm Game[4]
    • Most Metal[5]
    • Reader's Choice- Best Puzzle/Rhythm Game[6]
  • Game Developers Choice Awards[7]
    • Excellence in Audio
    • Excellence in Game Innovation
  • IGN's Best of 2005
    • Best Music Game[8]
    • Best PlayStation 2 Music Game[9]
    • Best Licensed Soundtrack[10]
    • Best Licensed Soundtrack for PlayStation 2[11]
    • Best Offline Multiplayer Game[12]
    • Best PlayStation 2 Offline Multiplayer Game[13]
    • Best Gaming Peripheral (for the Mini Gibson SG controller)[14]

Sequels

Main article: Guitar Hero (series)

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Andrew Buch's MySpace page
  3. ^ http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2006
  4. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=4&page=7
  5. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=2&page=21
  6. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=7&page=7
  7. ^ http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/archive/gdca_6th.htm
  8. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/6.html
  9. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/6.html
  10. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/16.html
  11. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/14.html
  12. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/20.html
  13. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/18.html
  14. ^ http://bestof.ign.com/2005/gear/3.html
  15. ^ "Guitar Hero II XBox 360 Single Player Bundle (Game+Guitar) Free Gig Bag".
  16. ^ "Guitar Hero tracks arrive on Xbox Live".
  17. ^ Wii will rock Guitar Hero, Gamespot
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ IGN: Guitar Hero 3 this Fall
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