Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360)

The Guitar Hero franchise has been a hugely successfully one since the release of the original Guitar Hero on the PS2, which was released in April 2006 in the UK, and rightly so. The series is one of the most and popular and original available in videogaming today, and so it is no surprise that it has finally made it's way to the Xbox 360 in the form of the newer, shinier version of Guitar Hero 2. For those unsure, the principle behind Guitar Hero ...
...conventional pad, you use a guitar shaped one. It features a strum bar and five fret buttons, as well as a whammy bar. To play a note you do exactly as you would with a real guitar; hold down one of the fret buttons, and hit the strum bar to produce the relevant note. As the song you're playing along to kicks in, a fretboard appears on screen, and scrolls towards you, with finger placements on it on the relevant notes. All you have to do to successfully ...

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...and enjoyable games ever created. Guitar Hero 2 allows you to act out those rock and roll fantasies (excluding the drugs of course and other associated shenanigans) from the comfort of your own home. As the name suggests this is a game all about guitar playing, most importantly though you don't have to know how to play guitar to become the next Slash or Eric Clapton. The game comes with the X - Plorer guitar which you need to play it. The guitar ...
...How to play : The guitar has five colored buttons where the frets on a normal guitar would be green/red/yellow/blue/orange. As these notes appear on the screen, you must hold down the button and strum using the strummer located in the main body of the guitar. Furthermore some notes are held down for long periods indicated by colored lines running from the notes, during these you can use the whammy bar to fluctuate the note which has its rewards. ...

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...plugged away trying to learn guitar in the hope that one day I will grace the stage with thousands of fans screaming at me, but lets face it, that will never happen, so what am I to do? Well thankfully Activison have the answer in the form of Guitar Hero II, it may not bring me the dream that I once hoped of but it's as close a lot of us are going to get. The first thing that strikes you about Guitar Hero II is how well the Guitar Controller is ...
...the same, meaning that the Guitar is an essential purchase if you want to play Guitar Hero II. The controls are very simple to get to grips with, on the necks of the Guitar are the green, red, yellow, blue and orange fret buttons, each corresponds with the note of the same colour, although at first you may not play all the notes depending on what difficulty you choose, at the other end of the guitar you have the strum bar which you move in time ...

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So think you're a Guitar Hero? Well you can be with Guitar Hero 2 on the Xbox 360! Guitar Hero 2 boasts a massive selection of over 70 songs, with the option to download extra content via the Xbox Live marketplace (if you have a subscription that is). Starting out is easy, there is a mini tutorial to get you shredding in no time. The tutorial starts out easy with the simple tasks of hitting a few notes as they appear on screen. Next you can move ...
...tracks, new characters and new guitar finishes. The career takes a while to complete "fully" which would be to achieve every song with a maximum 5 star rating. But don't be scared, Easy mode starts of as it sounds... Easy. You will soon learn the sounds and tempo of each song giving you an upper hand in the later game difficulties. Half of the game is based on knowing to press the note; the other is based on your ability to press the right one! ...

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Guitar hero 2 originaly came out on the playstation 2 which was a great hit at the time, but didnt take of very well as the compatition of othere consols was in the mist. reluctantly xbox 360 was the second consol to re-release guitar hero 2 but had additional new songs and features to keep the audience entertained. the new look of the guitar was a big improvement compared to the old style guitar, they based this on the gibson explorer to give it ...
...it, and these were from guitar hero 1 so no great difference there. also the prices of the songs where kinda expensive considering they where songs from a older game you would of thought it would be cheap. I have this game and currently still play it intill the new guitar hero 3 comes out or rockband, it keeps me busy when im bord. I must say it does get boring now and then being the song choices are limited and there is no more downloadable content, ...

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Guitar Hero 2 is the popular sequel to the PS2 Game Guitar Hero. Release on Xbox 360 in April 2007 with additional content this game uses a guitar shapped controller to simulate playing real songs. There are 5 buttons at the top of the guitar which act as chords, and a strum and whammy bar for strumming and changing the sound. The game has many songs (some cover versions) from 1960's to 2000's, which involves playing scrolling notes by pressing ...
...expert you truly are a guitar hero! 2 player mode in available in 3 different forms - Cooperative, Face-Off, and Pro Face-Off. Co-op involves a 2 player career with one person playing lead guitar and one playing base. Face off mean you both play the same song (on whatever difficulty you want) and the winner is determined by score and difficulty level. Pro Face-off is the same as face off but both players have to play the same difficulty. Overall ...

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Guitar Hero: A Rythm based Music reflex game that is just well AWESOME !!!!! And thats all this game is pressing buttons and strumming to the rythm, there is progress as you go from a nooby looser band to legends playing at stonehenge but overall its the same, your there pressing buttons and strumming. So yeah there is a shop to go into and purchase stuff like new guitars and skins for your guitars but there really just for looks they dont do anything ...
...the songs lol) So thats about it, its Guitar Hero and its a really decent game. I would reccomend it if your looking for a decent party game or just a challenge as on the later difficulties it can get really hard. Hope you enjoyed the review. ...

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Another enjoyable game in the guitar hero series. It has a good track listing and will keep you playing it for days if not hours. These games where at the forefront of controllers being used with consoles, long before th WII came to the market. Downloadable content available from Xbox live to extend the length of the game. Graphics very good and enjoyable atmosphere when playing the game, when the crowd start booing you if you mess up it can really ...

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...points), and you get a guitar to play them on (it connects up to the Xbox – I have found that because I have got small hands I do tend to hit the wrong button but it just adds to the challenge!!) but the guitar is very responsive and easy to use. You select a song then you have the band in the back ground with the music coming towards you. All you have to do is hit the correct note at the correct time. The easy level you just use 3 cords, on medium ...
...the art of lifting the guitar upright for a few seconds. As always there are lots of achievement points and believe it or not but there is even one if you fail a song on easy (I found out the embarrassing way!!) lol This game is brilliant for all you wanna be rock stars or for all of you who just want to have some fun. If you practice on your own invite your friends over and they will be amazed at what you can do, they also might say oh that’s ...

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...fret button, and strum as they pass. The is very addicting and amazingly fun. I have completed the game on expert, and still play the game! There is online leaderboards and co-op mode if you have a second guitar (or controller, but thats not as fun) A must buy. :) ...

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After playing Guitar Hero II on the PS2 at my friend's party, I had to get it for the Xbox 360 as soon as possible. The only great difference between the 2 versions is the amount of songs. The Xbox 360 has 10 additional songs including "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden. I will start off by saying that I this game is not easy and much more suited to rock geek adults than children. The songs move through stages of about 5 songs each, getting progressively ...
...making any promises. Ultimately, Guitar Hero II is a big bundle of fun. There's enough variety (guitars, characters, songs, multiplayer, stages) to keep you entertained plus a very in depth practice mode to help you complete tricky songs. It is very addictive and I will guarantee that you will have guitar licks whizzing around your head as you try to sleep at night! ...

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Guitar Hero 2 for the Xbox 360 is virtually the same as the PS2 version in respects of gameplay. There are still the 4 level setting of Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert. The concert halls/locations get bigger as your career expands. You still have to pick a pre-set character to play as. I think it is about time you can create your own character. This option is available for a lot of other games which are out at the moment. That would definately increase ...
...order to learn easier. The Guitar (X-PLORER CONTROLLER) is shaped differently to the PS2 controller but as a plus point it is a brilliant v-shaped design like in the actual game. You get stickers to create your own looking guitar. You still have the usual strum bar and 5 fret buttons and no one can forget the whammy bar. Ultimately the object of the game is to be a rock god and get a 5 * rating on all the songs available to you. On this new xbox ...

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...and a great selection, the guitar is not to bad but you do make yourself look silly jumping around the room. this game is for all ages and very easy to pick up, there are 5 levels or hardness so anyone can play it. there is about 70 songs you can get plus if you got xbox live and some microsoft points you can get even more. there are loads fo different modes to play in and you can practice songs before you play the real thing. you earn money by ...

NEILBIKERBOY 14.01.2008 · Read full review
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...I've never played a Guitar in my life and wasn't sure if to buy this or not, with the main doubt in my mind being that I won't be able to play it because of my lack in knowledge of the Guitar! After deciding to take the risk , I plugged in the guitar, booted up the disc and starting playing my first track and I wished I discovered it earlier when it was first released on the PS2. It's really simple to pick up and play the game, with a full tutorial ...
...are probably keeping back for Guitar Hero 3 that's out the end of this year are will be fully playable with the Xplorer guitar in this pack. The other downside is the Downloadable content prices. You will be able to download new tracks for GH2 over Live!, but the main issue is that they are sold in packs for 500 MS points (around £5), which consist of 3 tracks. You can't choose the tracks you want, only the packs, but in most cases, there is only ...

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This is a game I would highly recommend. Fun for all the family, and all levels of experience, once you get started - you won't be able to stop. Tutorials explain at the beginning exactly what to do, and if you are not so good at computer games, you are allowed to practice songs before "playing a show." Then you can create your band, and get rocking. The only bad point about the game is that the song do not change on the medium and harder levels, ...

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