Guitar Hero (PS2) > Reviews

Advantages: Great game that makes you feel like you are playing a real guitar!!!
Disadvantages: The quickness of the notes makes you feel a bit dizzy

...as video game producers, as Guitar Hero is pretty much the only game that they have produced. The game is played by either pressing buttons on a Playstation 2 controller as they appear on the screen, or alternatively, by strumming notes on the strum bar whilst pressing the fret buttons in time with the notes as they appear on your screen. Anyway, before I start the review, here are some specs - 1 or 2 Players - This game requires a minimum of 204 ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent soundtrack; awesome gameplay; Guitar Controller is responsive and really immerses you into the experience; lots of value; beautiful graphics engine, though you won't be seeing it much.
Disadvantages: Costs a heck of a lot.

...'Sony Computer Entertainment' and 'RedOctane'. Guitar Hero has made quite a name for itself. It has released it's sequel on the PS2 and was recently released on the Xbox 360. Soon, there will probably be a Guitar Hero 3, and Harmonix will be releasing a game called Rock Band, where you not only get to control a guitar, but you can also use drums and a microphone. Think of it as Guitar Hero+Donkey Konga+Singstar Rocks!. -(The Controls)- The controls ... Read review

Advantages: fun, different, appeals to the casual gamer
Disadvantages: short lived novelty value, exspensive for two player mode

...pete townsend impression with this guitar controller like you can with your trusty air guitar. In theory this sounds like the perfect idea for anybody that dreams of being a rock star but just does not have the time (or ability like myself) to play a real guitar. This product had just such great appeal for me. When I first heard about its development I just thought it sounded like so much FUN that i had to get it. The Kit For a total of £50 ... Read review

Advantages: Great for guitarists or complete begginers
Disadvantages: No upgrade shop on easy mode

Guitar hero is the first of 2 games in the series by red octane. It is for the PS2 and is rated 12+. It's a 1 or 2 player game and can be played with the guitar controller or a normal PS2 analogue controller. The guitar controller is supplied in most packages for this game and the second in the series. I love this game and when I got it for Christmas I was so happy and couldn't wait to get it fired up and start rocking. Being some one who doesn't ... Read review

Advantages: You have an absolute blast and feel empowerd!
Disadvantages: Unfortunatley, there is so much more that could be done with the game.

...plastic, yet comfortable and ergonomic guitar in to my arms and put the strap over my head. I chose the first song, I love rock and roll. And that's where it started. The addiction kicks in in the first few seconds. That's the brilliance behind this game. It's so unbelievably simple and yet so challenging in the later stages that I'm still playing this game 2 months on. Just to give you an idea about how good it is, I bought a playstation two ... Read review

Advantages: The volume goes upto 11
Disadvantages: The guitars feel quite flimsy

What is Guitar Hero? ************************ Guitar Hero is a great game by Harmonix, the makers of Amplitude and Frequency. In which you take the part of a guitarist, but not just the part you actualy are the guitarist, you have to press the notes and strum in time to score points and open up more songs. Sounds complicated and it is at first, but is such fun and soon becomes second nature. How does it play? ********************* I'll ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant Playlist, You feel like a rock star
Disadvantages: A couple of the covers are awful, Can get very difficult

Guitar Hero is a bemani game. There, I said it. Like all bemani games, you watch the screen for little icons to come scrolling along then hit the corresponding button and hope to hear something nice. But GH is different. Sure, the above procedure applies but thats where the similarity ends. For a start you get a guitar peripheral in the box. Quite solidly made but I've heard rumours about the whammy bar breaking off. You even get a set of stickers ... Read review

Advantages: new modes, characters and most importantly songs from every genre of rock
Disadvantages: no online play (ps2) and limited multiplayer options

...(complete with brain-melting 5 minute guitar solo) and crossing everything from Punk, to Nu Metal, to Grunge, to Rockabilly. The thing that sets the Guitar Hero brand apart from any recent game is the learning curve. On first picking up the game you will laugh to yourself about how terrible you are, but practice really does make perfect and the difficulty of the songs increase along with your skill and reaction speed. The new practice mode allows ... Read review

Advantages: It is very addictive and very playable for a long time
Disadvantages: Having to re-buy stuff for each difficulty that you start on career

...that would be attending. The guitar used to play the game on is really good as well, with a great, yet simple design. Overall, this has got to be one of the best games I have ever played. ... Read review

Advantages: play a guitar a fun game, good music like how it was made
Disadvantages: not sure

...freinds on saturday. I said guitar hero game is the one for the weekend and we discussed why this game would be more enjoyable than some of the other games [games for heroes]. My freind said that it was the worst idea for a game which he had actually ever heard of. However, my opinion of this game was the complete opposite of this. It is a video game which is displayed with Guitar. How couldn't that be exciting? since i like guitar. Thus, I received ... Read review

Advantages: One of a kind.
Disadvantages: Not enough songs.

...holding a controller, well try Guitar Hero. This game is in a class of its own. Pick up a guitar, play the career, unlock songs and simply rock out. Red Octane's follow up to Guitar Hero I, Guitar Hero II, includes brand new features such as a new track list, new/improved venues and new play modes, like before it aims to rock but this time longer and harder than before. To crate this game and make it as successful as it first was Red Octane have ... Read review

Advantages: Loads of Hour Game Play
Disadvantages: Non part from it being hard on xpert level hehe

...the same as the first guitar hero but the reality is that it differs slightly and may not appeal to all. Whereas the first game had a slow learning curve with the difficulty level building slowly this is far less forgiving and soon becomes more complicated and difficult to play. If you haven't tried guitar hero then the principle is simple, you get a replica of a guitar with 5 coloured buttons on the neck which replicate the strings and a toggle ... Read review