Guitar Hero 2 Ate My Hamster
Well, maybe it didn’t eat my hamster, but Guitar Hero 2 for the Xbox 360 certainly ate up five hours of my life last night.
From Wikipedia:
Guitar Hero II features many popular real world Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer guitars, including the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, and Gibson Explorer. Oddities such as the double necked Gibson EDS-1275 and unusual looking Gibson Corvus also make an appearance. Several available finishes are also recognizable from popular guitarists, including Zakk Wylde’s bullseye Les Paul. As play progresses, several custom shaped guitars become available, although some are notable in the real world such as the USA and Battle Axe (a similar looking bass was played by Gene Simmons). Basses, such as the Music Man StingRay, Gibson Thunderbird, and the Hofner bass are also available for co-op play.
I plugged the cool guitar controller in at around 9pm last night, and it wouldn’t let me put it down until 2am this morning. This game absolutely and completely, err, rocks!
I played through six of the eight sections on easy before switching to medium and playing through the first two sections before my right hand literally started locking up. The music selection is great as is the gameplay.
Getting a power boost and then activating it by rotating the guitar so the neck is vertical is just genius - you guitar players out there know what I’m talking about!
A great game and I can’t wait to get in some more shredding tonight.
CJ, you need to get this now so we can indulge in some multiplayer action!
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I don't care how often I see people play this, it's still one of the most ridiculous games I've ever seen -- even in comparison to taiko drum master and the likes.
Glad you're having fun though. :)
Have they got a sponsorship deal with Gibson, or something? (Googles... well, well, they do.) They ought to include a Steinberger or two, since Gibson owns that brand. Hey, they're tiny, and Bill & Ted play them! 8)
That game is awesome. And popular:
http://www.kimpallister.com/2007/04/but-mom-all-kids-are-doing-it.html
I won't spoil it for you, but the final venue is awesome, and the final encore is one of the greatest gaming moments EVAR!
I've finished Easy with all 5-stars, finished medium, have about 12 songs left on medium that I need to get up to 5 stars, and I've started hard. It's... hard.
I'll have to have you over sometime. I need all the coop acheivements.
Oh, and to Bryan's point: I agree. Not only that, but they make a nice match:
http://www.kimpallister.com/2007/04/nice-match.html