Guitar Hero I and II

[shadow pirate]

Consider this a thread to discuss all things Guitar Hero. First of ll, if you own a PS2 and have ever played Air Guitar to your favorite song, buy at least one of these. I'm really digging the music in II, more rock-and-roll-ish, but the original has some good ones. Avoid Red Lottery at all costs, it made my ears hurt. And Yes We Can isn't very good either.

Anyways, I don't actually have II yet, just searched YouTube to see what I'll be rocking out to. Personal favorite has got to be Beast and The Harlot.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=s3bR7haP3RI

This is on Expert by the way. Enters head explosion at 45 seconds, causes seizures throughout the rest of the song. Great fun.

Feel free to discuss whatever, as long as it is about either of these games/ rawk.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

Man, I can't wait til I get it, I ordered it for christmas, and yes, I did have to order my own christmas present. ^_^

II has foo fighters right? or am i getting confused

 

[BestLittleLauren]

Im getting this for christmas..! I tried it at best buy and i stink..! When i get it, my dad will probally be playing it most of the time Lol

 

[Shaymojack]

Im getting this for christmas..! I tried it at best buy and i stink..! When i get it, my dad will probally be playing it most of the time Lol

So did I, but that was two months ago and now I'm working on expert and five starring all songs on medium. "Hey You" is a fun song to play on any difficulty...

 

[shadow pirate]

There's a song list on the official website:

http://www.guitarherogame.com/

I'm not entirely sure about Foo Fighters though.

BTW, Even Rats and Cheat on the Church are some of the best buyable songs IMO.

 

[Shaymojack]

There's a song list on the official website:

http://www.guitarherogame.com/

I'm not entirely sure about Foo Fighters though.

BTW, Even Rats and Cheat on the Church are some of the best buyable songs IMO.

Yeah, those two are really fun. So is "Behind the Mask".

YES! I just beat Bark at the Moon on Hard! The only two modes I haven't beaten now are Expert and Easy! E's are too hard for me (ok, I just got lazy on easy).

 

[AllisonY2K]

I have GH1 and I'm okay at it. I've beat it on easy and medium. I will not try Bark at the Moon on hard. medium was bad enough! lol

My favorites from that game are:
I love rock n' roll
I wanna be sedated
sharp dressed man
cochise
take it off
texas flood
ziggy stardust

I don't really like the buyable songs. Eureka I found love and another song after that are the only two I like to play.

...and I got a Best Buy gift card so I will be buying GH2. I played it a little at Wal-Mart and was rocking out to the Van Halen song on medium while in the store.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

got guitar hero 2 on monday. HELL YEAH!!

already beaten easy and medium but as soon as you get to hard it does get impossible, meh, i must need more practice.

the best songs are:
wolfmother - woman
shout at the devil - motley crue
van halen - you really got me
avenged sevenfold - beast and the harlot
foo fighters - monkey wrench

and theres probably more........

 

[BestLittleLauren]

So did I, but that was two months ago and now I'm working on expert and five starring all songs on medium. "Hey You" is a fun song to play on any difficulty...

I can now play surrender at regular speed { on easy } Ive came a long way in 2 days!

Oh.. and i put some really Sweet stickers on the guitar.. it looks pretty

 

[Shaymojack]

I put the Harmonix one of the side of the neck and the Guitar Hero logo besides the start/select buttons.

 

[BestLittleLauren]

I put the Harmonix one of the side of the neck and the Guitar Hero logo besides the start/select buttons.

I put the skull on and the stars

 

[AllisonY2K]

I can now play surrender at regular speed { on easy } Ive came a long way in 2 days!

that's on GH2?! I'm so buying this game today!

 

[shadow pirate]

So is Trogdor .

Both that and Thunderhorse rock. Out loud.

On another note, the best moment in the game I had so far was screwing up a long chain playing as the Grim Ripper (awesome character, BTW). I missed the note, and the star power animation was the one where Grim breathes in souls and then explodes in energy. The crowd booed right before the animation started, so I assumed he was devouring their souls. AWESOME!

 

[BestLittleLauren]

that's on GH2?! I'm so buying this game today!

Yepp! Its a pretty easy song.. well on easy Lol

I just started carrer modee annd annd I ROCKK!!

 

[shadow pirate]

Yepp! Its a pretty easy song.. well on easy Lol

I just started carrer modee annd annd I ROCKK!!

Wait 'til you get to Carry me Home on Medium .

 

[AllisonY2K]

So..with my Christmas cash I went out and bought Guitar Hero II today. (trekked all over the cotton-pickin' place to find it, too! ugh!)

so I loaded it up, played one song on easy and thought "nah, I can do better." so I changed the career mode to 'medium' and beat the game on medium *without* failing a song once.



then I went back and beat the game on easy and got 5-stars on all the songs on easy since it unlocks guitars in the shop.

my favorite feature of the game in career mode is how the crowd wants you to do an encore when you're done with each selection of songs. I thought that was pretty cool.

oh, favorite songs:
John the Fisherman
Surrender
Tattoo Love Boys
Monkey Wrench
Sweet Child o' Mine

I also like the practice feature when you can s-l-o-w the song down. I'm trying to nail the beginnings of monkey wrench and sweet child o mine on hard and having the song slowed down really, really helps.

 

[BestLittleLauren]

Dannggg you must be AWESOMMEE!! I just started career mode im on easy and i can only get 3 starss.. I guess the " Rockets " arent very good Lol

 

[AllisonY2K]

nah, I'm not awesome. I can't do the songs in "Hard".
When I first bought GH1, I kinda cheated towards the end..I used the regular controller to get through the songs I couldn't play...but I did go back and learn them on the guitar controller! I just spent much time in 'quick play'.

You'll get it, hun. it just takes practice.

 

[shadow pirate]

I've 5 stared all the songs I've played on Medium. Most on the first try. Skipped easy so I could get the Grim Ripper faster.

Can't play Hard either. tried Thungerhorse on hard on practice and failed miserably. Although that song is sweet.

 

[AllisonY2K]

I've managed to 4-star most of the songs on the first try. I think there are one or two songs I only got 3-stars on. I'm sure Freebird was one of them.

...and the first thing I bought was the Grim Reaper. One of the guitars you unlock is a coffin guitar which is pretty sweet for him to play.

I think it also helps with my age that I know a lot of these songs already from listening to them when they first came out and therafter. (Don't remind me how young you were when some of these songs came out because that will just make me feel even older. lol!)

p.s. I loathe Alice in Chains so "Them Bones" is one of the few songs I'd rather not play.