- Three new characters go on tour with the existing Guitar Hero cast: The 50's throwback hardrocker, Eddie Knox; the beautiful heart-breaker, Casey Lynch; and the intimidating Norwegian-born metal force, Lars Umlaut..
- Guitar Hero II expands the electric guitar gaming experience by allowing players to play different guitar tracks per song: lead, bass or rhythm guitar, depending on the song..
- Guitar Hero II follows up on Guitar Hero's award-winning track list, with over 60 tracks including songs as made famous by Van Halen, Aerosmith, s 'N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold and others..
- New multiplayer modes include: local co-op mode for two-player fun, Pro Face-off where Players can now play head-to-head with full lead guitar tracks and Face-Off, The classic versus mode from Guitar Hero is back..
- Any Guitar Hero worth their weight in guitar picks knows it takes practice to become a guitar god. With the all-new Practice Mode, wannabe guitar heroes can now pick any song and practice specific sections and even slow it down..
Product Description
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Rock the Rhythm, Lead, and Bass Guitar tracks in the follow-up
sequel to the Best Music Game of the year of 2005. Form your
guitar duo and shred riffs cooperatively or go head to head in
all new multiplayer modes. With over 55 tracks to rock out to,
you'll go from Guitar Hero to Guitar god in one press of a fret
button. Choose from multiple rock characters and jam at concert
venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses! You’ll
start your rock career playing small clubs and bars, but if you
play well you’ll work your way up to stadiums and arenas.
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RedOctane's follow-up to the critically accled rhythm game,
Guitar Hero II features a brand-new and expanded track list, more
venues and new play modes, and s to rock longer and harder
than its predecessor. RedOctane has once again teamed up with
veteran music game developer Harmonix for the sequel, and is
using famed studio WaveGroup for its music production,
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The Next Chapter in the Guitar Hero Experience
Rock the rhythm, lead, and bass guitar tracks in the follow-up
sequel to Guitar Hero. Form your guitar duo and shred riffs
cooperatively or go head-to-head in all new multiplayer modes.
With over 60 tracks to rock out to, you'll go from Guitar Hero to
Guitar god in one press of a fret button. Choose from multiple
rock characters and jam at concert venues that grow in size as
your rock career progresses. You'll start your rock career
playing small clubs and bars, but if you play well you'll work
your way up to stadiums and arenas.
Classic Guitar Hero gameplay.
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New modes in both single and multiplayer.
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Three new characters join the tour.
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All-new exciting venues.
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Live out your rock & roll dreams through a huge song list.
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. New Play Modes
Guitar Hero II introduces all new multiplayer modes like:
cooperative, Pro Face-Off, and Face-Off, letting two Guitar
Heroes conduct their own symphonies of destruction; and an all
new practice mode, that allows even Guitar Zeroes to become
Guitar Heroes with enough practice.
Your GH2 Set List
Since the Guitar Hero experience is all about the music, Guitar
Hero II sets up the tone with a rocking assortment of tunes from
different eras that you know and love, as well as others that may
be new to you. The complete set list included on disc includes:
"Shout at the Devil" - Mötley Crüe "Mother" - Danzig "Surrender"
- Cheap Trick "Woman" - Wolfmother "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You
Tonight" - Spinal Tap "Strutter" - KISS "Heart-Shaped Box" -
Nirvana "Message in a Bottle" - The "You Really Got Me" -
Van Halen "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas "Monkey Wrench" - Foo
Fighters "Them s" - Alice in Chains "Search and Destroy" -
Iggy Pop and The Stooges "Tattooed Love Boys" - The Pretenders
"War Pigs" - Black Sabbath "Cherry Pie" - Warrant "Who Was in My
Room Last Night?" - Butthole Surfers "Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones "Sweet Child O'
Mine" - s N' Roses "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the
Machine "John the Fisherman" - Primus "Freya" - The "Bad
Reputation" - Thin Lizzy "Last Child" - Aerosmith "Crazy on You"
- Heart "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" - Stone Temple
Pilots "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats "Jessica" - The Allman
Brothers Band "Stop!" - Jane's Addiction "Madhouse" - Anthrax
"Carry Me Home" - The Living End "Laid to Rest" - Lamb of God
"Psychobilly Freakout" - The Reverend Horton Heat "YYZ" - Rush
"Beast and the Harlot" - Avenged Sevenfold "Institutionalized" -
Suicidal Tendencies "Misirlou" - Dick Dale "Hangar 18" - Megadeth
"Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd "Arterial Black" - Drist "Collide" -
Anarchy Club "Elephant s" - That Handsome Devil "Fall of
Pangea" - Valient Thorr "FTK" - Vagiant "Gemini" - Brian Kahanek
"Jordan" - Buckethead "Laughtrack" - The Acro-brats "Less Talk
More Rokk" - Freezepop "The Light that Blinds" - Shadows Fall
"Mr. Fix-it" - The Amazing Royal Crowns "The New Black" - Every
Time I Die "Parasite" - The Neighborhoods "Push Push (Lady
Lightning)" - Bang Camaro "Radium Eyes" - Count Zero "Raw Dog" -
The Last Ve "Red Lottery" - Meus "Six" - All That Remains
"Soy Bomb" - Honest Bob and the F-to-D Incentives "Thunderhorse"
- Dethklok "Trogdor" - Strong Bad "X-Stream" - Voivod "Yes We
Can" - Made in Mexico "One for the Road" - Breaking Wheel
Key Game Features
* Deeper Guitar Experience - Guitar Hero II expands the electric
guitar gaming experience by allowing players to play different
guitar tracks per song: lead, bass or rhythm guitar, depending on
the song.
* All New Song List - Guitar Hero II follows up on Guitar Hero's
award-winning track list, with over 60 tracks including songs as
made famous by Van Halen, Areosmith, s 'N Roses, Avenged
Sevenfold and others.
* New Multiplayer Modes - New multiplayer modes include.
* * Co-op: Players can now get closer to the fantasy and form
their own rock band and play cooperatively, one player one lead
guitar, the other on bass or rhythm guitar creates a pure rock
experience.
* Pro Face-Off: Players can now play head-to-head and find out
who the real Guitar Hero is with both players playing full lead
guitar tracks.
* Face-Off: The classic versus mode from Guitar Hero is back.
Players go head-to-head and share the lead guitar track.
* All New Practice Mode - Any Guitar Hero worth their weight in
guitar picks knows it takes practice to become a guitar god. With
the all-new Practice Mode, wannabe guitar heroes can now pick any
song and practice specific sections and even slow it down.
* New Characters - Three new Guitar Hero characters go on tour
with the existing cast from the original Guitar Hero: The 50's
throwback hardrocker, Eddie Knox; the beautiful, but tough
heartbreaker, Casey Lynch; and the intimidating Norwegian-born
metal force, Lars Umlaut.
* New Venues - Guitar Hero II features revamped venues with
improved graphics and animations, including two new venues: The
Vans Warped Tour and Stonehenge.