Guitar Hero 2

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• 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 70 tracks (combined disc and download) including songs as made famous by Van Halen, Aerosmith, Guns '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 Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TTITVY
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 28, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,752 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #20 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Rhythm > Musical Instruments
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox 360 | Edition: Game only

Amazon.com Product Description

RedOctane's follow-up to the critically acclaimed rhythm game, Guitar Hero II comes to Xbox 360 and features a huge track list, more venues and new play modes than in the original game, and a goal to rock longer and harder than its predecessor. In this new release RedOctane has once again teamed up with veteran music game developer Harmonix for the sequel, and is using famed recording studio WaveGroup for its music production, who also recorded the covers for the licensed tracks in the original Guitar Hero. The Next Chapter in the Guitar Hero Experience Rock the rhythm, lead, and bass guitar tracks in the follow-up sequel to Guitar Hero, now on Xbox 360. Form your guitar duo and shred riffs cooperatively or go head-to-head in all new multiplayer modes. With over 70 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 note highway action comes to Xbox 360. View larger. Challenging single and multiplayer options. View larger. Deep character customization. View larger. Diverse playable characters. View larger. Live out your rock & roll dreams through a huge song list and range of venues. View larger. Play Modes Guitar Hero II comes complete with 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 available to players on the Xbox 360 platform 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 Police    "You Really Got Me" - Van Halen    "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas    "Monkey Wrench" - Foo Fighters    "Them Bones" - 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" - Guns N' Roses    "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine    "John the Fisherman" - Primus    "Freya" - The Sword    "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 Bones" - 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 Vegas    "Red Lottery" - Megasus    "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    "Hush" - Deep Purple    "Dead!" - My Chemical Romance    "Billion Dollar Babies" - Alice Cooper    "Salvation" - Rancid    "Possum Kingdom" - Toadies    "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" - Rick Derringer    "Life Wasted" - Pearl Jam    "The Trooper" - Iron Maiden    "Drink Up" - Ounce of Self    "Kicked to the Curb" - Noble Rot Key Game Features X-Plorer Guitar Controller (sold separately) - Nothing has ever rocked as hard as the X-Plorer Controller. This custom guitar controller was designed specifically for the Xbox 360 and modeled after the famous Gibson guitar that is a favorite amongst musicians. Download More on Xbox Live - Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 gets turned up to 11 with its downloadable content on Xbox Live. Grab new songs, themes, and picture packs off Xbox Live. Check where you rank on the Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 Leaderboard, or play any of the 12 songs that are available for download. Multiplayer Modes - Guitar Hero II 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. Players go head-to-head and share the lead guitar track. Killer Track List - Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 features over 70 jaw-dropping tracks that range from metal to classic rock. Practice Mode: A Rock Star’s Best Friend - It’s going to take some practice to sell out stadiums and have fans screaming your name. With Practice Mode, budding rock stars can pick any song, and practice specific sections, and even slow it down. Characters Born to Shred - The 11 characters in Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 are as fun and unique as the music they play. Guitar Hero II features three new Guitar Heroes: The rockabilly-greaser Eddie Knox, the beautiful (but tough) Casey Lynch, and the Scandinavian metal superstar Lars Umlaut. Venues Built to Rock - Go from a cramped high school gym all the way to a huge outdoor festival at Stonehenge. Each of the 8 venues in Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 features incredible song-specific lighting and intricate sets.

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Activision Guitar Hero 2 95073 PC Games

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hours of fun!!, September 1, 2008

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D. Hensley "Horror movie fan!" (Mesa, Az) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 2 (Video Game)

I bought Guitar Hero 2 originally for Playstation 2 when it first came out and then it out later for Xbox 360 so I bought this game also because it had better graphics and some extra songs.This game is really fun I can play it for hours and not get bored of it.I play it on medium because I find it difficult to press the orange button on hard mode.This game has a lot of great songs,but not all of the songs are good,some of the cover songs are not done very well like "Killing In The Name","Them Bones",and "Institutionalized". Besides the covered songs the rest of the game is fun and I think this game has better songs than Guitar Hero 3. This game has a unlockable songs,costumes,and guitars.My guitar that came with X-plorer guitar which is my favorite guitar,I own the Les Paul guitar and its not as comfortable.I do think that these games should have more newer bands like Chevelle,Three Days Grace,Breaking Benjamin,and Bullet For My Valentine.

My favorite songs are "Freebird","Crazy On You","Them Bones"and "Laid To Rest".

Pros: 70 songs,unlockable costumes,comfortable guitar,hours of fun,difficult on hard and expert modes,improved graphics

Cons: should of got newer bands,covered songs

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still best in the series, despite lack of master tracks, June 7, 2009

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Dirty Ears K-Wal (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 2 (Video Game)

I owned and played the heck out of the original Guitar Hero, and managed to get everyone I knew into it. Yet for some reason I skipped GH2 when it first came out, and didn't return to the series until GH3. I was very disappointed in GH3, but when I saw GH2 on sale for the new 360 I bought it - and fell in love with the series again.

As a sequel GH2 picks up and improves upon almost every aspect of the original. Co-op mode was a great idea, and there's a better mix of genre/decade songs than the original. The game offers a few genuinely challenging songs and is for the most part more difficult than the original. However for those, like me, who played GH3 first and wanted to try something else in the series GH2 is a lot easier. That's not a bad thing - at times it felt like GH3 was artificially adding button combinations or notes in order to ramp up the difficulty. To put it shortly, GH2 is an improvement in gameplay (as much as rhythm based games can be different) from both its predecessor and its first successor.

However, since we're comparing the game to its sequel, the most painfully obvious difference is the lack of master tracks. The covers aren't terrible but the fact that there aren't more original recordings is pretty disappointing. For some this won't make the least bit of difference, for others it can be jarring. It all boils down to how you feel about covers in general. Another potential fault is the DLC area. The tracks you can download are a bit pricey, but if you're willing to pay they definitely help prolong the experience.

GH2 is still my favorite of the original three GH games. It has a great mix of music, it just "feels" a lot smoother than its sequel, and the new multiplayer mode definitely adds a lot more to the series. If you enjoyed GH3 and are looking for more, if you love the guitar experience on full band games, or if you want to get into the genre with no background experience I highly recommend you check out GH2.

Plus, who can argue with a game that has a SPINAL TAP song on it?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love the game but..., March 31, 2009

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R. Beckham "Rock N' Rollerz R Us" (Lancaster, SC) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero 2 (Video Game)

Don't get me wrong I love all the songs on this game I'm just not used to hearing these bad covers. I Mean the guys who did Woman, Free Bird, Laid to Rest and Last Child completely sucked while the covers of Heart Shaped Box, Madhouse, and Jessica were amazing. but that's me stating my opinion. And plus the graphics of this game are not that great compared to GH 3, Aerosmith, or Metallica. But this game is good on the sense you get to try something new that you absoloutely loved to hear while growing up listening to your parents Records or 8 Tracks. But sometimes you will be like me and get irrated when somebodys cover just ruins it for ya.

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