Guitar Hero Smash Hits

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Experience another dimension of difficulty with the drum kit controller's double kick-pedal "Expert" difficulty level first seen in Guitar Hero Metallica.
• For the first time, players can rock on their favorite Guitar Hero tracks through the drum kit and mic controllers individually or as a band.
• An epic 48-song setlist made up of the most memorable songs from Guitar Hero games including master recording from: Alice in Chains, Queen, Poison, Rage Against The Machine, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Heart, Dragonforce and more.
• Multiplayer gameplay modes allowing up to 4 players to join together and rock as a band.
• In-game functionality including Rock Star Creator, first made famous in Guitar Hero World Tour, as well as Music Studio and GHTunes which allow players to create their own rockin' hits.

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001UWP30Y
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches ; 3.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 16, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,063 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #11 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Rhythm > Musical Instruments

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

In Guitar Hero: Smash Hits players get the best of previous Guitar Hero games, now in a full band gameplay scenario. Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as you rock out to the most fun tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. And for the first time you can join together as a band and jam to master tracks from the greatest Guitar Hero music on your controllers for guitar, drums and vocals. A 48-song rockin' setlist. View larger. "Expert+" difficulty on drums. View larger. Extensive multiplayer options. View larger. Create the ultimate rocker & music. View larger. A Compelling List of Game Features More than just an outstanding and comprehensive 48-song setlist, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is chock full of crowd-pleasing game features. It allows up to four players to join together and rock as a full band. It features Rock Star Creator, first made famous in Guitar Hero World Tour, as well as Music Studio and GHTunes which together allow players to create their own hits. The game also adds another dimension of difficulty with the drum kit controller’s double kick-pedal "Expert+" difficulty level first seen in Guitar Hero: Metallica. Play as a Band For the first time players can take the stage and rock on their favorite Guitar Hero tracks from early games in the series using the drum kit and mic controllers. For newer Guitar Hero fans, this is a great chance to catch up and play the best of Guitar Hero, while more experienced Guitar Hero fans now have a new reason to expand to the full band. Key Features: The ability to rock to your favorite Guitar Hero tracks from the original games through the drum kit and mic controllers. An epic 48-song setlist made up of the most memorable songs from Guitar Hero games including master recording from: Alice in Chains, Queen, Poison, Rage Against The Machine, Twisted Sister, Joan Jett, Heart, Dragonforce and many others. Multiplayer gameplay modes allowing a full band of up to 4 players to join together and rock. In-game functionality including Rock Star Creator, first made famous in Guitar Hero World Tour, as well as Music Studio and GHTunes which allow players to create their own musical hits. Experience another dimension of difficulty with the drum kit controller's double kick-pedal "Expert+" difficulty level first seen in Guitar Hero: Metallica. The Set List: Guitar Hero:    Blue Öyster Cult - "Godzilla"    Boston - "More Than A Feeling"    Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"    Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"    Helmet - "Unsung (Live)"    Incubus - "Stellar"    Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Love Rock N' Roll"    Ozzy Osbourne - "Bark At The Moon"    Pantera - "Cowboys From Hell (Live)"    Queen - "Killer Queen"    Queens Of The Stone Age - "No One Knows"    The Donnas - "Take It Off"    The Exies - "Hey You"    White Zombie - "Thunder Kiss '65" Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock    AFI - "Miss Murder"    DragonForce - "Through The Fire And Flames"    Heart - "Barracuda"    Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"    Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"    Pat Benatar - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"    Priestess - "Lay Down"    Slayer - "Raining Blood" Guitar Hero: Aerosmith    Aerosmith - "Back In The Saddle Guitar Hero II:    Alice In Chains - "Them Bones"    Avenged Sevenfold - "Beast And The Harlot"    Danzig - "Mother"    Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"    Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"    Jane's Addiction - "Stop!"    Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"    Lamb Of God - "Laid To Rest"    Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"    Mötley Crüe- "Shout At The Devil"    Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box"    Rage Against The Machine - "Killing In The Name"    Reverend Horton Heat - "Psychobilly Freakout"    Rush - "YYZ"    Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' On A Hole"    The Police - "Message In A Bottle"    The Sword - "Freya"    Warrant - "Cherry Pie"    Wolfmother - "Woman" Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s    Anthrax - "Caught In A Mosh"    Extreme - "Play With Me"    Judas Priest - "Electric Eye"    Poison - "Nothin' But A Good Time"    Ratt - "Round and Round"    Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"

Product Description

The Best of Guitar Hero now for the Full Band! Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage with some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. For newer Guitar Hero fans, this is a great chance to catch up and play the best of Guitar Hero, and older Guitar Hero fans have a new reason to expand to the full band. Step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to date - Guitar Hero: Hits.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best yet.A MUST get, June 19, 2009

A Kid's Review

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Smash Hits (Video Game)

guitar hero smash hits has some of the songs from guitar hero 1,2,3 and the80s.But if you got the game for ps2 there are 2 songs on there from guitar hero 2 on xbox360 that are not on guitar hero 2 for ps2.They are The Trooper By Iron Maiden and Back In Saddle by Aerosmith.It will be worth the price if you buy it.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much better than expected, July 18, 2009

By 

Leicester Dedlock (Ames, IA United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Smash Hits (Video Game)

Most professional reviews of this game say this is a decent game but too much of a rehash. I can't say I agree. Obviously, there's the fact that bass, drums, and vocals are now supported, but there are even improvements on guitar. Some of the songs were originally released as covers and now we get all the original tracks. Additionally, the charts were redone allowing for some of the World Tour innovations like slider notes and extended sustains. Some of the charts changed for the worse (to hell with the new version of "Psychobilly Freakout"), but some are better, and most are at least significantly different, providing somewhat of a new experience. Also, the level of challenge has improved.

Setlist:
PS2 users get one new song, Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" (originally XBox only). Otherwise, you've seen it before. The setlist is probably the best out of any Guitar Hero game to date, but only because there was so much to choose from. It's good but they could have done a better job. Also, 48 songs is a bit skimpy for a full price game.

Graphics/Interface:
Basically the same as Guitar Hero: Metallica. The graphics are good by PS2 standards, and World Tour style setlists are omitted.

Song Progression:
At first glance, it looks the same as Guitar Hero: Metallica. To progress from one tier to the next, you have to get a certain of stars on previous songs. However, it's a little bit different now. For one, the star requirements have been increased. Unlike Guitar Hero: Metallica, you can't just beat a small handful of songs to move on to the next tier. Also, encores have returned. When you beat every song in a tier, an encore song is unlocked. Aside from this, you'll notice the biggest difference when you get to the next to last tier. To progress to the last tier, you have to complete all previous songs including encores. So the system doesn't let you skip songs altogether like Guitar Hero: Metallica, but there is more flexibility than early Guitar Hero titles. Also, when you complete every song in the last tier, you have to tackle "Through the Fire and Flames" to finish the game. This is appropriate for guitar and drums, but it's not as appropriate for bass or vocals. It's one of the more challenging songs on both instruments, but there are definitely harder songs that would have worked better as final songs.

Guitar:
The biggest change I noticed was the difference in difficulty between Hard and Expert. On average, the songs have gotten harder on Expert, but much easier on Hard. I started playing rhythm games with Guitar Hero III, and I definitely remember the giant leap from Medium to Hard. Here, the transition is much, much easier. Naturally, however, the jump from Hard to Expert is worse than ever before. Overall, I think this is good, however. It allows novice players a chance to get used to the orange fret without having to deal with insane song charts, and also increases the challenge for Expert players. Already challenging songs like "Free Bird", "Cult of Personality", and "Psychobilly Freakout" are even harder here on Expert. Yet a few songs are easier, most noticebly "Through the Fire and Flames" and the now solo-less "Rock and Roll All Nite". However, "Through the Fire and Flames" is still brutal, and I never thought they would put a song this hard as a required song on the main setlist. Often rhythm games will have one super difficult song, but it's a bonus song (e.g. "Jordan", "Visions"). The main setlist will have some challenging stuff, but nothing ridiculous. The Smash Hits version of "Through the Fire and Flames" is definitely the hardest main setlist song in any Guitar Hero/Rock Band game. In my opinion, "Jordan" and the original version of "Through the Fire and Flames" are the only harder on-disc Guitar Hero songs. Fortunately, it's not completely impossible. It took me about 15 tries to beat, but unlike the original version, I did at least beat it. Many Expert players will like the challenge of the song, and some will like the fact that it is easier than the original version, but it's questionable that a song like this should be on the main setlist.

Bass:
Oh my, bass is so easy in this game. Guitar Hero: Metallica upped the challenge on bass from World Tour, and now they've reverted back in the other direction. I'd say it's even easier than World Tour. There's nothing here like the alt-strumming madness of "B.Y.O.B." or the simple but awkward "Hollywood Nights". With regards to fun, it's a mixed bag. Some songs are boring, but most are fairly interesting. At least it has Rush's "YYZ", which seems made for bass, so it's not a waste.

Vocals:
Overall, vocals are quite easy, but unlike bass, there are a few challenging songs. "Killer Queen" is definitely killer, and there are others. I do have one complaint though: songs are often mistiered. If stuff like "Take It Off" and "Rock and Roll All Nite" aren't final tier worthy, then "Through the Fire and Flames" is a tier 1 guitar song. Give me a break.

Drums:
Like vocals, most drum songs aren't ridiculously challenging, but there are a few very hard songs. "Raining Blood", "Through the Fire and Flames", and "Caught in a Mosh" are probably the hardest of the lot. They seem harder than anything on "World Tour", but if you can handle Guitar Hero: Metallica, you should be fine. They're brutal songs, but they're not really any worse than "War Ensemble" and "Dyers Eve". Fortunately, they did a better job at tiering drums than vocals, and most songs are fairly fun to play and not ill-charted.

Overall:
Underrated. You don't get a bunch of new songs, but don't look at this game as a rehash. There is still some "newness" to it, and it's fun plastic shredding as usual. I'm not sure I'd call this the best Guitar Hero game out there, but it's in the running, and it's at least better than Guitar Hero: World Tour.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid GH Title, July 12, 2009

By 

Grant - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Smash Hits (Video Game)

Bought this game as a farewell of sorts since I don't see myself lasting with GH/RB past this title. It's got pretty much every great song you can think of from the past GH games if you're a long time GH player. The older charts have been updated to be either easier or more difficult and its all for the better. Along with the arpeggio sections added in GH:WT, this one makes very strong use of ringing notes. A big thing to look out for on the PS2 version is that the load times (to me) are awful. I counted the load times for loading a song as anywhere from 1 minute to a minute and a half. Compared to next gen hardware (PS3, 360, Wii), and all the stuff they crammed into this one disc (guitar, bass, vocals, drums), the load times become acceptable. I also don't like that it saves after you turn on progressive scan; another useless 30 seconds, especially when you have to turn it on EVERY time you boot up the disc. Online multiplayer was not a selling point for me so the $20 difference to not get it on 360 was worth it to me. I'm happy with my choice, the pros of this game far outweigh the cons.

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