Guitar Hero Van Halen

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Live out the excitement of playing as the legendary band Van Halen
• Perform an incredible arena rock set list that includes 25 Van Halen songs, three Eddie Van Halen signature solos and 19 songs from guest acts
• Includes the Van Halen songs And the Cradle Will Rock, Atomic Punk, Beautiful Girls, Cathedral, Eruption, Everybody Wants Some!!, Feel Your Love Tonight and Hang 'Em High
• Includes the Van Halen songs Hear About It Later, I'm the One, Ice Cream Man, Jamie's Cryin', Little Guitars, Loss of Control, Mean Street, Panama and Pretty Woman
• Includes the Van Halen songs Runnin' with the Devil, So This Is Love?, Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Spanish Fly, Unchained and You Really Got Me

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001UWGDUS
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 7.4 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 22, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,926 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #26 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Rhythm > Musical Instruments
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

It's time to prove you've got the swagger and showmanship to stand alongside these rock-n-roll legends. In Guitar Hero: Van Halen, you can live out the experience of performing as one of the biggest rock bands of all time. See if you have what it takes to keep up with Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar playing or David Lee Roth's unique performance style as you savor all the hot licks and scissor kicks that have helped this band achieve legendary status.

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Synopsis Guitar Hero: Van Halen lets you stand in the shoes of this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band as you perform 25 epic Van Halen tracks, three signature Eddie Van Halen solos and 19 guest act tracks. Get the crowd roaring with your arena rock stylings on Van Halen hits like Jump, Hot for Teacher, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love and Dance the Night Away, as well as songs like Billy Idol's White Wedding, Foo Fighters' Best of You and Blink-182's First Date. Experience the excitement of playing as this ultimate party band as you rock out to dozens of enduring hits and prove you have the talent and the style to live up to the Van Halen legend. Key Game Features: Live out the excitement of playing as the legendary band Van Halen Perform an incredible arena rock set list that includes 25 Van Halen songs, three Eddie Van Halen signature solos and 19 songs from guest acts Includes the Van Halen songs And the Cradle Will Rock, Atomic Punk, Beautiful Girls, Cathedral, Eruption, Everybody Wants Some!!, Feel Your Love Tonight and Hang 'Em High Includes the Van Halen songs Hear About It Later, I'm the One, Ice Cream Man, Jamie's Cryin', Little Guitars, Loss of Control, Mean Street, Panama and Pretty Woman Includes the Van Halen songs Runnin' with the Devil, So This Is Love?, Somebody Get Me a Doctor, Spanish Fly, Unchained and You Really Got Me Features songs by guest acts Alter Bridge, the Clash, Deep Purple, Foreigner, Fountains of Wayne, Jimmy Eat World, Judas Priest, Killswitch Engage and Lenny Kravitz Features songs by guest acts Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, the Offspring, Third Eye Blind, Weezer and Yellowcard

Product Description

Guitar Hero is back and you get to rock with the ultimate party band, Van Halen! Experience the hot licks and scissor kicks that made Van Halen the legends they are today. 25 epic Van Halen tracks, three scorching Eddie Van Halen signature solos, and 19 guest acts give fans the most comprehensive arena rock set list to date. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Van Halen is one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Led by Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar playng and David Lee Roth's unique brand of showmanship, the band has cemented their place in the Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame since they dropped their self-titled album in 1978. Van Halen is one of only five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 millions copies in the United States.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, not the worst either......, December 31, 2009

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Brian D. Hughes (Modesto, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Van Halen (Video Game)

I ended up getting this game free with the Guitar Hero 5 deal as many others did. I understand the acrimony between the group and Sammy Hagar but the sad reality is that the newest VH song on the game is from 1984 (the year and album). This really cuts short the amount of songs that COULD have been represented. It would have been nice to see both lineups of the band get equal representation - especially since I have been dying to play "Humans Being" on GH. Once again, the pettiness and drama between current and former VH members screws the fans and we don't get the best product that we could have. They could have at least given us some live songs, demos, or new tracks to spice the game up a little bit. The extra acts are a little confusing, albeit some of the songs, particularly Judas Priest's "Painkiller" and Queen's "I Want It All" are very enjoyable but there's not much from VH's contemporaries. The presentation is lacking - the group doesn't show much life on the game except for when they go 'retro'. I wish the whole game was playable as retro Halen but alas this is not so. Also, the charting on medium mode is terrible. I am usually a strict medium player but I have to play Hard on this game to even get a challenge - the songs were too easy to play and betray the intricacy and skill of Eddie's playing. The only real songs that were enjoyable and difficult on medium were "Little Guitars" and the EVH solo songs. There also is NO storyline to speak of - in GH Aerosmith you worked your way up and got little anecdotes from band members as you progressed. This would have been much appreciated but no effort was put on that end. If not for the enjoyment of playing classic VH songs, I would've ranked this at the lower end of GH games.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Son disappointed, January 1, 2011

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D. Jacobsen (Kennewick, WA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guitar Hero Van Halen (Video Game)

My son really wanted this for Christmas.
He like to do GH with the PS2 controller but unlike other GH games, this one wont let you use the controller. Had I known this, I would not have bought it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars won't load., December 30, 2010

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Lena (Indiana) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guitar Hero Van Halen (Video Game)

This game freezes. Have tried thier diagnosis tool, and still freezes to the point that we have not been able to play at all. We do not have the fat PS2, we have the slimline. Also, we have all the other Guitar Hero games and they do work fine. We returned one, and amazon replaced it and this one also will not load. Obviously not our console, since all our other games work.

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