Sometimes funny, sometimes informational. Guitar Hero II was released just 1 year after Guitar Hero 1, instantly dethroning the original gaming giant that set In fact, Guitar Hero II is the 2nd best selling game of 2006, behind only Gears of War. The series became a household name in just 12 months once Guitar Hero II hit the shelves. PaRappa the Rapper is often known as the grandfather of the rhythm genre and although other games would beat Guitar Hero to the punch when it comes to musical instrument controllers, namely Samba de Amigo and Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, the Guitar Hero franchise put the genre on the map. The music rhythm genre has come a long way since 2006. I might be overstating its improvements just a tad, but it is one hell of a game, that’s for sure. It’s like Guitar Hero 1 was unsatisfied with itself, so it tried to commit suicide by swallowing a grenade, except once it exploded, out came Guitar Hero II. Guitar Hero II takes everything from Guitar Hero 1 and makes it so much better. Here’s a shot of “select your hero” for multiplayer. You succeed by completing a song in its entirety without getting booed off stage. If you miss too many notes, you will get booed off stage and lose. As notes move across the screen, the player must synchronize their strumming of the “pick” while pressing the appropriate matching colored button on the “strings” of the guitar. *Author’s Note: For those who do not know: the Guitar Hero franchise comprises a number of games in which the player wields a controller shaped like a guitar. Except who needs strings when we’ve got 5 colored buttons? Exactly. I’m talkin’ about a plastic replica of a Gibson SG 6-string electric guitar. And I’m not talkin’ about a lumberjack’s axe. Does anybody remember the 1st time they rocked a fuckin’ plastic axe plugged into their PlayStation 2? Because I sure as shit do.
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