The Official Guitar Hero II Thread (80's Edition Confirmed w/initial tracklist!)

[FriskyTanuki]

Update (5/10/07)
Big news! The 80's Edition of Guitar Hero (titled Guitar Hero: Rock the 80's) has been officially announced with an initial group of songs revealed.

I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister (Master recording)
I Ran by Flock of Seagulls (Master recording)
Round and Round as made famous by Ratt
I Want Candy as made famous by Bow Wow Wow
Metal Health as made famous by Quiet Riot
Holy Diver as made famous by Dio
Heat Of The Moment as made famous by Asia

The list should be at least 30 songs deep by the time it comes out, which will be out by the summer. I'll add to it as they are announced. For now, let's start the speculation!

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In today's Penny Arcade news post, they link to a post (http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=4142) on the official Guitar Hero forums that's updated with all of the latest confirmed and rumored info about GHII. I noticed a few interesting rumored songs that I figured you guys would be interested in at least discussing.

Here's the final track list for Guitar Hero II!

Release Dates
Guitar Hero II (w/ Guitar)................11-7-2006 PlayStation 2 US
Guitar Hero II................................11-7-2006 PlayStation 2 US


Confirmed Songs

Opening Licks
1.Shout at the Devil By Motley Crue
2.Mother By Danzig
3.Surrender By Cheap Trick
4.Woman By Wolfmother
5.Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight By Spinal Tap

Amp Warmers
6.Strutter By Kiss
7.Heart-Shaped Box By Nirvana
8.Message in a Bottle By Police
9.You Really Got Me By Van Halen
10.Carry On Wayward Son By Kansas

String Snappers
11.Monkey Wrench By Foo Fighters
12.Them Bones By Alice in Chains
13.Search and Destroy By Iggy Pop and the Stooges
14.Tattoed Love Boys By Pretenders
15.War Pigs By Black Sabbath

Thrash and Burn
16.Cherry Pie By Warrant
17.Who Was in My Room Last Night By Butthole Surfers
18.Girlfriend By Matthew Sweet
19.Can't You Hear Me Knockin' By Rolling Stones
20.Sweet Child O' Mine By Guns N' Roses

Return of the Shred
21.Killing in the Name By Rage Against the Machine
22.John the Fisherman By Primus
23.Freya By The Sword
24.Bad Reputation By Thin Lizzy
25.Last Child By Aerosmith

Relentless Riffs
26.Crazy on You By Heart
27.Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart By Stone Temple Pilots
28.Rock This Town By Stray Cats
29.Jessica By Allman Brothers
30.Stop By Janes Addiction

Furious Fretwork
31.Madhouse By Anthrax
32.Carry Me Home By Living End
33.Laid to Rest By Lamb of god
34.Psychobilly Freakout By Reverend Horton Heat
35.YYZ By Rush

Face-Melters
36.Beast and the Harlot By Avenged Sevenfold
37.Institutionalized By Suicidal Tendencies
38.Misirlou By Dick Dale
39.Hangar 18 By Megadeth
40.Free Bird By Lynyrd Skynyrd

Bonus Tracks:
1.Raw Dog By The Last Vegas
2.One for the Road By the Breaking Wheel
3.Arterial Black By Drist
4.Collide By Anarchy Club
5.Elephant Bones By That Handsome Devil
6.Fall Of Pangea By Valient Thorr
7.FTK By Vagiant
8.Gemini By Brian Kahanek
9.Push Push (Lady Lightning) By Bang Camaro
10.Laughtrack By The Acrobrats
11.Less Talk More Rokk By Freezepop
12.Jordan By Buckethead
13.Mr. Fix-It By The Amazing Royal Crowns
14.The New Black By Every Time I Die
15.Parasite By The Neighborhoods
16.Radium Eyes By Count Zero
17.Red Lottery By Megasus
18.Six By All That Remains
19.Soy Bomb By Honest Bob and the Factory to Dealer Incentives
20.The Light That Blinds By Shadows Fall
21.Thunder Horse By Dethklok
22.Trogdor By StrongBad
23.X-Stream By Voivod
24.Yes We Can By Made in Mexico

I'd definitely love to see the Tenacious D, AC/DC, and Freebird rumors come true.

[anomynous]

we need crazytrain........

[asianxcore]

I hope some of these turn out to be true.

Any Iron Maiden song is fine with me :)

[Logain8955]

Crazy Train would be win.


However, they do have Freebird, and The D. (Almost definately gonna be either Tribute, Wonderboy or something new. Tribute would rock.) It really looks like now that they know it'll sell, they're gonna pull an anti-Konami and actually pour money into getting awesome licenses.

That and Tool....@.@ Anymore awesome and my brain just might explode.

[Arikado]

Double Team. This game needs Double Team.

[TimPV3]

Tool!

[Grave_Addiction]

Rocket Sauce. Take One.

[Genocidal]

I would be surprised if a Tool song is in this game that isn't titled Schism.

[Skylander7]

I'm glad AC/DC is in it, but I'd rather see something from the Bon Scott era.. like Rocker, Whole Lotta Rosie, Problem Child, or Let There be Rock. Then again.. many other Bon Scott songs would get the game a different ESRB rating :)

[mykevermin]

'smuch as I like them, there are far better punk rock bands to take songs from than Descendents. Looking at it from a GH player perspective, I could see "Kabuki Girl" being a song, but other than that, there are very few seemingly appropriate songs for it.

Now, if you wanted someone in the same vain, but with better guitar playing, Black Flag would be a shoe-in thanks to Greg Ginn.

I could care less if they include Tool, because I think they're massively overrated and a dreadful band. But, I do know they're massively popular, so if that's what America wants, that's what America gets.

I also wanna slap Buckethead in the fucking cranium. He's so obsessed with his gimmick he makes professional wrestlers look normal by comparison. Nevertheless, many people do like him. Just don't include him, or any other living person for that matter, as a player model.

I want to see more of the rockabilly/psychobilly selection. An older Game Informer had preliminary drawings of new character models, and they had this tall, slim pompadour'd motherfucker lookin' primed to be the 'rockabilly' GH player. The only song I've seen thus far is The Reverend Horton Heat. I'd like to see what they add to that list.

[Number83]

'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?!?" by REM would be kewl.

[Skylander7]

I could also give a very long list of Led Zep songs that would be great (In My Time of Dying would be great), but there's no way that would happen (the only occurance of a Led Zep song being licensed is to Cadillac). I think some pre-death-of-Duane Allman Brothers would be nice too.

[Flying PJ]

"For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC

I am sold.

[solid snake]

I Demand PHASENDALE

[gofishn]

Play Free Bird!

[stag8603]

I cannot wait....of course, I'd probably buy it even if I didn't like any of the songs in it. But it's good they have stuff I like...

[Strell]

Ugh. Freebird.

[mykevermin]

Ugh. Freebird.

Oh, blow it out your ass.

It's "Guitar Hero." There are assuredly notoriously cheesy songs. Not liek Yngwie Malmsteen cheesy, but "this will sell the game" cheesy.

Great. Now we've merged the pretentious music asshole with the pretentious gaming asshole.

That having been said, I do agree with you about the song.

*

[Crowdmember yells out "Freebird"]

"Please quit yellin' that. It's not funny, it's not clever; it's stupid, it's repetitive. Why the fuck would you continue to yell that? I'm serious.

[Crowdmember yells out "Kevin Matthews"]

Okay, Kevin Matthews. What does that mean now? [voice slowly rising] Now what does it mean? I understand where it comes from, so do you. Now what does it all mean? What is the culmination of yelling that?

[Crowdmember yells out "Jimmy Shorts"]

Jimmy Shorts. He's not here. He's not gonna be here, now what? Now where are we? [voice rises faster Hicks get's down on one knee and speaks directly to audience member] We're here with you interrupting me again, you fucking idiot! That's ... you see where we're at? We're here at the same point again, where you, the fucking peon masses, can once again ruin anyone who tries to do anything because you don't know how to do it on your own! [shouting] That's where we're fuckin' at! Once again, the useless wastes of fucking flesh that has ruined everything good in this goddamn world! That's where we're at! [Hicks lunges toward another section of the audience, almost completely horizontal and on the ground bellows] Hitler had the right idea, he was just an underachiever!

[Runs over to hecklers and screams directly to them]Kill 'em all, Adolf, all of 'em! Jew, Mexican, American, white, kill 'em all! Start over, the experiment didn't work!
[despairingly -- now Hicks is crouched over a chair and directing his energies toward the other section again.] Rain forty days, please fuckin' rain to wash these turds off my fucking life! Wash these human wastes of flesh and bone off this planet! I pray to you, God, to kill these fucking people!

[Crowdmember yells out "Freebird" again]

[utterly deflated] Freebird. [Hicks drops to the floor, mike in hand]

[Hicks sits up]

And in the beginning there was the word "Freebird" and "Freebird" would be yelled throughout the centuries. "Freebird" The mantra of the moron!

[Hicks is on his knees now]

"Freebird", "Freebird", "Freebird", "Freebird" If we keep yelling this, one day we'll be funny, Keep doing it. "Freebird", "Freebird", "Freebird", "Freebird" We will sit at the feet of Kevin Matthews "Freebird", "Freebird", "Freebird"

[audience joins in]

"Free-" I'm feeling enlightened! "Freebird" Oh how holy.

[Hicks gets up]

"Well, I don't think this is going to be a "get-laid" set for me

[dusts dirt off of suit]

so uh,

[laughter]

Well, Bill, good guess. But I'm not leavin', fuckers. As I said...

(The infamous tirade against a heckler repeatedly crying out "Freebird" in Chicago, 1987)

[Bezerker]

Simple Man!!!

[Mr. Anderson]

Slayer? Please?

[tli2k]

im thinking its gonna be lame pop songs from the 80's. its guitar hero

[flybrione]

Iron Maiden!

[Genocidal]

im thinking its gonna be lame pop songs from the 80's. its guitar hero

Did you even play the first Guitar Hero?

[Blind the Thief]

Freebird's on ok song. I certainly think there are far better songs out there (far, FAR better), but I don't hate it because everyone else loves it, either. *shrugs*


Tool, on the other hand...[I]ugh[I].




Anyway, Iron Maiden's great, and Tenacious D is an odd choice, but I think it'll be a lot of fun. Now, where's my thrashy Metallica?



'smuch as I like them, there are far better punk rock bands to take songs from than Descendents. Looking at it from a GH player perspective, I could see "Kabuki Girl" being a song, but other than that, there are very few seemingly appropriate songs for it.

Now, if you wanted someone in the same vain, but with better guitar playing, Black Flag would be a shoe-in thanks to Greg Ginn.

Oh my, YES. Black Flag, please!

[Sarang01]

If you want to see a list of how to do a Metal/Rock game in general RIGHT in terms of song selections look at NeoDrumX 2nd Mix's list by Omicron.
www.omicron.co.kr/neodrumx/

Includes Metallica, Nirvana, Country Kko Kko, Santana, Black Sabbath(I think), X-Japan, Robert Palmer, etc.

And Myke, here's a link for you you might be interested in: www.kkfi.org/ . Completely Public or rather Community Radio, NOT for profit and not White Cultural Elitist programming like NPR. On Friday 4-6 p.m. CST they play a show called "Rockabilly Mood Swing" featuring Rockbilly music from all around the word.

[Pancake Rabbit]

I still want "One" to be in Guitar Hero 2. The solo after the landmine part would be so sweet to play.

[FriskyTanuki]

None of the songs in the OP have been confirmed, but a few new tracks have been announced for GHII:

Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
Anthrax - "Madhouse"
Motley Crue - "Shout at the Devil"

More news on the new songs:
The three newly-announced tracks are covers of Stone Temple Pilots' "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart, Anthrax's "Madhouse" and Motley Crue's "Shout at the Devil". "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart" is taken from STP's third major-label release "Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop" and features a bevy of muted chords strummed quickly throughout its verses, making for a fast-paced play. "Madhouse" comes from Anthrax's 1985 release, "Spreading the Disease", and is a great example of Scott Ian's grinding guitar work. The Crue's "Shout at the Devil" appeared on the band's 1983 release of the same name and gives hair metal a proper showing in RedOctane and Harmonix's sequel.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/721/721965p1.html

[Scorch]

STONE.
TEMPLE.
MOTHERfuckIN
PILOTS.

[trunks982]

i want Back in Black

[asianxcore]

Stone Temple Pilots AND Anthrax?

:) I love life right now.

[Strell]

*looks*

Still has Freebird.

Ugh.

The three new songs don't really .... appeal, but I'll take'em.

[FriskyTanuki]

Updated the OP with two new rumors.

[gofishn]

*looks*

Still has Freebird.

Ugh.

The three new songs don't really .... appeal, but I'll take'em.

Ok, you hate Freebird, we get it.

[HumanSnatcher]

Count me in with Strell on this. I mean Skynyrd is cool, but I fucking hate Freebird and Simple Man with a god damn passion!

I was at a Boston concert 3 years ago and I swear I heard a drunk as fuck redneck start yelling Freebird. I wanted to so badly lunge from my seat to his and snap his neck like a twig.

Stairway to Heaven I could deal with (which I don't think would happen because of Page), but for fucks sake "JUST SAY NO TO FREEBIRD!!!"

[SMMM]

What happened to the Mega Man theme performed by The Acrobats? Or was I just imagining that?

[RedvsBlue]

You guys don't like Freebird? What are you, a bunch of communists?

I'll just wait patiently for Strell's 500th variation of a NASCAR insult comeback...

[Strell]

You guys don't like Freebird? What are you, a bunch of communists?

I'll just wait patiently for Strell's 500th variation of a NASCAR insult comeback...

I bet when RvB types a post, he has to shoo away raccoons first.

[RedvsBlue]

I bet when RvB types a post, he has to shoo away raccoons first.

:-s

Maybe you should stick to the NASCAR insults, things don't seem to go so well when you venture into unknown territory...

[SMMM]

i want an answer... =(

[gofishn]

Rumor has it that Harmonix is in negotiations with Scott Stapp to produce "Guitar Hero: Creed Edition" featuring smash hits such as "With arms wide open", and "Can you take me higher?".

[mykevermin]

Rumor has it that Harmonix is in negotiations with Scott Stapp to produce "Guitar Hero: Creed Edition" featuring smash hits such as "With arms wide open", and "Can you take me higher?".

If this is true, I'm going to come to your house and break both your legs.

Not that you had anything to do with the game, but, y'know, being the one who divulged the information - like what happens to the tobacco company employee who unknowingly assumes the CEO knows tobacco kills you.

[gofishn]

If this is true, I'm going to come to your house and break both your legs.

Not that you had anything to do with the game, but, y'know, being the one who divulged the information - like what happens to the tobacco company employee who unknowingly assumes the CEO knows tobacco kills you.

Bring it on! I'll have Scott Stapp kick your ass. He mows my lawn and washes my car in exchange for a carton of Marlboro Reds a week. I could probably get him to kill someone for a 12 pack of Natty Lite.

[asianxcore]

I know it's early, might not mean anything. Red Octane put up a pre-order for GH 2 on their website. It mentions what might be the color of the GH 2 bundle guitar.

http://redoctane.com/guitarhero2-bundle.html

This package includes:
1 Guitar Hero II™ Software for Playstation 2
1 Guitar Hero II™ SG Controller (Classic Red) for Playstation 2
Note: This version of Guitar Hero II™ only works for PlayStation 2 Systems with the NTSC U/C Designation (North American PlayStations).

[Chacrana]

$80 eh? Hmm... y'know, even though I finished every song on Expert at my friend's house, I'm still wanting to pick up the original game along with the guitar... it's just that damn fun.

Oh, and 55+ songs is definitely good. Hopefully the quality of the song choices will be where it should be.

[FriskyTanuki]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/media.html

Check out the latest video to see the latest addition!

Gun N Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

Great choice!

[Trakan]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/media.html

Check out the latest video to see the latest addition!

Gun N Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

Great choice!

Good song, but that guy butchered it.

[Strell]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/media.html

Check out the latest video to see the latest addition!

Gun N Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

Great choice!

I had a feeling this song would make it.

It's token.

[evanft]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/media.html

Check out the latest video to see the latest addition!

Gun N Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

Great choice!

Fucking awesome.

[asianxcore]

GNR. Yessssss :)

[pete5883]

Aww why couldn't it be November Rain instead?

[FriskyTanuki]

Updated the OP with the new addition and a new rumor.

[asianxcore]

Updated the OP with the new addition and a new rumor.

Thanks!

It would be awesome if that Rage Against The Machine rumor turned out to be true. Anything off the self-titled CD or Evil Empire is fine with me :)

[Backlash]

Updated the OP with the new addition and a new rumor.


Thanks for maintaining this list/thread! One suggestion, though: the dark blue text on the dark gray background is very hard to read. Can you change it to a brighter color?

[Backlash]

Also, man it sucks that some of these have to be covers. Axl Rose has a very unique voice, and whoever did the cover didn't really even come close. Not that anyone other than Axl could have done better, but still.

[FriskyTanuki]

Also, man it sucks that some of these have to be covers. Axl Rose has a very unique voice, and whoever did the cover didn't really even come close. Not that anyone other than Axl could have done better, but still.
Unless the band is willing to lend Harmonix the original recording of the track, they have to cover it. Supposedly, GHII will have a lot of original recordings for the game since bands have seen how popular the game is and are willing to help out. I've never really had any problem with the covers on GH, so it doesn't really bother me.

As for the text, I just copying over from the posting in the official forming, so I'll see what I can do.

[Blind the Thief]

I'll be the first to post this:

Freebird was in the OTHER (Official Movie 2) video on Gamespot, on the same page.

Wahoo! I didn't think they'd actually announce this.

[FriskyTanuki]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/media.html

Check out the latest video to see the latest addition!

Gun N Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

Great choice!
Check that link again for another video announcement. This time it's one of the rumored songs.

Lynyrd Skynrd - Freebird
Great choice. I'm wondering if there will be daily announcements for the rest of the week with the two announcement videos already this week.

[Strell]

I was thinking about how the cover band sometimes sucks, which got me thinking...Why doesn't RedOctane have open auditions for cover bands for the songs themselves?

Seems like a good idea to me. It could get the band a little exposure in what is sure to be a big seller.

Then we could find bands that devote themselves to covering the big name bands and maybe giving us a truer sound.

I dunno. Just a thought.

[FriskyTanuki]

I was thinking about how the cover band sometimes sucks, which got me thinking...Why doesn't RedOctane have open auditions for cover bands for the songs themselves?

Seems like a good idea to me. It could get the band a little exposure in what is sure to be a big seller.

Then we could find bands that devote themselves to covering the big name bands and maybe giving us a truer sound.

I dunno. Just a thought.
Sounds like that would require more time, work, and money than what they do now.

[Strell]

Sounds like that would require more time, work, and money than what they do now.

RedOctane "Who wants to be a Cover Hero?" Contest.

Send in your shit.

We put it in the game.

Simple?

Just sayin'.

[FriskyTanuki]

RedOctane "Who wants to be a Cover Hero?" Contest.

Send in your shit.

We put it in the game.

Simple?

Just sayin'.
It's more complicated than just picking the winner out of a hat, as you'd have a ton of entries per song for the dozens they'll have in the game. Just leave it to the professionals they use rather than dealing with dozens of cover bands and this whole process that they'd have to go through.

[asianxcore]

I'll be the first to post this:

Freebird was in the OTHER (Official Movie 2) video on Gamespot, on the same page.

Wahoo! I didn't think they'd actually announce this.

Welcome back from the dead, biatch. :)

Thanks for the news. Nice to see the rumor was true.

[evanft]

Freebird? Fuck yes.

[Blind the Thief]

Welcome back from the dead, biatch. :)

Thanks for the news. Nice to see the rumor was true.

Thanks for noticing, haha.




I wonder just how long Freebird will be in the game? If memory serves, that song is quite...uh, lengthy.

[Mid Boss]

We may have 12 more confirmed tracks here. Looks like there's a new rumor going around that the October EGM confirms some more songs:

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
The Police - Message in a Bottle
The Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Going to Rock You Tonight
Heart - Crazy On You
Allman Brothers Band - Jessica
Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Lamb of God - Laid to Rest
Alice in Chains - Them Bones
The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117173&page=4

Anyone have the newest EGM and can confirm this?

[mykevermin]

Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Going to Rock You Tonight

FUH-HUH-HUH-HUK Y-E-A-H!

Aw, man, they better get the vocalist to hit that high note properly.

The rest of the list looks phenomenal. Classic Heart? Check, even if 'taint "Barracuda." Stones? Check. Nirvana? Well, I'm in the minority for not caring less, so check.

I'm gonna go preorder this motherfucker.

[Mid Boss]

Well, looks like that list is official; 1up's confirmed it: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153382

Also, we now have the official box art:
http://www.redoctanegames.com/STORE/gh2bundle-contents.jpg

http://www.redoctanegames.com/STORE/GH2-Coversheet-NFR.jpg

The song list(for the most part) just gets better and better

I can't fucking wait!

[Chacrana]

This game can't come out soon enough. Damn... and that guitar looks awesome... I'll prolly buy it just so I can play two player.

[asianxcore]

Some nice additions to the song list. I'm happy to see both Alice in Chains and Lamb of God on there.

I like the box art. Nice to see that they are finally using that Cherry Red guitar for good now. I am still kicking myself for not buying it when I saw it at the Sony Store in San Francisco.

[pete5883]

Alice in Chains - Them Bones Yessssssssssssss. I think this was one of my requests.

[Calamityuponthee]

Omfg, my dream has come true..

Playing Crazy On You on Expert, I cannot fucking wait.

[mykevermin]

Omfg, my dream has come true..

Playing Crazy On You on Expert, I cannot fucking wait.

My guess is that Miserlou = GH2's "Bark at the Moon."

[asianxcore]

My guess is that Miserlou = GH2's "Bark at the Moon."

actually I think it's the theme song to Pulp Fiction.

at least that is what I got from search on You Tube :)

[mykevermin]

Oh, for fuck's sake.

I know what Miserlou is.

Just listening to the song, or really any Dick Dale for that matter, leads one to the obvious conclusion that it will easily be one of the hardest tracks in the game.

[KaneRobot]

SPINAL FUCKING TAP

[Blind the Thief]

I dunno, these new songs will be fun to play I thnk, but there's nothing I'm really excited about here...luckily we've got half the tracks to find out still, eh?


I'll feel kind of bad not using the original controller, but mine's in seriously poor condition now. It's ALMOST unplayable, so I think I need a new one. Ah well, Cherry Red it is (and if they announce a special version of THAT down the road, I'm going to lose it).

[Chacrana]

Speaking of Guitar Hero, I won the wireless guitar from Gamespot's On the Spot show. It was fucking weird seeing my name show up and hearing that I won shit.

[asianxcore]

Oh, for fuck's sake.

I know what Miserlou is.

Just listening to the song, or really any Dick Dale for that matter, leads one to the obvious conclusion that it will easily be one of the hardest tracks in the game.

Sorry, I read your post wrong. MY BAD..

Also congrats Chacrana for winning the wireless GH guitar.

[FriskyTanuki]

Updated the OP with the new additions and rumors.

[Blind the Thief]

I want to see Dethklok in this game.

[Blind the Thief]

Anyone get the new EGM (with GH2 on the cover) yet?

[FriskyTanuki]

Anyone get the new EGM (with GH2 on the cover) yet?
Just got mine five minutes ago, two copies actually. The cover's strange just from my first glance at it (think iPod + Guitar Hero + the color Pink).

[FriskyTanuki]

Interesting polls in the big GHII feature:

Which band that didn't make the cut would you like in the game?

Led Zeppelin - 20%
Metallica - 16%
AC/DC - 13%
Weezer - 12%
The Beatles - 11%
Slayer - 10%
The White Stripes - 8%
U2 - 5%
Green Day - 3%
AFI - 2%

Which band are you most glad didn't make the cut?

Fall Out Boy - 24%
Limp Bizkit - 21%
Creed - 20%
Nickelback - 19%
Coldplay - 5%
Spin Doctors - 4%
Stryper - 2%
Goo Goo Dolls - 2%
Crash Test Dummies - 2%
Styx - 1%

One song described in the feature:

Today's tune, he says, is the final boss [a metaphorical boss]. "You'll know it when it arrives," he says, unable to reveal the name of this monster. "This is a major, major guitar ass-kicker. It has no less than 11 guitar solos in it."
What could that be? :-k

[RedvsBlue]

Interesting polls in the big GHII feature:

Which band that didn't make the cut would you like in the game?

Led Zeppelin - 20%
Metallica - 16%
AC/DC - 13%
Weezer - 12%
The Beatles - 11%
Slayer - 10%
The White Stripes - 8%
U2 - 5%
Green Day - 3%
AFI - 2%

Which band are you most glad didn't make the cut?

Fall Out Boy - 24%
Limp Bizkit - 21%
Creed - 20%
Nickelback - 19%
Coldplay - 5%
Spin Doctors - 4%
Stryper - 2%
Goo Goo Dolls - 2%
Crash Test Dummies - 2%
Styx - 1%

One song described in the feature:


What could that be? :-k

Inagotadavita (or however the fuck its spelled)?

[Chacrana]

That would be Ted Nugent - Stranglehold. Actually, I dunno. I have no idea. But I can't wait to get my ass kicked by it. This game can't come out soon enough.

[Strell]

Inagotadavita (or however the fuck its spelled)?

Bingo.

I was going to say the same thing.

Also, please don't put a Zepplin song in there. 'Cuz you know it will be either Stairway or Over the Hills, and I just don't need punk bitches fucking that stuff up.

I'd like a Green Day song, if it were one of their lesser known titles, but I doubt that'll happen, which is fine with me.

White Stripes would be fun, but again, I don't care if they don't show up.

Beatles won't show up. There's too much legality baggage there.

Weezer would kickass. Any one of their earlier songs.

[FriskyTanuki]

Oh yeah, Strell, regarding your little beef with the covers being off for some of the songs, they kind of explain that in this feature, as well.

But as fanatical as Henderson and Wavegroup are about capturing each song's sound--right down to maintaining a database of soundalike vocalists for every famous lead singer--it's a little-known fact that these tunes suffer a small degree of hi-fi infidelity. "Some bands don't want to be emulated perfectly," explains Tam. "It's just in our contracts [with them]."

[Strell]

Oh yeah, Strell, regarding your little beef with the covers being off for some of the songs, they kind of explain that in this feature, as well.

I can appreciate that, and can understand it from both ends (GH vs actual bands). I like the fact that it has been said publicly mostly.

[Blind the Thief]

I can appreciate that, and can understand it from both ends (GH vs actual bands). I like the fact that it has been said publicly mostly.

Agreed.

Personally, this would be my favorite game of all time if they put Master of Puppets in...fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath.


As for In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida...anyone who chooses this at (for example) a party or something is automatically a dick. I can't wait.

[gofishn]

Agreed.

Personally, this would be my favorite game of all time if they put Master of Puppets in...fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath.


As for In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida...anyone who chooses this at (for example) a party or something is automatically a dick. I can't wait.

I think playing In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida would either make me go blind or instantly cripple both my hands upon completion.

[Backlash]

I think playing In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida would either make me go blind or instantly cripple both my hands upon completion.

Yeah. I have a problem with not blinking while I play, especially on the faster songs, and my contacts are fooked up and dried out by the end of some of the longer songs. This one would definitely blind me.

[Blind the Thief]

Yeah. I have a problem with not blinking while I play, especially on the faster songs, and my contacts are fooked up and dried out by the end of some of the longer songs. This one would definitely blind me.

You can blink when you're dead.

[FriskyTanuki]

Agreed.

Personally, this would be my favorite game of all time if they put Master of Puppets in...fingers crossed, but I'm not holding my breath.


As for In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida...anyone who chooses this at (for example) a party or something is automatically a dick. I can't wait.
What about War Pigs? That's about 9 minutes long.

[Ugamer_X]

So, I'm guessing the 16 "Fuck you" lines at the end of Killing in the Name won't appear in GH2.

[Chacrana]

I'm hoping that the profanity will make it in this time... though I recall that Sum 41's Fat Lip had "shit" censored. 16 censored lines would be extremely noticeable though.

[asianxcore]

I'm hoping that the profanity will make it in this time... though I recall that Sum 41's Fat Lip had "shit" censored. 16 censored lines would be extremely noticeable though.

Same here. Lamb of God's "Laid To Rest" was an interesting choice, simply because the word "fuck" shows up a couple times. Curious to see what they'll do with it.

[Brak]

Dick Dale? 'bout time they introduce surf rock into the series.

[FriskyTanuki]

Same here. Lamb of God's "Laid To Rest" was an interesting choice, simply because the word "fuck" shows up a couple times. Curious to see what they'll do with it.
It's a game for players of all ages, so I'm thinking it'll be censored for sure.

[Chacrana]

I think it's rated T.

[FriskyTanuki]

I think it's rated T.
Yeah, for mild lyrics. Doesn't mean there's really anything that would be that objectionable for parents to keep their kids from playing, besides their ability to handle the controller.

[Mr. Anderson]

Aw, no Slayer. Fine then. :cry:

[Mid Boss]

Gametrailers has a video up that confirms two new songs:

Megadeth - Hangar 18 :drool:
Aerosmith - Last Child

From here (http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2611) go to the Staying on Track video to see confirmation(no video of the songs being played though :-()

[FriskyTanuki]

Gametrailers has a video up that confirms two new songs:

Megadeth - Hangar 18 :drool:
Aerosmith - Last Child

From here (http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2611) go to the Staying on Track video to see confirmation(no video of the songs being played though :-()
Nice. Updated the OP with the new additions and a new rumor, Monkey Wrench by The Foo Fighters.

[Backlash]

Gametrailers has a video up that confirms two new songs:

Megadeth - Hangar 18 :drool:
Aerosmith - Last Child

From here (http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2611) go to the Staying on Track video to see confirmation(no video of the songs being played though :-()

Sweet! I was just listening to Rust in Peace last night and thinking how sweet it would be to play Lucretia. Hangar 18 is cool, too, though.

[Backlash]

Regarding Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida, I don't think there's any way that could be the long song alluded to, at least in the version I have. It goes over 6 minutes without a single guitar (from about 6:30 to past 12:30), and then even after that it's just guitar noise for awhile, not really playing. Maybe they could include a hugely modified version, but I kind of doubt it.

[asianxcore]

More Megadeth!! Yesssss

"Hanger 18" is solid. I still feel like I'm the only one in the world who wanted "A Tout Le Monde" for GH 2 :)

I hope that Foo Fighters rumors turns out to be true, that song would be fun.

[mykevermin]

Regarding Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida, I don't think there's any way that could be the long song alluded to, at least in the version I have. It goes over 6 minutes without a single guitar (from about 6:30 to past 12:30), and then even after that it's just guitar noise for awhile, not really playing. Maybe they could include a hugely modified version, but I kind of doubt it.

Mm-hmm. My thoughts exactly.

I'm just hoping the song they're alluding to isn't some fucking Steve Vai/Joe Satriani/Yngwie Malmsteen fucking hesher bullshit.

I'm hoping they unleash more rockabilly/psychobilly before release. They added a "psychobilly" character, so they should have more than just one Reverend tune. I'm hoping for something lesser known, like Demented Are Go, but suspect we'll see something like Nekromantix or (more likely) Social Distortion. Granted, I really really like SD, but they're musically far too simple to think of as translating into fun in this game.

[themoor666]

hangar 18 will be awesome on co op mode

[Blind the Thief]

I believe Slayer coveered Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida...soo....it must be possible on guitar.

[Logain8955]

So, I just had a new experience with GH1 that I felt like relating, and I don't feel like necroposting the old thread.

I was playing and usually I play pretty competitively. Save the star power until the super long thread of double notes, spam the whammy hell out of long star notes, etc etc. I played my last song of the night and decided to just fuck around. I played Unsung Expert, which I have been practicing over and over as I keep hearing rumors of a GH1 tourney happening soon. But, instead of going competitive hardcore on it, I started headbanging. And not looking at the screen, just playing by ear. I still whipped the crap out of it (lost about 70k points, but still 5 star), but it kinda, like, transcended just me playing alone in my living room at 2 in the morning. It was so much more fun than my typical routine.

I'm tired and light headed, and I have never had more fun with this thing than I just did. It was awesome.

[Strell]

To make a new thread, or put this here, was a difficult decision:

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=10973

I guess after GH2, it's all over.

[Logain8955]

This is the same exact kind of reaction when Activision bought RedOctane. Don't worry.

Harmonix is joining MTV, but this is a good thing. They put talent first, and aren't screwing up a company that works well. The staff is unchanged, we're not moving, we're not changing our product development plans.

We will continue to work on Guitar Hero, but now have the marketing might of MTV to help us achieve our initial goal: to allow everyone to experience the joy a musician feels performing music.

They aren't changing a thing at Harmonix, they're just getting more marketing and a cut of ze moneys. Don't panic.

[Demolition Man]

Just noticed this thread. Two comments:

A) Fuck yeah @ "Message In A Bottle" by The Police on GH2. They just got a sale out of me just for that song. :D

B) Where is Pink Floyd god damn it. I want to hammer it out to "Comfortably Numb" god damn it.

[mykevermin]

This is the same exact kind of reaction when Activision bought RedOctane. Don't worry.



They aren't changing a thing at Harmonix, they're just getting more marketing and a cut of ze moneys. Don't panic.

Wasn't MTV involved in the original? I seem to recall their logo displayed on the screen as the game was starting up.

[Demolition Man]

Wasn't MTV involved in the original? I seem to recall their logo displayed on the screen as the game was starting up.

Same here.

[Logain8955]

They were somehow, their logo is there. I'm not sure what they did though.

[Backlash]

Maybe this will allow for more originals and less covers. That would be great.

[FriskyTanuki]

Mm-hmm. My thoughts exactly.

I'm just hoping the song they're alluding to isn't some fucking Steve Vai/Joe Satriani/Yngwie Malmsteen fucking hesher bullshit.
Apparently, the song they were alluding was the Megadeth song posted earlier. That's what Marcus Henderson was saying during the EGM Live (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149975) podcast released today.

[mykevermin]

Apparently, the song they were alluding was the Megadeth song posted earlier. That's what Marcus Henderson was saying during the EGM Live (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3149975) podcast released today.

Hangar 18? That doesn't have 9 solos in it, though.

[Backlash]

It has at least 6, just off the top of my head. That song will be fucking tough to play.

[Blind the Thief]

In that same podcast, Henderson said he could htink of at least two or three other songs that were HARDER than Hangar 18.

Oi.

[ViolentLee]

Activision announced today that GH 2 will also be for 360.

Additionally, RedOctane® announced today that Guitar Hero II™ will be rocking the Xbox 360™. Guitar Hero II is the follow-up to 2005’s award-winning release, Guitar Hero, which rocked the game industry and garnered a stack of awards including: “Best Offline Multiplayer Game 2005” and “Music Game of the Year 2005” from IGN.com, “Best Soundtrack 2005” at the Spike TV Videogames Awards and five D.I.C.E. awards, including Outstanding Innovation in Gaming and Family Game of the Year.

[asianxcore]

In that same podcast, Henderson said he could htink of at least two or three other songs that were HARDER than Hangar 18.

Oi.

Good lord..

[Mr. Anderson]

After not playing GH for months, I can safely say that the game is just like a riding a bike. You never forget how to do it. :D

[FriskyTanuki]

Revealed in radiOPM, there's a new song included in the game, Kansas - Carry on my Wayward Son, along with confirmation that co-op is indeed inlcuded in the demo. Great news as the issue should be arriving at doorstops any day now and will be at newstands on October 10.

Youtube preview of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfMVLkGq9Lg

Also, I updated the OP and there's a new rumor, something about a Red Hot Chili Pepper song being included. That's great news if it's true, but which song would be a good fit?

[mykevermin]

Also, I updated the OP and there's a new rumor, something about a Red Hot Chili Pepper song being included. That's great news if it's true, but which song would be a good fit?

I have "Knock Me Down" stuck in my head, but I imagine "Under the Bridge" would be more fun to play.

[FriskyTanuki]

I have "Knock Me Down" stuck in my head, but I imagine "Under the Bridge" would be more fun to play.
What about "Give It Away"? Just from listening to it closely, it seems like a good fit. Another I saw as a potential good fit was "Otherside" with maybe "Get on Top" as a dark horse.

[Backlash]

Cool, I like Carry on my Wayward Son. For the Chili Peppers, I think I'd prefer Under the Bridge for GH2.

[mykevermin]

What about "Give It Away"? Just from listening to it closely, it seems like a good fit. Another I saw as a potential good fit was "Otherside" with maybe "Get on Top" as a dark horse.

Dunno. My knowledge of the RHCP dies off right after "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," though their newest video was pretty fun to watch.

I could see "Give it Away." That bassline would be fun as hell to play on expert.

[Logain8955]

Carry On My Wayward Son is gonna be awesome. My first CD ever was a greatest hits of Kansas CD, and I played the everliving crap out of this song :D I can not freaking wait for this game.

[FriskyTanuki]

Dunno. My knowledge of the RHCP dies off right after "Blood Sugar Sex Magik," though their newest video was pretty fun to watch.

I could see "Give it Away." That bassline would be fun as hell to play on expert.

Youtube to the rescue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByTKufbu6Co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuuLzKfCPmc

[Blind the Thief]

Kansas is amazing news. This is going to be AWESOME.


As for the demo, it'll be on store shelves for sure Oct. 10th, but any chance we'll see it sooner? I'm tired of waiting.

[Ranger Rick]

I'm going nuts... I can't wait another month for this game!

[evanft]

Jesus Christ...I want to have sex with myself right now.

[Blind the Thief]

Jesus Christ...I want to have sex with myself right now.

Are you Kansas? Because if so, I want to have sex with you, too.

[Mid Boss]

Got some more songs to add along with the winners of the Be A Guitar Hero contest, courtesy of MTV's G-Hole (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?name=games&id=1542218)

Not exactly sure how accurate I'll be with the bands for each song since no band names were given in the video, but from what I can guess/find:

Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
Woman - Wolfmother
Stop - Jane's Addiction or Jimi Hendrix(Really could be either one)
Search and Destroy - Iggy and the Stooges or Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mother - Danzig(or Pink Floyd, but I doubt it)
Girlfriend - The Darkness or Matthew Sweet
Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Freya - The Sword?
Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy or Joan Jett
Cherry Pie - Warrant(Says "not in yet" next to the title video, so may not be in final game)

And the winners of the Be A Guitar Hero competition:

The Last Vegas with their song Raw Dog

[Blind the Thief]

Danzig? fuck yeah.

[mykevermin]

One of the tracks during the MTV video sounds like the beat/bassline from RHCP "Suck My Kiss."

Awesome on Stray Cats - still needs more rockabilly, though. Two songs!?!?!

Great additions, though I really have to admit I hope "Bad Reputation" is the Joan Jett song, and not Thin Lizzy.

[Backlash]

Wow Warrant (especially the guy who wrote the song, I forget his name) HATE Cherry Pie. Poor guys.

[Mid Boss]

Great additions, though I really have to admit I hope "Bad Reputation" is the Joan Jett song, and not Thin Lizzy.

That's a good possibility too(actually probably the more likely choice), I'm just more of a Thin Lizzy fan and that was what came to mind first. As long as it's not the Damn Yankees song though, it's all cool 8-)

[asianxcore]

Great additions!

[defiance_17]

I was just thinking Wolfmother would be great for Guitar Hero.

[mykevermin]

That's a good possibility too(actually probably the more likely choice), I'm just more of a Thin Lizzy fan and that was what came to mind first. As long as it's not the Damn Yankees song though, it's all cool 8-)

I dunno - the Thin Lizzy song is certainly no "Guitar Slacker." Is it a moderately well-known hit of theirs? If not, that eliminates that as a choice; if it is, it sure could be. I wouldn't mind Phil Lynett and company, but still have a preference for Joan Jett.

[Mid Boss]

I dunno - the Thin Lizzy song is certainly no "Guitar Slacker." Is it a moderately well-known hit of theirs? If not, that eliminates that as a choice; if it is, it sure could be. I wouldn't mind Phil Lynett and company, but still have a preference for Joan Jett.

It is on their Best of album, so I'd guess it is somewhat known. I kinda doubt there are gonna be nearly as many people familiar with it though as the Joan Jett song, though. I guess we'll see soon enough which it is, either one will make a great addition to the song list

[Mr. Anderson]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT DANZIG AND THE STOOGES *DIES*

Ahem.

[Mid Boss]

Okay, looking around some more, I'm fairly confident that this is the right "Girlfriend", not the song by the Darkness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjXsW7sY1tY

Sounds like it'd fit much better in GH than the Darkness song

[mik]

Stop - Jane's Addiction

!

[Strell]

Have they announced Sweet Home Alabama yet?

'Cuz I'd sure like to play that after Freebirding it up.

:p

[mykevermin]

Okay, looking around some more, I'm fairly confident that this is the right "Girlfriend", not the song by the Darkness:

Fucking Matthew Sweet. Yech.

[Mid Boss]

Looks like the coverup has begun; the video has been edited to hide the tracks that were revealed

HOLY FUCKING SHIT DANZIG AND THE STOOGES *DIES*

Ahem.

Don't get too excited about The Stooges just yet, it looks like that could end up being the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of Search and Destroy that's featured

!

I thought about adding that on, but they didn't have an exclamation point in the track listing in the video and since we're not sure if it's Jane's Addiction or Hendrix, I left it off

Fucking Matthew Sweet. Yech.

Eh, I'll take it over The Darkness song

[Mr. Anderson]

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/video_player.html?id=IXFglDr_5bgMuTHe

Strutter from the new OPM.

[Blind the Thief]

So, people have the demo already, then?

[ArthurDigbySellers]

Fucking Matthew Sweet. Yech.

I like a lot of his stuff actually. Girlfriend is a great song for GH.

[Chacrana]

So, people have the demo already, then?

Well is the November issue out yet?

[ArthurDigbySellers]

Well is the November issue out yet?

I was just at my local super market getting some milk and they had the November OPMs already out. The GH2 demo is in there. I picked it up and then I realized that it was $10. Fuck that. I'll just wait and hope that Playstation Underground sends me one in the mail.

[Blind the Thief]

I was just at my local super market getting some milk and they had the November OPMs already out. The GH2 demo is in there. I picked it up and then I realized that it was $10. Fuck that. I'll just wait and hope that Playstation Underground sends me one in the mail.

Not so bad since I've got 2 roommates splitting the cost with me. Today, the hunt begins!

[Chacrana]

I was just at my local super market getting some milk and they had the November OPMs already out. The GH2 demo is in there. I picked it up and then I realized that it was $10. Fuck that. I'll just wait and hope that Playstation Underground sends me one in the mail.

Sweet. I'm gonna git' me a copy as soon as I possibly can. Just for Strutter. So fucking awesome.

[Blind the Thief]

Dammit, I failed. Safeway, Andronico's, Barnes and Nobles, and Borders all don't have it. WTF, man.

[Chacrana]

I couldn't get it at Walgreens. Fuck.

[Backlash]

Search and Destroy - Iggy and the Stooges


Awesome Stooges contract rider thing (hilarious): http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004061iggypop1.html

[asianxcore]

The GH2 demo is in there. I picked it up and then I realized that it was $10. Fuck that. I'll just wait and hope that Playstation Underground sends me one in the mail.

I hate you.

[Mr. Anderson]

Got It Today About To Play It I'm About To Shit My Fucking Pants

[mik]

Demo is wonderful. By the way, if you don't like the $10 price tag, and you have a Costco card, go there. $6.99 and worth every penny.

You Really Got Me isn't a "proper" VH song, but pretending I'm Eddie Van Halen is a gas no matter what.

YYZ on anything above medium makes my rectum bleed.

[FriskyTanuki]

Have they announced Sweet Home Alabama yet?

'Cuz I'd sure like to play that after Freebirding it up.

:p
Doubt it. The GH team is against giving any one band more than one song in the game.

I was just at my local super market getting some milk and they had the November OPMs already out. The GH2 demo is in there. I picked it up and then I realized that it was $10. Fuck that. I'll just wait and hope that Playstation Underground sends me one in the mail.
If you're that against paying to play GHII, why not just take it out of the mag? I don't think PU's likely to send out demos, especially if they send them to people that don't have the guitar controller.
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I also got my copy of OPM in the mail today. I'll be enjoying that for the rest of the night. :D

[Mr. Anderson]

Great demo, but it's very easy. Cleared 'em all on Expert on the first time through. YYZ is so much fun to play it's almost criminal. Anyway, back to GHII.

[gofishn]

Got the demo too, YYZ is awesome!

[Blind the Thief]

I hate you all!

EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!


....*sobs*

[Apossum]

just looked at the song list for the first time...


HOLY FUCKING SHIT.


that's just nuts. there's almost too much awesome.

[Mid Boss]

I just got the demo today, too. Only paid $5 for it since I had a gift certificate for the book store I got it from. I've only been able to beat Shout at the Devil and You Really Got Me on hard so far, but I'm slowly getting further on YYZ(which is proving to be too damn fun even if I can't beat it) and Strutter(I just can't seem to get the beginning down). Now I really want the full game just for the practice mode, which will hopefully help me move on from hard onto expert

[Mr. Anderson]

After playing the demo all night, I'm starting to get a little worried. The reason GH was so awesome is because I started at medium and worked my way up to expert. It took a few months, but I got a great sense of accomplishment. I'm hoping GHII isn't too easy, as I can pass pretty much anything on expert without much effort. 55 songs is a lot, but will it be enough?

[FriskyTanuki]

After playing the demo all night, I'm starting to get a little worried. The reason GH was so awesome is because I started at medium and worked my way up to expert. It took a few months, but I got a great sense of accomplishment. I'm hoping GHII isn't too easy, as I can pass pretty much anything on expert without much effort. 55 songs is a lot, but will it be enough?
The thing is, these songs aren't in sets that increase by difficulty like the Career mode in GH, so taking these four as an example of how the final 50 will be is just jumping the gun. If this (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154218) is to be believed, those are the earlier/easier songs that the game has to offer, though that list just misses several songs like Freebird and YYZ.

As for you being able to beat them easily on expert, screw you. :bomb: I can't even get past them on hard, though it's not like I could get past the first set on the original either. Damn that orange button and the fast reflexes needed to beat them. Damn them to hell. It's too bad that they couldn't get the E3 demo, which had Primus, KISS, Sabbath, Van Halen, Drist, Rush, and a few others along with co-op. More is better, but something is better than nothing at all.

[Backlash]

Doubt it. The GH team is against giving any one band more than one song in the game.


That's a fine line with Iron Man and Bark at the Moon, though.

[munch]

That's a fine line with Iron Man and Bark at the Moon, though.

Two different bands. I don't see the problem there.

Here's my dilemma. My brother is going to give me his PS2. Pretty much the only reason I wanted it was to play Guitar Hero. Now that they've announced it for the wii, which is a console I'm definitely going to get, do I still buy it for the PS2? I've waited this long, why not wait later? I really don't want to invest in the game for the PS2, then turn around and buy another guitar for the wii. I'd much rather have two guitars that work on one system. What should I do?

[evilmax17]

I'd really like to see Stairway.

[Chacrana]

Two different bands. I don't see the problem there.

Here's my dilemma. My brother is going to give me his PS2. Pretty much the only reason I wanted it was to play Guitar Hero. Now that they've announced it for the wii, which is a console I'm definitely going to get, do I still buy it for the PS2? I've waited this long, why not wait later? I really don't want to invest in the game for the PS2, then turn around and buy another guitar for the wii. I'd much rather have two guitars that work on one system. What should I do?

Well, you have no idea when a Wii version is even coming out, which makes waiting kinda dumb... since it could be a whole year. Second, there's no guarantee that GH1 will be out on the Wii so at least you know you'll be able to play that with the PS2.

[Backlash]

Two different bands. I don't see the problem there.


Different bands, same artist is all I'm saying. Personally I was happy about it :) I'm also glad to see another Megadeth song in the sequel.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

If you're that against paying to play GHII, why not just take it out of the mag? I don't think PU's likely to send out demos, especially if they send them to people that don't have the guitar controller.
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I also got my copy of OPM in the mail today. I'll be enjoying that for the rest of the night. :D

Well I broke down and bought it ;) I have been playing GH1 on hard for the past few weeks so all of the songs on medium are WAY too easy. I just played and beat YYZ on hard. That is the best song on the demo, IMO.

I really don't like Shout at the Devil at all.

EDIT: BTW, HOPOs really work now. They work well.

[Backlash]

EDIT: BTW, HOPOs really work now. They work well.

I managed to beat Hard and most of Expert on GH1 without learning how to do them :( I basically just saved up all my star power for the solos and only hit like every 8th note or so, which isn't too satisfying.


I am hoping that I can use GH2's practice mode to learn them this go-round.

[Z-Saber]

So wait, there's a demo out? Will I be able to find it just about anywhere?

[Chacrana]

So wait, there's a demo out? Will I be able to find it just about anywhere?

Seems that way. A lot of people have the demo now so I think that pretty much every place should have it.

Anyway, I'm checkin' Borders and B&N when I get home because I need to rokk out.

[Z-Saber]

Seems that way. A lot of people have the demo now so I think that pretty much every place should have it.

Anyway, I'm checkin' Borders and B&N when I get home because I need to rokk out.After I get out of my next class, I'm heading straight to... well, crap. I don't where to head straight to since I haven't bought a magazine in many years.

Actually, I remeber the last one I bought. It was the official Xbox 'zine that had the DOA 3 bonus pack.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I managed to beat Hard and most of Expert on GH1 without learning how to do them :( I basically just saved up all my star power for the solos and only hit like every 8th note or so, which isn't too satisfying.


I am hoping that I can use GH2's practice mode to learn them this go-round.

I haven't made the leap to Expert yet (fuck you Cowboys from Hell!) but I could never get HOPOs to register for crap. From what I have read, strumming a note in GH1 is fairly lenient on the timing. If you are a little early or late, it will still count. HOPOs, OTOH, are extremely sensitive to the point that you almost have to hit them with perfect timing.

From what I have seen with the demo, and reading other impressions, the HOPOs work just like strumming the notes now. You can be a little bit off and still nail them.

BTW, the demo works with HDLoader if you happen to use that. Makes it nice to not have to put the demo disc in to play it.

[trunksx34]

has anyone in the San Fernando Valley, CA area been able to find this? I've been to quite a few places (frys, barnes and noble, supermarkets) and every place has had the older issue on the stands

edit: Nevermind, found it at a supermarket

[Z-Saber]

BTW, the demo works with HDLoader if you happen to use that. Makes it nice to not have to put the demo disc in to play it.I'm glad to hear it. Now, here's to hoping I can find it!

[Chacrana]

Forgot to ask: Does this demo have the co-op mode on it by chance?

[mik]

Yes. But you need two guitars. It won't play with a controller.

[Chacrana]

Yes. But you need two guitars. It won't play with a controller.

Nah, that's fine. My friend's got a guitar so I'm definitely gonna get a lot of milage outta this demo.

[Z-Saber]

Yes. But you need two guitars. It won't play with a controller.Oh, it does have coop? I'll have to try that out tonight! I didn't have a second controller in, so perhaps that's why the option was dim.

Anyway, HOLY CRAP! I am so looking forward to this game!

"Shout at the Devil" is mostly easily, reminiscint of songs in the higher parts of the original GH playlist.
"You Really Got Me" is quite a bit more difficult, with a ridiculous Van Halen solo, and very fun.
"Strutter" is mostly easily, with just a few tricky chords here and there. Three-finger chords are going to be scary on tougher songs.
"YYZ" is pretty fun, but my gosh, it's insane. I can get through it without any trouble, but I certainly can't play more than a few notes without screwing up. I'm hoping for more songs like this. More challenge = more fun.

And, for the two of you who actually like playing this with a PS2 controller, you can. All you have to do is pause in the middle of a song and switch it out. It plays just like it did on GH.

[Chacrana]

Wow... WOW. I got the demo from the grocery store (Borders didn't have it) and it's fucking incredible. The YYZ song is pretty fucking awesome and surprisingly challenging. I 5-stared You Really Got Me and Shout at the Devil on my first try but they're extremely fun to play even though they're not especially difficult. These songs are so much more interesting than those in the first game.

[FriskyTanuki]

Shout at the Devil's my favorite song in this demo, if not just because I've already played the other songs in the E3 demo. It's too bad that they couldn't get the E3 demo to put on the disc.

[Z-Saber]

Holy CRAP! You have to play this on Coop!

The bass parts are so much fun! The "YYZ" bass line is ludicrous.

[Mojimbo]

Sorry for the stupid question, but what happened to the Kansas song that was supposed to be on the demo?

[Mr. Anderson]

Sorry for the stupid question, but what happened to the Kansas song that was supposed to be on the demo?

It's... not there.

[Mid Boss]

Yes. But you need two guitars. It won't play with a controller.

It's looking like it also won't work with the TAC Flying V or any other 3rd party guitar controller, only Red Octane's SGs. It's still not entirely clear if that's just for the demo or the full game too, but it might be wise, if you were looking at getting one, to hold off until the game comes out and it's known for sure to work or not.

Sorry for the stupid question, but what happened to the Kansas song that was supposed to be on the demo?

It never was going to be part of the demo, it just was announced at the same time that they announced co-op was going to be part of the demo so it sounded like it was part of it.

[mik]

It's looking like it also won't work with the TAC Flying V or any other 3rd party guitar controller, only Red Octane's SGs. It's still not entirely clear if that's just for the demo or the full game too, but it might be wise, if you were looking at getting one, to hold off until the game comes out and it's known for sure to work or not.
I think I want the red SG anyway, but that's good to know.

[mykevermin]

Holy CRAP! You have to play this on Coop!

The bass parts are so much fun! The "YYZ" bass line is ludicrous.

But of course.

http://sjl-static7.sjl.youtube.com/vi/2n2VVTUXHgA/3.jpg

Geddy Lee! Best bass player ever!

[evanft]

Got the demo today. Fucking awesome.

[Apossum]

Holy CRAP! You have to play this on Coop!

The bass parts are so much fun! The "YYZ" bass line is ludicrous.


I wonder which bassline will be harder-- YYZ or John the Fisherman

[encendido5]

Picked up the demo today at CVS. So good, so good...

I still can't pass YYZ on expert though. I'm going to have to work on that one.

[Blind the Thief]

FINALLY found it. Strange, I can do YYZ on Expert no problem, but I haven't been able to pass Strutter yet. *shrugs* Still, YYZ is the best song on the demo.


I'm calling it: GH2 is 2006 GotY.

[trunks982]

i hope i get OPM in the mail on tuesday.

[Jaket]

I spent a lot of time at work yesterday playing the demo on ps2. YYZ, Shout at the Devil, You Really Got Me, and Strutter are all fucking awesome when you play the on expert. I can't wait for the full version

[pete5883]

YYZ on Expert I may never beat.

[Z-Saber]

YYZ on Expert I may never beat.Totally understandable. To me, it's right up there with some of the harder GH songs.

[Blind the Thief]

Really? I did it on my first try, and I can't beat the last three songs in GH.


If you REALLY want a challenge, try beating YYZ on Expert with a friend. That bass is crazy!

[Chacrana]

Really? I did it on my first try, and I can't beat the last three songs in GH.


If you REALLY want a challenge, try beating YYZ on Expert with a friend. That bass is crazy!

Yeah, I tried YYZ on expert and the bass is definitely more difficult than the lead. Well, partially because I'd gotten used to playing solo. Got through it without too much of a problem, but it was damn fun.

[Z-Saber]

Yeah, I tried YYZ on expert and the bass is definitely more difficult than the lead. Well, partially because I'd gotten used to playing solo. Got through it without too much of a problem, but it was damn fun.Ditto on all accounts.

[asianxcore]

I'm happy I finally have the demo. I'll be playing these songs a whole lot until the final version comes out.

I really like playing "Shout at the Devil" and the Co-Op is awesome. I played "YYZ" with a buddy over the weekend. I agree with all who say the bass part is just as if not more difficult than the lead guitar.

Might I add, I also like that the characters have different designs/pictures on their respective fretboards. Go Judy Nails.

[Blind the Thief]

So, um...did it come out early in the Bay Area again? :D

The demo's awesome, but I'm tired of waiting.

[Logain8955]

On the main menu, before you get in the GH demo, push all 5 fret buttons for a secret. It's unrelated to GH, but pretty cool.

[Mid Boss]

IGN (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/737/737921p1.html) has the story up now:


1. Opening Licks
Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil
Danzig - Mother
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Wolfmother - Woman
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight

2. Amp-Warmers
Kiss - Strutter
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
Police - Message in a Bottle
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son

3. String-Snappers
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Alice in Chains - Them Bones
Iggy Pop and the Stooges - Search and Destroy
Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
Black Sabbath - War Pigs

4. Thrash and Burn
Warrant - Cherry Pie
Butthole Surfers - Who Was in My Room Last Night
Mathew Sweet - Girlfriend
Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knockin'
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

5. Return of the Shred
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
Primus - John the Fisherman
Sword - Freya
Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
Aerosmtih - Last Child

6. Relentless Riffs
Heart - Crazy on You
Stone Temple Pilots - Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart
Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Allman Brothers - Jessica
Jane's Addiction - Stop

7. Furious Fretwork
Anthrax - Madhouse
Living End - Carry Me Home
Lamb of God - Laid to Rest
Reverend Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout
Rush - YYZ

8. Face-Melters
Avenged Sevenfold - Beast and the Harlot
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Dick Dale - Misirlou
Megadeth - Hangar 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

Fuck yes! Bad Reputation is the Thin Lizzy version!

No bonus tracks revealed yet, but at least we finally know the whole main tracklist

[mykevermin]

Institutionalized? NICE!

EDIT: On the demo, how do you play the bass line? I can't find a menu allowing me to select it.

[Backlash]

Awesome! Glad to see Matthew Sweet instead of The Darkness, but sad to see Thin Lizzy rather than Joan Jett (but not too sad). I could also wish for a better song from Anthrax, but at least we're getting some Anthrax!

[asianxcore]

holy fuck. Suicidal Tendencies is on GH 2?

:) best news ever.

also someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you can only play the bass parts in Co-Op right?

[Mr. Anderson]

Institutionalized? NICE!

EDIT: On the demo, how do you play the bass line? I can't find a menu allowing me to select it.

Holy shit, I did NOT see that coming. THANK YOU HARMONIX!

[evanft]

The bonus tracks are supposed to be from larger bands this time around, so perhaps my hopes for Maiden, Dragonforce, Tool, Europe's The Final Countdown will be satisfied.

EDIT: According to an recent interview (http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=1353) with people working on the game, there won't be 55, but 64 total tracks. That means that there are still 22 tracks yet to be revealed (Drist and Dirty Vegas have already been revealed as bonus tracks). Holy fucking shit.

[Blind the Thief]

The bonus tracks are supposed to be from larger bands this time around, so perhaps my hopes for Maiden, Dragonforce, Tool, Europe's The Final Countdown will be satisfied.

EDIT: According to an recent interview (http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=1353) with people working on the game, there won't be 55, but 64 total tracks. That means that there are still 22 tracks yet to be revealed (Drist and Dirty Vegas have already been revealed as bonus tracks). Holy fucking shit.

I honestly can't see them putting Maiden in as a "bonus track"...and it makes me sad. I'm not a huge Suicidal Tendencies fan either, so...eh.

Oh well, I can hope for Maiden to be in with Master of Puppets in GH3, I guess.

Edit: Wow, 22 more? Sweet!

[evanft]

I find it hard to believe that they would have a hard time getting Maiden in the game. I mean, their music has been in other games, and the guys in Iron Maiden have always come off as really down-to-earth guys that put their fans first.

We certainly know that it wouldn't be because Harmonix didn't try. Marcus Henderson is on one of the song committees and he's a huge Iron Maiden fan.

EDIT: Nevermind (http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=7132)

[mykevermin]

Something about the gameplay on the demo seems a bit tighter to me. The guitar seems more responsive, and, as someone pointed out, the hammerons/pulloffs seem a touch easier.

Strutter is godDAMN fun to play.

[sisco1986]

interesting...(can't think of nothing else to say..)

[Chacrana]

So.... what's the song with 11 solos? Y'know, the one that was supposed to be ridiculous.

[mik]

Hangar 18

[Blackout]

WOW S.T. is in the game....:bouncy:

[FriskyTanuki]

holy fuck. Suicidal Tendencies is on GH 2?

:) best news ever.

also someone correct me if I'm wrong, but you can only play the bass parts in Co-Op right?
Yes, you play lead guitar in the singleplayer and in co-op, one player takes the lead guitar while the other takes the bass or rhythm guitar.

I have to say I was disappointed when I saw the song Search and Destroy wasn't the Metallica song. :-( At least we still have plenty of bands to look forward to seeing in the sequel when it comes next year.

[trunksx34]

The bonus tracks are supposed to be from larger bands this time around, so perhaps my hopes for Maiden, Dragonforce, Tool, Europe's The Final Countdown will be satisfied.

EDIT: According to an recent interview (http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=1353) with people working on the game, there won't be 55, but 64 total tracks. That means that there are still 22 tracks yet to be revealed (Drist and Dirty Vegas have already been revealed as bonus tracks). Holy fucking shit.


Oh lord please let there be a Tool song. 46&2 would be ridiculously amazing

[Blind the Thief]

Yes, you play lead guitar in the singleplayer and in co-op, one player takes the lead guitar while the other takes the bass or rhythm guitar.

I have to say I was disappointed when I saw the song Search and Destroy wasn't the Metallica song. :-( At least we still have plenty of bands to look forward to seeing in the sequel when it comes next year.

Yeah, anything off of Kill 'em All would have been amazing. Ah, well...like you said, there's always GH3.



Oh lord please let there be a Tool song. 46&2 would be ridiculously amazing

Go away.

[Logain8955]

EDIT: On the demo, how do you play the bass line? I can't find a menu allowing me to select it.

Bass is only available in the co-op mode, and only for the second player. However, on Strutter, instead of it being 1P Lead / 2P Bass, it'll be 1P Rhythm / 2P Lead.



In other news, here's a video of the first 21% of Misirlou on Expert. And someguy getting his ass handed to him by the song.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/video_player.html?id=d3ZnxDD75bgMvjbZ

[evanft]

They should have gotten the original Power Rangers theme for the game.

[Z-Saber]

Bass is only available in the co-op mode, and only for the second player. However, on Strutter, instead of it being 1P Lead / 2P Bass, it'll be 1P Rhythm / 2P Lead.So wait, you can't pick your part on something like Quick Play? I know they said you can't make a bass playing Career save or anything, but what about singleplayer bass and rhythm parts? I thought it had it?

[mykevermin]

Bass is only available in the co-op mode, and only for the second player. However, on Strutter, instead of it being 1P Lead / 2P Bass, it'll be 1P Rhythm / 2P Lead.

Oh boo. I s'pose this can't be done w/ 1 Guitar and 1 controller, then.

[sadunclesnugglez]

I can't believe they added a song by The Sword, that's awesome! Wish it was "Iron Swan" instead of "Freya" but still, sweet news!

Where's Trivium? I think they should be in the running for Guitar Hero 3.

[Backlash]

I have to say I was disappointed when I saw the song Search and Destroy wasn't the Metallica song. :-( At least we still have plenty of bands to look forward to seeing in the sequel when it comes next year.

Metallica's song is called "Seek and Destroy" not "Search and Destroy"

[Backlash]

Crap, I only have one guitar and I don't really have anyone else to play with. I better be able to play the bass parts, at least in Quick Play mode.

[Backlash]

I find it hard to believe that they would have a hard time getting Maiden in the game. I mean, their music has been in other games, and the guys in Iron Maiden have always come off as really down-to-earth guys that put their fans first.

We certainly know that it wouldn't be because Harmonix didn't try. Marcus Henderson is on one of the song committees and he's a huge Iron Maiden fan.

EDIT: Nevermind (http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=7132)

In an interview with they creators they basically said that of course they thought of all the obvious big bands, and that if it's not in the game, it's because they weren't able to get the rights. They didn't mention anyone specifically, but you gotta think it includes AC/DC, Zep, Maiden, Metallica, etc.

[evanft]

Where's Trivium? I think they should be in the running for Guitar Hero 3.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GNLDLyeepVs

Trivium sucks.

[Mid Boss]

The bonus tracks are supposed to be from larger bands this time around, so perhaps my hopes for Maiden, Dragonforce, Tool, Europe's The Final Countdown will be satisfied.


Sorry to say, but Dragonforce has been confirmed to NOT be in the game: Read the post by Grendel Khan (http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=932565&topic=30760732&page=1), he's verified as a Harmonix employee.

[evanft]

Well that sucks. :-(

[Logain8955]

So wait, you can't pick your part on something like Quick Play? I know they said you can't make a bass playing Career save or anything, but what about singleplayer bass and rhythm parts? I thought it had it?


As far as the Demo is concerned, no. While it might be possible in full retail, no one's sure yet.

[sadunclesnugglez]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GNLDLyeepVs

Trivium sucks.

Aww come on, Trivium isn't that bad. Matt has improved his vocals and the guitar playing is only getting better.

That video is funny though.

[FriskyTanuki]

Metallica's song is called "Seek and Destroy" not "Search and Destroy"
...fuck. #-o You're right. No wonder I couldn't find the song anywhere. Thanks for the correction.

[Blind the Thief]

Metallica's song is called "Seek and Destroy" not "Search and Destroy"

Heh...whoops. Can't believe I did that.





Anyway, I'll pose a question to you all: how would you feel if a "major" song made it into the bonus tracks, but as a cover another indy band did?

[mykevermin]

Anyway, I'll pose a question to you all: how would you feel if a "major" song made it into the bonus tracks, but as a cover another indy band did?

I don't see it happening, as it doesn't circumvent the licensing issues. In the EGM cover story last month, they discussed what a pain in the ass David Lee Roth was in trying to license a Van Halen tune (they point out that Van Hagar doesn't exist in their world). So, they licensed "You Really Got Me" (by the Kinks?) and did it in the Van Halen way.

Van Halen gets no dolla. The Kinks do. That's why I don't think you'll see a Metallica tune, or something similar.

[Mid Boss]

Looks like there isn't going to be any Tool either :-(

From the Guitar Hero forums (http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=7127&p=10):


Maiden was mostly confirmed - BMG blocked at the end. We talked to Tool early on and thought they were a slam dunk. They disappeared on us but ended up on tour. AFK

We didn't hold songs. Industrial spies broke in and stole pieces of the set list in order to appease rabid fans of the game. In the end the biggest songs got leaked too early and AGAINST DESIGN. Early on at E3 those were the only songs that we had confirmed at the time and we had to show something.

It sucks to see that Maiden would have been in too if it weren't for BMG :bomb:

Fuck you, BMG

[asianxcore]

It sucks to see that Maiden would have been in too if it weren't for BMG :bomb:

Fuck you, BMG

Agreed.

[Blind the Thief]

Agreed.

I was going to say that.

[pete5883]

We didn't hold songs. Industrial spies broke in and stole pieces of the set list in order to appease rabid fans of the game. In the end the biggest songs got leaked too early and AGAINST DESIGN. Early on at E3 those were the only songs that we had confirmed at the time and we had to show something.

I have no idea what this paragraph means.

[Backlash]

I have no idea what this paragraph means.

People on the GH forums were expressing disappointment that the last two songs revealed were not huge name bands, and accused RO and Harmonix of tantalizing them with rumors of Maiden and Tool and then letting them down. Which is totally unfair and unappreciative of the awesome song list that was included in GH2.

[mykevermin]

Which is totally unfair and unappreciative

Sounds like a gamer to me.

[HumanSnatcher]

I don't know if its been mentioned here yet, but there is a blurb on IGNs 360 site about it being slated for a Spring 2007 release for the 360.

[encendido5]

Does anybody else think of Guitar Hero when that Nissan Titan commercial comes on?