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New Guitar Hero 2 Info

Posted by Zonk on from the rock-on dept.

Heartless Gamer writes "New Guitar Hero 2 info revealed. The game will feature in-game endorsements and real-world venues. There will be at least two new characters: Dax DeVille, the Rockabilly formerly known as King Kendall after Harmonix' Jason Kendall, and a still unnamed Norwegian death rocker."

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  1. And dont forget the new songs! by nb+caffeine · · Score: 5, Informative

    New info has been leaked/released about new songs. The Setlist so far:

    * Stone Temple Pilots' "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
    * Anthrax's "Madhouse"
    * Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil"
    * Reverend Horton Heat's "Psychobilly Freakout"
    * KISS' "Strutter"
    * Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"
    * Butthole Surfers' "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
    * The Kink's "You Really Got Me" as performed by Van Halen
    * Rush's "YYZ"
    * Primus' "John the Fisherman"
    * Drist "Arterial Black"
    * Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name Of" (maybe)
    * Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine"
    * Free Bird by Lynard Skynard

    (set list from joystiq.com)

    Some of those have only been released in the past few days. For one, I am frickin' pumped

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  2. Re:guitar hero broke my knee by legoburner · · Score: 4, Informative

    I better get some Karma :P

    Fark photoshop thread from Fark today.

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  3. Re:I still don't get it... by AdamTrace · · Score: 2, Informative

    Is there anywhere you can go to give it a try? I think you'd answer a lot of your own questions.

    In case that's impossible... In order to successfully "hit" a note, you have to do a combination of two things:
    1) You push the proper fret button on the neck of the guitar, and
    2) ... at the proper time, you hit the little flipper thing where you'd normally strum a guitar.

    Just like a real guitar, you can hit the fret button whenever you want (well, as early as you want). And just like a real guitar, nothing happens until you actually strum (there is a little tongue thing that sticks out from the guitar that you flip up and down to strum at the right time). So the dual challenge of hitting the right fret button as well as getting the strum timing right is, well, fun.

    I'm not sure what you mean by "pressure sensitive".

    Hope that helps. As I've said before, I strongly recommend actually trying the game before you make any further judgements. I've been a gamer a long time, and this is near the top of the list of best games EVAR!

    Adman

  4. Re:Anyone know if the controller is changing? by El+Gigante+de+Justic · · Score: 2, Informative

    There was a period from June through a week or so ago during which it was almost impossible to find just the controller; no retailers had them in stock. However, they have reappeared at many retailers in the last couple of weeks (I just got my replacement at Best Buy a couple of weeks ago).

        Even if you can't find it in stores, you can always order directly from Red Octane. I wouldn't expect any controller changes other than the wireless addition.