- Three new characters go on tour with the existing Guitar Hero cast: The 50's throwback hardrocker, Eddie Knox; the beautiful heart-breaker, Casey Lynch; and the intimidating Norwegian-born metal force, Lars Umlaut..
- Guitar Hero II expands the electric guitar gaming experience by allowing players to play different guitar tracks per song: lead, bass or rhythm guitar, depending on the song..
- Guitar Hero II follows up on Guitar Hero's award-winning track list, with over 70 tracks (combined disc and download) including songs as made famous by Van Halen, Aerosmith, s 'N Roses, Avenged Sevenfold and others..
- New multiplayer modes include: local co-op mode for two-player fun, Pro Face-off where Players can now play head-to-head with full lead guitar tracks and Face-Off, The classic versus mode from Guitar Hero is back..
- Any Guitar Hero worth their weight in guitar picks knows it takes practice to become a guitar god. With the all-new Practice Mode, wannabe guitar heroes can now pick any song and practice specific sections and even slow it down..
Product description
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A killer sequel to the best Music game of 2005, Guitar Hero II
lets you rock the lead, bass and rhythm guitars as you shred on
64 new guitar tracks. Get a friend and form a guitar duo, or go
head-to-head in all-new multiplayer modes like the Pro Face-Off.
Show off your stuff on Sweet Child O' Mine, You Really Got Me,
Freebird and others from a collection of over 70 classics -- and
go from Guitar Hero to guitar god, with one press of the fret
button.
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RedOctane's follow-up to the critically accled rhythm game,
Guitar Hero II comes to Xbox 360 and features a huge track list,
more venues and new play modes than in the original game, and a
goal to rock longer and harder than its predecessor. In this new
release RedOctane has once again teamed up with veteran music
game developer Harmonix for the sequel, and is using famed
studio WaveGroup for its music production, who also
recorded the covers for the licensed tracks in the original
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The Next Chapter in the Guitar Hero Experience
Rock the rhythm, lead, and bass guitar tracks in the follow-up
sequel to Guitar Hero, now on Xbox 360. Form your guitar duo and
shred riffs cooperatively or go head-to-head in all new
multiplayer modes. With over 70 tracks to rock out to, you'll go
from Guitar Hero to Guitar god in one press of a fret button.
Choose from multiple rock characters and jam at concert venues
that grow in size as your rock career progresses. You'll start
your rock career playing small clubs and bars, but if you play
well you'll work your way up to stadiums and arenas.
Classic Guitar Hero note highway action comes to Xbox 360.
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Challenging single and multiplayer options.
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Deep character customization.
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Diverse playable characters.
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Live out your rock & roll dreams through a huge song list and
range of venues.
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. Play Modes
Guitar Hero II comes complete with multiplayer modes like:
cooperative, Pro Face-Off, and Face-Off, letting two Guitar
Heroes conduct their own symphonies of destruction; and an all
new practice mode, that allows even Guitar Zeroes to become
Guitar Heroes with enough practice.
Your GH2 Set List
Since the Guitar Hero experience is all about the music, Guitar
Hero II sets up the tone with a rocking assortment of tunes from
different eras that you know and love, as well as others that may
be new to you. The complete set list available to players on the
Xbox 360 platform includes:
"Shout at the Devil" - Mötley Crüe "Mother" - Danzig "Surrender"
- Cheap Trick "Woman" - Wolfmother "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You
Tonight" - Spinal Tap "Strutter" - KISS "Heart-Shaped Box" -
Nirvana "Message in a Bottle" - The "You Really Got Me" -
Van Halen "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas "Monkey Wrench" - Foo
Fighters "Them s" - Alice in Chains "Search and Destroy" -
Iggy Pop and The Stooges "Tattooed Love Boys" - The Pretenders
"War Pigs" - Black Sabbath "Cherry Pie" - Warrant "Who Was in My
Room Last Night?" - Butthole Surfers "Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones "Sweet Child O'
Mine" - s N' Roses "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the
Machine "John the Fisherman" - Primus "Freya" - The "Bad
Reputation" - Thin Lizzy "Last Child" - Aerosmith "Crazy on You"
- Heart "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" - Stone Temple
Pilots "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats "Jessica" - The Allman
Brothers Band "Stop!" - Jane's Addiction "Madhouse" - Anthrax
"Carry Me Home" - The Living End "Laid to Rest" - Lamb of God
"Psychobilly Freakout" - The Reverend Horton Heat "YYZ" - Rush
"Beast and the Harlot" - Avenged Sevenfold "Institutionalized" -
Suicidal Tendencies "Misirlou" - Dick Dale "Hangar 18" - Megadeth
"Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd "Arterial Black" - Drist "Collide" -
Anarchy Club "Elephant s" - That Handsome Devil "Fall of
Pangea" - Valient Thorr "FTK" - Vagiant "Gemini" - Brian Kahanek
"Jordan" - Buckethead "Laughtrack" - The Acro-brats "Less Talk
More Rokk" - Freezepop "The Light that Blinds" - Shadows Fall
"Mr. Fix-it" - The Amazing Royal Crowns "The New Black" - Every
Time I Die "Parasite" - The Neighborhoods "Push Push (Lady
Lightning)" - Bang Camaro "Radium Eyes" - Count Zero "Raw Dog" -
The Last Ve "Red Lottery" - Meus "Six" - All That Remains
"Soy Bomb" - Honest Bob and the F-to-D Incentives "Thunderhorse"
- Dethklok "Trogdor" - Strong Bad "X-Stream" - Voivod "Yes We
Can" - Made in Mexico "One for the Road" - Breaking Wheel "Hush"
- Deep Purple "Dead!" - My Romance "Billion Dollar
Babies" - Alice Cooper "Salvation" - Rancid "Possum Kingdom" -
Toadies "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo" - Rick Derringer "Life
Wasted" - Pearl Jam "The Trooper" - Iron Maiden "Drink Up" -
Ounce of Self "Kicked to the Curb" - Noble Rot
Key Game Features
* X-Plorer Guitar Controller (sold separately) - Nothing has ever
rocked as hard as the X-Plorer Controller. This custom guitar
controller was designed specifically for the Xbox 360 and modeled
after the famous Gibson guitar that is a favorite amongst
musicians.
* Download More on Xbox Live - Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360
gets turned up to 11 with its downloadable content on Xbox Live.
Grab new songs, themes, and picture packs off Xbox Live. Check
where you rank on the Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360
Leaderboard, or play any of the 12 songs that are available for
download.
* Multiplayer Modes - Guitar Hero II multiplayer modes include.
* * Co-op: Players can now get closer to the fantasy and form
their own rock band and play cooperatively, one player one lead
guitar, the other on bass or rhythm guitar creates a pure rock
experience.
* Pro Face-Off: Players can now play head-to-head and find out
who the real Guitar Hero is with both players playing full lead
guitar tracks.
* Face-Off: The classic versus mode from Guitar Hero. Players go
head-to-head and share the lead guitar track.
* Killer Track List - Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 features
over 70 jaw-dropping tracks that range from metal to classic
rock.
* Practice Mode: A Rock Star’s Best Friend - It’s going to take
some practice to sell out stadiums and have fans screaming your
name. With Practice Mode, budding rock stars can pick any song,
and practice specific sections, and even slow it down.
* Characters Born to Shred - The 11 characters in Guitar Hero II
for the Xbox 360 are as fun and unique as the music they play.
Guitar Hero II features three new Guitar Heroes: The
rockabilly-greaser Eddie Knox, the beautiful (but tough) Casey
Lynch, and the Scandinavian metal superstar Lars Umlaut.
* Venues Built to Rock - Go from a ed high school gym all
the way to a huge outdoor festival at Stonehenge. Each of the 8
venues in Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 features incredible
song-specific lighting and intricate sets.