I'm down to the last ten songs on Expert and have been having a much tougher go of things for the past couple songs. I doubt I'll be able to finish all of them, especially in the last set. I never got around/was able to beat Cowboys From Hell or Bark At The Moon on Expert in the first game.
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THE Official Guitar Hero II Thread
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The Innocent X
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no_to_co said:
Developer said march in a recent interview
EDIT: found it
http://www.allgames.com/radio.asp?show=agi&ep=227
sublime085
Member
Here's the boxart for the 360 version if you haven't seen it. New songs confirmed right on the box.
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12517/Guitar-Hero-II-for-Xbox-360-Box-Art-and-Bundle-Picture/
Are any of those extra ports for the headset?
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12517/Guitar-Hero-II-for-Xbox-360-Box-Art-and-Bundle-Picture/
Are any of those extra ports for the headset?
BenjaminBirdie
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sublime085 said:
Glad I found the stickers I got from my Noodle action figure. Gorillaz doo dads FTW!!
sublime085
Member
What! So you're saying I can get a Russel and Murdoc action figure? Must look into this.
andrewjnyc
Member
Does anyone know if the Blu-ray remote might be able to solve the PS3 incompatability problem since it has a PS button on it, or would that achieve the same lack of success as trying to start the game using a controller?
sublime085 said:
http://www.kidrobot.com/search.cfm?keyword=gorillaz&x=0&y=0
No more looking required.
Just played the Xbox 360 version with a couple new songs. I'm looking for the press release to see just which ones I'm allowed to talk about, but I know that Rancid's "Salvation" and Pearl Jam's "Life Wasted" are two of the new 360 tracks.
OLD?!
EDIT: Oh yeah. I forgot about "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies. They'll release 5 of the 10 today.
OLD?!
EDIT: Oh yeah. I forgot about "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies. They'll release 5 of the 10 today.
GotchaForce
Member
Geek said:
Nice. When's the embargo up? I want to know them all now.
BenjaminBirdie
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Geek said:
OMFG KILLER APP. "Possum Kingdom"!!!!
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
rage1973 said:
A long time ago.
BenjaminBirdie
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I just got Possum Kingdom off iTunes because I can't find the CD. SOOOO RAWWWWKKKKKKK.
Cool, so there's 10 new songs huh? If they're good enough songs...I will probably have to pick up the 360 version. Especially if they throw in some Joe Satriani, Europe or Dire Straits songs. 
But god, please release a guitar controller adapter for 360! I don't want to buy another controller, and I sure as hell don't want that ugly official one. :/
But god, please release a guitar controller adapter for 360! I don't want to buy another controller, and I sure as hell don't want that ugly official one. :/
So... the tracks they have "announced" are "Rock and Roll Hootchie Koo" by Rick Derringer, "Hush" by Deep Purple, "Dead!" by My Chemical Romance, "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper and "Life Wasted" by Pearl Jam.
Strangely, though, "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies and "Salvation" by Rancid were on the show floor.
Strangely, though, "Possum Kingdom" by The Toadies and "Salvation" by Rancid were on the show floor.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Geek said:
I only know who does the last one. (And "RARHK") I am teh lame.
sublime085
Member
This must be seen. Psychobilly Freakout/Expert, 8 years old and he plays blind for parts of the song. And it looks like he's having fun! Absolutely unreal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yEjyuw42YY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yEjyuw42YY
I liked the tracklist of the first one much more! I had so many songs I just loved in GH1, in 2 I don't have any urge to play most of the songs again.
First play through on medium was straightaway boring to me, not one OMFG THIS WAS SO GREAT I HAVE TO PLAY IT AGAIN song on there... so now I have no interest in continuing on hard.
Well it's just a different style of music they used this time, kind of feels like they thought "let's show these kiddies out there what REAL rock classics are!"
First play through on medium was straightaway boring to me, not one OMFG THIS WAS SO GREAT I HAVE TO PLAY IT AGAIN song on there... so now I have no interest in continuing on hard.
Well it's just a different style of music they used this time, kind of feels like they thought "let's show these kiddies out there what REAL rock classics are!"
Ogni-XR21 said:
So they went with modern bands like Foo Fighters (first album in 1995), The Living End (1998), Lamb of God (2000), Avenged Sevenfold (2001), Drist (2003), Valient Thorr (2003), and The Sword (2006) combined with modern classics like Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N Rose, and Rage Against the Machine to do this? Sounds more like they tried to strike a balance between new and old...you know, just like the first game. It isn't as if the first Guitar Hero didn't have a ton of classic songs from artists like Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Ramones, Deep Purple, Boston, Judas Priest, ZZ Top, Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Blue Öyster Cult, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Edgar Winter Group, and Ozzy Osbourne. Can you really get more classic than The Ramones, Jimi Hendrix, and Ozzy Osbourne?
Ogni-XR21 said:
It's funny how I went back to GH1 recently after playing GH2 a lot - I find GH1 to be boring now, because it lacks the challenge of GH2. Because even with more forgiving HO/PO, GH2 is definitely harder IMO.
But yeah, this was about the song lists, in which I'll say the same thing I've been saying from the start...which is GH2 songlist is good, it just more songs that are boring to play or listen to. GH1 had a more even level of quality in its songs, but there are quite a lot of songs in GH2 I consider awesome to play. The playlist has really grown on me, I've even found a few bonus tracks I love to play.
Still, I'm disappointed in the singers doing the covers in GH2, some of them noticably off compared to the original artists. Usually in a bad way.
Seems to have flown under the radar here (or I missed it), but if you trust EGM, looks like there's an "80's edition" coming.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156374
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156374
SickBoy said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137811
I'd like to get excited about it, but it's still not an official confirmation, so I don't want to get my hopes up.
Link1110
Member
Just made the jump from easy to medium. Been working on getting I Wanna Be Sedated perfect like I did for easy.
There are a few parts that are HARD though, when you first get the blues and it goes like x xx xx x xx, i almost always screw up the beginnign because I'm not used to transitioning from the red/green to blue, tnen right after that, going back is hard, then theres one part where it goes from a green/yellow to red/blue, and that gives me problems.
I'm not doing bad though, managed 160,000 (where the top score on scorehero.com is 182,000 (I think.)
There are a few parts that are HARD though, when you first get the blues and it goes like x xx xx x xx, i almost always screw up the beginnign because I'm not used to transitioning from the red/green to blue, tnen right after that, going back is hard, then theres one part where it goes from a green/yellow to red/blue, and that gives me problems.
I'm not doing bad though, managed 160,000 (where the top score on scorehero.com is 182,000 (I think.)
BigGreenMat
Member
So I am about halfway through hard, but still get into sections of songs that completely throw me off rhythm and pattern-wise. How important is it to use and up down strum pattern? I have played the game pretty much up to this point with a down only style unless I hit a part that is super fast single notes where I have to go up/down/up/down.
GotchaForce
Member
I saw the 360 version listed for March at EB. Forgot if the price was 80 or 90.
I just hope the 80's game comes out for 360 as well and at the same time. I don't want 4 geetars lying around.
I just hope the 80's game comes out for 360 as well and at the same time. I don't want 4 geetars lying around.
The Innocent X
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Anyone seen any info one when the 360 version is out in the Uk? March would be nice, but given GH past record, it seems unlikely
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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This deserves its own thread.... (too bad im still a Junior Member)
Behold, the greatest Guitar Hero Mod... EVER!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNxjmacWjw
Behold, the greatest Guitar Hero Mod... EVER!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNxjmacWjw
BigGreenMat said:
I managed pretty much through the entire first game (except for the last two songs) with strumming down only, without any problems. But in GH2 and especially on expert, there a number of songs where up-and-down strumming helps a LOT. The songs are just too fast and repetitive for me, I lose my rhythm and my hand gets tired. I mean, the last group of songs on expert, I'm basically screwed if I only strum down.
Kiriku said:
I made it a point from the first time I ever played GH last year to try to strum up and down. That Helmet song in the original pretty much forces you to, anyway.
Now I almost always strum up and down, it's completely second nature. I really only strum down when I'm rocking out and jumping around, making huge motions with my strumming arm :lol
miyuru said:
I don't remember having much trouble strumming in any of the songs in GH1. But then, I didn't really try to reach five stars on every song on expert either, so maybe that's why.
I've been somewhat trying to learn strumming up and down lately, but I really think your strategy is probably the best. If you have the patience and motivation, learn it from the start, definitely. It's kind of hard to readjust after spending a huge number of hours only strumming down.
Kiriku said:I don't remember having much trouble strumming in any of the songs in GH1. But then, I didn't really try to reach five stars on every song on expert either, so maybe that's why.
I've been somewhat trying to learn strumming up and down lately, but I really think your strategy is probably the best. If you have the patience and motivation, learn it from the start, definitely. It's kind of hard to readjust after spending a huge number of hours only strumming down.
So true! The only reason I started that way was because I invited over a friend who plays guitar, and he naturally strummed up and down, which I didn't even realise you could do at the time.
It just makes playing the game much more efficient, and it feels more natural to create rhythm through going up *and* down, it's less jarring than down - down - down strumming.
rollingstart
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Wario64 said:
id want that if only for Johnny B. Good, just to have a BTTF moment.
PedroLumpy
Member
A bunch of videos for the Xbox360 version on gametrailers.com
INCLUDING HUSH by Deep Purple. I am so happy.
INCLUDING HUSH by Deep Purple. I am so happy.
Hackers Edition is garbage.
- The music is not normalized
- Some songs (papa roach- blood brothers) are utterly broken with notes that don't even follow the song, others (Dragonforce) are utterly impossible
- Sync problems
- The notes seem more forgiving on timing (feels easier)
- You might delete/taint your real save file if you leave the memcard in
- You have to pick the right difficulty or the whole game locks up
- No instrumental cut when errors are made
- Some songs don't have star power
- Not all songs are of same note placement quality
If you think about it, it is indeed an impressive collection of hacks. But as a whole it is very amateurish which is why the dev/publisher aren't really sweatin it.
- The music is not normalized
- Some songs (papa roach- blood brothers) are utterly broken with notes that don't even follow the song, others (Dragonforce) are utterly impossible
- Sync problems
- The notes seem more forgiving on timing (feels easier)
- You might delete/taint your real save file if you leave the memcard in
- You have to pick the right difficulty or the whole game locks up
- No instrumental cut when errors are made
- Some songs don't have star power
- Not all songs are of same note placement quality
If you think about it, it is indeed an impressive collection of hacks. But as a whole it is very amateurish which is why the dev/publisher aren't really sweatin it.
im still working on Hard on GHII, its going well but there are a lot of difficult spots still.
i also recently picked up GH1 (beat Medium and Hard already- the difficulties are much easier for the most part). i can safely say that GH2 blows away GH1 in every single respect, including the playlist. there are a bunch of really great songs on GH1, but there are also like 2 1/2-3 full tiers of music that suck and are completely not fun to play.
i still feel that GH1 is worth it if you have GH2 and want more GH action, but GH2 is really a great improvement.
i hope Neversoft does this license proud. it deserves it.
i also recently picked up GH1 (beat Medium and Hard already- the difficulties are much easier for the most part). i can safely say that GH2 blows away GH1 in every single respect, including the playlist. there are a bunch of really great songs on GH1, but there are also like 2 1/2-3 full tiers of music that suck and are completely not fun to play.
i still feel that GH1 is worth it if you have GH2 and want more GH action, but GH2 is really a great improvement.
i hope Neversoft does this license proud. it deserves it.