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Very cool,but leave the Satanic/Wiccan symbols out please!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 16
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When I play this game,I usually rock with Judy Nails,Pandora or Casey Lynch(I like looking at a chick rather than some guy) One day however,I decided to try out some of the other characters out of boredom.

When I selected Izzy Sparks,I was quite shocked to see the neck of his guitar is decorated with pentagrams AKA Satanic/Wiccan symbols of worship.

This was a very poor choice in taste on the part of Red Octane;they could
have used any other type of decorations:flames,snakes,bats,pitchforks etc.
But instead they choose to incorporate a symbol which is used in the rituals of cults.

All parents should be warned about this,as the game is rated T for teen,
and only because of lyrics.I have a feeling if Satanic/Wiccan reference was listed on there,parents wouldn't have bought it for their kids,and for good reason.Once again,we have the entertainment industry using dishonest tactics in it's advertising;and making the decision of what's appropriate for minors.Kids as young as eight,DO play this game!

When you factor in the choice of design used for Izzy's guitar and the fact that you have songs from metal bands called Lamb of God and Avenged Sevenfold ala Beast And The Harlot--that ending lyric mockingly states,
"I don't believe in fairy tales;you made the wrong decision and it's easy to see."--you have to wonder if Red Octane doesn't have it's own special agenda to push towards the youth.Let me also mention that the bonus track on Guitar Hero 1 was called "Cheat The Church."

I used to love playing this game;now I just don't enjoy it that much at all anymore.Needless to say,I'll be skipping Guitar Hero 3.I think I'll spend my time doing something better like...oh,I don't know...learn how to play and master a REAL guitar!

warning to parents

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: July 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game and includes some great songs but some of the songs are very worrisome. In my opinion the game deserves an M rating due to the material in a few of the selections. Even if the profanity in these songs has been removed the content is disturbing.Why choose bands like Danzig,Lamb of God (aka Burn the Priest) Megadeath, Rage Against the Machine and Avenged Sevenfold-when there are so many other, less extreme bands, to choose from? Check out the lyrics on the songs by these bands BEFORE you buy this...we returned ours. Otherwise a fun and challenging game.

Hours and Hours of FUN!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My sons love this game they have Guitar Hero I and love II. Definately worth the purchase.

Much better than the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The songs sound better, the play is smoother, especially in the hammer-ons and pull-offs, and they have a great song selection. The songs in this one are ones that people aren't already sick of hearing, until after they play the game for two months non-stop. Warning!!!! This game is addicting.

Nice improvement except for the songs...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love both the guitar heros! They make for a great party! The legend does live on, the songs are less favorable to me than the original guitar hero. I asked my brother what he thought and he likes the GH2 songs better. So all in all you'll like it but you'll like it more if you didn't like the first Guitar Hero.

Poor graphics

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 13, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you've already played Guitar Hero III and just want some new songs don't bother. The graphics and sound quality are so disappointing that you'll quit half way through and go back to GHIII. There's no challenge at all. I don't even want to know what the original GH is like.

Absolutely awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you played the original, you'll love this one! Coop mode is off the hook! Definately a must have for any PS2 collection.

A Great Sequel To One Of PS2's Best Titles

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you're not already familiar with how the "Guitar Hero" games work, it essentially works like Dance Dance Revolution for a guitar. You hold a guitar-shaped controller, and you press the buttons on the guitar's fretboard according to the buttons that pop up on the screen. You get to play along with famous rock songs of today and yesterday. At first, it comes off as a children's game...but I'm 24, and my friends and I are totally addicted.

If you've already played the first "Guitar Hero" game, then you already know everything you need to about this game. There's nothing very different about this sequel from the first one. Aside from having a different set of songs to play with, it's basically more of the same...which is a good thing. They did however improve the training mode, where you can practice certain parts of songs that are giving you trouble, and even slow down the song so that you can get a feel for nailing the notes. Also, there's now a cool 2-player mode...one person plays the guitar notes, while the other plays the bass guitar notes. Like the first game, the songs on here aren't actually the original versions, they're covers. On the first game, they did a great job of making the songs sound extremely similar to the originals. But on here, several songs were done kinda weakly, but they're still fun to play along with all the same. If you loved the first game, you'll love this one, and I highly recommend picking up both games. They're great for parties, especially if you and your friends are fans of rock music.

YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH SONGS LIKE...
"Heart Shaped Box" by Nirvana
"Monkey Wrench" by Foo Fighters
"Them Bones" by Alice In Chains
"Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Killing In The Name" by Rage Against The Machine
"John The Fisherman" by Primus
"Who Was In My Room Last Night" by Butthole Surfers
"Hangar 18" by Megadeth
"Madhouse" by Anthrax
"Mother" by Danzig
"War Pigs" by Black Sabbath"
"Last Child" by Aerosmith
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N Roses
"Shout At The Devil" by Motley Crue
"Cherry Pie" by Warrant
"Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" by Spinal Tap
"Message In A Bottle" by The Police
"Can't You Hear Me Knockin" by Rolling Stones
"Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"YYZ" by Rush
"Crazy On You" by Heart
AND MORE...

Guitar Hero - Fun For All Ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Bought this for my 11 year old son and can't get it out of the hands of my 16 year daughter and her friends. The music is a little hard rock for my taste, but I have been known to sit there playing Killer Queen and More Than A Feeling quite a bit myself. A lot of fun.

great job!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

its a great game and if you liked the first guitar hero, wow, your in for a suprise, with all new characters, outfits, venues, songs, and encores, i had a blast, didnt put it down for a week. and the great thing is, its not a game that u beat and thats it, ur done, unlike an adventure or shooting game u can keep playing it over and over! i love it

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