Guitar Hero Reviews, Cheats and Videos

Guitar Hero has to be the most popular music game of all time and unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years you will already know what an impact it has made on music and games culture.

Guitar Hero is almost up to the 4th and what looks like the most innovative part of the series and we couldn't resist putting together a little homage to the guitar hero series.

Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero is published by RedOctane and Activision however it was originally released on the Playstation 2 back in November 2005 and was developed by Harmonix who had been previously known for developing music video games such as Frequency and Amplitude for the PS2.

Guitar Hero is unusual because it comes packaged with a guitar peripheral modeled after a black Gibson SG rather than using the console's standard controller. Playing the game with the guitar controller simulates playing an actual guitar, except it uses five colored "fret buttons" and a "strum bar" rather than several frets and six individual strings. The development of Guitar Hero was inspired by Konami's GuitarFreaks arcade game.

Guitar Hero II

Guitar Hero 2

The popularity of the series increased dramatically with the release of Guitar Hero II for the PlayStation 2 in 2006. Featuring improved multiplayer gameplay, an improved note-recognizing system, and 64 songs, it became the fifth best-selling video game of 2006. The PlayStation 2 version of the game was offered both separately and in a bundle with a cherry red Gibson SG guitar controller.

Guitar Hero II was later released for the Xbox 360 in April 2007 with an exclusive Gibson X-Plorer guitar controller and an additional 10 songs, among other features. About 3 million units of Guitar Hero II have sold on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360.

Guitar Hero 3 - Legends of Rock

Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock

The 3rd installment in the Guitar Hero series has even more songs to play. The game features over 70 total songs shipped on disk, many of which, in contrast to previous games, are master tracks which will appeal to many hardcore fans. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions also feature the ability to download additional songs. The game is also boosted by the inclusion of real guitarists such as Tom Morello from Rage Against the machine and Slash from Guns n' Roses and Velvet Revolver. This popular edition of the series is available on Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PS2 and PS3.