[ROCK ON] Guitar Hero II - Hoochie Koo

Bbaj

Guitar Hero II is the awesome sequel to the awesome game Guitar Hero.

Both the PS2 and 360 version are out now!

PS2 Main setlist:

1. Opening Licks

* “Shout at the Devil” - Mötley Crüe
* “Mother” - Danzig †
* “Surrender” - Cheap Trick
* “Woman” - Wolfmother
* “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight” - Spınal Tap † (Encore)

2. Amp-Warmers

* “Strutter” - KISS †
* “Heart-Shaped Box” - Nirvana
* “Message in a Bottle” - The Police
* “You Really Got Me” - Van Halen
* “Carry On Wayward Son” - Kansas (Encore)

3. String-Snappers

* “Monkey Wrench” - Foo Fighters
* “Them Bones” - Alice in Chains
* “Search and Destroy” - Iggy Pop and The Stooges
* “Tattooed Love Boys” - The Pretenders
* “War Pigs” - Black Sabbath (Encore)

4. Thrash and Burn

* “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” - Guns N’ Roses (Encore)

5. Return of the Shred

* “Killing in the Name” - Rage Against the Machine
* “John the Fisherman” - Primus
* “Freya” - The Sword
* “Bad Reputation” - Thin Lizzy
* “Last Child” - Aerosmith † (Encore)

6. Relentless Riffs

* “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 (Encore)

7. Furious Fretwork

* “Madhouse” - Anthrax
* “Carry Me Home” - The Living End
* “Laid to Rest” - Lamb of God †
* “Psychobilly Freakout” - The Reverend Horton Heat
* “YYZ” - Rush (Encore)

8. Face-Melters

* “Beast and the Harlot” - Avenged Sevenfold
* “Institutionalized” - Suicidal Tendencies †
* “Misirlou” - Dick Dale
* “Hangar 18” - Megadeth
* “Free Bird” - Lynyrd Skynyrd † (Encore)

Xbox 360 setlist:

1. Opening Licks

* “Surrender” - Cheap Trick
* "Possum Kingdom" - Toadies
* “Heart-Shaped Box” - Nirvana
* "Salvation" - Rancid
* “Strutter” - KISS †
* “Shout at the Devil” - Mötley Crüe (Encore)

2. Amp-Warmers

* “Mother” - Danzig †
* "Life Wasted" - Pearl Jam
* “Cherry Pie” - Warrant
* “Woman” - Wolfmother
* “You Really Got Me” - Van Halen
* “Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight” - Spinal Tap (Encore)

3. String-Snappers

* “Carry On Wayward Son” - Kansas
* “Search and Destroy” - Iggy Pop and The Stooges
* “Message in a Bottle” - The Police
* "Billion Dollar Babies" - Alice Cooper
* “Them Bones” - Alice in Chains
* “War Pigs” - Black Sabbath (Encore)

4. Thrash and Burn

* “Monkey Wrench” - Foo Fighters
* "Hush" - Deep Purple
* “Girlfriend” - Matthew Sweet †
* “Who Was in My Room Last Night?” - Butthole Surfers †
* “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” - The Rolling Stones †
* “Sweet Child O’ Mine” - Guns N’ Roses (Encore)

5. Return of the Shred

* Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" - Rick Derringer
* “Tattooed Love Boys” - The Pretenders
* “John the Fisherman” - Primus
* “Jessica” - The Allman Brothers Band †
* “Bad Reputation” - Thin Lizzy
* “Last Child” - Aerosmith † (Encore)

6. Relentless Riffs

* “Crazy on You” - Heart
* “Trippin’ On a Hole in a Paper Heart” - Stone Temple Pilots
* "Dead!" - My Chemical Romance
* “Killing in the Name” - Rage Against the Machine
* “Freya” - The Sword
* “Stop!” - Jane’s Addiction (Encore)

7. Furious Fretwork

* “Madhouse” - Anthrax
* "The Trooper" - Iron Maiden
* “Carry Me Home” - The Living End
* “Rock This Town” - Stray Cats*
* “Laid to Rest” - Lamb of God †
* “Psychobilly Freakout” - The Reverend Horton Heat
* “YYZ” - Rush (Encore)

8. Face-Melters

* “Beast and the Harlot” - Avenged Sevenfold
* "Carry Me Home" - The Living End
* “Institutionalized” - Suicidal Tendencies †
* “Misirlou” - Dick Dale
* “Hangar 18” - Megadeth
* “Free Bird” - Lynyrd Skynyrd † (Encore)

Bonus Tracks:

360 exclusives in italics
* "Raw Dog" - The Last Vegas (Winner of the "Be a Guitar Hero" Contest)
* "Arterial Black" - Drist †
* "Collide" - Anarchy Club
* "Drink Up" - Ounce of Self
* "Elephant Bones" - That Handsome Devil
* "Fall of Pangea" - Valient Thorr
* "FTK" - Vagiant
* "Gemini" - Brian Kahanek †
* "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" - Bang Camaro
* "Laughtrack" - The Acro-brats †
* "Less Talk More Rokk" - Freezepop †
* "Jordan" - Buckethead
* "Kicked to the Curb" - Noble Rot
* "Mr. Fix-it" - The Amazing Royal Crowns
* "The New Black" - Every Time I Die
* "One for the Road" - The Breaking Wheel
* "Parasite" - The Neighborhoods
* "Radium Eyes" - Count Zero
* "Red Lottery" - Megasus
* "Six" - All That Remains
* "Soy Bomb" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives †
* "The Light That Blinds" - Shadows Fall
* "Thunderhorse" - Dethklok
* "Trogdor" - Strong Bad †
* "X-Stream" - Voivod
* "Yes We Can" - Made in Mexico

Xbox 360 Achievements:

1. 100K Club
Get 100,000 points in a song. 10 Points

2. 200K Club
Get 200,000 points in a song. 10 Points

3. 300K Club
Get 300,000 points in a song. 30 Points

4. 400K Club
Get 400,000 points in a song. 30 Points

5. Champagne Room V.I.P.
Get 500,000 points in a song. 30 Points

6. Roadie
Unlock Rat Cellar. 10 Points

7. New Kid
Unlock Blackout Bar. 10 Points

8. Young Gun
Unlock RedOctane Club. 10 Points

9. Axe Grinder
Unlock Rock City Theater. 10 Points

10. Shredder
Unlock Vans Warped Tour. 10 Points

11. Rock Star
Unlock Harmonix Arena. 10 Points

12. Guitar Hero
Unlock Stonehenge. 10 Points

13. Dimebag Darrell Award
Get a 100 note streak. 10 Points

14. Eddie Van Halen Award
Get a 500 note streak. 30 Points

15. Yngwie Malmsteen Award
Get a 1000 note streak. 30 Points

16. Easy Tour Champ
Beat the Easy tour. 10 Points

17. Medium Tour Champ
Beat the Medium tour. 30 Points

18. Hard Tour Champ
Beat the Hard tour. 30 Points

19. Expert Tour Champ
Beat the Expert tour. 30 Points

20. Sandbox Hero Award
Earn five stars on all songs in the Easy tour. 30 Points

21. Most Likely to Succeed Award
Earn five stars on all songs in the Medium tour. 30 Points

22. Guitarmaggedon Award
Earn five stars on all songs in the Hard tour. 30 Points

23. Start a Real Band Already Award
Earn five stars on all songs in the Expert tour. 30 Points

24. Rock School Grad
Complete all tutorials. 10 Points

25. Scoremonger Award
Get an 8x multiplier. 10 Points

26. Perfectionist Award
Get 100% notes hit on a song. 30 Points

27. Rock Snob Award
Refuse to play an encore. 10 Points

28. Long Road Ahead Award
Fail a song on Easy. 10 Points

29. Hendrix Award
Beat a song with lefty flip on. 10 Points

30. Teacher's Pet Award
Practice three different songs. 10 Points

31. Saturday Morning Award
Beat Trogdor and Thunder Horse. 10 Points

32. Kick the Bucket Award
Beat Jordan on Expert. 30 Points

33. Gear Head Award
Buy all guitars. 30 Points

34. Fanatical Completionist Award
Buy all guitar finishes. 30 Points

35. Record Collector Award
Buy all songs. 10 Points

36. Life of the Party Award
Buy all characters. 10 Points

37. Fashion Plate Award
Buy all outfits. 10 Points

38. Extra Credit Award
View the credits. 10 Points

39. Big Spender Award
Spend $10,000 at the store. 10 Points

40. Scenester Award
Beat all the unlock songs. 10 Points

41. Joan & Lita Award
Get a 100 note streak in Cooperative. 30 Points

42. Joe & Steven Award
Get a 500 note streak in Cooperative. 30 Points

43. Keef & Mick Award
Get a 1000 note streak in Cooperative. 30 Points

44. Lennon & McCartney Award
Get an 8x streak in Cooperative. 10 Points

45. Page & Plant Award
Get 100% notes hit on a song in Cooperative. 30 Points

46. 200K Pair
Get 200,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 30 Points

47. 400K Pair
Get 400,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 30 Points

48. 600K Pair
Get 600,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 30 Points

49. 800K Pair
Get 800,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 30 Points

50. Millionaire Pair
Get 1,000,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 30 Point

GH II: Song Packs (3 of 'em)

Name: Guitar Hero Track Pack 1
Price: 500 Points
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Details: Bark at the Moon as made famous by Ozzy Osbourne, Hey You as made famous by The Exies, Ace of Spades as made famous by Motorhead, For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com.

Name: Guitar Hero Track Pack 2
Price: 500 Points
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Details: Killer Queen as made famous by Queen, Take it Off as made famous by The Donnas, Frankenstein as made famous by The Edgar Winter Group, For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com.

Name: Guitar Hero Track Pack 3
Price: 500 Points
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Details: Higher Ground as made famous by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Infected as made famous by Bad Religon, Stellar as made famous by Incubus, For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com.



Watch out bitches, I'm going to be climbing your leader boards!

Blake T

Small note for anyone who just got the 360 version.

Is it just me or do the shots on the back look like they are from the PS2 version?

anti-everything

I stormed through hard career in one sit, er, standing. My score ended up ranked 83 overall, and probably falling.

Bbaj

God, I hope that is a nice enough OP.

TetraNitroCubane

So I just got my hands on the 360 version (I've never played either PS2 version), and I have to say I'm really impressed. The menu interface has a lot of style, which I'm digging quite a bit. It seems way easy to lose a whole bunch of time to this game.

I do have one complaint, though: Either I have no idea how to use the Whammy bar, or the rumors floating around about a guitar recall must be true. I can't get that thing to work at all. Anyone else having problems with this, or heard anything new about the recall?

Bbaj

TetraNitroCubane wrote: »

So I just got my hands on the 360 version (I've never played either PS2 version), and I have to say I'm really impressed. The menu interface has a lot of style, which I'm digging quite a bit. It seems way easy to lose a whole bunch of time to this game.

I do have one complaint, though: Either I have no idea how to use the Whammy bar, or the rumors floating around about a guitar recall must be true. I can't get that thing to work at all. Anyone else having problems with this, or heard anything new about the recall?

This is all I've heard.

Ten

TetraNitroCubane wrote: »

So I just got my hands on the 360 version (I've never played either PS2 version), and I have to say I'm really impressed. The menu interface has a lot of style, which I'm digging quite a bit. It seems way easy to lose a whole bunch of time to this game.

I do have one complaint, though: Either I have no idea how to use the Whammy bar, or the rumors floating around about a guitar recall must be true. I can't get that thing to work at all. Anyone else having problems with this, or heard anything new about the recall?

Yeh, I mentioned in the previous thread that I was having troubles with mine, it only seems to work half the time, or maybe when it's at a specific angle.



Apparently there are two versions of the guitar, and the bottom one in this picture is the one that has whammy bar problems. I'm pretty sure that's the one I've got.

Edit: D'oh, beated

TetraNitroCubane

Bbaj wrote: »

TetraNitroCubane wrote: »

So I just got my hands on the 360 version (I've never played either PS2 version), and I have to say I'm really impressed. The menu interface has a lot of style, which I'm digging quite a bit. It seems way easy to lose a whole bunch of time to this game.

I do have one complaint, though: Either I have no idea how to use the Whammy bar, or the rumors floating around about a guitar recall must be true. I can't get that thing to work at all. Anyone else having problems with this, or heard anything new about the recall?

This is all I've heard.

Yeah, me too. And I'm just not sure if I'm playing the game wrong or not. I've no frame of reference for how the whammy bar's supposed to work, is the only reason I'm asking. But I just find it really difficult to use.

If I have to send it back, I'll be a mite peeved. I've had exceedingly bad luck with 360 hardware and related accessories just plain not working for me.

Edit: Ah, yeah, that's the one I have too, bslinger. Didn't know about it being sensitive to the angle you hold the guitar at, though. I might mess around for a bit more to see if it's more responsive while sitting down.

SpikedFreak

I know my Y button is fucking retarded. I just got done with a 5 star run of "message in a bottle" that ended up being a 3 b/c that damn button only worked half the time.

Ten

TetraNitroCubane wrote: »

Edit: Ah, yeah, that's the one I have too, bslinger. Didn't know about it being sensitive to the angle you hold the guitar at, though. I might mess around for a bit more to see if it's more responsive while sitting down.

I actually meant which angle the bar itself is at, not the guitar. It seems to work better if the whammy bar is rotated down a bit further than I usually like to have it.

ManetherenWolf

Apparently there ISNT a recall on them at Target based on the comments in that joystiq article.

Several target employees said that there was a hardlock on the game in the computer to prevent selling before 4-3. If one got rang up, it would print out a recall notice, and not allow a sale of it.

But some idiot forgot to REMOVE the hardlock, so for several hours they couldnt sell it because of that.

---

As for the controllers... Well, i spent my $3 for the warranty at GS, so Im good for a year with that one.

Al_wat

A friend of mine purchased the $2 guitar warranty. He proceeded to then break his guitar controller over his head.

If only I was a real man like him

The_Spaniard

I shall be picking this up first thing in the morning. The first Guitar Hero I've ever owned or even played for more than 30 seconds. Though just to make you jealous I will let you guys know that Judy Nails hugged me for no good reason.

Nocren

Fuck! Did anyone get the achievment for watching the credits?
I did.

Ending was worth it

No pictchers were harmed during the making of this game.


Except for one.


He had it coming.

Captain K

Tonight I 5-starred Laid to Rest for the first time. hooray

Mr_Grinch

I want this game sooo much but don't want to get in any more debt...someone tell me what to do.

(I'm looking for someone to tell me to buy it)

Legacy

DEBT DEBT DEBT

Yes.

Recoil42

Holy shit, the Guitar Hero II Xbox360 commercial is like the greatest fucking thing EVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVt0ozPRN0

Nocren

My first perfect: Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight

anti-everything

I'd like it if they showed your leaderboard position at the end of the song when you see your score.

I think it'd also be cool if you could make a leaderboard group that people could join, instead of having just overall and friends only. Say, I'd like to know how I stack up against the PA shredders without adding every single one of you to my friends list.

squirly

Damn it, I have the one with the ethernet on the bottom and my Whammy Bar isn't that responsive.

I'll get it swapped next time I can.

Anyway, it's pretty awesome, played it for like 3 hours today, pretty darn hard too.

Namrok

Damnit! I had to commit myself to just one game a month. And I just bought God of War 2 over the weekend.

WHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYY!!!???

This is going to be a long month.

Einhander

I want to paint my guitar, is there any way to get more stickers for when I am finished?

Sanders

I already own both guitar heroes and two controllers, so I am having a really hard time justifying a purchase.
If only they had a ps2-usb converter that worked on the 360.

StormyWaters

Recoil42 wrote: »

Holy shit, the Guitar Hero II Xbox360 commercial is like the greatest fucking thing EVER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVt0ozPRN0

Wow! That is what, a zillion times better than the ps2 one? Seriously, did they change marketing companies or something? And it didn't even have a very good song ;P

Ten

Holy shit, I dropped nearly 600 places in the leaderboards today while I was at work... the total people in the list grew by something like 13,000. Crazy. It's going to be difficult to stay in the top 1000 I think.

kayen7

I have the version of the Guitar with the RJ-10 cable on the bottom and my Whammy Bar works completely fine. Be sure to hold down the strum bar when you strike the chord and then use the whammy while you are still holding it. It took me a little while to realize I had to do it like that, but when I do, it's perfectly alright.

robocop is bleeding

Have any of the review sites taken apart the xplorer controller yet? I'm itching to paint mine, but don't want to dive into totally uncharted territory.

Noray

I just caved and ordered the PS2 version with guitar, and I own GH1 with guitar also. I am looking forward to it!

SlyJoker

So, I don't know if I can ever get better at this game. I'm up to the 5th or 6th set of songs on easy and aside from one song, cant do better than 3 stars. I tried the first song on medium and couldn't deal with the blue notes. When I am playing my pinky tends to curl behind the guitar, and forcing it to stay on the blue note messes my other fingers up when trying to hit notes quickly. Any advice at all?

kayen7

Practice. Practice. Practice.

LewieP

Guitar Hero 2 + guitar for 360 for £48.75 delivered

thought I'd give you a heads up ;D

Sanders

SlyJoker wrote: »

So, I don't know if I can ever get better at this game. I'm up to the 5th or 6th set of songs on easy and aside from one song, cant do better than 3 stars. I tried the first song on medium and couldn't deal with the blue notes. When I am playing my pinky tends to curl behind the guitar, and forcing it to stay on the blue note messes my other fingers up when trying to hit notes quickly. Any advice at all?

Yeah... don't use your pinky. Learn to start moving your hand up and down the neck of the guitar now before you get any bad habbits. Only time I ever use my pinky is for green to orange notes (and even then, not all the time) or when I am slipping up and need to catch myself.

Later in hard and expert mode you'll realise most songs are played around a certain chord, and that is where I like to keep my hand. So in some songs i'll keep my pointer finger on the red or yellow button by default, and just move my hand up when I need to.

Noray

What, no. The pinky is vital on hard and expert. When I don't need the orange, I simply keep 1 finger for each button, and if I need the orange, I slide my entire hand up one fret so I'm covering the last for buttons with each finger. It's rare that you need green and orange right after each other so that works well for me.

Menace

Yeah, the pinky is pretty important, so I would learn it early on if possible.

I have an easier time playing chords by just moving my hand up and down the neck and using my pointer and ring fingers though.

kayen7

I'm at work, but all I want to do is get home and play. This is bad. I'm lucky we have a long weekend! The pink is a crappy yet necessary finger. A lot of times, it helps to move your hand up and down and have your ring finger assist your pinky when pressing down. At least I have noticed that for myself. The pinky gives you some extra reach and the ring finger adds more pressure and speed.

SlyJoker

So... I should use just three fingers and move my hand up and down for blue and orange notes, or I should use my pinky and move my hand for orange notes? Seems like it would be easier to not use the pinky, but if it is necessary later on then I would be effectively handicapping myself by not learning it.

StormyWaters

Use your pinky. I don't see how it's possible to do a HOPO across all 5 notes without using the pinky, you'd have to shift your hand.

Xusder

SlyJoker wrote: »

So... I should use just three fingers and move my hand up and down for blue and orange notes, or I should use my pinky and move my hand for orange notes? Seems like it would be easier to not use the pinky, but if it is necessary later on then I would be effectively handicapping myself by not learning it.

Use your PINKY! Seriously it may look easy by not using it, it is pretty fucking hard. Unless you're Django Reinhart.

On a lighter note, finally getting my first five stars on expert songs! Finally, after months of practicing, I can do expert without failing my ass off.

But those other songs are gonna rape me in the end. Yeah you know what I'm talking about...

RapscallionJones

Finally got my fix last night after work and I'm already jonesing for more.

I got to play through a few tiers of songs and I'm torn about the set-list so far. Up to this point, only a few tracks have really stuck out to me as a good time. Granted, I'm playing these on medium for the achievements and to unlock the whole set-list, so the intricacy of the playing isn't particularly tough, but most of the low-level songs pale in comparison to the low-level offerings from the first game. We'll see how my opinion changes about bullshit like Possum Kingdom and Heart Shaped box once I ratchet the difficulty up to Expert. On the positive side, I have a new warm-up track: Carry On My Wayward Son. In the first game, I'd get warmed up to More Than A Feeling since the verse really kept your fret hand moving. This seems to be true with Kansas. Also, Monkey Wrench is a blast!

Ad for the guitar, I've defended it based on my brief experiences with the demo units, but I played those standing up and for only a few minutes at a time. While I'm hardly a lazy bastard, I do like to chill and have a seat while I play and I have yet to find a comfortable position with this thing. It's hardly a deal breaker. I'm a fairly animated Guitar Hero player even when I'm by myself so my neighbors must think I'm an asshole as they pass my house. There I am, holding a little plastic guitar, rocking the fuck out all by myself in my living room. Small price to pay since I'm sure they already think I'm a dick, but I really need to find a good seated position to play this game.

It feels good to finally own this game whereas before I simply hijacked a friend's for several weeks.

Doc

Does this game seem to lag a bit more than the PS2 version for anyone? All the controls from the buttons to the whammy bar seem sluggish to respond.