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[Rock On] Guitar Hero II - Play Freebird!

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  • Phoenix SmasherPhoenix Smasher Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Fuck, Misirlou on hard is impossible.
    I can finaly 4 Star it on Expert after 2 days of non-stop practice.
    Kyougu wrote:
    http://kotaku.com/gaming/hacks/how-to-play-custom-guitar-hero-tracks-229771.php

    Looks like some people figured out how to hack the game and put extra music into it. That dragonforce vid just looked crazy though.

    ....Holy shit.

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  • XantusXantus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I can't fucking 5-star Stop on Hard. 95% notes, 140k+ score, still 4 stars.

    speaking of hard... I just unlocked the hilarious guitar for 5starring all of hard. and got my only 100% ever on the way through... on bad reputation.

    also... Six expert beat'd... but fuck Jordan.. 3 attempts.. 57..58...59% ... 41 more tries to go :roll:

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  • BearcatBearcat Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Man, me and some friends just played a marathon of GH. Me and my buddy played Laid To Rest on expert, and the breakdown was pure sickness. We were going crazy head banging ... and the weird thing is that I could play all the blazing fast licks no problemo. That was awesome.

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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited January 2007
    Bearcat wrote:
    Man, me and some friends just played a marathon of GH. Me and my buddy played Laid To Rest on expert, and the breakdown was pure sickness. We were going crazy head banging ... and the weird thing is that I could play all the blazing fast licks no problemo. That was awesome.

    That song gave me a "whoa" moment last night.

    The first time through I was struggling like mad - bouncing off flashing red and keeping alive through star power.. I'm stuck on Misirlou at 45% and Hangar 18 at 88% so I'm going through playing the older songs just so I don't get bored failing over and over.

    On a whim I tried Laid to Rest again because it's got a nice beat to rock out to and I managed my way all the way through to the final huge run of HOs/POs before losing my 4x streak. I only failed the song because I used my Star Power at a silly time and I still can't really nail the weird bridge bit.

    But the "whoa" moment was just the realisation that I wasn't just flailing madly on the strum-bar and mashing buttons for the opening / verses - I was actually nailing everything.

    It's just weird how things settle into your memory without you realising.

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  • SuckafishSuckafish Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I been scouring this thread for like a week and a half(although missed like the last 2 days), waiting for some news. But i guess i will just ask flat out, does this have a release date yet? Been wanting to wait for the 360 version after playing the PS2 one just after christmas at a friends house. Didn't hear much about it until just today with the release of the new tracks for the 360, now it garuntees i preorder it. I feel like it is coming out soon now but any firm date?

    March is all we know right now, and I don't even think that is official.

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  • BrothermanfredyBrothermanfredy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Alright, thanks for the response.

    Makes me a sad panda though =(

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  • 4rch3nemy4rch3nemy Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    How does one EVER 5-star Misrlou? Does the world explode when it happens?

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  • ArcibiArcibi Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Expert is kicking my ass on GH1

    It would be pretty rad to be able to say that I've never failed Iron Man of all songs

    Unfortunately I cannot because I failed it twice (that crazy section at the end was what got me, eventually I got through it by saving my star power for it and just flailing my way through)

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  • JoahWJoahW Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    4rch3nemy wrote:
    How does one EVER 5-star Misrlou? Does the world explode when it happens?
    I think it must. That and Hangar 18 are the only things keeping me from the 5-star expert guitar.

    I haven't even tried that much to 5-star Hangar 18 cause I know that Misirlou will just be there laughing at me afterwards.

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  • DraXXXenDraXXXen Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
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  • FaceballMcDougalFaceballMcDougal Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    On a somewhat related rock note I think the Slayer tour bus pulled in to the parking lot of my work building while I was on lunch.

    I don't know bands... but these older long-haired unwashed people came out in a group looking hungry and started walking towards food related establishments.

    I pointed out the bus to some rock fans and described the unwashed looking folks and the best theory we have is that it's Slayer....

    I think there are some stalkers outside waiting for them to come back... so... details to follow

    I dunno... I find it funny

    edit... not Slayer at all

    my friend thinks its these folks... who look equally as unwashed http://www.darkfuneral.se/tourposters/us_tour2007_banner1.jpg

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    beat six and light that blinds on expert


    fuck yeah now im a man


    fuck jordan

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  • The Total GeorgieThe Total Georgie Registered User new member
    edited January 2007
    5 starred misirlou today, giving me the log, and breaking into the top 200 on scorehero (16.2million career score)

    Onwards to 150th, or is this finally time to stop playing?

    Edit: Also how the hell do you do the rapid chord switching in Psychobilly? the RB->YO->RB->YO ones... that's gotta be a good 80-90k waiting if I could do it.

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  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    5 starred misirlou today, giving me the log, and breaking into the top 200 on scorehero (16.2million career score)

    Onwards to 150th, or is this finally time to stop playing?

    Edit: Also how the hell do you do the rapid chord switching in Psychobilly? the RB->YO->RB->YO ones... that's gotta be a good 80-90k waiting if I could do it.

    RB is index and ring finger, YO is middle and pinky, just practice switching those chords without moving your hand up or down, using the different fingers.

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  • GimeCGimeC Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hey, guys, are these any good? I really want a wireless guitar controller, but the official RO one is a whopping 60$, and that's without shipping.

    Also, is Freebird the hardest song, or does a bonus song exceed it?

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    GimeC wrote:
    Hey, guys, are these any good? I really want a wireless guitar controller, but the official RO one is a whopping 60$, and that's without shipping.

    Also, is Freebird the hardest song, or does a bonus song exceed it?

    I think that's the TAC Flying V controller.

    Works great with GH I, but for GHII you need an adaptor. does it come with one?

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  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    GimeC wrote:
    Hey, guys, are these any good? I really want a wireless guitar controller, but the official RO one is a whopping 60$, and that's without shipping.

    Also, is Freebird the hardest song, or does a bonus song exceed it?

    Jordan is probably the hardest song in the game.

    I would say that the hardest non-bonus song isn't even in the last tier - Carry Me Home is always the stumbling block for my friends and I when anyone's going through Hard or Expert trying to beat the game.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
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  • AumniAumni Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Just 5 starred Pscyhobilly Freakout on expert.


    Sheesh.

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  • GimeCGimeC Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    GimeC wrote:
    Hey, guys, are these any good? I really want a wireless guitar controller, but the official RO one is a whopping 60$, and that's without shipping.

    Also, is Freebird the hardest song, or does a bonus song exceed it?

    I think that's the TAC Flying V controller.

    Works great with GH I, but for GHII you need an adaptor. does it come with one?

    It doesn't say, though it does say it's compatible with both -- I'm not sure whether to trust that.

    Edit: Apparently the older versions need the adapter, and the newer ones don't.

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  • mntorankusumntorankusu I'm not sure how to use this thing.... Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.

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  • AumniAumni Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.


    Beating the game on expert isn't that hard, no. But if you were making 5 star attemps you'd realize the game is vary hard :)

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  • mntorankusumntorankusu I'm not sure how to use this thing.... Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Aumni wrote:
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.


    Beating the game on expert isn't that hard, no. But if you were making 5 star attemps you'd realize the game is vary hard :)
    Yeah, but I can only bear 5-starring songs I really like. And while most of the music is good, and fun, I only really like a few songs.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Aumni wrote:
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.


    Beating the game on expert isn't that hard, no. But if you were making 5 star attemps you'd realize the game is vary hard :)
    Yeah, but I can only bear 5-starring songs I really like. And while most of the music is good, and fun, I only really like a few songs.

    and therein lies the biggest flaw with GH II.

    Less "hey, I know this song!" songs.

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  • The CheeseThe Cheese Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Aumni wrote:
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.


    Beating the game on expert isn't that hard, no. But if you were making 5 star attemps you'd realize the game is vary hard :)
    Yeah, but I can only bear 5-starring songs I really like. And while most of the music is good, and fun, I only really like a few songs.

    and therein lies the biggest flaw with GH II.

    Less "hey, I know this song!" songs.
    I knew most of the songs.

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  • Soviet WaffleSoviet Waffle Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    The_Cheese wrote:
    Aumni wrote:
    Man. I rented Guitar Hero 2 from Gamefly, and got it on Tuesday, I think? And already I'm up to Freebird on Expert, without having much trouble at all on anything but Hangar 18 and Psychobilly Freakout.

    It's not as hard as I hoped it would be. :(

    It's a shame I don't have any interest in 5-starring stuff. That would keep me occupied for a while.


    Beating the game on expert isn't that hard, no. But if you were making 5 star attemps you'd realize the game is vary hard :)
    Yeah, but I can only bear 5-starring songs I really like. And while most of the music is good, and fun, I only really like a few songs.

    and therein lies the biggest flaw with GH II.

    Less "hey, I know this song!" songs.
    I knew most of the songs.
    That's besides the point. These songs were popular, but nowhere near as popular as some of the other GH Songs.
    Everyone has heard I Love Rock & Roll
    But not as many have heard Shout At the Devil

    And there were some popular songs, but, they didn't make up for the big hits in GH1.

    Frankly I prefer the GH2 songs, but they just weren't as big in terms of song

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  • The CheeseThe Cheese Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    You're right. They should make GHIII all big hits.

    Because more people have heard "Dance, Dance" than "Mother".

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  • SUPERSUGASUPERSUGA Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I like my rock but there were quite a lot of songs in GH3 I'd never heard before and more that weren't particularly to my taste as far as actually playing the songs goes(I don't like playing Tattooed Love Boys, Freya or Them Bones for example). There's tonnes of music I listen to but wouldn't want to play on guitar whereas nearly every arena rock anthem I might usually cringe at would be perfect for this game. As a point of reference I played the hell out of More Than a Feeling and Bark at the Moon on GH1 and am doing the same with Carry On Wayward Son and Freebird on GH2. These are songs that people can hear through one time and love straight away and are the sort of songs that are going to draw people into GH and keep them there. GH2 just had some really odd choices in that regard, quite a few tracks have unusual rhythms or meters that some people just aren't going to get into

    [spoiler:f1081b44b4]Of course the perfect solution would be an All-Queen soundtrack.[/spoiler:f1081b44b4]

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  • JLM-AWPJLM-AWP Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Some hands on with the 360 version. God, I can't wait to get it, if not for just the white guitar.

    http://www.gamepro.com//microsoft/xbox360/games/previews/94048.shtml

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  • arcatharcath Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    thread....must....not.....die.....

    anyone heard anything related to a release date for the 360?

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  • The_DcipleThe_Dciple Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I always wished that the band could be customizable.

    The male singer just looks like a douche most of the time.

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  • Ginger MijangoGinger Mijango Don't you open that Trap Door!Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    arcath wrote: »
    thread....must....not.....die.....

    anyone heard anything related to a release date for the 360?

    i've found a couple of sites referring to an early/mid April release, over here they say that its shipping late March, releasing early April.
    RedOctanes own site confirms the 3rd of April release in their shop.

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  • Ben BotBen Bot Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    I heard March 3rd on my local radio station for the 360 version. Or maybe they just said March. Whatever.

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  • MitsuhideMitsuhide Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    ZeroZero wrote: »
    You just suck

    I have GH, and I'm barely getting through Cowboys from Hell on Hard. :(

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  • lordswinglordswing Registered User regular
    edited February 2007

    Is it just me, or does anyone else hear a strange sound in the background? It sounds like drumsticks or something, dunno, that just sounded out of place

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Woo! I beat Bark At The Moon and Cowboys From Hell on Expert. Man, I've been trying to do that forever.

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  • BallmanBallman Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Man, that Misirlou expert video makes me mad. I'm doing exactly what that guy's doing when I play, but I can't keep the rhythm constant on the fast parts. My high score is around 180k right now, and it's the only non-bonus song I haven't five-starred.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Hey, cool, this thread is back.


    I got GH2 about ten days ago. It rules. Took me five days to finish expert mode, so far I've five-starred 22 of the 40 songs. I doubt I'll ever five-star them all--too much work.



    But the best thing about this game is that it's getting me into all these bands that I had only casually listened to in the past--I'm rocking out to Primus even as I type this post.

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  • One Thousand CablesOne Thousand Cables An absence of thought Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    SUPERSUGA wrote: »
    Of course the perfect solution would be an All-Queen soundtrack.
    Harmonix, are you listening?

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  • hmxmosshmxmoss Registered User regular
    edited February 2007
    Harmonix, are you listening?

    Yes... but if you hadn't noticed yet, GH3 is not being done by Harmonix.

    As far as what might show up in 360 DLC, I've no idea what RO/Act's plans are.

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