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Quote Hiren 1st December 2006, 11:24
It's as great as the first one, and I'm loving the whole play bass / rythm addition.

However one thing your review didn't mention is that there is already wireless guitar controllers out for the PS2 LINK .
Quote tm36usa 1st December 2006, 12:06
Just from what i played whilst standing in best buy made me addicted to it. I wish my ps2 still worked :'( That and I love to play The Kinks- You Really Got Me , even if it is the van halen version (made from the real master tape tho)
Quote Cthippo 1st December 2006, 12:09
Edit: Fixed!

I find it interesting how this and the Wii are taking a different approach to immersiveness. Rather than focusing on great graphics and sound, they get the player up and actually physically participating in the game.
Quote Garside 1st December 2006, 12:36
Hiren - I didn't know about that site. I had a look in our local Game and on a few mainstream websites. Cool link!
Quote Risky 1st December 2006, 12:43
Lol,

However wireless guitars wouldn't be cool- more authentice to have an animated roadie scooting across the screen to reconnect after you pull the controller lead out.
Quote Hiren 1st December 2006, 12:58
Nah the best add-on has to be the external amp.
Quote Slink 1st December 2006, 14:02
Guitar hero is great, i recently won a tournament in lincoln!
Quote Lord_A 1st December 2006, 14:36
I have played (& almost completed in hard mode) Guitar Hero 1 - awesome game, so I was really looking forward to Guitar Hero II, pre-ordered it & everything...but I was very let down by the lack of cool songs.
There are only a handfull of cool tracks on II (including the bonus tracks) IMO.
Also, wasn't Dragonforce supposed to be on it?

Overall the game is a let down in single player mode, because of the lack of good tracks. Practice mode is OK, but I prefer to thrash it out on the song until I get it right personally. The only thing I like about Guitar Hero II is the new co-operative playing mode.
Quote Slink 1st December 2006, 14:47
If you dont own a ps2 you can still have a crack at all this virtual guitar stuff
Google for 'Frets on Fire'

Comepletly free.
Quote Cthippo 1st December 2006, 15:11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord_A
Overall the game is a let down in single player mode, because of the lack of good tracks. Practice mode is OK, but I prefer to thrash it out on the song until I get it right personally. The only thing I like about Guitar Hero II is the new co-operative playing mode.

I feel like I'm going to go to hell for saying this, but...

I'm surprised they're not selling downloadable add-on tracks for this game. Seems like a natural revenue stream. That or a program to convert your own music to GH2 tracks. Sounds like a good homebrew project
Quote Lord_A 1st December 2006, 15:19
I completety agree Cthippo, I know I'd pay for a few good tracks.
It would be very cool if you could stick a CD in there & import it to the game though
Quote DarkReaper 1st December 2006, 15:39
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slink
If you dont own a ps2 you can still have a crack at all this virtual guitar stuff
Google for 'Frets on Fire'

Comepletly free.
I think you might just have slashdotted them... that site is slow as treacle!
Quote Hiren 1st December 2006, 15:40
Don't think they are allowed to, since all the tracks in games are specially recorded covers and not originals.
Quote Veles 1st December 2006, 16:01
I must get this game!

Any point getting it on the PS2 and buying guitar hero I as well or should I just stick with the sequel? If I stick with GH2 then I might get the 360 version, even if the controllers look ****.
Quote Da_Rude_Baboon 1st December 2006, 16:51
Tim looks like that Eugene bloke from big brother.
Quote DarkReaper 1st December 2006, 18:22
Okay, frets on fire + the Guitar Hero song packs = so much fun! and thumb strain, I need a different keyboard...
Quote Pookeyhead 1st December 2006, 18:34
I have no interest in this game at all, whatsoever, but it was still one of the best reviews ever.. why?

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b26/pookeyhead/wilharris.jpg

ROFFLES!

Sheer class ;)

incidentally... clean up your images when they're cropped.. I can seee the frame edges :-P
Quote Omnituens 1st December 2006, 18:48
im currently going though expert.


TROGDOOOOOOOOOR!
Quote themuffin 1st December 2006, 20:37
Sorry to bum the reviewers hopes, but in a recent press release, Red Octane said that MS is being hush hush with the wireless tech, so a remote guitar might not happen...


http://www.gamespot.com/news/6159122.html
Quote speedfreek 1st December 2006, 23:44
Im suprised at how late bit is, my friend beat it on expert a week ago already.

Ots a good game when your hanging out, its usually out all night until we cant stand someone trying to beat freebird for the billionth time.
Quote Veles 2nd December 2006, 01:10
Well bit-tech isn't very big in comparison to the huge game review sites like IGN that, well, do games and thats about it.

It's also only recently come out in the UK.

Quite a few sites have news on the non-wireless 360 guitar, although it shouldn't be a problem at all really, all they need to do is stick thier own wireless stuff in a USB port like they do with the PS2 version. Not as steamlined as many would like but then it still beats having a wire. Does that mean MS are the only ones who make wireless controllers? Not wireless third party stuff?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiren
Nah the best add-on has to be the external amp.

Would be great if the speakers were of a better power, 5W aint that great, although for a tweeter it might be ok, I dunno
Quote Cthippo 2nd December 2006, 04:28
I was expecting him to look like his avatar pic. Greatly disappointed :'(
Quote HandMadeAndroid 2nd December 2006, 10:31
Whats an 'uber geek' ? Every week the bit-tech staff use the word 'uber?' Am I an uber geek for reading bit-tech. Are uber geeks different from the run of the mill geek? Is the use of uber geek an attempt to separate yourselves from the main stream run of the mill geeks?
Quote speedfreek 2nd December 2006, 21:17
Quote:
Originally Posted by Veles
It's also only recently come out in the UK.
I guess its ok then. :D
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