Guitar Hero II

Haha, yes. The well awaited second game by Red Octane for the Guitar Hero franchise was released on November 7th(In America). I, personally, have yet to buy it(Will this weekend when I have time)A friend of mine got it yesterday, and he says it's "rawkin' ", so I am obviously amped to play this game.

I am a BIG Guitar Hero I player, and I was a decent player on the Hard and Expert difficulties, but the second installation seems to be kicking it up a tad...with triple chords, and even more insanely difficult solos to master. HOWEVER, there is a newly added "Practice Mode" That the first game didn't have. You can actually choose a specific part in any song, and practice it over and over again, until you get good enough at it.

I was looking around the forums on the Guitar Hero Website....and found the list of Songs to play through, Normal AND Bonus.

The List:
Licensed songs (40)

1. Opening Licks
Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil - Shout At The Devil
Danzig - Danzig - Mother
Cheap Trick - Heaven Tonight - Surrender
Wolfmother - Wolfmother - Woman
Spinal Tap - This is Spinal Tap - Tonight Im Gonna Rock You Tonight

2. Amp-Warmers
KISS - KISS - Strutter
Nirvana - In Utero - Heart Shaped Box
Police, The - Reggatta de Blanc - Message In A Bottle
Van Halen - Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Kansas - Leftoverture - Carry On Wayward Son

3. String-Snappers
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape - Monkey Wrench
Alice In Chains - Dirt - Them Bones
Iggy Pop and The Stooges - Raw Power - Search and Destroy
Pretenders, The - Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys
Black Sabbath - Paranoid - War Pigs

4. Thrash and Burn
Warrant - Cherry Pie - Cherry Pie
Butthole Surfers - Independent Worm Saloon - Who Was in My Room Last Night?
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend - Girlfriend
Rolling Stones, The - Sticky Fingers - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction - Sweet Child O' Mine

5. Return of the Shred
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
Primus - Frizzle Fry - John the Fisherman
Sword, The - Age of Winters - Freya
Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation - Bad Reputation
Aerosmith - Rocks - Last Child

6. Relentless Riffs
Heart - Dreamboat Annie - Crazy On You
Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
Stray Cats - Stray Cats - Rock This Town
Allman Brothers Band, The - Brothers and Sisters - Jessica
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual - Stop!

7. Furious Fretwork
Anthrax - Spreading the Disease - Madhouse
The Living End - Roll On - Carry Me Home
Lamb Of God - Ashes of the Wake - Laid to Rest
Reverend Horton Heat - Smoke 'em If You Got 'em - Psychobilly Freakout
Rush - Moving Pictures - YYZ

8. Face-Melters
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil - Beast And The Harlot
Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
Dick Dale - Surfer's Choise - Misirlou (most people know it from Pulp Fiction)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace - Hangar 18
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd - Free bird


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Bonus songs (24)

Last Vegas, The - Seal The Deal - Raw Dog (winner of the "Be A Guitar Hero" competition)
Drist - Orchids and Ammunition - Arterial Black
Anarchy Club - A Single Drop of Red - Collide
That Handsome Devil - That Handsome Devil - Elephant Bones
Valient Thorr - Legend of the World - Fall of Plange

Vagiant - Public Display of Infection - FTK (#$%@ the Kells)
Brian Kahanek - Real Life - Gemini
Bang Camaro - *internet release only* - Push Push
The Acro-Brats - Go Down Swinging - Laughtrack
Freezepop - *made for GH2* - Less Talk More Rokk

Buckethead - *made for GH2* - Jordan
The Amazing Royal Crowns - Royal - Mr. Fix-it
Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon - The New Black
Breaking Wheel - Artillery EP - One For the Road
The Neighborhoods - ?? - Parasite

Count Zero - *made for GH2* - Radium Eyes
Megasus - ?? - Red Lottery
All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals - Six
Honest Bob and the Factory-To-Dealer Incentives - Soy Bomb - Soy Bomb
Shadows Fall - The War Within - The Light That Blinds

DethKlok - Metalocalypse - Thunderhorse
Strong Bad - Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits - Trogdor(Yes, Trogdor)
Voivod - Katorz - X-Stream
Made In Mexico - *internet release only* - Yes we can



Yes, if you ask me...a VERY solid list. With some pleasant surprises(Freakin' DETHKLOK?! and Strong bad?! Hell yes!) I am very stoked to see some Anthrax, more Megadeth, And The song "Misirlou"...I've seen the song on Expert via Youtube...FREAKIN' INSANE.

But yes, that is the list, and all that I know of the game. I'm very anxious to pick this bad boy up this weekend and to get rawkin' out to this awesome game. :]

OH! If there are other Guitar Hero players here on ZU...and you didn't know this site...
Score Hero...I say you should join, check it out, and record your scores so you can compare with other players and keep a nice, detailed history of your scores.

I'm not really a fan of any of the songs on either of the Guitar Hero games.
Regardless, the first one was fun as hell. I'll probably check this one out if I ever get the opportunity. I won't be buying it though, too expensive.

My bro's friend brought home GH1 and I loved it, so I should buy this game, especially for...

Strong Bad - Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits - Trogdor(Yes, Trogdor)

That was unexpected.

Originally Posted by The Master Sword

My bro's friend brought home GH1 and I loved it, so I should buy this game, especially for...



That was unexpected.

Haha, yeah man...When I first learned that it was gonna be a song, I honestly remember saying "OH...My...GAWD!"

But yeah, Trogdor on Easy difficulty, via Youtube.