Cheats & Guides

Guitar Hero II Cheats For PlayStation 2

  1. Play The Scythe With Anyone

    First you must have Grim Ripper unlocked and select him. Then select another character. The character MUST have their other outfit unlocked. They will have the Scythe unless you change the guitar.

    Contributed by: quanchdogg 

  2. Make Grim Ripper play Gibson Les Paul

    After unlocking the Grim Ripper, select him as your guitarist in Career mode, then exit Career mode. Next, go to Quick Play mode, choose any song at any difficulty, and either finish the song, or quit once it has started. Then, go back to Career mode, and the Grim Ripper will be playing the Gibson Les Paul with the Cherry Sunburst Classic skin! To make him play the scythe again, simply select it in the "Change Guitar" menu.

    Contributed by: MarioKartPrime 

  3. The ''R0kk_0n'' glitch.

    The glitch allows you to take any song part you want, and play that over any other song.

    Steps:

    1. Choose your song.

    2. Enter practice mode.

    3. Pick the section you want to play.

    4. Start that section on any speed(slowest is easiest to perform the glitch)

    5. Unplug controller right when the options screen comes back up at the end of the section.

    6. Reinsert controller and press continue. If notechart keeps scrolling, you performed the glitch.

    7. Reset your PS2/Xbox 360 to undo the glitch.

    Contributed by: r0kk_0n 

  4. Secret Guitars

    Complete the designated in-game tasks to unlock these secret guitars in the shop.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat Hard Mode "Snaketapus" Guitar
    5-Star every song on Expert "The Log" Guitar
    Beat Expert Mode Battle Axe Guitar
    Beat Medium Mode Casket Guitar
    5-Star every song on Hard Eyeball Guitar
    Beat Easy Mode Fish Guitar
    5-Star every song on Easy USA Guitar
    5-Star every song on Medium Viking Guitar

    Contributed by: justshifl 

  5. Hyperspeed on Dualshock

    Just do the sequence on the main menu (while selecting "Career Mode"). And keep doing it repeatedly until a message appears. Don't do it too slow.

    Effect Effect
    Triangule, Square, X, Square, Triangule, Square, X, Square until a message appears Activates the Hyperspeed

    Contributed by: Thassae 

  6. Codes

    At the title menu, enter the code.

    Effect Effect
    Y,Y,B,O,Y,B Air Guitar
    B,O,Y,O,Y,O,B Crowd has Eyeball Heads
    O,B,Y,Y,O,B,Y,Y Crowd has Monkey Heads
    O,Y,O,O,Y,O,Y,Y Flaming Head
    B,O,O,B,O,O,BO,O,B Horse Head
    Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow Hyper Speed De/Activate
    Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow Performance mode (Guitar God Mode?)

    Contributed by: Van_Daminator, justshifl, y0kk3n 

  7. PAL Codes

    At the title menu, enter the code. Enter again to de-activate.

    Effect Effect
    B, Y, O, B, Y, Y Air guitar
    Y,O,B,O,B,O,Y Crowd has Eyeball Heads
    Y, Y, O, Y, O, O, Y, O Flaming Head
    B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O Horse Head
    Y, O, B, O, Y, O, B, O Hyper Speed
    Y, Y, B, O, Y, Y, B, O Monkey Head Crowd
    Y, Y, O, Y, Y, B, Y, Y Performance Mode (no HUD)
    Blue, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow Unlock all songs.

    Contributed by: mass_hypnosis, Daggoth_SS, triplem1075 

  8. Unlocking Additional Basses

    Here is how you can unlock additional Basses in Co-Op mode.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Get 5 stars on 20 songs in Co-Op Cream SG
    Beat 20 Songs in Co-Op Mode Gibson Grabber
    Beat 10 Songs in Co-Op mode Gibson SG Bass
    Beat 30 Songs in Co-Op mode Gibson Thunderbird
    Beat every song on Co-Op mode Hofner Bass
    Get 5 stars on 10 songs in Co-Op Lava Pearl Musicman Stingray
    Get 4 stars on all co-op songs. Natural Maple Gibson Grabber Bass
    Get 5 stars on every song in Co-Op Natural Sunburst Gibson Thunderbird Bass

    Contributed by: belgand42, Kristic, keiththeWOLF, SSnakeAce, brendanferrari 

  9. New multiplayer mode

    Pro face-off mode is where both players play all the notes.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Beat game on medium or higher Pro Face-off

    Contributed by: Bocotainin 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ by Sephirothson 46K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by Torquatus719 92K
In-Depth FAQs Expert Difficulty FAQ by Infiltrater 80K
In-Depth FAQs Hard Mode Guide by Silversnares 45K
In-Depth FAQs Jordan Expert Guide by CryofthePlanet 24K
In-Depth FAQs Song Lyrics by tectactoe 99K
In-Depth FAQs Technique FAQ by mdmeaden 73K

Guitar Hero II Cheats For Xbox 360

  1. Complete the following to unlock Special Guitars

    Unlockable Unlockable
    5 Star every song on Expert Mode "The Log" Guitar
    Beat Expert Mode Axe Guitar
    Beat Medium Mode Casket Guitar
    5 Star every song on Hard Mode Eyeball Guitar
    Beat Easy Mode Fish Guitar
    Beat Hard Mode Snaketapus Guitar
    5 Star every song on Easy Mode USA Guitar
    5 Star every song on Medium Mode Viking Guitar

    Contributed by: Coolcloud333 

  2. Achievements

    Complete each of the following achievements below to get the allotted gamerscore.

    Achievement Achievement
    Get 100,000 points in a song. 100K Club (10)
    Get 200,000 points in a song. 200K Club (10)
    Get 200,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 200K Pair (30)
    Get 300,000 points in a song. 300K Club (30)
    Get 400,000 points in a song. 400K Club (30)
    Get 400,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 400K Pair (30)
    Get 600,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 600K Pair (30)
    Get 800,000 points on a song in Cooperative. 800K Pair (30)
    Unlock Rock City Theater. Axe Grinder (10)
    Spend $10,000 at the store. Big Spender Award (10)
    Get 500,000 points in a song. Champagne Room V.I.P. (30)
    Get a 100 note streak. Dimebag Darrell Award (10)
    Beat the Easy tour. Easy Tour Champ (10)
    Get a 500 note streak. Eddie Van Halen Award (30)
    Beat the Expert tour. Expert Tour Champ (30)
    View the credits. Extra Credit Award (10)
    Buy all guitar finishes. Fanatical Completionist Award (30)
    Buy all outfits. Fashion Plate Award (10)
    Buy all guitars. Gear Head Award (30)
    Unlock Stonehenge. Guitar Hero (10)
    Earn five stars on all songs in the Hard tour. Guitarmaggedon Award (30)
    Beat the Hard tour. Hard Tour Champ (30)
    Beat a song with lefty flip on. Hendrix Award (10)
    Get a 100 note streak in Cooperative. Joan & Lita Award (30)
    Get a 500 note streak in Cooperative. Joe & Steven Award (30)
    Get a 1000 note streak in Cooperative. Keef & Mick Award (30)
    Beat Jordan on Expert. Kick the Bucket Award (30)
    Get an 8x streak in Cooperative. Lennon & McCartney Award (10)
    Buy all characters. Life of the Party Award (10)
    Fail a song on Easy. Long Road Ahead Award (10)
    Beat the Medium tour. Medium Tour Champ (30)
    Get 1,000,000 points on a song in Cooperative. Millionaire Pair (30)
    Earn five stars on all songs in the Medium tour. Most Likely to Succeed Award (30)
    Unlock Blackout Bar. New Kid (10)
    Get 100% notes hit on a song in Cooperative. Page & Plant Award (30)
    Get 100% notes hit on a song. Perfectionist Award (30)
    Buy all songs. Record Collector Award (10)
    Unlock Rat Cellar. Roadie (10)
    Complete all tutorials. Rock School Grad (10)
    Refuse to play an encore. Rock Snob Award (10)
    Unlock Harmonix Arena. Rock Star (10)
    Earn five stars on all songs in the Easy tour. Sandbox Hero Award (30)
    Beat Trogdor and Thunder Horse. Saturday Morning Award (10)
    Beat all the unlock songs. Scenester Award (10)
    Get an 8x multiplier. Scoremonger Award (10)
    Unlock Vans Warped Tour. Shredder (10)
    Earn five stars on all songs in the Expert tour. Start a Real Band Already Award (30)
    Practice three different songs. Teacher's Pet Award (10)
    Get a 1000 note streak. Yngwie Malmsteen Award (30)
    Unlock RedOctane Club. Young Gun (10)

    Contributed by: Crazy Jezus 

  3. Game Codes

    Enter this code at the main menu screen where it shows "Career" and "Quick Play."

    Effect Effect
    Y,B,Y,O,Y,B Air guitar
    B, O, Y, O, B, O, Y, Y Enables hyperspeed
    Y,O,B,B,B,O,Y Eyeball Head Crowd
    OYYOYYOYYOYYOYY Flaming Heads
    O,Y,B,B,Y,O,B,B Monkey Head Crowd
    B, B, Y, B, B,O,B,B Performance Mode
    B,Y,O,R,Y,O,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y Unlock All Songs

    Contributed by: xvxDarkLightxvx, LinkinPark769, KirbyKollector, UNLEE7, innocuoussoul, nfuse 

  4. PAL codes for Various Cheats

    Enter the following colors at the Main Menu Screen for activation.

    Effect Effect
    Blue, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Yellow Air Guitar
    Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Yellow, Orange Flaming Head Crowd
    Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange Hyperspeed
    Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Orange Monkey Head Crowd
    Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Yellow Performance Mode
    Blue, Yellow, Orange, Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow Unlock All Songs

    Contributed by: Ap07373 

  5. Extra Bass Guitars Unlockable in Co-Op

    Complete the following in Co-Op mode to unlock the guitars. This does not include "Extra" songs.

    Unlockable Unlockable
    Get 5 stars on 20 Co-Op songs Cream SG
    Beat 20 Co-Op songs Gibson Grabber
    Beat 10 Co-Op songs Gibson SG Bass
    Beat 30 Co-Op songs Gibson Thunderbird
    Beat all Co-Op songs Hofner Bass
    Get 5 stars on 10 Co-Op songs Lava Pearl Musicman Stingray
    Get 4 stars on all Co-Op songs Natural Maple Gibson Grabber Bass
    Get 5 stars on all Co-Op Songs Natural Sunburst Gibson Thunderbird Bass

    Contributed by: Coolcloud333 

Walkthroughs & FAQs

Type Name File Size
General FAQs FAQ by darkness992 22K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by hopton13 19K
General FAQs FAQ/Walkthrough by sajhin 48K
In-Depth FAQs Hard Mode Guide by Silversnares 45K
In-Depth FAQs Jordan Expert Guide by CryofthePlanet 24K