Highly addictive game that Rock Music fans will love!

User Rating: 9.1 | Guitar Hero II (Game only) X360
By CansOfPLEASURE | Review Date:
When I first heard that Guitar Hero II was going to be on the Xbox 360, I was excited. Because I had played the Playstation 2 version at a friends house and thought it was really fun. And when the game released for Xbox 360 and I played it, I loved it and was addicted to it for weeks, and I still play it quite often.

Gameplay- Some people may look at this game and say, "A Guitar shaped controller = awesome. 5 colored buttons that are used as the strings = dumb idea." But it actually works out well. It tests your coordination, speed, and skill. The whammy bar is a fun feature on the Guitar controller. Sometimes you'll play the right note at the right time, but it'll say you missed, that's basically the only problem with the gameplay. I suggest you play with the Guitar controller, you can also play with the controller, but it won't be as fun. I suggest to only use the controller if you get stuck on a song. Graphics- The graphics aren't quite up to par with the next gen graphics, and don't push the Xbox 360 to it's capabilites, graphics wise. But overall, the graphics are nice. From the time I've played the game, I haven't seen too many flaws at all.

Sound- The sound is incredible, the original songs sound exactly as they should, and the cover songs sound quite close to the original versions. In my opinion the only bad cover song is "Laid To Rest" which is originally played by Lamb Of God. Value- The value is great. There are 4 different Career difficulties, each time you move up a difficulty, the songs get harder to complete. The Career mode is very satisfying. The extra songs in the Career store give you even more songs play, I think it's about 20 songs, maybe a little less or more. The Multiplayer is very fun. Although it's not Xbox Live compatible, playing with a friend on the same system is very fun, one person plays lead Guitar and the other plays either Bass or rhythm Guitar. Even after beating the Career mode, you'll still want to go back and play the songs again to beat your old highscore and unlock the nice, long list of achievements, I think there are 50.

Reviewer's Tilt- I enjoy this game very much. I play it most days of the week, even after beating all but the Expert Career mode. It's a very fun, exciting game.

Overall, any fan of Rock Music will love this game. And want to keep playing it, long after beating it.

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