Guitar Hero

Publisher: RedOctane

Developer: Harmonix Music

Category: Classics/Puzzles

Release Dates

N Amer - 11/08/2005

Intl - 04/07/2006

Official Game Website

Interviews

Red Octane’s John Tam cranks out the jams (Ok, they are answers) on Guitar Hero
“Everything in the game is built to support the illusion of you playing real guitar and the player is totally rocking out.”

News

Guitar Hero Recordings Available For Digital Download
Featuring the in-game song recordings performed and produced by music collective WaveGroup

Nyko Announces Frontman - Wireless Guitar Controller for Guitar Hero II
Keep The Solos Coming With Wireless Freedom And A Premium Design

Redoctane Co-Founders Elected as Top 50 Producers in New Media for 2006
Brothers Honored with High Distinction for Innovation in the Videogame Industry

RedOctane Unveils Guitar Hero Wireless Guitar Controller
Aspiring Rock Stars Now Able to Perform Their Sets Unplugged

Guitar Hero Scoops Bafta Award
Glittering Awards Ceremony Honors RedOctane Guitar Game

All News for Guitar Hero

Description

Guitar Hero is a guitar simulation game that puts you at the center of your very own rock band. By pressing down on fret buttons on a specially designed guitar controller, players can form notes and chords to be played by strumming in time on a "strum bar" representing the strings of an electric guitar. These notes and chords are represented onscreen by scrolling note markers. Using button combinations, sustains and the whammy bar, players will experience the essence of what it’s like to actually play some of the coolest rock songs of all time. Players can choose from multiple rock characters and play at concert venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses.

Features

Guitar Hero features hits spanning all the facets of rock music, from classic rock to metal including tracks made famous by such legendary artists as Boston, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Sum 41, Ozzy Osbourne, Audioslave, White Zombie, Franz Ferdinand and The Ramones. The game also includes Graveyard BBQ, the winner of the first ever "Be A Guitar Hero" song competition and their original song "Cheat on the Church".