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92 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

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  • Summary: Rock the Rhythm, Lead, and Bass Guitar tracks in the follow-up sequel to "Guitar Hero." Form your guitar duo and shred riffs cooperatively or go head to head in all new multiplayer modes. With over 55 tracks to rock out to, you'll go from Guitar Hero to Guitar god in one press of a fret button. Choose from multiple rock characters and jam at concert venues that grow in size as your rock career progresses. You'll start your rock career playing small clubs and bars, but if you play well you'll work your way up to stadiums and arenas. Guitar Hero II takes the guitar rock experience to new volumes by allowing players to play 3 different guitar tracks: Rhythm, Bass, and Lead. Guitar Hero II introduces all new multiplayer modes like: cooperative, pro-face off, and face off, letting 2 Guitar Heroes conduct their own symphonies of destruction. Shred School: Guitar Hero II features an all new practice mode, allowing Guitar Zeroes to become Guitar Heroes with enough practice. [RedOctane]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 69
  3. Negative: 0 out of 69
  1. GamesRadar
    100
    Better in every way than the previous game...Unless you hate rock, you need this game.
  2. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    100
    In case you haven't got the point by now, Guitar Hero II rocks. It rocks hard. It bests the original in nearly every way, and that's a damn hard thing to do. [Dec. 2006, p.124]
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  3. The New York Times
    70
    Of course, not everyone's taste in music is the same as mine. If you like Guitar Hero II's song selection, then you may consider it the ultimate music game; the underlying gameplay is a lot of fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 37
  3. Negative: 2 out of 37
  1. Watermelon789
    10
    GH 1 proved that the Music genre had a niche and that it could expand in the horizon of games. GH2 was even better than the predecessor and made what it made it good, into a juggernaut in the last couple years. The musics start getting nicer and more taste for more varied ways. Guitar Hero 2 is addicting and fun, but also the best in the GH big list.… Expand
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  2. J.L.
    6
    I had high hopes after GH1, and as good as the gameplay (still) is, unfortunately the song list just dosent stack up to the first version. It really needed more guitar rock anthems like the first. Wheres the AC/DC? Wheres the Van Halen? Wheres more Stones? (Thats the best song in the list btw). And whats with Cherry Pie? I dont think I could think of a worse song.… Expand
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  3. ChopStix
    0
    They forget one thing - the music. The song list is horrible. The tunes are boring beyond belief. I want to play rock & roll anthems like Sweet Child o' Mine and YYZ. But sadly there's little of that. In fact, there's very little in terms of guitar solos to dig into and get that rush that was there in the first edition. And what is Cherry Pie doing on there? That song was garbage back then and it's even worse now. And the grung death metal gets tiresome real quick. The covers themselves are horrible themselves with the exception of Message in a Bottle and YYZ. I suspect this will be their last edition. I wanted to buy to give it as a gift but now, I won't even do that unless I can get the first edition that had some of the great guitar anthems replete with classic licks which filled the first. To their credit, there is a bit more depth to the game itself but the tunes just aren't crowd-pleasing enough. This is a HUGE disappointment and believe me I wanted to like this game. I looked forward to it. But I just don't want to play the garbage tunes that have no great licks that simulate that thrill of playing. I'm talking about tunes like More Than a Feeling, Ziggy Stardust, Texas Flood, Spanish Castle Magic, Bark at the Moon and You Got Another Thing Comin'. Screw you Red Octane and your bleedin demographics. You've lost this customer and my word of mouth advertising.… Expand
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