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Guitar Hero II FAQs

  • Guide To "Jordan" On Expert (PS2)

    Submitted by CryofthePlanet
  • Guitar Hero II FAQ (PS2)

    Submitted by E C L I P S E

Guitar Hero II Cheats

  • Xbox 360 | Submitted by Dan Americaster

    Head On Fire (Actually Works)

    Guitarist’s Head is On Fire
    Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow


  • Xbox 360 | Submitted by Dan Americaster

    Guitar Hero II Cheats For Enhanced Rock

    Air Guitar (Guitar is invisible)
    Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Blue

    Guitarist’s Head is On Fire
    Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow

    Crowd Has Monkey Heads
    Orange, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Blue

    Crowd Has Eyeball Heads
    Yellow, Orange, Blue, Blue, Blue, Orange, Yellow**

    Hyper Speed
    Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Yellow

    Performance Mode (Notes are invisible)
    Blue, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Orange, Blue, Blue

    Unlock All Songs
    Blue,Yellow, Orange, Red, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow**


  • PS2 | Submitted by Codinator_50

    Unlock Everything (disables save)

    Main menu

    At main menu enter B,Y,O,R,O,Y,R,Y,R,Y,R,Y,R,Y,R,Y. For PAL version enter B,Y,O,O,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y. B=blue Y=yellow R=red O=orange

    ed. note: Unverified


  • PS2 | Submitted by Raffi

    Codes for PAL Version

    The codes for the PAL version of Guitar Hero II are different:

    B, Y, O, B, Y, Y - Air guitar
    Y,O,B,O,B,O,Y - Crowd has Eyeball Heads
    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, O, O, Y, O - Flaming Head
    Y, Y, O, Y, Y, B, Y, Y - Performance Mode - no display
    B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O - Horse Head


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Hyper Speed De/Activate

    Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Air Guitar

    Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Blue


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Crowd has Monkey Heads

    Orange, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Yellow


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Crowd has Eyeball Heads

    Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue


  • PS2 | Submitted by Mike Romano

    Hyper Speed

    Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Flaming Head

    Orange, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow


  • PS2 | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Horse Head

    Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Flaming Head

    O, Y, O, O, Y, O, Y, Y


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Horse Head

    B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Hyper Speed De/Activate

    O, B, O, Y, O, B, O, Y


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Crowd has Monkey Heads

    O, B, Y, Y, O, B, Y, Y


  • PC | Submitted by Mike Romano

    Hyper Speed

    O,B,O,Y,O,B,O,Y


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Crowd has Eyeball Heads

    B, O, Y, O, Y, O, B


  • PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

    Air Guitar

    Y, Y, B, O, Y, B


Guitar Hero II Unlockables

  • Xbox 360 | Submitted by Nub

    Unlock Hidden Guitars

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


  • PS2 | Submitted by Bass master

    Unlock Basses

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


  • Xbox 360 | Submitted by CAPS LOCK!!111

    Achievements

    Unlocking each new venue (10pts apiece)
    Beating each difficulty setting (10-30pts)
    100k~400k scores on a song (10-30pts)
    200k~800k scores on a co-op song (30pts apiece)
    Champagne Club V.I.P. - 500k on a song (30pts)
    Millionaire Pair - Score 1,000,000 points on a co-op song (30pts)
    Scoremonger - Get an 8x Multiplier (10pts)
    Perfectionist - Get 100% on a song (30pts)
    Saturday Morning Award - Beat Trogdor and Thunderhorse (10pts)
    Rock School Grad - Complete all tutorials (10pts)
    Rock Snob - Turn down an encore (10pts)
    Dimebag Darrell - 100 note streak (10pts)
    Eddie Van Halen - 500 note streak (30pts)
    Yngwie Malmsteen - 1000 note streak (30pts)
    Sandbox Hero - Five star every song on Easy (30pts)
    Most Likely to Succeed - Five star every song on Normal (30pts)
    Guitarmageddon - Five star every song on Hard (30 pts)
    Start a Real Band Already - Five star every song on Expert (30pts, should be like 300)

    Buy everything in the store (10-30pts for each section)
    Big Spender - Blow $10,000 in the store (10pts)
    Extra Credit - Watch the credits (10pts)
    Long Road Ahead - Fail a song on Easy (10pts)
    Hendrix Award - Complete a song with lefty flip on (10pts)
    Teacher's Pet - Practice three different songs (10pts)
    Kick the Bucket - Complete "Jordan" on Expert (30pts)
    Scenester Award - Beat all the unlocked songs (10pts)
    Joan and Lita - 100 note streak in co-op (30pts)
    Joe and Steven - 500 note streak in co-op (30pts)
    Keef and Mick - 1000 note streak in co-op (30pts)
    Lennon and McCartney - Get an 8x Multiplier in co-op (10)
    Page and Plant - 100% a co-op song (30)


  • PS2 | Submitted by soren7550

    Get Another Bass

    Co-op

    Play and complete 10 songs in co-op and you can unlock a new bass!


  • PS2, PC | Submitted by Nub

    Unlock Hidden Guitars

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


Guitar Hero II Glitches

  • PS2 | Submitted by The Granit Rokkers

    Any Character with Scythe

    If you choose the Grim Reaper as the guitar player, and choose the scythe as the guitar, go back and choose a different character they will be playing the scythe. The second character you choose must have their second outfit unlocked.


  • Xbox 360 | Submitted by bored

    Grim using Gibson

    Get the Grim Ripper using a Les Paul. First Pick your character as the Grim Ripper. Then, switch to a person that has a different pair of clothes and select them in their separate clothes. Go to select guitar, and select the Les Paul. Then switch back to the ripper. He should now have the Les Paul.

    ed. note: unverified


Guitar Hero II Easter Eggs

  • PS2 | Submitted by Dakota

    Secret Message

    First Place Battle of the Bands

    When you start a band, the first place you play at is the Battle of the Bands at some high school. When you start a song look at the score board it says "69" under HOME & GUEST also look at the fouls it says "666." It also has "ROCK ON" on it also!


Guitar Hero II Hints

  • PS2 | Submitted by soren7550

    Get A 5 Star Rating!

    At the last part of the song (before it ends) activate your Starpower. You will now get a 5 star rating!

    *Note* You need to have hit 90% or more of the notes for this to work.


  • PS2 | Submitted by soren7550

    Get More Starpower!

    When the notes come down and they are in the shape of a star, hit all the notes that are star shaped and you will get Starpower. Also, if a star note is a long note, press and hold the whammy bar to get even more Starpower!


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