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Guitar Hero II

Also known as: Guitar Hero 2, GH2

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The sequel to Guitar Hero has 55 new songs and the option to jam with friends on bass, rhythm or lead guitar tracks. Unless you hate rock, you need this game.

Available on: PS2 , PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
Genre: Family
Release date: Nov 7, 2006
Published by: RedOctane
Developed by: Harmonix

Franchise: Guitar Hero
Features: Guitar Hero SG controller compatible
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

2 player VS

2 player CO-OP

10 INCREDIBLE
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Latest Stories

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Cheats from CheatPlanet

Any Character with Scythe

Jan 31, 2008

Unlock Basses

Jan 31, 2008

Unlock Everything (disables save)

Jun 18, 2007

Secret Message

Dec 8, 2006

Codes for PAL Version

Nov 29, 2006

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Guide To "Jordan" On Expert (PS2)

Jul 14, 2008

Guitar Hero II FAQ (PS2)

Apr 6, 2007

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Features

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Feb 22, 2008

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Apr 4, 2007

Ruined endings - part one

Games one through ten of our spoiler packed presentation

Mar 2, 2007

Guitar Hero II - Six-string Showdown

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Jan 19, 2007

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Dec 22, 2006

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May 2, 2006

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News

Rock Band to Get Rob Zombie, Wolfmother,...

WorthPlaying writes, Grammy Award-nominated American metal rocker and former White Zombie frontman...

News from N4G Oct 23, 2009

GameStop starts huge Guitar Hero, Rock Band sale

Ben Kuchera of ArsTechnica writes: The great thing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band packages is that...

News from N4G Jul 7, 2009

Jack White and Jimmy Page diss 'Guitar Hero' video...

Both Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White Stripes) spoke last week at a press...

News from N4G Jun 23, 2009

Gamestop.com Music Blowout Sale

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News from N4G Jun 9, 2009

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News from N4G May 1, 2009

Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit

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News from N4G Mar 2, 2009

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News from N4G Feb 17, 2009

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Review

Take the stage for the greatest encore you've ever seen

Nov 24, 2006

Friday 24 November 2006 Confession time: we can't play Guitar Hero on Normal mode any more. Yeah, you read that right: not 'don't', but 'can't'. Other games? Yeah, sometimes we like them easy. But in Guitar Hero, Normal just doesn't give us that buzz; that twitchy jolt of adrenaline that comes when your conscious brain shuts down and your fingers fly over the plastic. Orange notes are our drug, and we've been desperate for a fresh fix for months. OK, we'll explain. Play on Normal in Guitar ...

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Previews

Guitar Hero II

Success brings the guitar-thrashing romp a major-label signing - and a sequel

Oct 16, 2006

Monday 16 October 2006 Guitar Hero's instantaneous appeal started with the guitar itself: the chunky, tactile plastic talisman that so effortlessly drew players out of themselves and into the music. The same shouldn't be true of the sequel - available sans controller, it's a refinement and expansion, all about the songs. But the new, cherry-red variant that ships with Guitar Hero II will prove tempting to many who never bought a second controller first time round (and maybe even some who did). ... » Read Full Guitar Hero II preview

Guitar Hero II - latest hands-on

It's gonna freakin' rock, man!

Oct 10, 2006

RedOctane may have carved out a small niche for itself by making dance pads, but it was last year's release of Guitar Hero that put the company on the map. A surprisingly addictive blend of gameplay, good music and a sweet Gibson-inspired, guitar controller all added up to a resounding success. Now the company is back for round two, and this year's revision is looking better than ever thanks to a packed song list and the addition of a few requested features. Numero uno on the list of ... » Read Full Guitar Hero II preview

Guitar Hero II hands-on

[PS2] We plug in for a six-string-slinging playtest

Jun 20, 2006

Thursday 11 May 2006 Unofficial music business lore states that if an artist's first major-label album is a smash hit, the follow-up is almost doomed to underachieve. It happens all the time. However, ten minutes on the show floor at E3 is all we needed to know for sure that the Guitar Hero series, which gives you a guitar-shaped controller and lets you play rock god, is absolutely not going to fall victim to that age-old curse. The thing the game does right is preserve everything that made ... » Read Full Guitar Hero II preview

E3 06: Guitar Hero 2 - hands on

PS2: We rock. And we've got the six-string-slinging playtest to prove it.

May 10, 2006

There's a dilemma in the music business called the "sophomore slump". It essentially predicts that, if an artist's first major-label album is a smash hit, the follow-up album is almost doomed to underachieve. It happens all the time. However, ten minutes is all we needed to know for sure that the Guitar Hero series, which gives you a guitar-shaped controller and lets you play rock god, is absolutely not going to fall victim to that age-old curse. Now, tinnitis… that's another story. The ... » Read Full Guitar Hero II preview

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