Here's a "review" I wrote:
Hello. There is a new game out, and it is called Guitar Hero. Also, it freaking rocks. Literally. And it comes with a guitar controller. With a wammy bar. It is a music game kind of like Dance Dance Revolution, except instead of stepping on the appropriate spot on the dance pad, you hold the corresponding fret button on the fret board and pluck the "string" when the notes fall.
I've had it for less than one day, and I've already been transformed into a rock n roll god. Yeah. I'm the reincarnation of Asclepius (ancient god of rock n roll- look it up). On the easy settings, it's not as cool since it doesn't make you play every note (maybe something like one in five), and to help make you feel like you're playing it has you playing the bass guitar notes every now and then (altho I suppose most people wouldn't notice).
But on the harder settings, it's insanely hard. And it has you playing pretty much every note (chords too- by holding down multiple buttons on the fret board), which makes you really feel like Kirk Hammett or Mick Mars or whoever else truly excessed with their 'lectric guitar fame.
The song selection is as good as one could hope for- songs I remember are Queen's "Killer Queen," Megadeth's "Symphony of Destruction," Franz F.'s "Take me Out," The Ramone's "I Wanna be Sedated," Buring Brides' "Heart Full of Black," Queens of the Stoned Age's "whatever their big song was," and other's I don't remember, plus I didn't get through the whole game (probly only about 1/2way), so I'm not sure what others might be in there. It says there's "over 30 songs." Thankfully, it's pretty much all rock.
When I get better at the game, I'll start doing high-kicks while I play, and I'll slide on my knees in the kitchen (after I buy knee-pads, of course), not to mention other untold legendary rock moves. And finishing moves- I will create monster rock finishing moves. And maybe friendship moves. But not babalities. Babies should stay far away from such mind-blowing rock n rollness.
In other words, go buy this game. And a PS2 if you don't have one. If you can't afford both, just buy the game and practice on the real guitar controller until you can afford the PS2. The downside is that it retails for $70. It's worth that much, but if you're cheap then wait until it goes on sale. I want it to sell well enough for a sequel to be made. On this sequel, I want Metallica's "And Justice for All...," Megadeth's "Hangar 18," something good from Rush, Dream Theater's "The Mirror/Lie," Tool's "Aenema," something by Vai, Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher," Motley Crue's "Live Wire," and many, many more. Maybe some Credence. So c'mon, help the cause. Go buy this superlatively most awesome game.
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