Guitar Hero adalah permainan video yang diedarkan oleh perusahaan Game RedOctane dan dibuat oleh Harmonix Music Systems. Permainan ini dapat dimainkan satu atau dua orang. Permainan ini pertama kali dirilis tahun 2005 oleh Red Octane pada perangkat konsol PS2.
Permainan
= Guitar Controller
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Guitar Hero dimainkan dengan pengontrol kecil berbentuk Gibson SG walaupun standar PlayStation 2 adalah Dualshock. Penggemar
Guitar Hero telah membuat gitar tanpa kawat kecil disampingnya. Pengontrol
Guitar Hero mempunyai 5 warna yaitu hijau, merah, kuning, biru, dan jingga. Cara memainkan
Guitar Hero dengan menekan tombol jika bertepatan dengan bulatan kecil.
= Mode
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Guitar Hero mempunyai 4 tingkat kesulitan yaitu easy, medium, hard, dan expert.
Guitar Hero mempunyai 5 mode permainan, yaitu career (merintis karir), quick play (langsung bermain), multiplayer (bermain berdua), tutorials (belajar menggunakan
Guitar controller), dan options (pengaturan).
Karakter
Axel Steel (Classic Metal)
Clive Winston (Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock)
Judy Nails (Alternative Rock)
Johnny Napalm (Punk Rock)
Pandora (Nu Metal)
Xavier Stone (Prog-Rock)
Ada 2 karakter yang bisa didapatkan:
Izzy Sparks (Hair Metal, Glam Metal)
Grim Ripper (Death Metal)
Soundtrack
Guitar Hero mempunyai 47 lagu yang bisa dimainkan. Sebanyak 30 cover lagu wajib dimainkan agar game tamat dan 17 lagu bonus yang terdiri dari 16 lagu indie dan 1 tema lagu
Guitar Hero yang dibawakan oleh Black Label Society yang berjudul "Fire it Up", Berikut daftar lagunya:
= Opening Licks
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"I Love Rock & Roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
"I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones
"Thunder Kiss '65" - White Zombie
"Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
"Infected" - Bad Religion
= Axe-Grinders
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"Iron Man" - Black Sabbath
"More Than a Feeling" - Boston
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - Judas Priest
"Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
"Sharp Dressed Man" - ZZ Top
= Thrash And Burn
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"Killer Queen" - Queen
"Hey You" - The Exies
"Stellar" - Incubus
"Heart Full of Black" - Burning Brides
"Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth
= Return of the Shred
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"Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
"Fat Lip" - Sum 41
"Cochise" - Audioslave
"Take It Off" - The Donnas
"Unsung" - Helmet
= Fret-Burners
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"Spanish Castle Magic" - Jimi Hendrix
"Higher Ground" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Ace Of Spades" - Motörhead
"Crossroads" - Cream
= Face-Melters
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"Godzilla" - Blue Öyster Cult
"Texas Flood" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Frankenstein" - The Edgar Winter Group
"Cowboys from Hell" - Pantera
"Bark at the Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne
= Bonus Tracks
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"Fire It Up" - Black Label Society
"Cheat on the Church" - Graveyard BBQ (Pemenang "Be a
Guitar Hero" Kontestan)
"Caveman Rejoice" - The Bags
"Eureka, I've Found Love" - The Upper Crust
"All of This" - Shaimus
"Behind The Mask" - Anarchy Club
"The Breaking Wheel" - Artillery
"Callout" - The Acro-brats
"Decontrol" - Drist
"Even Rats" - The Slip
"Farewell Myth" - Made in Mexico
"Fly on the Wall" - Din
"Get Ready 2 Rokk" - Freezepop
"
Guitar Hero" - Monkey Steals The Peach
"Hey" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
"Sail Your Ship By" - Count Zero
"Story of My Love" - The Model Sons
