Alright people, the new Guitar Hero is almost here and the playlist has been published. This game look set to shit all over the first one with not only heaps more (and better) tracks, but a much improved multiplayer element that allows players to battle head to head or in co-op mode. You can choose to play the song note for note or play just the lead, rhythm or bass parts, or go back to the original way and take turns through the song.
The career mode has been tweaked and is much more prominent now. You start off jamming at high school gigs then move up to the big leagues as you progress through the game.
A new feature will be a practice mode allowing players to select various sections of a song and slow them down so you can nail that impossible solo without having to do the whole song over and over.
For Xbox360 geeks out there the word on the street is the axe you will be jamming on is a light grey Gibson Explorer, which, in my opinion, looks heaps better than the black Gibson SG from the original.
On to the most important bits: the tracks. Now, if anyone needs the track list on CD, give me a yell, and it can be arranged.
1. Opening Licks
Mötley Crüe – “Shout at the Devil”
Danzig – “Mother”
Cheap Trick – “Surrender”
Wolfmother – “Woman”
Spinal Tap – “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight”
2. Amp-Warmers
KISS – “Strutter”
Nirvana – “Heart-Shaped Box”
The Police – “Message in a Bottle”
Van Halen – “You Really Got Me”
Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son”
3. String-Snappers
Foo Fighters – “Monkey Wrench”
Alice in Chains – “Them Bones”
Iggy Pop and The Stooges – “Search and Destroy”
The Pretenders – “Tattooed Love Boys”
Black Sabbath – “War Pigs”
4. Thrash and Burn
Warrant – “Cherry Pie”
Butthole Surfers – “Who Was in My Room Last Night?”
Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend”
The Rolling Stones – “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking”
Guns N’ Roses – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
5. Return of the Shred
Rage Against the Machine – “Killing in the Name”
Primus – “John the Fisherman”
The Sword – “Freya”
Thin Lizzy – “Bad Reputation”
Aerosmith – “Last Child”
6. Relentless Riffs
Heart – “Crazy on You”
Stone Temple Pilots – “Trippin’ On a Hole in a Paper Heart”
Stray Cats – “Rock This Town”
The Allman Brothers Band – “Jessica”
Jane’s Addiction – “Stop!”
7. Furious Fretwork
Anthrax – “Madhouse”
The Living End – “Carry Me Home”
Lamb of God – “Laid to Rest”
The Reverend Horton Heat – “Psychobilly Freakout”
Rush – “YYZ”
8. Face-Melters
Avenged Sevenfold – “Beast and the Harlot”
Suicidal Tendencies – “Institutionalized”
Dick Dale – “Misirlou”
Megadeth – “Hangar 18″
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
Now keep in mind these are the 40 main tracks of the game, there will be (or is rumoured to be) 24 bonus tracks that will most likely be predominantly indie tracks but may contain some gold. I’m hoping for some Bon Jovi and the ‘D, but I think there is more chance of Metallica releasing a decent album some time in the next 20 years than there being any good hidden tracks.
I suggest people have a listen to the songs and familiarise yourselves as I will be bringing the PS2 to Inverock(TM). That’s right bitches, I own Inverock(TM) now!
Rock on.
Edit: As the game conveniently is not out until after Inverock (TM), I will be forced to bring down the first game. Boo. But on the other hand, I will be destroying all that are stupid enough to challenge me. Except Jana, who also has the game.
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