Guitar Hero – The Origins of Video Game Rock
Guitar Hero was formerly released on the PS2 on one glorious day in November of 2005. This much anticipated video game was unique in that as a replacement for of the usual control pad used to play, the game was designed for use with a life-like guitar shaped device.
This unique controller was modeled after a real guitar called a Gibson SG. Using the guitar controller was very akin to using a real guitar, albeit with a few minor adjustments for simplicity's sake. As a replacement for of containing several frets and six strings, the guitar hero controller had 5 fret buttons of differing colors, and a strum bar for strumming.
Formerly urban by a video game companionship named Harmonix, it went on to hear numerous awards for its ingenuity and for the core of the game, its musical soundtrack. With 47 rock tracks by innumerable huge name artists, from the modern day to the 60s.
Due to the success of the first game, a second was released for the Playstation 2 in 2006, this time with an surprising 64 musical tracks. Additional features built-in were the ability to multi-play against friends and non-friends alike. It went on to become the fifth peak grossing game of 2006 for the PS2. And due to unprecedented demand, a Guitar Hero II version was released for the Xbox 360. This version came with a unique guitar and more songs.
The third in the series, aptly named Guitar Hero 3, will be released in October of 2007. The companionship behind it this time is Activision, who have taken over enhancement of the game from Harmonix. But dread not, as Activision is a major power-house in the gaming industry, having churned out such classics as the Tony Hawk Series and the Call of Duty series.
The much anticipated Guitar Hero 3, has been incorrigible to contain at least 46 songs, with new font and an all new Battle Mode. Font from the previous games to be featured in the new Guitar Hero 3 are Casey Lynch, Axel Steel, Judy Nails, Izzy Sparks, Johnny Napalm, Xavier Stone and Lars Umlaut. A groundbreaking new playable character will be Midori. Sorry to say Clive and Pandora were indifferent from the game. For the boss battles, there will be three. One of them being Slash, who is also rumored to be a playable character.
Guitar Hero III, also known as Legends of Rock, will be void on the PS2, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Activision are also actively looking to bring the game to the Nintendo DS.
Author: James Lunden
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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