I know there are plenty on this board who have sold their souls to rock 'n roll for Guitar Hero on the PS2; IGN has a list of the songs that will be on GH2 (Nov. 7 release). Red Octane’s site has a preorder page with music samples from some of the songs (interface is near the bottom of the page).
Playlist from IGN’s page:
Arterial Black - Drist Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones Crazy on You - Heart Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band John The Fisherman - Primus Laid To Rest - Lamb of God Madhouse - Anthrax Message in a Bottle - The Police Misirlou - Dick Dale
*Psychobilly Freakout * - The Reverend Horton Heat Shout at the Devil - Mötley Crüe Strutter - KISS
*Surrender * - Cheap Trick Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
*Tattooed Love Boys * - The Pretenders Them Bones - Alice in Chains Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap Trippin’ on a Hole in a Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots War Pigs - Black Sabbath Who Was in My Room Last Night? - The Butthole Surfers You Really Got Me - The Kinks, as performed by Van Halen YYZ - Rush
Some no-brainer songs in there along with some inspired choices (Spinal Tap – oh, yes!) – and some bands I’ve never heard of, just as in the original. This list will in no way make it any easier to convince Mrs. Urquhart that we need a PS2 simply for Guitar Hero (we play it at a friend’s house for six- and seven-hour stretches at a time, and we’d have absolutely no lives at all if we actually owned it ourselves).
That’s not the complete playlist - that’s just what’s been announced so far. I believe there are going to be 55 songs, which means probably 40 licensed songs and 15 ‘bonus’ songs. The list above is only a little more than half of what you can expect from ‘name’ bands.
This game is going to rock.
Although, my fingers hurt just thinking about Miserlou.
Hmm… so if that’s only half, there’s still a chance for some Metallica. It’ll probably be something like “Enter Sandman” though.
I debated getting a PS2 for the first game. I have a feeling it won’t be much of a debate this time, since hopefully PS2 prices will come down with the PS3 launch.
Sweet, I know what I’ll be getting when it comes out, I hope that I can get one with a guitar too so Iris can play at the same time. I’m hoping they’ve got some good Maiden on there as well. \m/
I’ve played both with the GH guitar (with the help of a usb adapter) and they’re nowhere near as fun or polished as the real thing. They’re still pretty fun.
It seems worth reviving this thread to mention that the full official list and breakdown was released yesterday here.
Opening Licks
Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
Mother - Danzig
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Woman - Wolfmother
Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap
Amp-Warmers
Strutter - Kiss
Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana
Message in a Bottle - Police
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas
String-Snappers
Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
Them Bones - Alice in Chains
Search and Destroy - Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Tattooed Love Boys - Pretenders
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Thrash and Burn
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Who Was in My Room Last Night - Butthole Surfers
Girlfriend - Matthew Sweet
Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ - Rolling Stones
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses
Return of the Shred
Killing in the Name Of - Rage Against the Machine
John the Fisherman - Primus
Freya - Sword
Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy
Last Child - Aerosmith
Relentless Riffs
Crazy on You - Heart
Tripping on a Hole in a Paper Heart - Stone Temple Pilots
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Jessica - Allman Brothers
Stop - Jane’s Addiction
Furious Fretwork
Madhouse - Anthrax
Carry Me Home - Living End
Laid to Rest - Lamb of God
Psychobilly Freakout - Reverend Horton Heat
YYZ - Rush
Face-Melters
Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold
Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
Misirlou - Dick Dale
Hangar 18 - Megadeth
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
I am almost ashamed – almost, I said – to admit that my wife and I are planning a get-together with a friend on November 7th so we can purchase the new game and rock together with the new dual player mode.
At some point, I am going to have to experience this. I am not a gamer - but I am a guitarist. I would be very interested to understand what non-git-players enjoy about this game - and whether actual guitar players can enjoy it…
Do you think Tiger Woods plays video golf? I am not trying to be cute here - I am genuinely asking. If a person has adequate-to-expert skills in the real deal, is a video game version appealing to them?
I’m not a musician by any stretch, but I think if you search some of the other threads on Guitar Hero, you’ll find that there are several accomplished guitar players that enjoy the game, although apparently being a real guitar player doesn’t necessarily make the game easy.
