Guitar Hero 2 to offer a monstrous final song

Guitar Hero 2, the sequel to last year’s smash hit Guitar Hero, promises to be bigger and better in every way. RedOctane, the developers of the Guitar Hero series, has just revealed Guitar Hero 2’s final song and it is a monster. If you thought the solos in “Cowboys from Hell” and “Bark at the Moon” from the original game were hard just wait until you take on the newest addition to the already huge track list of the sequel. According to www.joystiq.com, Guitar Hero 2 will include “Hanger 18” by Megadeth which is host to a staggering eleven guitar solos.

But ripping solos aren’t the only thing Guitar Hero 2 has to offer. In addition to a track listing of possibly 55 songs, the developers have added more content to the game in every possible way. RedOctane has included more venues to rock out, new playable guitar heroes to choose from in addition to the previous roster of hard rockers, and a promised overall graphical upgrade.

But RedOctane isn’t just making their game look prettier, Guitar Hero 2 will feature a number of significant game play upgrades. Along with the aforementioned “Hanger 18”, Guitar Hero 2 will also include songs from a number of well known musicians such as Anthrax, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Primus, Van Halen, Guns N’ Roses, Lamb of God, Motley Crue, Alice In Chains, even “Freebird” by Lynard Skynard will make an appearance in this game.

Guitar Hero 2 will also see the addition of three button chords, which will require the player to press three different fret buttons to play a note. Another possible inclusion to this game will be the ability to pick whether you want to play lead guitar, rhythm guitar or bass guitar. This addition has been rumored to be part of the game for some time, but when Guitar Hero 2 developer John Tam was asked in a July 27^th Gamespot.com interview whether or not these play modes will be available in the sequel, he only replied that “lead guitar will be first and foremost”.

RedOctane has also revamped the career mode completely. No longer will players perform songs simply to make money in order to unlock secret songs or characters. In the sequel, you and your band will start off small competing in high school battle of the bands and eventually work your way up to playing larger venues and hitting bigger paydays. The career mode isn’t the only mode that’s being reworked. RedOctane has also stated that the practice and co-op (cooperative) modes will be improved. In the practice mode, players will be able to pick certain parts of a song (for example the first verse or the chorus) to practice so now players will be able to practice specific trouble spots in a particular song without needing to play the entire track. The original co-op mode will return along with a mode where both players will play the complete song at the same time.

With all the additions that RedOctane has confirmed and hinted at including in Guitar Hero 2, it is clear that wannabe rock stars everywhere will have more than enough to keep them occupied when Guitar Hero 2 is released November 7^th, 2006 for the Playstation 2 console.