Guitar Hero is a music video game, released on November 8, 2005 for the PlayStation 2. The game uses a guitar-shaped controller that allows players to simulate the playing of rock music. Guitar Hero has earned comparisons to Dance Dance Revolution played with a guitar. Despite a high price for the guitar/game bundle, Guitar Hero was very successful and had several sequels; Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, as well as other games in the music game genre. The game features artists such as David Bowie, Judas Priest, Sum 41 and Deep Purple
Main series |
Guitar Hero · Guitar Hero II · Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock · Guitar Hero World Tour · Guitar Hero 5 · Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock · Guitar Hero Live |
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Console spinoffs |
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s · Guitar Hero: Aerosmith · Guitar Hero: Metallica · Guitar Hero: Van Halen · DJ Hero · Band Hero · DJ Hero 2 |
Portable games |
Guitar Hero III Mobile · Guitar Hero Carabiner · Guitar Hero: On Tour · Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades |