Review: Guitar Hero (PS2)

Graphics- 8/10
Sound- 10/10
Gameplay- 10/10
Replay Value- 9/10
Overall- 9.5/10

Guitar Hero, for the PS2, delivers fun gameplay and an amazing soundtrack, and makes great use of the guitar controller. A must-have game for any PS2 owner.

Guitar Hero is a very fun game. The guitar controller adds a lot, and really immerses you in the game. It also brings a new level of difficulty to typical rhythm-based games. But the most important part of the game: music. The variety of music in this game is incredible. From classic rock to heavy metal to punk to alternative to grunge, it's all here. There are four difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, and expert, and for each difficulty level the number of notes in a song and the amount of frets used increases. The learning curve is a little steep, but if you play guitar or are good at rhythm-based games you should be fine.

And for the graphics, well... the fretboards look cool, I guess, and the characters look... interesting. Yeah, it is a little hard to judge the graphics because all there is the background and the characters. They all look good, though. The replay value for this game is really high because there are plenty of unlockables and it will take you forever to be perfect at this game. Also, the amount of songs that you can play really helps so that it doesn't feel like you are playing the same old stuff over and over again.

Pros: Soundtrack, controller, plenty of unlockables.
Cons: Learning curve, no Pink Floyd or Beatles.

Review: Eric