Guitar Hero 2

[Azimuth]

This is quite simply one of the greatest games on any platform ever. If you don't own it, your console should report you for gross negligence. Or pack itself up and run away in the night.

What level are you playing at? What's your best number? Your longest streak?

I'm currently noodling away on Medium, which I've already completed - just trying to hit everything with 5 stars. Occasionally venturing into Hard, but it's **** hard. Difficult to say what my best number is - but my favourite songs to play are Laid to Rest, Six, and The Trooper. My longest streak was 400-odd. I forget which song, but it was something on Easy. :p

[Nandrew]

Playing on equivalent of "hard". And I seem to be doing rather decently.

FoF ftw

[Q-Man]

I'm still playing on Medium (I got the game on Thursday, give me some time k?), longest streak I think is 348, and on Dead! (Top score of 145k or something like that).

Played a couple of songs on Hard, and with much effort, actually managed to complete them (with 3 stars haha), need a little more practice I rate.

[Azimuth]

Heh, I should update this.

I've finished Easy and Medium with 5 stars on every song, and am almost done with Hard - although I've abandoned Hangar 18, Institutionalized, Carry Me Home, and Freebird for now. I'm now playing the fourth set of Expert, and occasionally bouncing back to Hard to improve my ratings there (bagged 4 or 5 stars for most songs now).

I can play Six on Hard. Go me.

[Nandrew]

My most recent stokage is the fact that I'm pushing a near-perfect rating on Sweet Child on Hard.

I'm running on over to Expert, too, and have tried one or two of the easier songs. No sexual violation for me ... yet.

[Zen]

I still need to go out and buy the game :(

[Squid]

My most recent stokage is the fact that I'm pushing a near-perfect rating on Sweet Child on Hard.

The intro for Sweet Child is insanely tiring on the fingers, and I'm a climber dammit! FoF is possibly the greatest game ever created. <3

[Azimuth]

In the intro to Sweet Child..., try simply hooking your pinky out to the orange notes instead of moving your whole hand.

If you're feeling especially daring, try strumming alternately up and down.

In other news, I finished Hard last night. Rock on. \m/

[Squid]

Here is a link for all aspiring FoFers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbAjfJ5iNtY

Must be sped up or some thing.

[Nandrew]

In the intro to Sweet Child..., try simply hooking your pinky out to the orange notes instead of moving your whole hand.

Precisely my technique! Yay!

Oh, and Squid ... FoF is the greatest *PC* game ever created. :P It hardly compares to GH itself!

By the way, what with YouTube posting and all ... somebody needs to go dig up that video of the 8yo sickly pwning Psychobilly on Expert and embarrass the rest of us. And no, I won't do it. 56K is too ftl.

[Toi]

This might sound like a silly question but is the 360's guitar wired or wireless? On the box it looked like it was wired for some or other reason.

[Miktar]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

[Phoenix]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

I think with Guitar Hero 3 on the Horizon we will not see a wireless guitar till then.

Still struggling with 3 songs on the last tier of Hard.

[Toi]

It is wired, but a wireless version is on the horizon, I think.

Why? It's silly. I mean, everything for the 360 is wireless, it's a wonder the console hasn't gone wireless yet (imagine that). The wire irritates me wile playing, it curls up and ****z.

Ah well, guess everything can't be perfect.

[Azimuth]

I just 5-starred Jordan on Hard. It took only five attempts.

I must vehemently insist that, despite the internetz to the contrary, Six is a tougher song. I've played it through countless times on Hard, and am still only at 3-stars. Although the last few times I've played it, my average multiplier was 1.9x. So close to 4 stars. :|

[Frozenfireside]

Hi um does anyone know of the game ' Frets on fire'?
If you don't own a console and would like a game like Guitar Hero, go here.
It is hosted by a guy with with a german accent and is tons of fun but be ready to be told 'you suck' alot of times.

You basically use the F keys on your KB and the pick is the enter key which makes it awsome if you own a wireless KB.
Warning-If you have a huge KB like mine with huge proportions between the keys, it's slightly harder then one could imagine.

Alsot there are issues when you turn up the res-Rather keep it on somthing medium like 800X600

[Azimuth]

If you own a 360 controller, you can use it with FoF too. Here's the driver for XP.

I don't have any problems with the resolution. *shrug*

[Squid]

Quite a few of us are participating in this thread based solely on FoF experience. I don't have a 360 or PS2 but I have considered buying the 360 version just for the controller.

Importing the songs from GH2 into FoF works, but is marred by timing issues. Some of the songs are almost impossible to play because the rhythm is totally inconsistent.

[Nandrew]

Quite a few of us are participating in this thread based solely on FoF experience. I don't have a 360 or PS2 but I have considered buying the 360 version just for the controller.

Importing the songs from GH2 into FoF works, but is marred by timing issues. Some of the songs are almost impossible to play because the rhythm is totally inconsistent.

I bought the 360 deal for the controller, and it is win, win, win. Although perhaps a rather reckless way to spend money. But still win.

Your timing issues are alien to me, have you tried adjusting the A/V delay in the options? Additionally, a lot of the GH2 songs have a "rhythm.ogg" file which needs to be renamed because it makes some songs sound a little funny.

[MrDeVil_909]

I still need to go out and buy the game :(

Yes you do!!! ;)

Just finished on medium, re-doing it to get 5-stars on all the songs, getting my ass kicked by hard though. Got 5 stars on all the songs in Easy and 100% on Surrender.

I love the detailing in the game, my favourite part is the first time you play free-bird.