GAME · 2006 · USA
Guitar Hero II
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Guitar Hero II is a 2006 rhythm game. It made hammer-ons and pull-offs easier than in the original, a change aimed at expert players.
8 Interesting Facts About Guitar Hero II
Interesting Facts (5)
- #001
Characters in the game mimic moves made by real guitar heroes: - Jimi Hendrix: Xavier Stone plays guitar with his teeth when he activates Star Power. Clive Winston also sometimes sets his guitar on fire at the end of a song and "raise the flames." - Jimmy Page: Clive Winston occasionally plays with a violin bow when he uses Star Power.
- #002
The Guitar Hero II release of Buckethead's "Jordan" was the track's first studio recording. The original was more funk-driven, with a very different solo. Before that recording, Buckethead played live versions up to the solo and then segued into another of his songs, "Post Office Buddy", since at the time the track had no real solo.
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Easter Eggs & References (3)
- #006
The PS2 version shows a disclaimer after the credits: "no drummers were harmed in the making of this game, except for that one he had it coming." The Xbox 360 version swaps in "no pitchers were harmed in the making of this game, except for Joel Zumaya he had it coming." That line refers to Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya, who hurt his wrist playing the game, and was most likely included as a joke.
- #007
The game references This Is Spinal Tap (1984) repeatedly: in the sound options menu, every setting can be turned up to 11; a loading screen warns against "just jam"-ing when the crowd wants an encore and you have run out of songs; and after "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" the drummer bursts into flames, though only at Nilbog High, the first venue.
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