Guitar Hero - Hard & Expert Players

SpaceFrog · 27th November 2006, 12:32 AM

Just had my first taste of Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 this weekend. And I luv it. If I owned a PS2 I would have bought the game today.

I'm fairly decent at the game on the medium setting, where you stick to 4 'frets' for 99.9999% of the time. But when you move onto the 5th fret (orange) in the Hard & Expert modes.. I'm totally lost.

I was just wandering what is the key to playing 5 frets with only 4 fingers?

Jed D`Lagged · 27th November 2006, 2:01 PM

You move your hand.

The yellow button has a ridge on it that you can use to guide yourself.

Oosh · 27th November 2006, 2:55 PM

I'm tempted to buy it just for the Trogdor track!

macBdog · 27th November 2006, 3:10 PM

Yup its just a mental leap up a fret. Same finger movements as in medium but you just have to shift up when you see some orange ones.

Skit · 27th November 2006, 3:22 PM

Was rocking out Friday and Saturday nights. One of my mates can easily nail the tracks on expert, barstad. :P

Still on hard here, but just starting to find it easy.

Wish I had a PS2 just for that game alone.

Big N Veiny · 27th November 2006, 7:40 PM

In Guitar Hero 1 I can't even finish it on medium

Plus it makes my wrist sore after 1 or 2 songs. Fun game but I really suck at it.

juppy · 28th November 2006, 9:26 AM

For those of you that dont know... there is a free Guitar hero clone for PC called Frets on Fire.... the new version supports importing of both guitar hero 1 and 2 songs as well. There are also a lot of user created songs for it, though these are not as good as the GH songs. FUN FUN FUN.

http://kempele.fi/~skyostil/uv/fretsonfire/

It doesnt yet support a tremelo/whammy bar though... although Im guessing that may come soon as a company is working on a guitar controller for it.

svendenhowser · 30th November 2006, 3:51 PM

My partner won the guitar hero comp at his work (hes a game programmer, they have console competitions all the time), he said it was on expert (5 frets). Sounds hardcore but cool. Can't wait for guitar hero 2 to come out now

xbox360 that is.

rage · 3rd December 2006, 1:47 AM

Move your hand around, 'learn' the song, and 'feel' the music. I know it sounds stupid but thats how I do it, 5 starred most of the songs in gh1 and gh2 on expert

GreasyBear · 3rd December 2006, 2:01 AM

Off topic, can you buy Guitar Hero 2 Controllers seperately?

SpaceFrog · 3rd December 2006, 9:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GreasyBear

Off topic, can you buy Guitar Hero 2 Controllers seperately?

Yes you can. There are aftermarket ones, and On our search for guitar hero one... we were at Kmart and though we'd found it, but it was just the guitar only

. It was a white guitar instead of a red one from GH2. it was $70, and the aftermarket one at JB was $68ish

I had another go on hard and expert, since I've like mastered medium. Haven't tried an easy song on hard yet, but I'm getting better... I might be able to complete a song today.... The one thing holding me back is my weak pinky... and its poor performance when teamed with the middle finger. Which is how i hit those RED & BLUE combos, and now the YELLOW and ORANGE combos.

ECHO · 5th December 2006, 2:59 PM

Wireless official guitar hero 2 guitars will be coming to australia around late Jan 2007 apparently.

I managed to luckily pick up a second guitar (guitar hero 1) from a friend. barely used.

eviladrian · 28th December 2006, 3:17 PM

I nearly bought a Guitar Mania Shredder controller today, looked good for $50.
Luckily it was one of those EB "fake box" deals where the kid has to run out back and grab the product, so I saw him putting this tiny child's plaything into the box, and I'm like "can i see that?"
It looked so rubbish I just put my wallet on the floor and backed out of the shop, never to return again.

Hope KMart still has the proper ones.

Deltoid · 28th December 2006, 3:24 PM

Wouldn't mind getting this game, but don't like the $100+ pricetag due to getting the controller as well, are there any 3rd party controls that aren't too bad?

eviladrian · 28th December 2006, 4:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Deltoid

Wouldn't mind getting this game, but don't like the $100+ pricetag due to getting the controller as well, are there any 3rd party controls that aren't too bad?

Currently GH2 + controller is $103 at Dick Smith and GH2 by itself is $63, so unless you can find a 3rd-party controller for less than forty bucks I'd say save up for the real deal.

edit- Bah, nobody sell the proper controller on its own, just the crappy toy one.
hmph, if I wanted to play with something flimsy that's 3 inches too short I'd stick my hand down my pants

27th November 2006, 12:32 AM	#1
SpaceFrog Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mill Park, Melb. Posts: 1,470	Guitar Hero - Hard & Expert Players Just had my first taste of Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 this weekend. And I luv it. If I owned a PS2 I would have bought the game today. I'm fairly decent at the game on the medium setting, where you stick to 4 'frets' for 99.9999% of the time. But when you move onto the 5th fret (orange) in the Hard & Expert modes.. I'm totally lost. I was just wandering what is the key to playing 5 frets with only 4 fingers? __________________ My 'Budget' Shuttle Mod

27th November 2006, 2:01 PM	#2
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27th November 2006, 3:22 PM	#5
Skit Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: freo.wa.au Posts: 2,102	Was rocking out Friday and Saturday nights. One of my mates can easily nail the tracks on expert, barstad. :P Still on hard here, but just starting to find it easy. Wish I had a PS2 just for that game alone. __________________ ::Web Blog http://skit.id.au, Community http://furycog.net, Perth Game Dev http://letsmakegames.org ::Gaming Steam skitau Xbox skitau

27th November 2006, 7:40 PM	#6
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28th November 2006, 9:26 AM	#7
juppy Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Posts: 1,640	For those of you that dont know... there is a free Guitar hero clone for PC called Frets on Fire.... the new version supports importing of both guitar hero 1 and 2 songs as well. There are also a lot of user created songs for it, though these are not as good as the GH songs. FUN FUN FUN. http://kempele.fi/~skyostil/uv/fretsonfire/ It doesnt yet support a tremelo/whammy bar though... although Im guessing that may come soon as a company is working on a guitar controller for it. __________________ Brothers and sisters have I none... but that man's father, is my father's son. www.fontgod.com - Personal handwriting fonts. www.pinballaddicts.com - Pinball News, Marketplace, Future Pinball Tables. www.framebug.com - Free Inspirational and Educational stuff for Digital Photo Frames.

27th November 2006, 3:10 PM	#4
macBdog Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 603	Yup its just a mental leap up a fret. Same finger movements as in medium but you just have to shift up when you see some orange ones.

30th November 2006, 3:51 PM	#8
svendenhowser Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,125	My partner won the guitar hero comp at his work (hes a game programmer, they have console competitions all the time), he said it was on expert (5 frets). Sounds hardcore but cool. Can't wait for guitar hero 2 to come out now xbox360 that is. __________________ *Harry Potter* He ran onto the field as you fell, waved his wang, and you sort of slowed down before you hit the ground. Then he whirled his wang at the dementors. Shot silver stuff at them.

3rd December 2006, 1:47 AM	#9
rage Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 1,982	Move your hand around, 'learn' the song, and 'feel' the music. I know it sounds stupid but thats how I do it, 5 starred most of the songs in gh1 and gh2 on expert __________________ Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

3rd December 2006, 2:01 AM	#10
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5th December 2006, 2:59 PM	#12
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28th December 2006, 3:17 PM	#13
eviladrian Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 966	I nearly bought a Guitar Mania Shredder controller today, looked good for $50. Luckily it was one of those EB "fake box" deals where the kid has to run out back and grab the product, so I saw him putting this tiny child's plaything into the box, and I'm like "can i see that?" It looked so rubbish I just put my wallet on the floor and backed out of the shop, never to return again. Hope KMart still has the proper ones. __________________ "Oh Mr Data, I wish I could be like you... fully functional..." "Hush" said Data, as he unscrewed Kryten's groin port... Last edited by eviladrian; 28th December 2006 at 3:19 PM.

28th December 2006, 3:24 PM	#14
Deltoid Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,463	Wouldn't mind getting this game, but don't like the $100+ pricetag due to getting the controller as well, are there any 3rd party controls that aren't too bad? __________________ PSN:Deltoid-