Never really got on with rhythm games before, always found them supremely irritating, too quick for me. So when a friend suggested I might like Guitar Hero I wasn’t sure, then I read a interview somewhere about the team behind it, and my interest grew.
Finally I bit the bullet and ordered it from Play.com, and 2 days later I was unpacking and assembling a shiny plastic guitar. At first it was difficult to play, I had to get use to the controller, pressing the buttons and strumming at the same time, and the timing took some getting use to. Then after about 3 days I had a breakthrough and suddenly I could play a whole song through from start to finish without getting booed off the stage, in fact I started to get cheers. I’ve only played on easy at the moment, medium which uses 4 buttons and is a little faster, is a bit out of my league.
But boy what fun I’ve been having. Now I have 2 guitars (brought the Aerosmith edition as well) and me and my daughter play together, which is even more fun than strumming along by yourself. This game is really good value form money, it is challenging, but fun and has a ‘just one more go factor’ which cannot be under valued. The graphics are OK, but not astounding and not all the songs will be liked, but there are over 70 some some will hit home.
This game really makes you feel part of the music and gives you a new appreciation for songs you’ve never really listened to before. I can recommend this game totally, buy it and become a guitar fiend!
