Guitar Hero II (PS2) Version 1.2 Last Updated: 2/07/07 Author: Michael Kautzman Contact: [email protected] ~~ This FAQ uses a ctrl+f system to find specific information in this FAQ. This means that if you wish to navigate to a specific section of the document, press ctrl+f to open a "find" window and copy the 4-digit code in between the brackets in the table of contents listed below. o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Table of Contents \| | \__/ Code[HRMX] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o 1. Introduction.................................[intd] 2. Game Information.............................[ginf] 3. How to Play..................................[htop] a. Basic Controls and features..........[basc] b. Star Power...........................[strp] c. Difficulty Levels....................[difl] d. Hammer-ons and Pull-Offs.............[hmpo] 4. Career Mode.................................[carr] a. The Venues..........................[vene] b. Earning Cash........................[shny] c. Unlocking Items at The Store........[ulok] 5. Song List...................................[musc] 6. Multiplayer.................................[mlti] a. Co-op Mode..........................[coop] b. Versus Mode.........................[vrss] c. Pro-Face off Mode...................[prmd] 7. Practice Mode...............................[prct] 8. Misc. Information...........................[mici] a. Character List......................[chrl] b. Cheats and Secrets..................[chsc] 9. Frequently Asked Questions..................[faks] 10. Version History............................[vsht] 11. Final Thoughts.............................[fnal] a. Legal Information...................[chcc] b. Contact Information.................[cntc] c. Credits.............................[kthx] o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Introduction \| | \__/ Code[intd] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o I tried my best to organize this FAQ in a way so it's easy to find the information you are searching for. It's very difficult for me to be critical of my own work so I encourage you to email me with suggestions, comments, or recommendations for additions to this FAQ. I also love to see someone email me about my work so please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to comment on anything in this FAQ. Thanks for glancing at my FAQ and I hope you enjoy! o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Game Information \| | \__/ Code[ginf] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o Guitar Hero II Developed by Harmonix Music Systems ~Individual Credits~ Project Lead: Daniel Sussman Producer: Elena Siegman Producer: Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom Associate Producer: Helen McWilliams Programming Lead: James Fleming Audio Lead: Eric Brasius Game Designer: Chris Sanfield Art Lead: Dave Matheson ~Release Dates~ US Release Date: November 7th, 2006 Australia Release Date: November 15th, 2006 Europe Release Date: November 24th, 2006 Rated "T" by the ESRB o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ How To Play \| | \__/ Code[htop] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o In case it's not assumed, all instructions given in this section deal with the custom Guitar Controller. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ The Basics of Gameplay \ \__/ Code[strp] \_________________________/ On your Guitar, you will see an array of controls that include 5 buttons on the top of the guitar called "fret buttons", a strum bar in the middle of the lower part of the guitar and a the whammy bar which has the ability to produce some of the most excellent sounding notes one could even think of. Each of the five frets has a unique color, that being, green, red, yellow, blue, and orange. The Strum bar along with the red and green frets will be your primary controls for navigating the menu system. Flick the strum bar up and down to move your selector on the menu and then hit the green fret to selected the highlighted menu option or hit the red fret to go back in the menu. Actual game play works like this: Once you have selected a song, colored notes will start to fall vertically from the screen. At the bottom of the screen, you will notice 5 large circles that the notes are falling toward. The idea is the hold down the fret associated with each note falling and then hit the strum bar as the note passes over the circle. The guitar itself plays like a real guitar in the fact that you can hold down lower notes while playing higher notes. For clarity, green is the lowest note on the guitar and orange would then be the highest note. So, if you see a yellow note passing, you can hold down the green or red note while also holding down the yellow note and hitting the strum bar as the note passes and still get credit. It should be noted that this technique does not work with chords (Chords are groups of two or three notes). Note that the colors will be reserved if you choose left-handed mode. There are two primary notes you should take note of. The first kind is a normal note; It's just a colored circle on the note chart. The second is a held note. It looks like your standard note except it has a line immediately following it. To play these notes, you strum as the note passes over and then without letting go, you hold down the fret, not the strum bar. As long as you hold down the fret, you will get points. If you let go of the fret before the line is completed, you don't lose your multiplier but you do lose all the potential points you could have got from holding down the note for the whole duration. This is also where the whammy bar comes in handy. Flick it up and down to score some bonus points on those held notes - the faster you flick, the more points you get. While playing a song, there are a few pieces of information made available to you that you should be aware of. They include your score, your multiplier, your Star Power meter (discussed below) and your Rock meter. Your rock meter has the word "Rock" written right in the middle and basically shows you how well you are doing. If the rock meter points to the green, you are Rockin' pretty hard. If it points to the red, you aren't rocking much at all. You start each song being placed in the middle, yellow, part of the meter. As you rack up a combo and hit notes, the Rock meter moves toward the green. If you suck and miss notes, it moves toward the red. If it gets to the very end of the red part of the meter, you lose and must restart. All you have to do to beat a song is to complete it without letting your rock meter get too low. Simple, no? The Multiplier is another little piece of information you should be aware of. It is located on the left part of your screen and has 10 little dots above it. Those ten little dots each represent a note in your current combo. After filling those ten dots, your multiplier will go up to 2x. Fill them again without losing your combo and it will go to 3x and if you do it once more, it hit the maximum multiplier of 4x. If you make any mistakes, your multiplier gets completely erased you and you must start over at 1x. The key to a high score is to keep your multiplier at 4x for as long as possible. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Star Power \ \__/ Code[strp] \_________________________/ Before we start discussing this section, we should first explain what star power is. Star power is represented by the blue gauge above the Rock Meter. You receive Star Power by clearing a section of notes that are shaped like stars without making a mistake. You also receive Star Power when bending (whammying) the held notes shaped like stars. Once you have the gauge half-filled (Indicated by the white line in the middle of the gauge, you can activate your star power by either lifting the guitar vertically or hitting the select button on the guitar. Most people will just lift the guitar as it leaves less room for error. Once active, the star power will slowly drain until it is completely gone. While the star power is active, you cannot receive additional star power. The two primary reasons to use star power are either to help you pass a rather difficult section of a song or to boost your score. When struggling with a certain part of a song that you cannot get past normally, it is usually sensible to save your star power for that section to help you get through it. Why this works is because when your star power is activated, your Rock Meter will fill much faster then normal so you have to hit fewer notes to actually get through a section of the song without failing. The other reason is to boost your score. When your star power is active, your multiplier is doubled so if you have a 4x multiplier normally, it will shoot up to x8! Thus, it is obvious that if you are going for a high score, the best place the use your star power would be when you have a 4x multiplier during a section with many notes as it will provide the best opportunity to achieve the maximum benefit from your star power. It should also be noted that you can only hold a certain amount of star power before you fill your gauge completely. It is an amount equivalent to hitting 4 star sections assuming that there were no long notes. If you a going for a high score, try not to waste star power by playing sections of star notes while you have full star power. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Difficulty Levels \ \__/ Code[difl] \_________________________/ Guitar Hero II offers 4 modes of difficulty. Those being Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert. Easy mode offers note charts that include the first three notes on the guitar, those being Green, Red, and Yellow. Medium Difficulty adds the blue note to the mix and Hard mode includes all 5 Keys. Expert mode includes more difficult versions of the Hard note charts and throw Three-Note chords around rather liberally. You will get different rewards for completing the game on different difficulty levels. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Hammer-ons and Pull-offs \ \__/ Code[hmpo] \_________________________/ There are a few advanced techniques that you should be aware of that you progress through the game. Two of the most important techniques include Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs. These techniques will allow you to hit many notes in quick succession without actually hitting the strum bar for all of them and are a key technique to getting those really fast lines of notes. Although they both allow you to do the same thing, they function a little bit differently. Hammer-Ons are done by pressing down the frets as the notes scroll by without actually hitting the strum bar. Pull-Offs involve you holding down a series of notes that are passing in quick succession and "Pulling Off" of each note as it passes. For example, if you have a run of BYRG coming up, you could hold down all four notes and as each individual note passes, you could let go of each note indivdiually. You can only do this with notes that come in quick succession excluding repeating notes. You can actually tell which notes can be played with a Hammer-On or a Pull-Off as the top of the notes are not black boarded but instead are white-bordered. If you don't see the difference, I included a link to a picture so you can see the difference in the color of the notes' border. There is a section in the game that introduces you to this concept in a tutorial. I would recommend looking there for information as explaining these concepts is rather difficult. Further Reading on Advanced Techniques can be found in Infiltrater's Expert Guide listed in the same directory as this FAQ. (http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/932565.html) o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Career Mode \| | \__/ Code[carr] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o Starting a music career is simple. Start a band! Pick a name, a character and a guitar to your liking. Everything can be changed whenever you want so don't spend too much time figuring out your perfect combination of Rocker and Guitar. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ The Venues \ \__/ Code[vene] \_________________________/ As you progress your career, you will gain access to more and more places to play, AKA, venues. The venues, listed in the order that you unlock them are as follows: 1. Battle of the Bands @ Nilbog High School Gym 2. The Rat Cellar located @ Boston, MA 3. Blackout Bar @ Providence, RI 4. The RedOctance Venue @ Brooklyn, New York 5. Rock City Theatre @ Detroit, MI 6. The Vans Warped Tour @ Austin, TX 7. The Harmonix Arena @ Oakland, California. 8. A Stonehedgesq Stage @ England. It really doesn't matter where you play in the whole scope of things so play wherever you wish. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Earning Cash \ \__/ Code[shny] \_________________________/ Everytime you complete a song in career mode, you will earn a chunk of cash. The amount of cash you earn depends on two things, those being your rating (3, 4, or 5 Stars) and the difficulty level you are playing on. Guitar Hero II does something neat where if you complete a song on a difficulty level above easy, you earn all the cash from the lower difficulty levels. So, if you beat a song on the "Hard" Difficulty level, you get all the cash you would for beating it on "Medium" and "Easy" Difficulty levels assuming you haven't previously beat those song on the previous difficulties. So, you have some cash now. Lets take a trip to the store to spend some of that cash. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Unlocking Items & Songs \ \__/ Code[ulok] \_________________________/ Unlocking things is easy. Go to the store and spend cash. Below is a complete list of everything you can unlock and it's price. Guitars: 1. Gibson X-Plorer ....................... $700 2. Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway ........ $850 3. Gibson Firebird ....................... $700 4. Epiphone Coroner ...................... $550 5. Kramer Vanguard ....................... $700 6. Gibson Moderne ........................ $850 7. Gibson Corvus ......................... $550 8. Gibson ES-335 ......................... $850 9. Kramer 650 ............................ $700 10. Gibson EDS-1275 ....................... $950 11. Gibson Melody Maker ................... $700 12. Gibson Sonex 180 ...................... $550 13. Gibson Marauder ....................... $550 14. Epiphone Casino ....................... $700 15. Epiphone Sheraton ..................... $700 16. Gibson Chet Atkins Country Gentlemen .. $850 17. Fish Guitar (Beat "Easy" Mode)......... $2000 18. USA Guitar (5* all "Easy" Songs)....... $5000 19. Casket Guitar (Beat "Medum" Mode)...... $2000 20. Viking Guitar (5* all "Medium" Songs).. $5000 21. Snaketapus Guitar (Beat "Hard" Mode)... $2000 22. Eyeball Guitar (5* all "Hard" Songs)... $5000 23. Battle Axe Guitar (Beat "Expert" Mode). $2000 24. The Log Guitar (5* all "Expert" Songs). $5000 Finishes: 1. Cayenne Standard ...................... $250 2. Rose Burst Goddess .................... $550 3. Zakk Wylde Custom ..................... $550 4. Worn White Special .................... $250 5. Candy Apple GT ........................ $450 6. Custom Flame Finish ................... $550 7. Natural V2 ............................ $250 8. New Century Finish .................... $450 9. Worn Cherry Finish .................... $550 Addition finishes for unlockable guitars: (Unlock these finishes by buying the associated guitar.) 1. Gibson X-Plorer a. Natural Finish .................... $250 b. Custom Rising Sun Finish .......... $450 c. Classic White Finish .............. $450 d. Custom Cherry Swirl Finish ........ $550 2. Gibson Les Paul Doublecut a. TV Yellow Finish .................. $250 b. Custom Resin Finish ............... $550 3. Gibson Firebird a. Ice Blue Finish ................... $250 b. Ebony Finish ...................... $450 c. Custom Leopard Skin Finish ........ $550 4. Epipone Coronet a. Cherry Finish ..................... $250 b. Tobacco Burst Finish .............. $450 c. Green Finish ...................... $550 5. Kramer Vanguard a. Yellow Finish ..................... $450 6. Gibson Moderne a. Red finish ........................ $250 7. Gibson ES-335 a. Custom Cherry Finish .............. $450 8. Kramer 650 a. White Finish ...................... $550 9. Bigson EDS-1275 a. Alpine White Finish ............... $550 Songs: 1. Raw Dog ............................... $400 2. Arterial Black ........................ $550 3. Collide ............................... $550 4. Elephant Bones ........................ $550 5. Fall of Pangea ........................ $550 6. FTK ................................... $550 7. Gemini ................................ $550 8. Push Push (Lady Lightning) ............ $550 9. Laughtrack............................. $550 10. Less Talk More Rokk ................... $550 11. Jordan ................................ $550 12. Mr. Fix-It ............................ $550 13. The New Black ......................... $550 14. One for the Road ...................... $550 15. Parasite .............................. $550 16. Radium Eyes ........................... $550 17. Red Lottery ........................... $550 18. Six ................................... $550 19. Soy Bomb .............................. $550 20. The Light that Blinds ................. $550 21. Thunder Horse ......................... $550 22. Trogdor ............................... $550 23. X-Stream .............................. $550 24. Yes We Can ............................ $550 Characters: 1. Clive Winston ......................... $3000 2. Xaviar Stone .......................... $3000 3. Grim Reaper ........................... $4000 Alternate Outfits: 1. Johnny Napalm ......................... $1800 2. Judy Nails ............................ $1800 3. Izzy Sparks ........................... $1800 4. Pandora ............................... $1800 5. Axel Steel ............................ $1800 6. Eddie Knox ............................ $2000 7. Casey Lynch ........................... $2000 8. Lars Umlaut ........................... $2000 Videos: 1. Guitar Hero II: Behind the Scenes .... $3000 2. Guitar Hero II: Making of Songs ...... $2000 o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Song List \| | \__/ Code[musc] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o I wanted to included as much information about each song as possible so I tried to cram a lot of information about each song in here. Almost all of this information is from ScoreHero.com which is a great source for Guitar Hero information. As there is a lot of information included, I decided to format this in a way that would be easy to read. The format reads like this: (Song Name) - (Song Artist) (Difficulty): (Note Count) -- (4-star cut off) ~ (5-star cut off) The Cut-off scores are almost all estimates. The ones marked with a "*" are exact. The Co-Op Cut-off Scores are very rough estimates. Some of the scores have a error range of upward to 30,000 on either side or more. When playing on Co-op mode, it doesn't matter what difficulty you or your partner play on, the cut-off scores are still the same. If you can narrow down the scores further then myself and scorehero.com, I ask that you submit that information to myself and scorehero.com. 1. Opening Licks 1. "Shout at the Devil" - M�tley Cr�e Easy: 229 -- 29,664* ~ 41,530* Medium: 380 -- 45,208* 63,200 Hard: 504 -- 80,358* ~ 112,500 Expert: 518 -- 82,525 ~ 115,542* Co-Op: *** -- 94,000 ~ 148,100 2. "Mother" - Danzig Easy: 248 -- 36,050* ~ 50,470* Medium: 394 -- 58,648* ~ 82,110 Hard: 541 -- 88,796* ~ 124,700 Expert: 625 -- 104,500 ~ 145,925* Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 195,000 3. "Surrender" - Cheap Trick Easy: 384 -- 50,556 ~ 70,779* Medium: 712 -- 105,278* ~ 147,350 Hard: 788 -- 124,270* ~ 174,000 Expert: 834 -- 132,200 ~ 184,943* Co-Op: *** -- 160,000 ~ 207,000 4. "Woman" - Wolfmother Easy: 215 -- 30,578* ~ 42,810* Medium: 298 -- 55,892* ~ 78,250 Hard: 623 -- 99,454* ~ 139,000 Expert: 641 -- 101,342* ~ 141,879* Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 185,000 5. "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" - Spinal Tap Easy: 206 -- 33,250* ~ 46,550* Medium: 292 -- 43,028* ~ 60,240* Hard: 393 -- 70,046* ~ 98,100 Expert: 524 -- 89,900 ~ 125,743* Co-Op: *** -- 81,000 ~ 198,000 2. Amp-Warmers 1. "Strutter" - KISS Easy: 301 -- 35,884* ~ 50,238* Medium: 427 -- 58,600* ~ 82,020 Hard: 556 -- 81,966* ~ 114,800 Expert: 668 -- 118,664* ~ 166,100 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 175,000 2. "Heart-Shaped Box" - Nirvana Easy: 581 -- 63,735 ~ 89,250 Medium: 717 -- 84,044* ~ 117,000 Hard: 844 -- 109,520* ~ 153,350 Expert: 850 -- 136,265 ~ 190,700 Co-Op: *** -- 190,000 ~ 230,000 3. "Message in a Bottle" - The Police Easy: 387 -- 53,375 ~ 75,000 Medium: 804 -- 114,972* ~ 161,000 Hard: 942 -- 125,840* ~ 176,200 Expert: 977 -- 131,334* ~ 184,000 Co-Op: *** -- 197,000 ~ 230,000 4. "You Really Got Me" - Van Halen Easy: 268 -- 31,682* ~ 44,355* Medium: 334 -- 42,458* ~ 59,800 Hard: 437 -- 62,784* ~ 88,000 Expert: 486 -- 68,990 ~ 96,522* Co-Op: *** -- 82,000 ~ 118,000 5. "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas Easy: 460 -- 56,200 ~ 78,700~ Medium: 600 -- 72,000 ~ 100,100 Hard: 895 -- 107,968* ~ 151,000 Expert: 965 -- 115,740* ~ 161,900 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 210,000 3. String-Snappers 1. "Monkey Wrench" - Foo Fighters Easy: 559 -- 58,550 ~ 81,750 Medium: 822 -- 94,500 ~ 129,000 Hard: 1,036 -- 176,024* ~ 246,500 Expert: 1,036 -- 206,990 ~ 289,562* Co-Op: *** -- 180,000 ~ 320,000 2. "Them Bones" - Alice in Chains Easy: 341 -- 42,400 ~ 29,220 Medium: 387 -- 59,486* ~ 83,200 Hard: 475 -- 99,040* ~ 138,650 Expert: 543 -- 110,316* ~ 154,300 Co-Op: *** -- 135,000 ~ 166,000 3. "Search and Destroy" - Iggy Pop and The Stooges Easy: 425 -- 48,800 ~ 68,400 Medium: 497 -- 80,000 ~ 94,000 Hard: 762 -- 126,612* ~ 177,000 Expert: 858 -- 140,000 ~ 197,500 Co-Op: *** -- 125,000 ~ 220,000 4. "Tattooed Love Boys" - The Pretenders Easy: 302 -- 41,000 ~ 57,500 Medium: 512 -- 61,764* ~ 86,500 Hard: 561 -- 89,940* ~ 126,000 Expert: 819 -- 128,500 ~ 180,050 Co-Op: *** -- 150,000 ~ 228,000 5. "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath Easy: 567 -- 67,500 ~ 95,500 Medium: 794 -- 102,290* ~ 142,000 Hard: 1,006 -- 143,598* ~ 201,000 Expert: 1,117 -- 155,000 ~ 217,400 Co-Op: *** -- 167,000 ~ 285,500 4. Thrash and Burn 1. "Cherry Pie" - Warrant Easy: 243 -- 28,152* ~ 39,413* Medium: 297 -- 52,170* ~ 79,000 Hard: 376 -- 64,730* ~ 90,500 Expert: 444 -- 73,000 ~ 102,086* Co-Op: *** -- 92,000 ~ 120,000 2. "Who Was in My Room Last Night?" - Butthole Surfers Easy: 515 -- 63,250 ~ 89,000 Medium: 639 -- 94,058* ~ 130,000 Hard: 821 -- 129,404* ~ 181,000 Expert: 868 -- 144,878* ~ 202,830 Co-Op: *** -- 180,000 ~ 255,000 3. "Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet Easy: 300 -- 35,500 ~ 49,665 Medium: 409 -- 50,312* ~ 74,000 Hard: 534 -- 79,990* ~ 119,985 Expert: 691 -- 98,278* ~ 137,500 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 200,000 4. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones Easy: 360 -- 48,000 ~ 67,400 Medium: 522 -- 65,634* ~ 92,000 Hard: 718 -- 109,212* ~ 153,000 Expert: 737 -- 118,164* ~ 165,250 Co-Op: *** -- 170,000 ~ 264,000 5. "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses Easy: 579 -- 74,000 ~ 105,750 Medium: 670 -- 90,152* ~ 126,000 Hard: 894 -- 116,022* ~ 162,430 Expert: 998 -- 127,674* ~ 178,750 Co-Op: *** -- 180,000 ~ 219,000 5. Return of the Shred 1. "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against the Machine Easy: 587 -- 60,000 ~ 85,000 Medium: 777 -- 107,756* ~ 153,000 Hard: 1,074 -- 156,256* ~ 218,900 Expert: 1,319 -- 200,000 ~ 279,900 Co-Op: *** -- 200,000 ~ 310,000 2. "John the Fisherman" - Primus Easy: 353 -- 40,000 ~ 56,755* Medium: 382 -- 60,000 ~ 81,000 Hard: 416 -- 72,066* ~ 100,800 Expert: 420 -- 84,138* ~ 117,500 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 187,000 3. "Freya" - The Sword Easy: 531 -- 56,000 ~ 79,000 Medium: 702 -- 76,000 ~ 103.000 Hard: 1,131 -- 138,858* ~ 194,600 Expert: 1,191 -- 177,340 ~ 248,250 Co-Op: *** -- 133,700 ~ 280,000 4. "Bad Reputation" - Thin Lizzy Easy: 268 -- 30,694* ~ 42,972* Medium: 356 -- 43,046* ~ 61,000 Hard: 529 -- 66,130* ~ 92,300 Expert: 793 -- 93,130* ~ 130,300 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 170,000 5. "Last Child" - Aerosmith Easy: 329 -- 36,000 ~ 51,700 Medium: 579 -- 62,600, 87,000 Hard: 773 -- 83,652* ~ 116,800 Expert: 812 -- 96,000 ~ 134,500 Co-Op: *** -- 150,000 ~ 220,000 6. Relentless Riffs 1. "Crazy on You" - Heart Easy: 490 -- 58,000 ~ 82,500 Medium: 641 -- 93,960* ~ 135,000 Hard: 951 -- 147,416* ~ 206,400 Expert: 1,082 -- 161,884* ~ 226,400 Co-Op: *** -- 135,000 ~ 220,000 2. "Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart" - Stone Temple Pilots Easy: 350 -- 42,000 ~ 57,700 Medium: 433 -- 67,548* ~ 94,600 Hard: 643 -- 109,570* ~ 155,000 Expert: 721 -- 127,810* ~ 179,000 Co-Op: *** -- 120,000 ~ 220,000 3. "Rock This Town" - Stray Cats Easy: 466 -- 47,000 ~ 67,000 Medium: 576 -- 73,842* ~ 103,370 Hard: 753 -- 120,602* ~ 168,700 Expert: 1,115 -- 156,000 ~ 217,700 Co-Op: *** -- 145,000 ~ 235,000 4. "Jessica" - The Allman Brothers Band Easy: 679 -- 80,500 ~ 114,000 Medium: 809 -- 96,738* ~ 130,000 Hard: 1,064 -- 122,928* ~ 172,200 Expert: 1,210 -- 139,566* ~ 195,000 Co-Op: *** -- 235,000 ~ 410,000 5. "Stop" - Jane's Addiction Easy: 360 -- 42,000 ~ 59,000 Medium: 462 -- 59,242* ~ 83,200 Hard: 646 -- 107,744*~ 151,000 Expert: 774 -- 136,000 ~ 190,700 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 245,000 7. Furious Fretwork 1. "Madhouse" - Anthrax Easy: 586 -- 69,500 ~ 97,000 Medium: 866 -- 112,000 ~ 154,000 Hard: 992 -- 172,948* ~ 241,000 Expert: 1,053 -- 181,052* ~ 253,400 Co-Op: *** -- 180,000 ~ 260,000 2. "Carry Me Home" - The Living End Easy: 397 -- 52,000 ~ 72,500 Medium: 659 -- 84,398* ~ 118,000 Hard: 935 -- 131,272* ~ 184,000 Expert: 1,013 -- 153,000 ~ 213,700 Co-Op: *** -- 170,000 ~ 245,000 3. "Laid to Rest" - Lamb of God Easy: 468 -- 55,000 ~ 78,100 Medium: 617 -- 78,856* ~ 110,000 Hard: 1,021 -- 131,922* ~ 184,000 Expert: 1,268 -- 156,692* ~ 219,300 Co-Op: *** -- 160,000 ~ 350,000 4. "Psychobilly Freakout" - The Reverend Horton Heat Easy: 311 -- 45,000 ~ 61,200 Medium: 454 -- 61,694* ~ 87,000 Hard: 622 -- 94,692* ~ 132,500 Expert: 717 -- 119,000 ~ 166,300 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 187,000 5. "YYZ" - Rush Easy: 489 -- 58,000 ~ 84,500 Medium: 683 -- 84,000 ~ 116,500 Hard: 815 -- 99,424* ~ 139,250 Expert: 954 -- 113,300 ~ 160,900 Co-Op: *** -- 155,000 ~ 220,000 8. Face-Melters 1. "Beast and the Harlot" - Avenged Sevenfold Easy: 663 -- 78,800 ~ 107,500 Medium: 804 -- 99,000 ~ 132,000 Hard: 1,226 -- 153,804* ~ 215,400 Expert: 1,683 -- 201,500 ~ 281,950 Co-Op: *** -- 196,000 ~ 360,000 2. "Institutionalized" - Suicidal Tendencies Easy: 529 -- 64,500 ~ 91,000 Medium: 736 -- 105,000 ~ 145,000 Hard: 929 -- 142,906* ~ 200,000 Expert: 1,133 -- 172,000 ~ 242,130* Co-Op: *** -- 235,000 ~ 310,000 3. "Misirlou" - Dick Dale Easy: 315 -- 35,000 ~ 44,000 Medium: 471 -- 51,954* ~72,736* Hard: 853 -- 99,012* ~ 138,500 Expert: 1,222 -- 143,800 ~ 201,200 Co-Op: *** -- 80,000 ~ 180,000 4. "Hangar 18" - Megadeth Easy: 732 -- 84,000 ~ 120,000 Medium: 993 -- 127,500 ~ 178,700 Hard: 1,422 -- 176,702* ~ 247,330 Expert: 1,698 -- 205,500 ~ 288,700 Co-Op: *** -- 245,000 ~ 370,000 5. "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd Easy: 957 -- 125,000 ~ 170,000 Medium: 1,241 -- 172,996* ~ 243,000 Hard: 1,684 -- 216,950* ~ 304,000 Expert: 1,982 -- 244,500 ~ 340,500 Co-Op: *** -- 330,000 ~ 560,000 Bonus tracks 1. "Arterial Black" - Drist Easy: 393 -- 59,000 ~ 72,000 Medium: 439 -- 66,500 ~ 92,850 Hard: 567 -- 100,950* ~ 141,000 Expert: 643 -- 115,000 ~ 162,800 Co-Op: *** -- 140,000 ~ 215,000 2. "Collide" - Anarchy Club Easy: 419 -- 55,000 ~ 75,800 Medium: 481 -- 64,588* ~ 90,000 Hard: 639 -- 99,042* ~ 138,000 Expert: 719 -- 111,000 ~ 156,000 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 197,000 3. "Elephant Bones" - That Handsome Devil Easy: 303 -- 45,000 ~ 58,500 Medium: 354 -- 56,046* ~ 79,000 Hard: 524 -- 75,998* ~ 106,500 Expert: 613 -- 88,258* ~ 123,350 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 168,000 4. "Fall of Pangea" - Valient Thorr Easy: 814 -- 106,000 ~ 145,000 Medium: 898 -- 138,734* ~ 195,000 Hard: 1,471 -- 205,148* ~ 287,000 Expert: 1,514 -- 211,000 ~ 293,000 Co-Op: *** -- 250,000 ~ 335,000 5. "FTK" - Vagiant Easy: 374 -- 49,200 ~ 71,500 Medium: 416 -- 80,262* ~ 112,500 Hard: 615 -- 109,006* ~ 154,000 Expert: 777 -- 131,980* ~ 184,600 Co-Op: *** -- 130,000 ~ 202,000 6. "Gemini" - Brian Kahanek Easy: 371 -- 49,000 ~ 64,500 Medium: 528 -- 64,192* ~ 89,900 Hard: 638 -- 84,904* ~ 119,000 Expert: 862 -- 115,300 ~ 161,500 Co-Op: *** -- 138,000 ~ 180,000 7. "Jordan" - Buckethead Easy: 323 -- 43,000 ~ 60,000 Medium: 618 -- 68,070* ~ 94,500 Hard: 1,147 -- 116,956* ~ 163,000 Expert: 1,801 -- 182,000 ~ 255,200 Co-Op: *** -- 160,000 ~ 225,000 8. "Laughtrack" - The Acro-brats Easy: 256 -- 43,500 ~ 57,000 Medium: 338 -- 58,500 ~ 81,300 Hard: 481 -- 76,616* ~ 107,300 Expert: 557 -- 84,500 ~ 117,000 Co-Op: *** -- 125,000 ~ 190,000 9. "Less Talk More Rokk" - Freezepop Easy: 501 -- 56,000 ~ 76,000 Medium: 820 -- 90,686* ~ 127,000 Hard: 932 -- 103,662* ~ 145,000 Expert: 1,437 -- 154,000 ~ 217,000 Co-Op: *** -- 185,000 ~ 300,000 10. "The Light that Blinds" - Shadows Fall Easy: 611 -- 73,500 ~ 108,000 Medium: 767 -- 93,112* ~ 130,000 Hard: 1,140 -- 149,346* ~ 207,500 Expert: 1,514 -- 193,000 ~ 270,500 Co-Op: *** -- 160,000 ~ 300,000 11. "Mr. Fix-it" - The Amazing Royal Crowns Easy: 308 -- 33,000 ~ 40,000 Medium: 458 -- 65,652* ~ 92,000 Hard: 520 -- 87,582* ~ 122,800 Expert: 521 -- 89,282* ~ 125,000 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 156,000 12. "The New Black" - Every Time I Die Easy: 341 -- 38,750 ~ 53,000 Medium: 438 -- 57,680* ~ 80,000 Hard: 547 -- 73,824* ~ 103,300 Expert: 629 -- 88,226* ~ 123,000 Co-Op: *** -- 125,000 ~ 147,000 13. "One for the Road" - Breaking Wheel Easy: 672 -- 78,000 ~ 105,000 Medium: 887 -- 105,486* ~ 145,000 Hard: 1,221 -- 191,608* ~ 270,000 Expert: 1,318 -- 210,314* ~ 295,000 Co-Op: *** -- 200,000 ~ 310,000 14. "Parasite" - The Neighborhoods Easy: 321 -- 37,000 ~ 50,000 Medium: 407 -- 54,502* ~ 76,000 Hard: 519 -- 80,270* ~ 112,400 Expert: 534 -- 87,086* ~ 122,200 Co-Op: *** -- 170,000 ~ 235,000 15. "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" - Bang Camaro Easy: 453 -- 66,000 ~ 90,000 Medium: 684 -- 93,500 ~ 131,000 Hard: 919 -- 120,714* ~ 168,900 Expert: 986 -- 128,450 ~ 179,000 Co-Op: *** -- 145,000 ~ 200,000 16. "Radium Eyes" - Count Zero Easy: 303 -- 32,000 ~ 47,000 Medium: 419 -- 54,448 ~ 76,200 Hard: 502 -- 72,010* ~ 100,800 Expert: 530 -- 78,594* ~ 110,030 Co-Op: *** -- 90,000 ~ 139,000 17. "Raw Dog" - The Last Vegas (Winnar of the "Be a Guitar Hero" Contest.) Easy: 515 -- 59,000 ~ 81,500 Medium: 578 -- 71,088* ~ 99,600 Hard: 879 -- 127,430* ~ 178,000 Expert: 976 -- 141,446* ~ 198,000 Co-Op: *** -- 145,000 ~ 235,000 18. "Red Lottery" - Megasus Easy: 605 -- 73,500 ~ 10,400 Medium: 734 -- 90,000 ~ 120,000 Hard: 813 -- 109,526* ~ 153,000 Expert: 858 -- 125,000 ~ 176,000 Co-Op: *** -- 145,000 ~ 210,000 19. "Six" - All That Remains Easy: 577 -- 73,000 ~ 105,500 Medium: 609 -- 77,796* ~ 108,915 Hard: 1,129 - 139,368* ~ 193,000 Expert: 1,416 -- 181,000 ~ 255,000 Co-Op: *** -- 150,000 ~ 271,000 20. "Soy Bomb" - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives Easy: 300 -- 44,000 ~ 60,000 Medium: 380 -- 55,476* ~ 77,700 Hard: 435 -- 66,062* ~ 92,420 Expert: 438 -- 66,882* ~ 94,000 Co-Op: *** -- 100,000 ~ 170,000 21. "Thunderhorse" - Dethklok Easy: 246 -- 30,000 ~ 41,800 Medium: 371 -- 42,604* ~ 59,630 Hard: 690 -- 74,390* ~ 104,150 Expert: 828 -- 88,035 ~ 123,265 Co-Op: *** -- 120,000 ~ 173,000 22. "Trogdor" - Strong Bad Easy: 194 -- 23,388* ~ 32,730 Medium: 330 -- 36,988* ~ 51,784* Hard: 365 -- 54,472* ~ 76,261* Expert: 433 -- 78,890 ~ 110,440 Co-Op: *** -- 110,000 ~ 160,000 23. "The X-Stream" - Voivod Easy: 771 -- 110,810 ~ 153,000 Medium: 947 -- 132,000 ~ 180,300 Hard: 1,307 -- 187,294* ~ 265,000 Expert: 1,337 -- 225,000 ~ 317,000 Co-Op: *** -- 280,000 ~ 400,000 24. "Yes We Can" - Made in Mexico Easy: 425 -- 48,390* ~ 66,000 Medium: 528 -- 69,090* ~ 100,000 Hard: 675 -- 91,390* ~ 127,946* Expert: 945 -- 122,780* ~ 171,600 Co-Op: *** -- 180.000 ~ 245,000 Total Number of Songs: 64 o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Multiplayer \| | \__/ Code[mlti] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o Because it's better to play with a friend. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Co-Op Mode \ \__/ Code[coop] \_________________________/ By far one of the most enjoyable styles of play in the game. Team up with a friend to play through songs as either the Lead Guitar or the Bass Guitar (Sometimes the "rythem" guitar.) in each song. You and your partner share a score, a multiplier and star power and you have to activate star power simualtaniously. I highly recommend checking this mode out as it's tons of fun and you get Co-Op mode specific rewards for playing. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Versus Mode \ \__/ Code[vrss] \_________________________/ If you've played Guitar Hero's original versus mode, this plays almost exactly the same. You and your opponent go heads up against each other and alternate playing lines of the song. Highest score wins at the end. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Pro Face-off Mode \ \__/ Code[prmd] \_________________________/ To unlock this mode, you have to beat the game on an difficulty at Medium or higher. This is another version of Versus mode except that you and your opponent play the complete note chart of the songs. I prefer this as it is a direct head-to-head competition that tests the skill of each player without any kind of difference between charts played. o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Practice Mode \| | \__/ Code[prct] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o When the song seems impossible, practice more.~ Practice mode is there to help you learn songs that you normally do. It offers a few neat tricks to help a rocker out. One of those features is the ability to slow to music down. IF you are having problems with a section of the music, I highly recommened going to practice mode and slowing it down to the point where you comfortably play the music without error. Once you can play the music at that speed, move it up a notch. Become 100% confident at that speed and continue to move up until you are playing the song at full speed. The other awesome feature that practice mode has is the ability to allow you to play specific sections of the music. Those sections are labeled as you play through a song on practice mode above the note chart for easy reference. Use a combination of slowing the music down and playing specific sections of the song to master your music. Finally, I can't say this enough: Practice. Unless you have great independent finger motion built into you, this game will take some practice so frequent practice mode often when needed! o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Misc. Information \| | \__/ Code[mici] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o A compiled list of random information. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ The Character List \ \__/ Code[chrl] \_________________________/ A Short list of the characters available in the game. Characters marked with a "*" appeared in the first Guitar Hero. These charcters are available from the beginning: 1. Axel Steel* 2. Johnny Napalm* 3. Izzy Sparks* 4. Judy Nails* 5. Pandora* 6. Eddie Knox 7. Casey Lynch 8. Lars Umlaut These are the unlockable characters: 9. Clive Winston* 10. Xavier Stone* 11. The Grim Ripper* /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Codes and Secrets \ \__/ Code[chsc] \_________________________/ This information came from the Codes page for Gamefaqs. ~ At the Title Screen, enter these combinations in for the effect listed. To Deactivate the effect, enter the code again. Y = Yellow Fret O = Orange Fret B = Blue Fret R = Red Fret Definitions: Hyper Speed: Increases the rate of speed at which the notes move across the note chart Performance Mode: Turns the HUD off. This includes the note chart so you best have the song memorized Air Guitar: Your character is playing the Air Guitar! That is, he isn't play a guitar at all although they still make the hand motions. ~ Air Guitar: Y, Y, B, O, Y, B Crowd has Eyeball Heads: B, O, Y, O, Y, O, B Crowd has Monkey Heads: O, B, Y, Y, O, B, Y, Y Flaming Head: O, Y, O, O, Y, O, Y, Y Horse Head: B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B Hyper Speed: O, B, O, Y, O, B, O, Y Performance mode: Y, Y, B, Y, Y, O, Y, Y Unlock Everything: B, Y, O, R, O, Y, R, Y, R, Y, R, Y, R, Y, R, Y, R, Y --Saving is Disabled when you enter the "Unlock Everything" code. If you have the PAL version of Guitar Hero II, you can use these codes instead at the title screen: Air guitar: B, Y, O, B, Y, Y Crowd has Eyeball Heads: Y, O, B, O, B, O, Y Flaming Head: Y, Y, O, Y, O, O, Y, O Horse Head: B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O, O, B, O Hyper Speed: Y, O, B, O, Y, O, B, O Monkey Head Crowd: Y, Y, B, O, Y, Y, B, O Performance Mode: Y, Y, O, Y, Y, B, Y, Y Unlock Everything: B, Y, O, R, O, Y, B, Y, B, Y, B, Y, B, Y, B, Y --Saving is Disabled when you enter the "Unlock Everything" code. ~ Unlock Pro Face-Off Mode: Beat the game on an difficult except easy to unlock this feature. ~ Unlockable Guitars and Basses-- Guitars: "Snaketapus" Guitar: Beat Hard Mode. "The Log" Guitar: 5-Star every song on Expert. Battle Axe Guitar: Beat Expert Mode. Casket Guitar: Beat Medium Mode. Eyeball Guitar: 5-Star every song on Hard. Fish Guitar: Beat Easy Mode. USA Guitar: 5-Star every song on Easy. Viking Guitar: 5-Star every song on Medium. Basses: Cream SG: Get 5 stars on 20 songs in Co-Op. Gibson Grabber: Beat 20 Songs in Co-Op Mode. Gibson Les Paul with the Cherry Sunburst Classic Skin: Beat 40 Songs in Co-Op mode. Gibson SG Bass: Beat 10 Songs in Co-Op mode. Gibson Thunderbird: Beat 30 Songs in Co-Op mode. Hofner Bass: Beat every song on Co-Op mode. Lava Pearl Musicman Stingray: Get 5 stars on 10 songs in Co-Op. Natural Maple Gibson Grabber Bass: Get 4 stars on all co-op songs. Natural Sunburst Gibson Thunderbird Bass: Get 5 stars on every song in Co-Op. ~ Known Glitches/Tricks: Make Grim Ripper play Gibson Les Paul: After unlocking the Grim Ripper, select him as your guitarist in Career mode, then exit Career mode. Next, go to Quick Play mode, choose any song at any difficulty, and either finish the song, or quit once it has started. Then, go back to Career mode, and the Grim Ripper will be playing the Gibson Les Paul with the Cherry Sunburst Classic skin! To make him play the scythe again, simply select it in the "Change Guitar" menu. -- MarioKartPrime Play The Scythe With (Almost) Anyone: First, you must have Grim Ripper unlocked and select him. Then select another character. The character MUST have their other outfit unlocked. They will have the Scythe unless you change the guitar. Note: Since Clive Winston and Xavier Stone do not have an unlockable outfit, they can't play the Scythe. -- quanchdogg Conserving Money: Instead of buying the unlockable videos with your main band, you can create a new band and buy the videos with your second band as the option to view them appears in the "options" menu. In the end, this will save you $5,000 -- Todd R. ~ o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Freq. Asked Questions \| | \__/ Code[faks] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o Question: I can't get a higher star rating when I play on cooperative mode even though I don't make a single mistake! How can I do better? Answer: When you play in Cooperative mode, the cut-offs for Star ratings do not get adjusted when you play on different difficulties. So, unless you are each playing on at least Hard, you will probably find yourself struggling to get more then 4 Stars. Question: How do you know if you can pull-off or hammer-on notes? Answer: I discuss this in the section "Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs" but I still have gotten many emails asking me this very question. Notes that don't need to be strummed have a white border around the top of the note while the notes that do need to be individually strummed have a black border around them. A Visual Example: www.daklutz.com\images\faq1.jpg Question: How do I beat "Jordan" on Expert Difficulty? Answer: Jordan. By far the most difficult song to play in the game. Due to the large amount emails I get asking this, I may cover this subject during a later update. o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Version History \| | \__/ Code[vsht] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o 0.0 -- 1/08/07 -- Started the FAQ 1.0 -- 1/14/07 -- Original Accepted version posted. 1.1 -- 1/18/07 -- Added Addition Finishes, The "Unlock Everything" Cheat and "Conserving Money" Trick. Did a few minor fixes. 1.2 -- 2/07/07 -- Added Co-Op Score cut-offs. Added an "Frequently Asked Questios" Section. Minor fixes made. 1.21 -- 2/22/07 -- Minor Fixes made. Updated some cut-off Scores. o-----------------------------------------------o | /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | | | __ ������������\ Final Thoughts \| | \__/ Code[fnal] \_________________________/| o-----------------------------------------------o Not to be confused with a Final Fantasy. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Legal Infromation \ \__/ Code[chcc] \_________________________/ This guide is copyright (c) 2007 Michael Kautzman, the author. This walkthrough was originally written for www.gamefaqs.com. Addition sites that have been given permission to host this FAQ include: www.supercheats.com www.cheathappens.com www.honestgamers.com www.neoseeker.com If you wish to use this FAQ elsewhere, contact me first and I'm sure we can make those arrangements. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Contact Information \ \__/ Code[cntc] \_________________________/ Email: [email protected] I encourage comments or questions, especially if you have suggestions about my work so please do not hesitate to contact me. I always enjoy seeing feedback in any way, shape, or form. /��\uitar Hero II/�������������������������\ | __ ������������\ Credits \ \__/ Code[kthx] \_________________________/ -Firstly, a thanks goes out to CjayC for maintaining Gamefaqs and hosting this FAQ. -Thanks to link02129 for helping me proofread and add to this mess. -I owe a thanks to Todd R. for helping make this guide more complete by contributing a lot of addition information to me. -I also owe a thanks to A l e x for letting me basically use his Final Fantasy VI FAQ as a model for this FAQ. -Countless Thanks goes to the people who email me and correct my scores/mistakes. Please keep the emails coming. -And finally thanks to you, the reader as this would be pointless without your undivided attention. Thanks for reading. ..........____ ......../ �..U \ ......<|....... \_____ .......\............. \ ........\_____________|=====< .........|..|...|..| .........^..^...^..^b
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