Metareview - Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Let's face it; Red Octane would have had to sabotage (please add that song on version III) the first
Guitar Hero to not get this sequel right. The original was already a blast to play. Add a new playlist (Freebird!), refine the graphics, increase game modes, and voila! Insta-hit. With a current average review score of
96/100 thanks in part to two perfect scores, here's what early critics are saying:
- Gamebrink (91/100) on improvements: "With a better song list, high quality audio for the most part, expanded and improved modes, and all the fun of the original, Guitar Hero 2 is one of this busy holiday season's best games."
- IGN (95/100) on being a great sequel: "Guitar Hero II takes everything that made the original game great and cranks it up to 11, maybe even 12...This is the nearly-perfect sequel to one of our favorite games in basically forever, and it's an absolute must-buy."
- Gamespy (100/100) on being addictive: "It's everything good about videogames in one package, forever encouraging you to play 'one more song!' until it's 3AM and the neighbors are yelling for you to turn down that racket."
- GameDaily (100/100) on being perfect: "The sequel improves greatly on an already superb product with an in-depth training mode, a song list that holds up just as well as the original, and multiplayer that includes cooperative play. Everyone should rock out to Guitar Hero II -- it's one of the best games of 2006."
