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	\|Best Music Game,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/6.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: Overall - Best Music Game \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best PlayStation 2 Music Game,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/6.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: PlayStation 2 - Best Music Game \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best Licensed Soundtrack,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/16.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: Overall - Best Licensed Soundtrack \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best Licensed Soundtrack for PlayStation 2,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/15.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: PlayStation 2 - Best Licensed Soundtrack \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best Offline Multiplayer Game,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/overall/19.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: Overall - Best Offline Multiplayer Game \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best PlayStation 2 Offline Multiplayer Game,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/18.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: PlayStation 2 - Best Offline Multiplayer Game \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> Best Gaming Peripheral (for the Mini Gibson SG controller)<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://bestof.ign.com/2005/gear/3.html \| title = IGN.com Presents The Best of 2005: Gear - Best Gaming Peripheral \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref>
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	\|Game of the Year for 2005, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering (tie), Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
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	''Guitar Hero'' was initially released to retail stores in a bundle that packaged the game disc and a Gibson SG guitar controller (since its release, individual guitars and copies of the game have become available for purchase separately). Despite the bundle's ]79.99 price point (US$30 more than the price of an average PlayStation 2 game), ''Guitar Hero'' received very positive reviews and became an ]. ] gave the game a 9.2/10 score,<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://ps2.ign.com/articles/663/663674p1.html \| title = Guitar Hero (Game & Guitar Controller Bundle) Review \| first = Chris \| last = Roper \| publisher = ] \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> praising the "fantastic soundtrack" and "great peripheral". ], which gave the game a 9.0/10 rating, echoed these sentiments, stating ''Guitar Hero'' had a "great guitar controller" and "killer soundtrack" and was possibly the "best rhythm game ever made."<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero/review.html?sid=6137018 \| title = Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 Review \| first = Jeff \| last = Gerstmann \| publisher = ] \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> The website also noted the game took an "extremely smart approach to difficulty." ] awarded the game a perfect 10/10, stating "our scale ]." Play UK said the game gives "bedroom air guitarists a chance to live out their rock 'n' roll fantasies."<ref>Play UK Magazine. Apr 2006, p.100</ref>

	The game's average review score by critics, according to ], was 91%.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps2/guitarhero \| title = Guitar Hero (PS2: 2005): Reviews at Metacritic \| publisher = ] \| accessdate = 2007-08-11}}</ref> The consensus of most reviewers was the game had a great soundtrack (consisting of high-quality covers) and a guitar controller that was both fun and easy to use.

	''Guitar Hero'' has sold nearly 1.5 million copies to date.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/magazine/15-10/mf_harmonix?currentPage=2 \| title = Full-On Rock Band Makes Jamming Follow-Up to Guitar Hero \| publisher = ] \| first = Chris \| last = Kohler \| date = ] \| accessdate = 2007-09-16}}</ref>



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Revision as of 20:24, 8 November 2007

This article is about the 2005 video game. For the series, see Guitar Hero (series). For the 2004 Los Angeles Guitar Quartet album, see Guitar Heroes. 2005 video game

Guitar Hero

Developer(s)	Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher(s)	RedOctane
Designer(s)	Harmonix Music Systems
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2
Release	November 8, 2005 April 7, 2006 June 15, 2006
Genre(s)	Music video game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in Australia. The game features a guitar-shaped peripheral (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) as the primary controller to simulate the playing of rock music.

Guitar Hero has won many awards from major video game publications. The game's success spawned the sequels Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

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