Guitar Hero II Coming in Nov!!!

[GGKoul]

Guitar Hero II E3 plans, song list revealed

RedOctane's sequel to include "War Pigs," and "Psychobilly Freakout;" Kentia Hall concert planned with musicians from games.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot
Posted May 4, 2006 5:17 pm PT

Historically, Kentia Hall has been the neglected stepchild of the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Tucked underneath many megapublishers' multimillion-dollar displays in the South Hall, the ground-floor venue is home to a diverse range of smaller-scale operations. Many of the Kentia exhibitors specialize in games with peripherals, such as baseball-bat controllers and dance pads.

Though many peripheral games remain mired in obscurity, one onetime Kentia denizen has found both fame and fortune over the last year. Guitar Hero, the rock-rhythm game from RedOctane and Harmonix, was recognized at both the 2006 Interactive Achievement Awards and the 2006 Game Developers Choice Awards. The highly rated PlayStation 2 game has also seen solid sales, moving nearly 290,000 units in the US (according to NPD)--and generating over $20 million in the process.

With those sales, it's no wonder RedOctane recently announced it is working on Guitar Hero II. Today, the publisher revealed a partial song list for Guitar Hero II. Besides "Arterial Black," an original recording by Drist, it will include covers of: Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"; Butthole Surfers' "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"; KISS' "Strutter"; Rush's "YYZ"; Reverend Horton Heat's "Psychobilly Freakout"; and Van Halen's "You Really Got Me."

Besides offering Guitar Hero II demos at its booth and on a "groupie bus," Red Octane also announced that it will stage a series of mini-concerts in Kentia Hall. The performance schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, May 10 @ 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Original Guitar Hero guitarist Marcus Henderson will perform with his band, Drist, to promote their new album Orchids and Ammunition!

Thursday, May 11 @ 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Graveyard BBQ, the winners of the first "Be a Guitar Hero" competition, will be on hand to perform their winning song "Cheat on the Church."

Friday, May 12th at 10 a.m.& 2 p.m.
LA rock group Shaimus, whose song "All of This" was in the original Guitar Hero, performs.

RedOctane also announced that Halo Friendlies lead guitarist Judita Wignall, who was the template for Guitar Hero character Judy Nails, will make "special guest appearances." E3 returnees will also be familiar with another draw to the event--the fact Kentia is the only hall at the event with a bar at its center.

[SithMaster]

i read about the sequel and it sounds promising.  the 2 player support, new bands, and best of all compatibility with the orig guitars.

[somunny]

It's nice to see KISS and Van Halen listed, but I'm really hoping for some Zeppelin this time around.

Steve

[AtomSmasher]

It's nice to see KISS and Van Halen listed, but I'm really hoping for some Zeppelin this time around.

Steve

Zeppelin is known for rarely letting others use their songs for games or movies so I doubt they'll have any songs in this game....which sucks.  Regardless, I know I'll be picking up this sequal when it comes out.

[GoPodular.com]

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/823/823033/vids_1.html

IGN has a short vid available.

[GGKoul]

In the gamespot game preview page, they have a hands on video of the van halen song.  Cool to see the lead and bass guitar game play!!  Can't wait for November!!

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/guitarhero2/index.html