Guitar Hero (series) facts for kids
Guitar Hero is a super fun series of music video games. It lets you pretend you are a rock star! You play a special controller that looks like a guitar. Your goal is to play famous rock songs. These songs come from the 1960s all the way to today.
There are many games in the Guitar Hero series. The last main game was Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock in 2010. Later games, like Guitar Hero World Tour, added more instruments. You could play drums or sing into a microphone. Guitar Hero games work on most game consoles. These are devices like the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. Lots of people worldwide enjoy playing these games.
After Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock did not sell well, Activision stopped making new games. Activision is the company that owns Guitar Hero. They paused making games until 2015. Then, Guitar Hero Live was released in October of that year.
Images for kids
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The original Guitar Hero logo features more pointed decorations on its letters, emphasizing its basis in heavy metal.
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The controllers bundled with Guitar Hero releases (from left to right): Gibson SGs for Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero II (PlayStation 2) and Gibson Explorer for Guitar Hero II (Xbox 360) and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PC)
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The Gibson Les Paul Guitar controller bundled with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 releases of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (pictured is the Xbox 360 guitar controller). A similar white Gibson Les Paul guitar controller is bundled with the Wii release, which requires the Wii Remote to be inserted in the back. For in-store demos on the Xbox 360, a wired Les Paul controller is used.
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The "Genericaster" guitar controller bundled with Guitar Hero World Tour (pictured is the PlayStation 3 guitar controller). Unlike previous Guitar Hero controllers, this controller is not based on a real guitar.
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The "Guitar Grip", developed by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS series Guitar Hero: On Tour provides four fret buttons for the game, while strumming is done on the DS touchscreen by use of a pick-shaped stylus.
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Guitar Hero Arcade
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Gameplay of a single player playing Pantera's "Cowboys From Hell". The player in Guitar Hero must play the colored notes on the fret board in time with the music as they scroll through the target at the bottom. The score and current score multiplier are shown on the bottom left. The Rock Meter dial and Star Power indicator are shown on the bottom right. The remainder of the screen shows the player's character and band as they perform to the music.
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Gameplay of a whole band in Guitar Hero World Tour playing Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell". On top are vocals, bottom from left to right: lead guitar, drums and bass guitar.
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In Guitar Hero III's two-player "Battle Mode", each player attempts to interfere with their opponent's performance using special power-ups while avoiding being distracted by those thrown by the opponent.
See also
In Spanish: Guitar Hero para niños
