One of my Christmas presents this year was Guitar Hero, Aerosmith Edition (with wireless guitar). Really fun game. I finished it in one sitting on easy level. Medium and hard may take longer. A couple notes for other 37-year-old rock god wannabes. Your fingers will hurt if you have OCD and play for six or eight hours like I did. The Aerosmith edition was OK, but the Legends of Rock edition is better. I’m playing on the Xbox 360 platform with a 46-inch LCD TV. Battling the devil on Charlie Daniels Band’s The Devil Went Down to Georgia was just frigging awesome. I felt like I was actually playing a real guitar against an opponent. Beating the devil sure felt good. Plus my wife gets a kick out of watching my developing “style.”
I’m going to practice a little more and then see what multiplayer is all about. Guitar Hero is just plain fun at any age. Even more so than Dance Dance Revolution. I find myself absolutely unable to complete Slayer’s Raining Blood, at least after a few beers. I’ll try again with none in me. I think I’ll go pick up Guitar Hero World Tour for tonight’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Playing Guitar Hero made me wonder – does a real guitar player get screwed up trying to play the game. What about vice versa? I’d be curious to know if there is any mental barrier that you have to cross to be good at both real guitar and fake guitar on a video gaming console. I have a real guitar but I am left handed and only know a few chords since I insist on learning to play the guitar right handed (like I shoot). I’d love to hear from someone who can play real guitar and is also good at Guitar Hero.