We are right here to present you entrance row seats and backstage passes to some of the onerous rockin’ lists on the internet: The Best Guitar Hero video games of all time!

Guitar Hero is a style defining music and rhythm primarily based recreation franchise. Not the primary rhythm recreation, however actually the one which introduced the idea to the plenty and made it cool.

And it introduced us a very new method to controller rage by smashing your tv with a guitar controller after a failed recreation problem.

Of course, we don’t encourage this type of habits. But we all know it occurs. And if yer gonna smash a controller, it’s a little cooler for those who can appear like Jimi Hendrix or Kurt Cobain whereas doing it.

Hopefully our decisions received’t make you rage, but it surely wasn’t precisely selecting our favorites. But it’s our job, so we endured.

So right here it’s, y’all… the perfect Guitar Hero video games of all time! *viewers roars*

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock was the sixth entry within the well-liked rhythm music collection.

Like Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero 5 (each of which can seem afterward this record), Warriors of Rock focuses on a 4 individual band expertise.

This recreation introduces a model new story-based Quest Mode narrated by Gene Simmons of Kiss fame.

And, in fact, the sport includes a ton of nice music to jam alongside to. So whether or not you ‘wanna tackle the journey of the Quest Mode or simply hop into the Quickplay mode, this recreation has one thing for everyone.

93 songs, all authentic tracks, means there are a ton of gigs to play.

Drowning Pool “Bodies”, Pantera “I’m Broken”, Kiss, “Love Gun”, Neil Young “Rockin’ in the Free World”, Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody”, and a track by The Dillinger Escape Plan?! YES PLEASE.

There’s quite a bit to like in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. It’s clearly a reasonably superior recreation. But, there are simply so many superior video games within the collection that we have now 5 extra to acknowledge!

The first Guitar Hero online game was launched in 2005 on the PlayStation 2.

It was developed by Harmonix, who had beforehand introduced us video games like Frequency, Amplitude, and Karaoke Revolution… all music and rhythm primarily based online game experiences.

As the primary recreation within the collection, there was not a popularity to have authentic music tracks fairly but.

But with cowl variations of 30 well-liked rock tracks together with “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead, “Cowboys from Hell” by Pantera, “Thunder Kiss ’65” by White Zombie, “I Wanna Be Sedated” by Ramones, and “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath.

Come on, that’s nonetheless fairly superior.

Guitar Hero was praised by gamers and critics on the time of its launch. Everybody liked the method, the brand new guitar peripheral, and the collection of music within the recreation.

The recreation launched some of the profitable recreation franchises of all time and is credited to influencing many to discover ways to play an actual guitar.

And it was solely uphill from there for Guitar Hero…

Guitar Hero: World Tour is the fourth recreation in the primary Guitar Hero franchise. although, they opted to drop the “IV” from the title.

Perhaps in an effort to compete with Rock Band, Guitar Hero: World Tour launched drum and microphone controllers, finishing the band and specializing in a 4 participant expertise.

The new Music Studio mode permits gamers to report authentic music within the recreation and add their tracks to the Guitar Hero music service GHTunes.

GHWT additionally features a Create-a-Rocker mode, permitting gamers to create distinctive band members with tons of customization.

The recreation options quite a few licensed playable characters, together with Sting (the musician, not the WWE wrestler), Travis Barker, Jimi Hendrix, and Ozzy Osbourne.

There are 86 complete songs within the recreation, all of that are authentic recordings (no covers!), a primary within the franchise. And all of them are bangers.

Korn “Freak on a Leash”, Foo Fighters “Everlong”, Michael Jackson “Beat It”, Blink-182 “Dammit”, Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer”…. BANGERS.

Guitar Hero IV… I imply Guitar Hero World Tour is a heck of a very good time. It takes the acquainted method of Guitar Hero and expands into the complete band expertise. It was a step in the suitable path.

But one recreation acquired the complete band method even higher.

Guitar Hero 5 is the place the franchise actually acquired the complete band expertise rockin’. It was additionally the official nail within the coffin for roman numerals on Guitar Hero titles.

The collection had discovered its footing after the launch of Rock Band by former developer Harmonix, and the Guitar Hero franchise went full throttle on the multi-instrument path.

Guitar Hero was again on prime as among the best occasion video games of the time, providing one thing for everyone. It was excellent for informal avid gamers, newcomers, and acquainted gamers who need some collection problem.

Custom character creation and music recording remains to be current, and with 85 songs, you bought loads of content material to work with.

And with playable characters modeled after Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain… BONUS POINTS for Guitar Hero 5.

Supposedly, folks have been upset on the commercialization of Kurt Cobain’s picture, and your skill to make use of his avatar to play music that he most likely wouldn’t be into.

But as a Nirvana fan, I feel that’s kinda dumb. Times change, folks both develop or they don’t.

I want to consider the inclusion of his picture as nothing greater than a celebration of his mark on music historical past and a good way to expertise the sport as certainly one of your favourite musicians.

World Tour was thought of one step again (or at the very least the franchise going by some rising pains) after what are universally thought of the 2 finest Guitar Hero video games of all time:

Guitar Hero III is broadly thought of one of many best possible Guitar Hero video games of all time.

The recreation launched on-line multiplayer, a brand new Co-Op Career mode, and new challenges the place the participant can battle in opposition to in recreation musicians.

This was the primary recreation within the franchise to be developed by Neversoft after Activision acquired RedOctane and MTV acquired the unique Guitar Hero developer Harmonix (who later went on to develop the Rock Band franchise).

Guitar Hero 3 launched with 73 superior tracks, together with songs from Tenacious D, The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sex Pistols and lots of extra.

The launch of Guitar Hero III was a large hit, promoting thousands and thousands of copies within the first month. The demand was so excessive that Activision may barely make sufficient to maintain them on the cabinets.

The particular version “Gibson Les Paul” controller, which was an official Gibson license, is broadly thought of the very best controller created for the franchise, each for its seems and its efficiency.

It was additionally the primary wi-fi guitar controller created for the Guitar Hero franchise.

Guitar Hero III has ports obtainable on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Windows and Mac OS, so there loads of methods to get your rock on.

Guitar Hero III makes an look on our record of the Best PS2 Games of all time.

Many folks debate which Guitar Hero recreation is numero uno. Guitar Hero III is often part of that dialog, however the recreation that usually will get the win is…

The best possible Guitar Hero recreation of all time is Guitar Hero II.

This absolute basic title was developed by Harmonix and revealed by RedOctane, the unique group to convey us the Guitar Hero franchise.

As the followup to the unique Guitar Hero recreation, Number 2 had quite a bit to reside as much as.

And they undoubtedly delivered.

Harmonix upped the ante in just about each space of the sport; higher graphics, higher recreation play mechanics, extra recreation modes, and extra music!

Of the 64 tracks within the recreation, 40 of them are official licenses, together with songs from Guns N’ Roses, Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Primus.

Guitar Hero II additionally included licensed guitars, amps, and different equipment. These embody Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer guitars, Roland keyboards, Orange and Mesa Boogie amplifiers, DW drums, Ernie Ball strings, and Boss results.

To non-musicians, that may not be thrilling data. But if , . Those licenses are large and provides Guitar Hero II a ton of avenue cred.

It’s no shock that Guitar Hero II remains to be the very best scoring recreation within the franchise on Metacritic and sometimes hits the primary spot on most lists of the perfect Guitar Hero video games.

We occur to agree with the plenty, and we’re giving Guitar Hero II the primary spot for finest Guitar Hero video games of all time.

Anthony has been a online game lover ever since he can keep in mind. He turned a fulltime nomad in 2018, dwelling all through most of Asia. He centered his ardour in retro gaming and commenced making a recreation for the Game Boy Color whereas dwelling in Nara, Japan in the course of the 2020 pandemic. He is now in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the place he spends most of his time gaming, happening lengthy walks and assembly as many stray canine as attainable.