Guitar Hero 2 on XBox 360

[Ratsoap]

Is it normal to get a freaky motion-sickness-type thing caused by the vertically-scrolling fret when you've been playing for a while and you step away from your screen? Both me and my wife get it and it's quite disconcerting although it does seem to pass reasonably quickly.

I'm wondering if its because I'm playing close up to my (PC/360) 19" monitor and if I took the 360 downstairs and hooked it upto the main 42" screen and stood further back near the sofa, the effect would be reduced?

I've never played a proper GH before but I have spent time on the PC "Frets-of-Fire" homage...so much easier with the guitar controller than a tilted keyboard!

I get that, it looks like the TV is moving up the wall for a minute after I stop playing. I quite like it.

[Mqark]

You can pick it up at PC world for 59.99 quid - thus saving enough for a beer and curry

[WiredWorm]

Baaah, tried to get my faulty controller replaced today but HMV are out of stock. Guess i'll have to make do with it for now - they reckon it'll be 10 days before they get more stock in......

[Flabio]

There's a DIY fix for the dodgy whammy bar. I don't have the url handy unfortunately.

That effect of everything moving up when you stop playing is to do with motion compensation feedback loops in the brain. Your brain has wired in a bit of logic to cancel out the background motion, so it can pick out important foreground stuff more easily. It just takes a little while to switch off again when it's not needed.

You can get a similar effect if you watch the end credits to a film in the dark, then flip on the lights.

There's a gif anim of something really twirly in black and white, and if you stare at it for a while then look at something else it makes it go all spinny.

[WiredWorm]

There's a DIY fix for the dodgy whammy bar. I don't have the url handy unfortunately.

You mean this one Flabio?

Not sure I fancy invalidating the warranty on the Guitar Controller just yet - but to be honest i'm not finding that it's spoiling my enjoyment of the game at the moment - it's just stopping me from pushing my score through the roof.

I'll hold off for now - but in the above article there is mention of how an elastic band can resolve the issue - might try that as it won't invalidate the warranty and might serve as a temporary fix until I can get it replaced at HMV.

[WiredWorm]

The bit of my brain that likes taking things to bits won in the end.

I ended up stripping my Xplorer controller down and following the steps in the guide mentioned above - and now my whammy bar works - seems that the potentiometer is just misaligned so doesn't move far enough along to actually register.

Now i've tweaked it I can get Star Power at least twice before i'm even into the main body of Sweet Child of Mine - so hopefully I can start racking up some more impressive scores now.

Coooool!

Oh, and the wording on the internal PCB serves to confirm (as if confirmation was needed) that a pedal for Guitar Hero is on the cards.....

[Jedburgh]

Hurrah! Just unlocked War Pigs.

*throws horns, puts on two pairs of glasses, pretends to be Jim Martin*

[GeeZa]

Hurrah! Just unlocked War Pigs.

*throws horns, puts on two pairs of glasses, pretends to be Jim Martin*

You mean GH2 contains the FNM version and not the orig?

[Jedburgh]

Hurrah! Just unlocked War Pigs.

*throws horns, puts on two pairs of glasses, pretends to be Jim Martin*

You mean GH2 contains the FNM version and not the orig?

If only.

But Faith No More's version is note for note anyway

[GeeZa]

Hurrah! Just unlocked War Pigs.

*throws horns, puts on two pairs of glasses, pretends to be Jim Martin*

You mean GH2 contains the FNM version and not the orig?

If only.

But Faith No More's version is note for note anyway

It is, I didn't realise the songs on GH2 weren't the actual tracks - I haven't actually played the games. Just now read the info on wikipedia.

"Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies is one of the greatest tracks ever and quite a cool inclusion I notice. "All's I wanted was just one Pepsi!" etc. etc.

[Jedburgh]

It is, I didn't realise the songs on GH2 weren't the actual tracks - I haven't actually played the games. Just now read the info on wikipedia.

Yep. And when it comes down to it, would you rather pretend to be Jim Martin or Tony Iommi?

[GeeZa]

It is, I didn't realise the songs on GH2 weren't the actual tracks - I haven't actually played the games. Just now read the info on wikipedia.

Yep. And when it comes down to it, would you rather pretend to be Jim Martin or Tony Iommi?

Both get high cool points though I'm afraid I'm Tone all the way. Provided it's Jethro Tull Iommi:



Or Sabotage Iommi:



I can probably do without the other Iommis. It's also an SG vs V thing.

[Dio]

It is, I didn't realise the songs on GH2 weren't the actual tracks

A couple are - Primus and Jane's Addiction on GH2.

The quality of the covers is mostly very good, but with a few amusing stand-out googlies; on GH1, Killer Queen is apparently sung by Derek Griffiths (of Play School fame for us old farts); on GH2, Misirlou is virtually unrecognisable.

[frak]

Tried playing on Hard earlier...
I'm afraid it's way too much for my stiff little fingers

Back to medium then and playing for laughs

[louiecat]

Tried playing on Hard earlier...
I'm afraid it's way too much for my stiff little fingers

Back to medium then and playing for laughs

hear hear!!!