Guitar Hero

53 - Guitar Hero (series)

Year: 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Platform(s): PlayStation 2 / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii / Nintendo DS
Designer(s): Greg LoPicollo [2005], Daniel Sussman [2006], Jeremy Russo [2008] & Neversoft [2008-2009]
Developer: Harmonix / Neversoft
Publisher: Activision

"Not very long ago, Red Octane and Harmonix were tiny companies producing Dance Dance Revolution control mats and experimental music games that critics loved and nobody bought, respectively. Everyone’s fortunes changed when the two firms teamed up to create a rock ‘n’ roll game with a controller in the shape of a guitar. Similar games had been moderately popular in Japan for years, but had never really taken off. Guitar Hero was the sleeper hit of the year. . . But more importantly, Guitar Hero took music games from a tiny niche to one of the biggest game genres around." - Chris Kohler and Tracey John, Wired

Recommended Titles:
Guitar Hero (2005) [PlayStation 2]
Guitar Hero II (2006) [PlayStation 2 / Xbox 360]
Guitar Hero: On Tour (2008) [Nintendo DS]
Guitar Hero: World Tour (2008) [PlayStation 3 / Wii / Xbox 360]
Guitar Hero 5 (2009) [PlayStation 3 / Wii / Xbox 360]

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