It says it’s a sequel, it says it has some new features and then, in big letters it says “OVER 55 ROCKIN’ TRACKS, INCLUDING:

- You Really Got Me
- War Pigs
- Beast And The Harlot
- Crazy On You
- Carry On Waywayd Son
- Heart-shaped Box
- Killing In The Name Of
- Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Message In A Bottle
- Shout At The Devil
- Surrender

AND MORE!!”

Pulled right from the back of the box.

Now, what does that say to me?

It says “Hey Jeremy, these songs are in the game. You can play them.”

I’ll agree to that it doesn’t say I might have to unlock songs, but it doesn’t say that I won’t have to unlock them. ALL IT IS SAYING IS THAT THE SONGS ARE IN THE GAME!

The fact that you bought the game under a preconceived notion that YOU CREATED YOURSELF that you could automatically play any song that you wanted is solely YOUR fault and has almost nothing to do with the company. They might not have come out and said “Hey, you might have to unlock this shit,” but they sure as hell didn’t mislead you about the songs being in the game, which is all that is says.

Point is, that you… created this idea that you would start off being able to play any song you wanted. Why? It never says anything anywhere like that. YOU thought it up, therefore YOU lied to YOURSELF. It’s not the company’s fault that you are an idiot who made speculations about a game that turned out to be incorrect and then got pissy about it. That’s all on you, sport.

Also, I’m going to discet one post that you made that really botherd me and is pretty much the reason I’m writing this post now.

“Yes, Guitar Hero II is a GAME. A *game*. Which means, I *play*. I do not *work*. I want to *enjoy* myself. I want to do what *I* want to do.” -JonasFalcon

Good. this is America. Freedom of all that and whatnot. What says you can’t enjoy work? And what says that work is not play? You’re purposefully being vague and it’s backfiring. If you aren’t enjoying the game, then get a new one. nobody is making you play it.

“You see, most kiddies under 23 don’t seem to understand that people play games to have fun. Fun is subjective. However, I have a limited time to play games, so I want to get maximum enjoyment out of my gameplaying.” - JonasFalcon

I really, REALLY have to say that this pissed me off. not only have you offended me as a gamer, you offended me as a person. You are telling me that because I’m 17, that I am an inadequate gamer who has no true concept of what gaming is, and that I am stupid. Well fuck you. I have a job, so I can see your dilemma in not having time to finish a game. That’s your fucking problem. Find some time to enjoy a game. On that note, I have school and a job, so I have barely any time to play either, but I fucking love video games. So, before you start to insult large demographs of the population, shut the fuck up and think before you type.

“Kiddies treat these games like jobs. They don’t actually HAVE jobs yet.” -JonasFalcon

That’s fucking bullshit. I have never once sat down and said “Okay, today my job is to play Final Fantasy XII and I expect to get paid.” No. Kids see video games as another medium of entertainment. You are just a dumbass who doesn’t remember what it’s like to be a kid anymore. shut up.

“Dance Dance Revolution allows you to play nearly every song you desire, regardless of difficulty. Does that mean people will just want to play every song at Easy? Of course not.” - Guess Who?

Dance Dance Revolution is a shitty game, first of all. Take that into note. Second of all, it’s based off of an arcade version, which has very select memory, so
an unlockable system would be very challenging and pointless to make. With that much access to the public, it’s acceptable to have the desired portions immediately accessible so that they make more money. Guitar Hero I&II, however, is not. It’s centered around single player advancement through a tiering of levels based on developing skills and progressive difficulty. Also, I’m sure if they made a GHII arcade game, it’d have all the stuff unlocked and then they would have no career mode and it’d only be quick play, which is essentially all that DDR is. They are completely different games.

“There is a career mode. That’s nice. I’ll do the career mode. I enjoy it. But if I just want to play Free Bird immediately, I should be allowed to. I paid $90. I deserve it.” - JonasFlacon

No, you paid $89.99 with or without tax for the game and a controller. You Don’t deserve to play it automatically. If you had that, this entire article would have been about how it’s too hard for you to play. The purpose of the game is to advance. THAT’S THE WHOLE GAME. Letting you have the holy grail of Rock And Roll from the get-go would defeat the entire purpose of the game.

“And this doesn’t apply to Guitar Hero II only. Unlockable content used to be put down all the time as “console bullshit” among PC gamers for years. Now that consoles are trying to be computers (hard drive, internet access, etc.), they better grow up, or they’ll be stuck as being considered toys by the rest of the world.” - JonasFalcon

Wow. You never cease to amaze me. They ARE toys. That’s what they’ll always be. Look at the names; PLAYstation. GAMEcube. They’re for fun, not for word processing, chart making or other shit like that. They will never make a console for the crotchety 32 year-old man like you so he can do his taxes in a fun way. Sorry to break your hopes and dreams, Jonas. And it has NEVER been solely considered a “computer bullshit”. It’s always been in games, even since Super Mario Bros. for Super Nintendo Entertainment System (note the name, ENTERTAINMENT). It’s truly a basis for any game to progress slowly in difficulty, developing skills, and such.

In short, I already proved to you that it’s your fault that you thought that the songs would be available form the start and that there is nothing misleading about the box or advertisements. That’s all your fault and there is no one else to blame for your stupidity. Act your age instead of the ones that you say are incompetent and are not capable of understanding gaming.

On top of that, insulting people and calling them stupid (i.e. your reference to younger gamers) is no way to support an opinion and to get yourself to be taken seriously. all it proves is that you truly are a dumbass who deserves nothing more than to be wiped off the face of the Earth so that no drunk woman has the chance to accept your corrupted seed which would placate the continuation of the cancer of society, known as stupidity.

- Radioactive24 a.k.a. Jeremy

i have read thru this post and am mortified that some one would complain about having some fun…WOW!!!…i sold my xbox and bought a ps2 just for the guitar hero series of games…i started with one then 2 then encore and plan to get gh3 as a pre release….i am by far amateur at most…and i love the fact that i have to play to unlock…this just makes me better at the game…im 39 soon to be forty and play with my 16 year old nephew all the time…we have score competitions to see who can get the best…this is like a football rivalry him against me…he is way better at hard but i can beat him on every song on medium…he is my inspiration to play well…its so much fun when he comes for a weekend for me to show him a new song i just unlocked and to let him try and play it…and 90$ for guitar hero????dude i paid less than that for a guitar and all 3 games on ebay…but you know what they say…a fool and his money…lmao…

The point is that saying the game includes those songs without mentioning that they must be unlocked is untruthful and can result a letdown (or even a sense of betrayal). If the cover says the game includes those songs with high appeal, but that they are earned as the player progresses in experience or skill–or the cover includes the disclaimer that not all songs listed are immediately available–then no problem.

Asking for that isn’t whining, it’s just requesting honesty. When you jump into a game, you want to start with what it says on the box, and earn bonuses–not work your way up to what you thought you would start with.

Either way I don’t buy games to cheat.

I already have a repetitive job in my *real life*. I don’t need my *games* to be one as well.

Btw Jonah, 2 1/2 months and still getting flamed!?!? You sure struck a nerve with all the American Idol wannabes out there.

A game is not work.