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2005 video game

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Guitar Hero is a music simulation game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It was released in 2005, with sources citing November 7 and November 8 of that year. The title is available on the PlayStation 2 platform.

The game supports single player, multiplayer, and co-operative game modes. It has received critical and user acclaim, holding a rating of 91 on Metacritic and 83 on IGDB, which is based on 117 ratings. The critic rating on IGDB is 89, derived from two critics. RAWG lists a rating of 4.01 for the title.

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Game data

Metacritic 91
Released
2005-11-07
User rating
4.01 / 5
Genres
Simulation
Platforms
PlayStation 2

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Game details · IGDB

89Critic score · 2 ratings
83User score · 117 ratings

Guitar Hero is a 2005 music rhythm video game developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released in November 2005 in North America, April 2006 in Europe and June 2006 in Australia. The game's development was a result of collaboration between RedOctane and Harmonix to bring a Guitar Freaks-like game to United States. The game features a guitar-shaped controller (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) that the player uses to simulate playing rock music. The gameplay is similar to GuitarFreaks, in that t…

Released
2005
Genres
Music
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Developer
Harmonix Music Systems
Publisher
RedOctane

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Publisher
RedOctane
Followed by
Guitar Hero II
Platform
Q10680
Game mode
hotseat
Distribution format
DVD
Official website
www.guitarhero.com
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Commons category
Guitar Hero (video game)
publication date
2005-11-08
title
Guitar Hero
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