I just tried out "Guitar Hero" at my son-in-law's place. Man, that thing is ADDICTIVE!

[Aristus]

It's a real workout, too. I was sweating by the time I finished "Carry On, Wayward Son".

[TK421]

1. There will be days when you are done...so just let your weary head to rest

and don't you cry no more...

[Redstone]

2. I've found that it's a good adjunct to my son's real guitar lessons; it helps

him with rhythm and timing, even though the "controller guitar" isn't like a real one.

Redstone

[Mojambo]

3. It does absolutely nothing for me.

I'm the only gamer I know who thinks the whole thing is a little meh.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. Me too

the bf got it for me for my birthday. He just loves it. I'm sorta meh on it.

[Perseid]

5. I read a story about Clapton today, and

grabbed my telecaster (sorry, the strat went somewhere else for nefarious reasons)

and had to play.

Layla. Something. You Look Wonderful Tonight.

[Aristus]

6. I've always preferred bass guitar. Next time I'm over there, I'll give the bass a whirl.

:headbang:

[Bake]

7. Maybe ... if you can't play the REAL THING ...

Bake

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Most of my friends are musicians and they adore Guitar Hero.

[deadparrot]

8. Wasn't that the game that Joel Zumaya hurt his wrist playing

last fall?

Sounds like fun, in any case. :)

[DarkTirade]

9. I tried out a real guitar in high school... man that thing actually IMPRESSES GIRLS! :)

I know I shouldn't tease people for enjoying something... but yeah. I do anyway. :P

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. How does Guitar Hero actually work?

The "guitar" has no strings, right? So what does one actually play, and how accurate must one be to... "win," I guess? :shrug:

[Aristus]

12. In place of strings, it has a pinball-like flipper that you can flip up or down

like strumming strings, and that activates the game's audio strings. Instead of frets, it has colored buttons that represent notes and chords. It actually requires a certain degree of coordination to play well. Although not as much as an actual guitar, of course. B-)

[redqueen]

13. I might get that for the kids for Christmas...

not for me. Really.

[KitchenWitch]

14. My son LOVES Guitar Hero!

Kind of makes me want to get one here!