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Guitar Hero

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…

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Guitar Hero is a music developed by Harmonix Music Systems, released 8 November 2005 on PlayStation 2. This page lists 7 cheat codes for it.

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What Guitar Hero is

Guitar Hero is a music game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and released in 2005. It was published by RedOctane. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Guitar Hero is a 2005 rhythm game developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2. It is the first installment 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.
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How it plays

It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Guitar Hero holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 121 votes.

What it launched against

Guitar Hero launched on 8 November 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2 and Sid Meier's Civilization IV. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 7 cheat entries for Guitar Hero — 7 cheat codes. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

All 7 Guitar Hero cheats →

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Guitar Hero cheat codes

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Air Guitar

Your rocker's guitar will become invisible.

Tap the frets in this order on the main menu. G, R, Y, B and O are the green, red, yellow, blue and orange frets.

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This is the North American (NTSC) sequence. European PAL copies use a different one.

Guitar Hero Guitar

Unlock the Guitar Hero Guitar.

Tap the frets in this order on the main menu. G, R, Y, B and O are the green, red, yellow, blue and orange frets.

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This is the North American (NTSC) sequence. European PAL copies use a different one.

Monkey Head Crowd

The crowd will have no heads.

Tap the frets in this order on the main menu. G, R, Y, B and O are the green, red, yellow, blue and orange frets.

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This is the North American (NTSC) sequence. European PAL copies use a different one.

No Venue

The band will play in total darkness where there is no crowd.

Tap the frets in this order on the main menu. G, R, Y, B and O are the green, red, yellow, blue and orange frets.

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This is the North American (NTSC) sequence. European PAL copies use a different one.

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Quick answers

Guitar Hero — frequently asked questions

When did Guitar Hero come out?
Guitar Hero was released on 8 November 2005 for PlayStation 2.
Are there cheat codes for Guitar Hero?
Yes. We list 7 cheat codes and console command for Guitar Hero, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.
Does Guitar Hero have multiplayer?
Yes. Guitar Hero supports multiplayer, including co-op.

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