If they want to compete, they're going to need to add more recognizable songs. Guitar Freaks, like most Bemani games, relies on a lot of J-Pop to round out their catalog.
Do people want to take a step down in complexity? Guitar Hero also has a great selection of licensed music, one of the main reasons people enjoy the game so much. Guitar Hero also sports five buttons on their controller, up from Guitar Freaks' three.
Now that Konami has trademarked the name Guitar Revolution, we're assuming they mean to bring out a console version for the US.Įven though Guitar Freaks came first, in the US Guitar Hero has a huge head start in terms of mindshare. Hell, we've only just recently gotten a US version of Beatmania so we can see what all the fuss is about. Konami's Guitar Freaks games have been around long before Guitar Hero was even a sparkle in someone's eye, however Konami hasn't really seemed motivated to try and bring the Bemani game to the United States. The only surprising facet is that it's taken Konami this long to mount a response. 23, 2012.The overwhelming success of Red Octane's Guitar Hero was bound to lead to competitors. Another sequel, GuitarFreaks XG3, was released on Feb. A sequel, GuitarFreaks XG2, was released on March 9, 2011.
A spin-off series, GuitarFreaks XG was released in Japanese arcades on March 10, 2010, which added two more buttons to the fret bar. It was speculated to be the final release of GuitarFreaks V. The game is now in its nineteenth version, GuitarFreaks V8, which was released in March 28, 2011.
Working Designs attempted to bring Guitar Freaks PlayStation 2 games in the U.S., but patent problems with the guitar controller prevented the project from moving forward. It is considered one of the most influential video games of all time, for having laid the foundations for popular guitar-based rhythm games, such as the Guitar Hero series. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. GuitarFreaks (ギターフリークス?) is a music video game series produced by Konami.
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