If you're looking for a compelling reason to pre-order Guitar Hero II (due in November only on PS2), look no further than the cooperative multiplayer with separate skill level settings. Not enough? The official song listing ought to do it, assuming you're old enough to remember any of these ditties:
- Nirvana: "Heart-Shaped Box"
- Alice in Chains: "Them Bones"
- Van Halen: "You Really Got Me"
- Guns N' Roses: "Sweet Child O'Mine"
- Motley Crue: "Shout at the Devil"
- The Police: "Message in a Bottle"
- The Rolling Stones: "Can You Hear Me Knocking?"
- Stone Temple Pilots: "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
- Rush: "YYZ"
- Spinal Tap: "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight"
- Heart: "Crazy on You"
- Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Freebird"
- Allman Brothers Band: "Jessica"
- Dick Dale: "Misirlou"
- Reverend Horton Heat: "Psychobilly Freakout"
- Black Sabbath: "War Pigs"
- KISS: "Strutter"
- Butthole Surfers: "Who Was in My Room Last Night?"
- Primus: "John the Fisherman"
- Anthrax: "Madhouse"
- The Pretenders: "Tattooed Love Boys"
- Avenged Sevenfold: "Beast and the Harlot"
- Lamb of God: "Laid to Rest"
