Buy extra Guitar Hero controllers

By Tom Bramwell Published 12 April, 2006

Or see how you can mod them.

With Guitar Hero now out over here, RedOctane has announced the launch of the official website, where you can not only order the game directly but also order the controller separately - something the publisher hasn't previously offered.

Guitar Hero multiplayer puts you and a friend up against one another on the same track, and if you're similarly skilled it can be quite dramatic - so that's one potential reason to spend £29.99 on a spare.

Alternatively, you might just fancy smashing one of them up every now and then - like when you're trying to master the Hard songs and you realise your hands are utterly rubbish and you're a failure at life and I HATE IT I HATE IT.

Just head to www.guitarherogame.co.uk to place an order.

Meanwhile, various people out on yonder turboweb have been scheming ways to get more out of the guitar, including a rather brilliant modification to use the controller as an instrument with a PC audio package.

The software for that is currently offline due to heavy traffic, but there's a video of it in action, showing how you can map banks of sound to the fret buttons and record sequences to loop. It even makes ingenious use of the tilt sensor - in the game, it's used to activate Star Power, whereas here it clears the last recorded sequence.

That's not all there is either, as Pixel Sumo has rounded up some other hacks including a wireless guitar mod, and even a way to use a real guitar as a Guitar Hero controller.

For more on Guitar Hero, check out last week's review.

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Comments (12) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • Tejstar #1 6 years ago

    Where are the cherry versions dagnabbit!?!?!

  • smelly #2 6 years ago

    Ooooh.. hurry up and send my my copy dammit!

  • Beano #3 6 years ago

    Got Guitar Hero today from Play.com... this game is fantastic :) :) :)

  • kincaide #4 6 years ago

    Got mine home yesterday - played it until 1am. Smoke On The Water still rushes through my head this morning.

    MUST ...... MAKE ...... THE ...... CROWD ....... LOVE ...... ME ......

    /powerchord

  • Rociel #5 6 years ago

    Uh, £39.99 for the controller. There is £10 for P&P. Despite how much glorious, glorious fun I would get out of it, that's too much.

  • in5ane #6 6 years ago

    I would be willing to pay £30, but with P&P, £40 is kinda pushing it... Anyone seen the spare controller in actual shops?

  • --Ad-- #7 6 years ago

    Has anyone else noticed that when you stop playing the game after playing for a few hours that when you finally look away from the screen, anything you look at seems to scroll in front of your eyes?

  • byronicman_again #8 6 years ago

    The P&P should be reduced to £6.something shortly, if it hasn't been already.

  • Beano #9 6 years ago

    ""Has anyone else noticed that when you stop playing the game after playing for a few hours that when you finally look away from the screen, anything you look at seems to scroll in front of your eyes? "

    Yes :)

    Like a "warping worm-hole" effect.. quite weird!

  • kangarootoo #10 6 years ago

    If I was still at Uni (about 8 years ago, where I built guitars among other more techy music related stuff) I would happily knock controllers out for £25, butchered PS2 controller included in the price.

    The Guitar hero controller is just a PS2 controller with the buttons moved around. Come on people, get your woodwork kits and soldering irons out of the shed and get busy! :)

  • Beano #11 6 years ago

    kangarootoo, it's not that simple... the game knows that the proper guitar controller is connected.
    But yes - I guess you could take a Dual Shock and build the electronics into a homemade guitar if you are REALLY cheap... common... the game + controller is only £50 inclusing shipping!

  • Tomo #12 6 years ago

    £40 ?! What is the point.

    I bought the game and controller from Amazon for £40...