Guitar Hero Skin Good Looking
RedOctane first made an impact upon the gaming universe by selling cushier dance platform pads for Bemani's multiplayer video games; the Dance Dance Revolution series. Soon they made the decision to partner with Harmonix to release the popular beat-matching game Guitar Hero in 2002, and were entering a market of such games then controlled by Bemani. By bringing a brand-new gaming dynamic to the competing company's less-popular Guitar Freaks, it wasn't long before RedOctane and Harmonix's Guitar Hero worked it's way into the video gaming spotlight of that year and the successful alliance, which respectively, now is part of Activison and MTV, dominated the rhythm video games genre.
Like the dance pads which preceded it, the Guitar Hero controller itself is, viscerally, a more profound experience than the original which inspired them. With its catchy mix of enjoyable riffs and classic rock foot-stompers, the music that one might produce through this game (a prerecorded track, although the most recent version will allow you to develop comparisons of your own) was a sheer delight to play and changed its players into virtual rock masters.
Even the controller itself is a joy to hold - Guitar Hero is usually played while standing, with a strap to keep the guitar roughly at waist level (or just above that, if you should happen to be quite tall, like me) with the fret buttons within reach for fingering to the left.
The game became massively popular at parties because of the game's contact and the physical nature of the controllers. Many karaoke bars have replaced their previous equipment with the game. It has become accepted as a game to be played at social occasions. As a result, many players buy Guitar Hero skins so that they can personalize their controllers and make them look they way they want the controllers to look.
Similar to the buying of rockband skins, which as recently gained popularity as a personalizing agent for that popular game, the Guitar Hero skin is fast becoming a staple at parties, with different players bringing their unique, sometimes custom-made, guitar hero skins to use while playing.
Purchasing a skin for guitar hero controllers has turned into a way to affirmatively influence the visually stimulating game environment already seen in Guitar Hero. Also, new life can be added to the social side of the game by personalizing your guitar hero controller.
When it came out in 2002, guitar hero entered a field dominated by Bemani's games. They improved upon Bemani's Guitar Freaks franchise by introducing a modified guitar control system. The game became massively popular at parties because of the game's contact and the physical nature of the controllers. Similar to the buying of RockBand Skins, which recently gained popularity as a personalizing agent for that popular game. The Guitar Hero Skin is fast becoming a staple at parties, with different players bringing their unique, sometimes custom-made skin for guitar hero to use while playing. The controller itself is fun to hold.
Published June 26th, 2008
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