Guitar Hero II

The sequel contains 64 songs, of which 40 have been licensed.

One of the tracks was discovered through a contest at beaguitarhero.com, where unlicensed bands could send in a demo to be included in the game.

Most of the tracks have been covered in-studio, but a few use original recordings.

The career mode has been revamped as a high school battle where you need to make your way to the top.

Every venue is now represented by a different city.

There are also encore performances, and unlockables can still be bought in the shop.

A completely new addition is the practice mode (Shred School).

When you keep getting stumped by a single track, you can train in this mode.

The background music is dropped, you can choose a certain section to practice, and there four types of speeds available, to slowly get the hang of difficult passages.

In the multiplayer mode, you can still play the traditional mode from the first game, where sections are traded off between players.

The co-op mode is new: both players play the same song at the same time, but one is given the lead guitar, while the other handles the bass or rhythm guitar.

Unlike the traditional mode, you can fail and both player share the score, rock meter and multiplier.

To activate star power (a short power-up mode where the score multiplier is doubled, built up in a meter by playing a number of star-shaped notes without flaws and best saved for difficult sections) both players need to raise the guitar at the same time.

You cannot practice together in this mode, but the different sections are available in the singleplayer practice mode.

The final mode is called Face-Off.

Here, both players play every sin

Guitar Hero II for PlayStation 2 is currently worth €9.99 loose, €6.15 complete in box, and €15.92 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Guitar Hero II has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Guitar Hero II, loose is €9.99 and CIB is €6.15 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Guitar Hero II is currently worth €9.99 loose, versus €8.15 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.