Guitar Hero
Fretboard simulation game
Guitar Hero is a rhythm video game series where players use a guitar-shaped controller to match on-screen notes, simulating rock performance.
The franchise was a cultural phenomenon in the late 2000s, bringing classic rock songs to a new generation.
Figuratively, someone playing air guitar or showing off musical enthusiasm might be called a guitar hero: He was being a total Guitar Hero at the party.
Device directing a system
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- consoleComfort in distress
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- simulationImitation of real processes
score · combo · streak · difficulty · unlock · career · quickplay · leaderboard
Solid earthen material
- metalHard conductive solid
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- classic rockEnduring guitar-driven music
- anthemOfficial song of praise
riff · lick · shred · track · song · setlist · soundtrack · cover
Video game publisher
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
- 2000sFirst decade, 2000s
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
craze · mainstream · MTV · living room · dorm room
controller
Device directing a system
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- consoleComfort in distress
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
simulation · score · combo · streak · difficulty · unlock · career · quickplay · leaderboard · co-op
rock
Solid earthen material
- metalHard conductive solid
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- classic rockEnduring guitar-driven music
anthem · riff · lick · shred · track · song · setlist · soundtrack · cover · licensed
Activision
Video game publisher
- party gameSocial gathering entertainment
- 2000sFirst decade, 2000s
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
phenomenon · craze · mainstream · MTV · living room · dorm room
stage
Raised performance platform
encore · headbanger · concert · applause · cheering · shredding · showmanship · virtuoso · nailing · perfect
- music gameskaraoke, Rock Band, sing-alongs, rhythm games, drum circles
- Activision BlizzardBlizzard, Call of Duty, Diablo, Warcraft, World of Warcraft
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- Rhythm Gamesarrows, combo, full combo, timing window, difficulty rating
- Game Musicbattle theme, boss theme, title theme, main theme, boss music
Guitar Heromusic lessons
live performance · busking · music conservatory · jazz improvisation · Juilliard
Guitar Herotext adventure
Story navigated by commands
first-person shooter · walking simulator · visual novel · flight simulator · Civilization
hero, heroic, heroism, guitar, guitars, superhero, guitarist, antihero, guitarists