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Guitar Hero

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Washington Post Review

"Guitar Hero" may be a bit expensive, but nothing short of becoming a roadie is going to get you closer to the rock star experience. The game comes with a guitar controller that looks and feels like the real thing, only without strings. Instead, five buttons on the neck represent the frets. The controller also features a plastic "strum bar" and a whammy bar. To play a note or chord, you hold down one or several of the fret buttons and stroke the strum bar. It feels odd at first but soon becomes natural.

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