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    Rumor: GH Survey Mentions Drummer Hero, Keyboard Hero

    By Brian Crecente, 5:00 PM on Mon Oct 2 2006, 3,978 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    A reader recently got a chance to fill out a Guitar Hero 2 survey. The questions seem to hint at some pretty kick-ass things to come.

    I've put a big chunk of the reader's email after the jump, but here's a summary of some of the interesting ideas hinted at:

    Keyboard Hero or Drummer Hero, Guitar Hero II Expansion Packs for $30 with an extra guitar, Band-specific expansion packs, genre-specific expansion packs, a full-sized wood guitar controller, a microphone add-on for singing and playing (I like to call this the Crecente pack), a stand-alone amp, custom skins, motion-sensing controls, two-piece guitarto make it easier to transport, an effects pedal, higher level of customization which would allow you to put your face in the game, create your own guitar, download outfits, venue guitars and songs or create your own set lists, new guitar body shapes for the controller, like the Gibson Firebird or Kramer Striker.

    Drummer Hero? Keyboard Hero? Microphone support? I think I'm going to pass out.

    Keep in mind, despite my hyperventilating, that this all comes from an unseen survey. Which means it's highly speculative. The jump has a more detailed list of questions and such. Brian Crecente

    Asked whether I intend to buy a Wii and/or PS3

    Asked how likely I'd be to buy an expansion pack with new songs,
    guitars, characters, etc. that requires owning the full game and
    includes a guitar for $30 over the base price, one that does not
    include the guitar, and the same two options for a version that
    doesn't require me to own the original.

    Asked my top three choices of band to be featured in an expansion
    pack. Bands were: Van Halen, Guns n Roses, U2, The Killers, Led
    Zeppelin, Jane's Addiction, Aerosmith, Green Day, Metallica,
    Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, KISS, Rush, Eagles,
    Coldplay, The Beatles, AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Black Sabbath, Jimi
    Hendrix.

    Then asked to rate my interest in each of above bands being featured
    in their own expansion pack.

    Then asked how likely I would be to purchase following themed
    expansion packs: Country (like Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks and Toby
    Keith), Ozzfest Edition (like System of a Down, Disturbed and
    Sepultura), Southern Rock (like ZZ Top, The Georgia Satellites and
    Black Crowes), Modern Hard and Alternative Rock (like Tool, Slipknot
    and Foo Fighters), Hair Metal (like Quiet Riot's Bang Your Head,
    Twisted Sister's I Wanna Rock, and Whitesnake's Here I Go Again), Rock
    of the 60s, 80s Metal (like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Def
    Leppard), Modern Metal (like Pantera, Lamb of God and Slayer), Warped
    Tour Legends (like Alien Ant Farm, Anti-Flag and Weezer), Classic Rock
    (like The Who's My Generation, Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar and
    Santana's Black Magic Woman),Modern Punk (like Anti-Flag, Bouncing
    Souls and Rancid), Grunge (like Soundgarden's Outshined, Smashing
    Pumpkins' Siamese Dream and Pearl Jam's Alive), Christian Rock (like
    King's X, MxPx and P.O.D.), Tour-a-Palooza (like Soundgarden, Stone
    Temple Pilots and The Smashing Pumpkins), Old School Punk (like
    Misfits, Dead Kennedys and Minor Threat), Rock of the 70s, Rock of the
    80s.

    Asked my opinion on how likely I would be to buy a new Guitar Hero if
    it included the following hardware enhancements: Premium full sized
    wood guitar controller, a microphone that allows you to sing and play
    like a rockstar, a separate speaker that plugs into the console and
    plays your guitar playing, custom vinyl skins of different graphics or
    colors for the guitar controller, motion sending controls that would
    allow your character to mimic your real-world motion for extra
    power-ups and higher scores, a two-piece guitar that breaks down for
    storage/portability, and an effects pedal for special sound effects.

    Asked my opinion on features, like downloading your face into the game
    to make the character look like you, building your own guitar hero,
    downloadable characters, custom guitar creating, downloadable outfits,
    downloadable venues, downloadable guitars, downloadable songs, and the
    ability to create your own set lists.

    Asked opinion on guitar shapes for future included guitars, including
    Gibson Firebird, Flying V, Les Paul, SG, X-plorer, ES 335, and Kramer
    Striker.

    Asked about colors including Metallic (mirror), Red, Green, Cherry,
    Orange, Black, Pink, Blue, Natural (wood grain), light blue.

    Asked if I would be interested in a game that goes beyond forms of
    guitars to the rest of the band, and then specifically asked about
    games entitled Keyboard Hero and Drummer Hero.


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