The guitar controllers bundled with Guitar Hero II: cherry red Gibson SG (PS2) and Gibson X-Plorer (Xbox 360) A sequel, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, was released in 2007. It has spawned the "expansion" title Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s for the PlayStation 2. As of December 1, 2007, the game has sold 3.1 million copies.
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Since its release, Guitar Hero II has been met with both critical and commercial success, helping the Guitar Hero series become a cultural phenomenon. The Xbox 360 version of the game is offered in a bundle that packages the game with a white Gibson Explorer guitar controller. The PlayStation 2 version of Guitar Hero II can be purchased individually or in a bundle that packages the game with a cherry red Gibson SG guitar controller. The game features more than 40 popular licensed songs, many of them cover versions recorded for the game, spanning five decades (from the 1960s to the 2000s).
Most of the gameplay from the original game remains intact, and provides new modes and note combinations. Like in the original Guitar Hero, the player uses a peripheral in the shape of a solid-body electric guitar to simulate playing rock music as notes scroll towards the player.
It was first released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2006, and then for the Xbox 360 in April 2007, with additional content not originally in the PlayStation 2 version. It is the second main installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to 2005's Guitar Hero. Guitar Hero II is a music rhythm video game developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 and Activision for the Xbox 360.