Guitar Hero

E52160

music rhythm game video game franchise video game series

Guitar Hero is a popular music rhythm video game franchise in which players use a guitar-shaped controller to simulate playing rock songs by matching on-screen notes.

Observed surface forms (15)

Surface form	Occurrences
Guitar Hero (2005 video game)	1
Guitar Hero 5	1
Guitar Hero II	1
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	1
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Nintendo DS)	1
Guitar Hero Live	1
Guitar Hero series	1
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	1
Guitar Hero: Metallica	1
Guitar Hero: On Tour	1
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades	1
Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits	1
Guitar Hero: Van Halen	1
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	1
Guitar Hero: World Tour	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music rhythm game ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ video game series ⓘ
commercialSuccess	best-selling video game franchise ⓘ
controlInput	colored fret buttons ⓘ strum bar ⓘ whammy bar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Harmonix ⓘ Neversoft ⓘ Vicarious Visions ⓘ
feature	career mode ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ quick play mode ⓘ
firstRelease	Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero (2005 video game)
firstReleaseDate	2005 ⓘ
gameplayMechanic	note matching ⓘ timing-based input ⓘ
genre	music game ⓘ rhythm game ⓘ
hasMechanic	star power ⓘ
influenced	Rock Band ⓘ
notableSong	Carry On Wayward Son ⓘ Free Bird ⓘ Sweet Child o' Mine ⓘ Through the Fire and Flames ⓘ Welcome to the Jungle ⓘ
notableTitle	Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero II Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero Live Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Metallica Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Van Halen Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: World Tour
owner	Activision Blizzard ⓘ surface form: Activision
peakPopularityPeriod	mid-2000s ⓘ
platform	macOS ⓘ surface form: Mac OS X Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS ⓘ PlayStation 2 ⓘ Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 3 Nintendo Wii ⓘ surface form: Wii Xbox 360 ⓘ
publisher	Activision Blizzard ⓘ surface form: Activision RedOctane ⓘ
spinoff	Band Hero ⓘ DJ Hero ⓘ
supportsMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
typicalMusicGenre	metal ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
usesController	guitar-shaped controller ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guitar Hero → firstRelease → Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero (2005 video game)

Activision Publishing → hasBrand → Guitar Hero ⓘ