Tag: Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  A music rhythm game and the sixth in the Guitar Hero series. Like most titles in this series, this game demands some serious skills on all four instruments.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock **** 51 Neversoft U.S. 36 13 1 1 0

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Guitar Hero: Warriors of rock is a music rhythm game, and the sixth in the Guitar Hero series. The game allows up to four players to play as either a vocalist, bass, rhythm, or drum player, using instrument controllers to simulate the playing of music, by matching the scrolling notes on the screen.

In Quest mode, players are on a mission to save the Demigod of Rock from mechanized creatures, by recruiting warriors. Special powers have been added to the game, which are unlocked during the Quest mode, such as increasing the Star Power multiplier.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock received lukewarm reviews, with an average score of 74%, with many reviewers stating that the game is enjoyable for Guitar Hero fans, but lacks the overall appeal of previous titles in the series.

Perhaps a tad easier than Guitar Hero 5, and slightly less time consuming. Though as you may know, these music rhythm games are heavily skill dependent. Anyone who possesses serious Guitar Hero or Rock Band experience could bring this difficulty rating down to a 3-star, or possibly a high 2-star.

Having all four instruments is necessary, as well as either friends who can use them, or you'll need to find some online boosting buddies. For those of you with serious Guitar Hero skills might be able to unlock the Platinum in 30 hours or so. Otherwise, expect to be playing for far longer.

The first thing you'll want to do is play through the Quest Mode twice. The first time, you'll be unlocking several story-related trophies. The second time, you'll be aiming for the Perfect Perfectionist, in order to earn 40 stars on each song. During these two playthroughs, play on a level you feel comfortable on, but gradually increase the difficulty to gain experience you'll need later on.

Once that's finished, you can use Quickplay and start unlocking the remaining trophies. You'll need to work on getting 2,000 stars for the Ace Astrologer trophy. There are also a few trophies which require a full band, which you can either do at home with friends, or use the boosting forums under our Links tab to find people online. Many have found the Chosen One and Hand Mutilator trophies to be the most difficult, which include beating certain songs on Expert difficulty. Just keep practicing, and you'll get it.

AndrewAnonymous has a useful Trophy Guide here:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide here, by Asuka:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Guitar-Hero:-Warriors-of-Rock-Trophy-Guide

flowaz has a useful Trophy Guide, here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/991400-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock/faqs/61695

And a few useful Trophy Guide Tips, here:
http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/392-Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock?guide

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock/69998-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/guitar-hero-warriors-rock/6250-official-guitar-hero-warriors-rock-boosting-thread.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/392-Guitar-Hero-Warriors-of-Rock

Guitar Hero Van Halen Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Guitar Hero Van Halen Trophy Guide. Difficulty: *****  A music rhythm game and the third band-specific title in the Guitar Hero series. Arguably the most difficult game in the Guitar Hero series, demanding serious skills for the Platinum.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Guitar Hero: Van Halen ***** 47 Neversoft U.S. 35 9 2 7 0

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Guitar Hero: Van Halen is a music rhythm game, and the third band-specific title in the Guitar Hero series. The game includes 25 songs by Van Halen, as well as another 19 songs which were selected by the Van Halen artists as their inspiration. The game supports up to 4 players selecting from lead and bass guitar, drums, and vocals, as well as an online multiplayer mode.

Guitar Hero: Van Halen received generally low scores, with an average rating of 54%, criticized for its lack of songs, and overall inferiority compared to other band-specific titles such as Guitar Hero: Metallica.

Van Halen is arguably the most difficult music game in the Guitar Hero series to Platinum. Aside from the standard 100% notes in 4-player bands and online trophies, getting five stars on all instruments on expert mode demands the highest level of skill on all three instruments.

If you have incredible Guitar Hero skills, then it's possible to platinum this game in 30-40 hours. But for most, it will take months of practice.

NOTE: You will need at least one of each instrument in your possession for the Platinum trophy.

You can start with the tutorial, which not only shows you the ropes, but will earn you the Have You Seen His Grades trophy.

Next, you can start working through Career mode, which you'll need to complete with all 4 instruments. The difficulty-level trophies are stackable, so if this isn't your first Guitar Hero game and you feel confident enough, you can start working through on Expert level. During this stage, there are a number of miscellaneous trophies you can unlock as well. Eventually, you'll need to get five stars on all songs on Expert with each of the four instruments. Feel free to leave this for later.

Then, there are the 4 Guest Artist related trophies. After you've unlocked the artist-characters in Career, you can select them under the Select Rocker menu.

Lastly, there are the 3-4 player trophies, which you can either do offline if you have enough friends with Guitar Hero skills, or find people online. Some will require expert difficulty, while many of them can be done on easy.

Here's a great Trophy Guide, by Razorhoof78:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/guitar-hero-van-halen/guide/

And trophybot has a useful Trophy Guide, here:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Guitar-Hero:-Van-Halen-Trophy-Guide

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by xlxAvarcexlx:
http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/guitar-hero-van-halen/guide/

And if you're looking for a Boosting Partner, here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-van-halen/28736-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/guitar-hero-van-halen/6249-official-guitar-hero-van-halen-boosting-thread.html

And just for fun, here's a Song List:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guitar-hero-van-halen/Song_List

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/guitar-hero-van-halen-trophies.html

Guitar Hero Metallica Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Guitar Hero Metallica Trophy Guide. Difficulty: *****  A music rhythm game and part of the Guitar Hero series focusing on the Metallica music band. The Platinum is not only time consuming, but demands some serious skills.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Guitar Hero: Metallica ***** 51 Neversoft U.S. 37 12 1 8 0

Guitar Hero: Metallica

Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music rhythm game, and the second in the Guitar Hero series to focus on the career and songs of a specific band, followed by Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. The game includes 49 tracks, 28 of which are by Metallica, which the remaining 21 are by bands which Metallica states are their personal favorites.

The game follows a similar style to Guitar Hero World Tour, in which players simulate the playing of rock music using an instrument controller, as a lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, or vocals. Players succeed by correctly playing the notes which scroll across the screen. The game includes online multiplayer, both competitive and co-operative, as well as a new "Expert+" difficulty for drums which allows the use of a second drum pedal to match Lars Ulrich's drumming style.

Guitar Hero: Metallica received positive reviews, with an average score of 85%, praised for its polish and effort dedicated to the fans, being more challenging than previous titles, and described as the best Guitar Hero title in the series since Neversoft took over the franchise.

This whopping 5-star rating is for anyone new to the Guitar Hero (or even Rock Band) series. However, the difficulty for this Platinum depends entirely on your skills.

Aside from having to play through the career 4 times, each with a different instrument, and aside from trying to unlock the 8 online trophies on a game which few are playing multiplayer, there are trophies which require you to reach certain scores on certain songs with a particular instrument. These said trophies are the ones which bring this game's difficulty from a 3 to a 5-star.

The time required to obtain the platinum is difficult to calculate, as it depends entirely on your skills. On expert player may take around 200 hours, but expect to put in far more. Our music rhythm game expert at Trophy Hunter clocked in at 289 hours.

NOTE: Owning each of the instruments - guitar, drum set, mic - is required for the Platinum.

There are a few trophies you can unlock near the beginning, such as The More I See for completing the tutorials, and a few for customizing characters.

From this point on, you'll want to work through the Career with each of the four instruments. While any level of difficulty is available, it's highly recommended you continuously make your way from Easy, to Medium, to Hard, to finally Expert, to hone your skills and prepare for the more challenging trophies ahead. By the time you finish your four Career playthroughs, you should by now have a good chuck of the trophies.

Next, there are 8 online trophies to worry about. The main problem you'll experience here, is finding people to play. Given the age of the game, there are few people in multiplayer. We recommend; if you find someone, send them a friend invite. Otherwise, check out the boosting forums under our Links tab.

Also, there are a number of trophies related to having a band of four players. These can also be done online, or simply invite three friends over. Keep in mind though, your friend will need to possess fairly good skills to unlock these trophies, such as Ride The Lightning, and 2 X 4.

Last, comes the most difficult trophies of all, which are the reason behind the 5-star rating. These trophies require you to earn a certain score on particular songs, with specific instruments. For the most part, you will need to play them on Expert, and need to play them well, in order to achieve the necessary score. Creeping Death is considered the most difficult, though all of them will certainly give you a run for your money.

Good luck!

Here's a great Trophy Guide, by FARAZ_1994:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/guitar-hero-metallica/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide here, by NFPM:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Guitar-Hero:-Metallica-Trophy-Guide

And SandeProElite has a Trophy Guide, here:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-metallica/126070-guitar-hero-metallica-trophy-guide-road-map.html

Here's a useful Trophy Guide by Anthony Severino:
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2009/08/31/trophy-guide-guitar-hero-metallica/

For those online and band trophies, here is a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-metallica/9652-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/guitar-hero-metallica/6247-official-guitar-hero-metallica-boosting-thread.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/guitar-hero-metallica-trophies.html

Guitar Hero Smash Hits Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Guitar hero Smash Hits Trophy Guide. Difficulty: n/o  A music rhythm game and the fourth in the Guitar Hero series. Since the servers were shut down in September 2013, the online trophies – and therefore, the Platinum – are now Not Obtainable.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits n/o 51 Beenox Canada 38 10 2 8 0

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits is a music rhythm game, and the fourth expansion title in the Guitar Hero series. The game includes 48 song tracks, all of which have been previously featured in other Guitar Hero titles, though redesigned to be played with a full band, which includes guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocal.

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits received mixed reviews, praised for the song selection and full-band experience, but highly criticized for being a full-cost standalone title, rather than simply downloadable content.

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, which was originally extremely difficult to Platinum, possesses 8 online trophies. Unfortunately, the servers went down in September 2013. After a brief reopening in December, they closed again, and have not since been reopened. As a result, those 8 online trophies can no longer be unlocked, making the Platinum for this game Not Obtainable.

With the servers down since late 2013, the 8 online trophies cannot be unlocked, marking this Platinum as Not Obtainable. However, there are still 42 offline trophies you can collect. So if you're interested, read on.

There are a few easy trophies you can unlock from the start. First, play through the tutorial and you'll unlock Rocker's Guide To Godhood. Then, create yourself a custom rocker and guitar to get their respected trophies, as well as a band with a custom logo.

Next, you can start on making your way through Career mode. Begin on whichever difficulty setting you're comfortable with, but it's recommended you move it up a notch as your skills improve, to better train you for the more difficult trophies ahead.

Eventually, you'll need to complete Career mode again, this time on Expert. You'll also need all four instruments (and some friends) in order to unlock The Greatest Crew for completing a song with a full band on Expert.

Also, at some point, you'll need to complete the Career in a band for the Rock Legends trophy. This doesn't need to be a full band, but with at least 2 players.

Once all your Career related trophies are out of the way, you can select Quick Play and mop-up any of the offline trophies you're still missing.

Here's a great Trophy Guide by SandeProElite:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/guitar-hero-smash-hits/guide/

trophybot created a detailed Trophy Guide, here:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Guitar-Hero:-Smash-Hits-Trophy-Guide

And another useful Trophy Guide, this one by faraz_1994:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-smash-hits/32254-guitar-hero-smash-hits-trophy-guide-road-map.html

And a text-based Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by Kenneth Stubbs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/958079-guitar-hero-smash-hits/faqs/56832

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://ps3trophies.com/trophies/00677-guitar-hero-smash-hits

Guitar Hero 5 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Guitar Hero 5 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  A music rhythm game and the fifth title in the Guitar Hero series which utilizes instrument-like controllers. While roughly the same difficulty as Rock Band 2, some trophies will require online assistance.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Guitar Hero 5 **** 50 Neversoft U.S. 37 11 1 3 0

Guitar Hero 5

Guitar Hero 5 is a music rhythm game, the fifth in the Guitar Hero series which began on the PlayStation 2, and the first on the PlayStation 3 to possess trophy support. Using either a guitar controller, drum controller, or microphone, players mimic the playing of music by attempting to match the scrolling "notes."

The game allows for up to four players, either each playing different instruments or all the same. There are 85 songs on its track list, with 83 by separate artists, with more available for download at a price. Aside from the offline Career mode and Challenges, a multiplayer mode allows for online competitive and co-operative play.

Guitar Hero 5 received positive reviews, with an average score of 87%, praised for the game's "Jump in" added feature, simplified menu system, and wide selection of tracks.

You can expect roughly the same level of difficulty as Rock Band 2. While the majority of the trophies could be considered slightly easier in terms of skills, there are several which require some online help, such as playing a song with the same four instruments. Unless you possess four drums or four microphones, you will probably need to do some boosting.

At minimum, you will need one of each instrument: guitar, microphone, and drum. Those already possessing master-level skills at these music games and have boosting partners, can probably earn the Platinum in 40 hours. If this is your first time, then expect far more time.

This game doesn't require much of a road-map. Simply start on Career Mode and play your way through to the end. Along the way, attempt to get at least 5 stars on the songs to avoid mopping-up afterwards. There are also some challenge-specific trophies you can unlock, so be sure to check out the Guitar Hero 5 trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what you need. By the end, and with some mopping-up, you should have nearly, or all, the offline trophies by now.

There are 3 trophies specific to online play, which includes Rocktopus for playing a Band vs. Band match, Outgoing for completing 25 Pro Face Off matches, and Menage A Huit for playing an online match with 8 players on the same instrument. In addition, however, are the trophies related to playing songs with four of the same types of instrument, which can't be done offline unless you possess four guitars, four sets of drums, and four microphones. Given the age of the game, these can be difficult to find online players. So either start making friends online, or check out the boosting forums under our Links tab.

This is a useful Trophy Guide, by CoolDust & Ignacio:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/guitar-hero-5/guide/

And connman88 has a detailed Trophy Guide, here:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Guitar-Hero-5-Trophy-Guide

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by litepink:
http://www.xboxachievements.com/game/guitar-hero-5/guide/

This is a Strategy Guide, on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/guitar-hero-5/Guide

Here is a Boosting Forum, on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/guitar-hero-5/21887-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/guitar-hero-5-trophies.html