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Guitar Hero first came out in 2005 and was a big hit to a lot of different generations. It was a game that was played by all different age groups and became a huge hit for about two years from its release date. Aside from the great sensation of button mashing to gain points, this game also brought back classic songs from the 90's into the younger generations. Harmonix, the creator of Guitar Hero, began creating other similar games such as, Rock Band and Dj Hero. All these games basically have the same idea. Whether you are playing the drums or mixing some music, in reality you are basically trying to hit a button on your device at the right time.
Today, in 2010, people are beginning to wonder whether Harmonix is getting old and whether people have finally realized the simple concept of the game they are playing. In my opinion, it seems like Harmonix took the concept a bit too far. At first it may have been fun, but in the long run, once people play the game a few times they begin to realize the idea of the game, which require you to hit 4 colored buttons at the right time.

Why is it that people are willing to spend $150 on Guitar Hero when they can put that money towards buying a real guitar? This just shows how much advertising effects society. From looking at the game cover itself you can see guitarists holding real guitars that can be tweaked and tuned. Why don't you get what the cover is showing you? Is it still fun to play GUITAR Hero without a guitar, but instead a plastic toy with four buttons on it?
Why do people play video games? In my opinion, it is because video games allow you to do things that cannot be done in real life. I play games like Halo, Bio shock and Fear because it allows me to experience fictional events. Games like Guitar Hero and NHL 10 are not games that go far in the gaming industry, seeing as gamers begin to realize it is pointless to click buttons on a pad to gain the experience of hockey, when they can go out and play it themselves.

In my opinion, people are correct when they say Guitar Hero is getting old, seeing as the concept never changes. Harmonix basically took the concept of Dance Dance Revolution and applied it to our fingers, instead of our feet. The game maybe fun for the younger kids, but in my opinion, I would rather play with a real guitar that way I can experience how playing a guitar in a band really feels like. If there were to be a change in the overall concept such as strings instead of buttons, then maybe people would still be interested in the series.

Source-http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25555674