Tournament Guitar Hero

**Sephi** · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 454 Location: Albuquerque, NM

Alright, Guitar Hero is a great competitive game. But the problem is that multiplayer is not the best choice, in my opinion, for competition. Even though the notes are weighted differently, it still is not 100% even to both sides which makes it not good. I want to ask you what you all feel is a fair way to accurately compare the abilities of two players.

**Shorneh** · Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 129 Location: Danville, Illinois

If I was going to do a tournament, I'd put two TVs beside each other. Then, hook up dual PS2s, and then let them duke it out in Single Player. It's -actually- the only way to see whose better going head-to-head. In multiplayer, Player 1 has a 100 point advantage, even if they both reach 100% on the songs.

So, yeah, two seperate televisions are a MUST for tournament play.

**Sephi** · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 454 Location: Albuquerque, NM

That's probably how it's going to go on my next tournament. Three words, labor day weekend......

**trofl** · Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 1297 Location: Ames, IA

You might want to provide headphones for one of them if possible in case they don't sync up quite right. Could get noisy...
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**rabies** · Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject:

If you can manage to sync two single player sesssions up perfectly..that would be very cool to watch.

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**Sephi** · Joined: 09 Jun 2006 Posts: 454 Location: Albuquerque, NM

Actually, last nite I tried it. Two 100" screens right next to each other synced up. It was actually really, really awesome!!!! And if the sound levels are equal, then there is not drag on the other player. But, for my tournament, they will actually be in different rooms that are adjacent.

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**MrQuiet3** · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 230 Location: Illinois

I was thinking that too, the only thing is it takes longer.

**SixStringSlut** · Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 244 Location: Ann Arbor, MI

**socrstopr** · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:21 am Post subject:

but then strategies could be stolen / modified based on how one player did before the other...

i think two seperate rooms is the best for comp, even though two screens next to each other would be awesome for display
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**Fly1ngV** · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject:

i say go with the two TV method. it works, and it's tried and tested. i remember thats how a Tag-team DDR tournament was held at my local arcade (and though me and my partner were the favorites, we ended up in 4th.)