Take Two

Martin Brooks, with Mark Fowler’s camera, managed to snap the above picture of me playing Guitar Hero 2 just before we went off to the Fotango Christmas meal. I am in all likelyhood attempting to play Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters; it was a bit more difficult than I expected, so I was concentrating very hard on hitting the right buttons—which is why I didn’t notice anyone taking my picture. Greg McCarroll—another Fotangonite—is doing the backing vocals.

I’m not usually very fond of (and therefore not very good at) playing video games but Guitar Hero 2 is very fun. The way I’ve played it it’s more a group of friends listening to and interacting with great music than a game. Two people can play at the same time (rythm/lead or guitar/bass), both co-operatively and competitive, and both players can have a different difficulty setting.