You could throw this thing during a failed "Bark at the Moon" run, pick it up, and it would still register a 4x multiplier. The strum bar had a tactile clack that modern controllers lack. The whammy bar was flimsy plastic that wobbled, but when you dove off a cliff during the solo in "Carry On Wayward Son," it sang. Modern rhythm games are perfect. They calibrate to milliseconds. They have 4K resolution and online leaderboards. But the PS2 Guitar Hero games had soul .
Look for the Rock Band drum pedal mod for the kick pedal—oh wait, that’s drums. For guitar, just buy a "dongle-less" SG (the wired one). No batteries, no lag. guitar hero ps2
Twenty minutes later, you are a god.