The title pretty much says it all. I finally passed Cowboys from Hell and Bark at the Moon on Expert, something that had eluded me for the last five months. I can now die a happy man.

Guitar Hero has been fun since the first day I started strumming away, and it's since grown into one of my all-time favourites. The best part about it is how anyone can pick it up and play, and feel like they're really rocking out. Friends who normally would never come within ten feet of a controller get a total kick out of playing familiar songs on Easy. Not to say that the game doesn't leave anything for the hardcore gamer. A lot of the tracks on Expert are fiendishly difficult. It's because of this challenge that beating these songs is so immensely satisfying. There's no luck involved here, no random enemy spawns, no fortunate critical hits - only you versus the track. So when you pull off a particularly tough solo, you know that it came down your Guitar Heroism.

I can't wait for Guitar Hero 2. The gameplay movie here on GS has me salivating at the mouth - I watch it almost daily in fevered anticipation. Lead, rhythm, and bass guitar? With two player co-op?? There is most definitely a God out there.