Hey everyone, I've just written another article, this one in homage to one of my favourite game series of all time, Guitar Hero.

This is a near 7000 word article so I've split it in two. The first part, you can call it The Rise of Guitar Hero. To read this part, click Johnny Mercyside: The Mercy Side: The Rise and Fall of Guitar Hero (Part 1) (http://johnnymercyside.blogspot.com/2011/09/mercy-side-rise-and-fall-of-guitar-hero.html).

Tomorrow I'll post part two, appropriately you can call it The Fall of Guitar Hero. On Wednesday I'll reveal my favourite tracks to play in the series, in the form of Mixtape. I hope Guitar Hero fans enjoy this! :)

never liked the games.
im glad theyre done

You should at least feel sympathy for all the people that got laid off when Activision suddenly shut down the franchise, man. If I remember correctly from the leaked Activision memos, the whole thing was handled really poorly.

You should at least feel sympathy for all the people that got laid off when Activision suddenly shut down the franchise, man. If I remember correctly from the leaked Activision memos, the whole thing was handled really poorly.

It's true that, but as a company, as I explain in this second half, they need to take responsibility for the demise of the brand.

Here's the second half of the article, appropriately titled "The Fall of Guitar Hero". I'll be back tomorrow for the conclusion, my favourite songs to play across the series! :) Johnny Mercyside: The Mercy Side: The Rise and Fall of Guitar Hero (Part 2) (http://johnnymercyside.blogspot.com/2011/09/mercy-side-rise-and-fall-of-guitar-hero_27.html)

And last but not least, here's a playlist of my favourite songs to play across the six main titles! Johnny Mercyside: Mixtape: The Best of Guitar Hero (http://johnnymercyside.blogspot.com/2011/09/mixtape-best-of-guitar-hero.html)