14 DAY TRIAL // They say it's a walk in the park to do it, but it really isn't. You see, first of all, in order to play custom songs, you have to have a modded PS2 that can play burned DVDs, then you have to download some 8 (freeware nonetheless) programs and finally follow a 12-step process. Imagine messing up on one of the 12 steps and not find out until you try it out. How about a bad program download?
OK, let's say that folks over at Scorehero forums are right and that it does work. How on Earth can any song become a Guitar Hero II song? I mean, not that I fully understand how the game works or anything like that, but how do the right note buttons appear on songs that GH II doesn't know. Or is it Scorehero's work here too? It's probably all that software that you have to download.
First of all, I'd certainly not encourage you to do something like this (messing up your PS2 and all). However, if you got bored of playing the same old songs, I can't blame you for wanting to try it out. Check out the video below. That's an interpretation of Metallica's Master of Puppets (one of their guys probably). Fans of the music game will know that this particular song is not included in any GH title for the PS2. But the buttons appear right on the notes, so it's obvious that it works. Yes, but the How-To thread says that there are note charts for the songs, thus answering the question of whether or not you can play any song in the whole wide world.
This has got to be the freakiest hack in the world for a gaming console. Ask yourself this. If this hack is indeed true and you can play hundreds of custom songs crossing the boundaries imposed by RedOctane, why would anyone buy GH III for the PS2 or PS3.