Guitar Hero

E52160

music rhythm game video game franchise video game series

Guitar Hero is a popular music rhythm video game franchise in which players use a guitar-shaped controller to simulate playing rock songs by matching on-screen notes.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Guitar Hero canonical	12
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock	7
Guitar Hero 5	3
Guitar Hero II	3
Guitar Hero series	2
Guitar Hero: On Tour	2
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock	2
Guitar Hero: World Tour	2
Guitar Hero (2005 video game)	1
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Nintendo DS)	1
Guitar Hero Live	1
Guitar Hero World Tour	1
Guitar Hero franchise	1
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith	1
Guitar Hero: Metallica	1
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades	1
Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits	1
Guitar Hero: Van Halen	1
video game "Guitar Hero 5"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T413450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Guitar Hero
Context triple: [Activision Blizzard, ownsFranchise, Guitar Hero]

A. Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
B. FIFA
FIFA is the international governing body of association football, responsible for organizing major global tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and overseeing the sport’s rules and international governance.
C. Walkman
Walkman is Sony's iconic line of portable music players that revolutionized personal audio listening starting in the late 1970s.
D. Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England–style, nautical-themed deluxe hotel located near Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
E. The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Guitar Hero
Target entity description: Guitar Hero is a popular music rhythm video game franchise in which players use a guitar-shaped controller to simulate playing rock songs by matching on-screen notes.

A. Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
B. FIFA
FIFA is the international governing body of association football, responsible for organizing major global tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and overseeing the sport’s rules and international governance.
C. Walkman
Walkman is Sony's iconic line of portable music players that revolutionized personal audio listening starting in the late 1970s.
D. Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a New England–style, nautical-themed deluxe hotel located near Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
E. The Gamester
The Gamester is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on themes of gambling, honor, and social intrigue.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music rhythm game ⓘ video game franchise ⓘ video game series ⓘ
commercialSuccess	best-selling video game franchise ⓘ
controlInput	colored fret buttons ⓘ strum bar ⓘ whammy bar ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Harmonix ⓘ Neversoft ⓘ Vicarious Visions ⓘ
feature	career mode ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ quick play mode ⓘ
firstRelease	Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero (2005 video game)
firstReleaseDate	2005 ⓘ
gameplayMechanic	note matching ⓘ timing-based input ⓘ
genre	music game ⓘ rhythm game ⓘ
hasMechanic	star power ⓘ
influenced	Rock Band ⓘ
notableSong	Carry On Wayward Son ⓘ Free Bird ⓘ Sweet Child o' Mine ⓘ Through the Fire and Flames ⓘ Welcome to the Jungle ⓘ
notableTitle	Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero II Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero Live Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Metallica Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Van Halen Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Guitar Hero: World Tour
owner	Activision Blizzard ⓘ surface form: Activision
peakPopularityPeriod	mid-2000s ⓘ
platform	macOS ⓘ surface form: Mac OS X Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows Nintendo DS ⓘ PlayStation 2 ⓘ Sony PlayStation 3 ⓘ surface form: PlayStation 3 Nintendo Wii ⓘ surface form: Wii Xbox 360 ⓘ
publisher	Activision Blizzard ⓘ surface form: Activision RedOctane ⓘ
spinoff	Band Hero ⓘ DJ Hero ⓘ
supportsMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
typicalMusicGenre	metal ⓘ punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
usesController	guitar-shaped controller ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (44)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Activision Blizzard → ownsFranchise → Guitar Hero ⓘ

Vicarious Visions → notableWork → Guitar Hero ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Nintendo DS)

Vicarious Visions → notableWork → Guitar Hero ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero: On Tour

Vicarious Visions → notableWork → Guitar Hero ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades

Vicarious Visions → notableWork → Guitar Hero ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits

Guitar Hero → firstRelease → Guitar Hero self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Guitar Hero (2005 video game)