Guitar Hero 3 Reviews Xbox Wii PS3 PC

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Guitar Hero 3 Reviews Xbox Wii PS3 PC

The premise is simple. You pick yourself a track from the hefty number available, ranging from some of the best pieces of music of classic rock, through to some incredibly talented unsigned bands.

As the track plays, you view notes floating down the screen, prompting you to press one of the five "fret buttons" - the ones on the thin end of the guitar – and strumming the little strum bar in time with each note passing the bottom bar on screen to play the note. Easy.

New for this sequel is an extra multiplayer mode called Battle where you play against another player and try to put him off with special attacks like breaking their strings or overloading their amp. Naturally the graphics are all new, including new characters (plus Slash as an end of level boss) and venues but the most important feature is simply the soundtrack. Over 70 songs are featured, half of them originals, with everyone from Queens of the Stone Age to Smashing Pumpkins to Metallica and Slayer. In short: the game rocks.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock introduced three new characters modeled after real-life musicians. Slash is one of the "bosses" and an unlockable playable character in the game. Slash did motion capture with RedOctane to record his movements for the game, and by beating him in a one-on-one competition (playing an original composition of his),[18] he will be unlocked as a playable character. The master track of "Welcome to the Jungle" appears as an encore song which is playable with Slash.[19] Similarly, Tom Morello is also a boss and unlockable character within the game. Bret Michaels appears as non-playable vocalist for certain songs, providing his voice for these master tracks.

Guitar Hero III contains over 70 songs, including...
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Tenacious D - The Metal
Weezer - My Name Is Jonas
Pearl Jam - Evenflow
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
AFI - Miss Murder
Queens Of The Stone Age - 3's And 7's
Slayer - Raining Blood
The Strokes - Reptillia
Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
Slipknot - Before I Forget
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade
Prototype - The Way it Ends
Rise Against - Prayer Of The Refugee
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
Aerosmith - Same Old Song and Dance
Bloc Party - Helicopter
Disturbed - Stricken
The Killers - When You Were Young
Killswitch Engage - My Curse
Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex
Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames
Gallows - In The Belly Of A Shark
Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
Lacuna Coil - Closer
In Flames - Take This Life
Senses Fail - Can't Be Saved
Matchbook Romance - Monsters
The Fall Of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius

Multiple tracks that can only be found in the game include guitar icons Slash and Tom Morello contributing original guitar riffs for their boss battles. Also, the Sex Pistols re-entered the studio for the first time in 30 years to re-record "Anarchy in the U.K." providing Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock an original recording not available anywhere else. Additionally, Living Colour re-recorded their Grammy Award winning "Cult of Personality" adding a solo that left legendary guitarist Vernon Reid grunting.

The GUI has undergone cosmetic changes. The fretboard and notes haven’t changed that much. The hammer-on notes are easier to spot. When using the whammy bar during sustains, the squiggly lines are more controlled now. The Rock Meter uses the same readout. The Star Power meter has totally changed. Instead of a single horizontal bar that fills up, Neversoft have opted for a row of Bulbs that pop-up and fill as you build your Star Power. After playing a few songs, I can see why they opted for this. It seems Neversoft are allowing for more Star Power to be collected and saved. You pretty much have to play 1/2 to 3/4ths of a song to max your Star Power now. It also means possibly less frequent Star Power deployment. Not sure right now how that will work out. It certainly means you’ll have to be more strategic about when you deploy Star Power. Also, I noticed that accidental triggering of Star Power happens more frequently with GH3. Not sure if it’s the controller, the game, or just me.

And as an added bonus, each section has a slightly different track list than the solo career (obviously Neversoft has chosen songs that are more fun for both players). But crucially the encore songs are completely different - you'll need a run through with a friend as well as alone to unlock all the career songs. It's a personal choice, but we found the song sections offered a more diverse and interesting set this year. There'll be at least one song from every section that we'll be practicing on for months to come.