Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - PS2 | 
| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 608
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: musical instrument games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Game only
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 95135
Model: 95135
UPC: 047875951358
EAN: 0047875951358
ASIN: B000TGB4V4
Release Date: October 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | More than 70 of the most legendary rock anthems of all-time | | • | Added multiplayer modes: arcade inspired Guitar Battle and the dual shredding co-op career | | • | Challenge the legends of rock and roll in boss battles | | • | Take those axe shredding skills online and rock around the world | | • | All-new tricked out venues taking you to hell and back |
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Product Description
The third game from the Guitar Hero series is here, and ready to rock your face off. Channel your inner guitar god as you thrash your way through all sorts of venues, from hole-in-the-wall bars to sold-out stadiums. In addition to standard Guitar Hero features you know and adore, this game features all kinds of killer new options, such as the new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues. Plus, the expanded online multiplayer game modes will also allow axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true legendary rock status. Best part, of course? The new songs! Fresh downloadable content will be offered on multiple platforms, and players can now shred to a set list from many of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. Delivering more master tracks than ever before, strategic partnerships have been secured with all the major and independent music record labels and publishers to allow unrivaled access to their deep history of music catalogs, along with supplying artists' original recordings. Featured hits include: Rock And Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss) School's Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper) Cult of Personality (by Living Colour) Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)Combine all this with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform for the very first time, and you've got a game that's more than a game - it's a one-of-a-kind hard rock experience. The music will blast, the fans will scream, and your neighborhood may never sleep again! New controller models, including wireless Thrash and burn through new venues and varying levels of difficulty New playlist with awesome new songs and unlockable content Multiplayer action mode Grueling boss battles Online multiplayer mode lets you battle other rockers worldwide For use on the Playstation 2 Game System
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
Weaker than GH2, but still good December 11, 2008
Jonathan Mettin (Philadelphia, PA USA)
Guitar Hero III is just as fun as its predecessors, but it took two giant steps forward and then six little steps back, ending up in pretty much the same place, but frustrating us with the knowledge it could have been more.
First, the songs are now mostly master tracks, which sounds amazing - there's nothing quite like hearing Mick Jagger belt out "Paint it Black" or Slash tearing it up on "Welcome to the Jungle." The graphics have also taken a big step up, and the venues are much more memorable - I think the Prison level is my favorite video game setting ever. Also, the tracklist is much less varied, and has a preponderance of recent songs.
That said, the game has also tinkered with what has worked well and made it work not so well. Some characters, like Pandora and the Grim Ripper (on the PS2 version, anyway), are gone. The star power meter has been changed from a bar to a clunky series of light bulbs, and all the readouts - including the fretboard - have shrunk. Reading your star power and score have become difficult, and a smaller fretboard is a killer, especially as the songs get faster and more complex.
Then there's "Battle" - a versus mode that throws score out the window and makes the victory condition to make your opponent fail. Instead of star power, you get attacks that make your opponent's job harder by bumping up the difficulty, doubling the notes, or a number of other nefarious methods. While a fun multiplayer method, the single-player game forces you to go through three battles, and the bosses tend not to miss a note. So you could outscore them 1,000,000 to 2, but because you didn't make them fail you lose. It's frustrating to take a game that is otherwise about skill and throwing a whole new tactic at it for one song every three or four levels.
All in all, GH3 is a strong game, but its few shortcomings were because the developers tinkered with something that was working fine and broke it. Because of that, fans of GH1 & GH2 will always notice what is missing.
 Poor compared to GH2 October 20, 2008
Ryan Colson (Statesboro, Georgia)
The tracklisting isn't as good as 2, but offers some great songs. Sadly, the Star Power isn't as exciting. It's just like the character's playing the guitar, but the playing field is blue and sparkly. Meh. The hammer ons and pull offs are a little better, I think. But, they still don't have a choose Lead or Bass guitar option, which is what the series really needs instead of only offering bass on co-op or something. I think the medium level of play is a little easier than GH2's... but, in 2, after mastering easy, the more advanced modes offered new songs and stages. This one, all you really need to do is play it on easy, unlock everything, and resell the game. No replay value after getting 5 stars on easy, unless you wanna try to get 5 on medium/hard/expert.
 Just keeps getting better... October 7, 2008
Benjamin E. Sauter (SLC, UT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you've already played Guitar Hero, you know the drill. This game kicks it up a notch. More songs, more features, more fun. If you've never played Guitar Hero, do yourself a favor and get this...NOW!
Very addicting August 2, 2008
Viridiana Ramirez (bedford, TX)
This game was a christmas gift to my boyfriend.He has enjoyed playing this game for many hours. If one wants to be ignored for a long period of time this is the game to get ones companion. I have played it a few times myself and did find it very addiciting but also fun. Woman with children should give this a try when they want to be left alone for a while.
Guitar Hero - I love it. July 13, 2008
Kathleen Vargas
My mom and dad bought me this game for my birthday. I play it everyday and I love it. Thanks!!
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