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Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock with Wireless Guitar Controller (Wii) | 
 enlarge | From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: £69.99
Buy New: £68.49
You Save: £1.50 (2%)
New (4) Used (1) from £66.00
Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 106
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: musical-instrument-games
Media: Video Game
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 28 x 11.5 x 2.6
MPN: 95125
EAN: 5030917048876
ASIN: B000X1BF2S
Release Date: November 23, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Product Description
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock boss battles give fans a chance to compete against legendary guitarists such as Slash and Tom Morello. Players are required to deplete the boss' Rock Meter before the boss goes into their Death Drain solo, which always means 'lights-out.' After defeating a boss, players unlock that guitarist as a playable character and continue to the encore for the set list, which is a master recording of one of their respective bands' most well-known tracks. for instance, When Morello is defeated, the next performance is "Bulls on Parade," during which Morello performs on stage alongside the player.Guitar Hero 3 Features:Slash?s Original Boss Battle Recording Welcome to The Jungle (by Guns N? Roses) One (by Metallica) Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones) Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins) Sabotage (by Beastie Boys) The Metal (by Tenacious D) My Name is Jonas (by Weezer) Knights of Cydonia (by Muse) Even Flow (by Pearl Jam) Lay Down (by Priestess) Cult of Personality (by Living Colour) Miss Murder (by AFI) Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce) Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden) 3's and 7's (by Queens of the Stone Age) Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers) Raining Blood (by Slayer) Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath) Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult) Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain) La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top) Rock and Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss) School?s Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper) Rock You Like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions)Slow Ride (as made famous by Foghat) Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 40 more reviews...
 Brilliant December 14, 2007
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
A warning for people buying the game, the sound is only in mono on this game at the moment, but unless you're desperate to use surround sound, don't let that stop you buying this game. In about a months time you'll be able to have a replacement disc sent to you free of charge anyway, with re-mastered sound. So since the problem will be sorted I've given this game 5 stars because it has kept the brilliant guitar hero game play and added online functionality, and it's so much fun. I'm not too fussed about the new boss battles, I just found them a little annoying to be honest, but having played the first and second game already I've found this game to be even more challenging. I think this is great, obviously it means that less people will be able to complete the game, but it's still easy enough to get into and unlock all the songs. There really isn't any other game experience like this at the moment, I couldn't recommend this game more.
Awesome!! December 26, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Got this for Christmas and have not been off it since! There is a near perfect learning curve and the game is so much for groups and on your own over the net. The fact that you have to put the WII remote into the controller is a great addition. Online mutliplayer is also really good, and competitive!
Party on Dudes! November 28, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Having never played a Guitar Hero game before, I was initially a bit worried that this game would be too hard (going by some of the YouTube videos of people playing songs on Expert).
It wasn't until I started playing, first by going through the tutorials and then Career Mode on Easy, that I realised that it is actually fairly easy to pick up and play. Easy mode only requires you to play using 3 out of the 5 fret buttons.
Things do get gradually harder as you progress through the game but in no time at all you'll be rocking out and hitting most of the notes. Once you've mastered Easy, you can move on to Medium (4 out of 5 fret buttons) where things start to get a little tricky and eventually on to Hard (all 5 fret buttons) and Expert.
The guitar controller is simply a thing of beauty and really puts you in a rocking frame of mind. The Wii-mote fits snugly into the guitar and adds rumbles and missed note squeaks for added authenticity. Once you start hitting most of your notes, you'll be able to activate Star Power by pulling a true Rock Star guitar pose. Very satisfying!
With 70 songs to play from a whole host of eras (most of them unlockable in Easy mode) and excellent multiplayer/online options, this game will keep you entertained for a very long time to come as you strive to become a Legend of Rock.
Be excellent to each other & party on dudes!
Amazing Game December 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's a brilliant game, online play is fun, and the single player is brilliant too. A lot of multiplayer fun to be had, if you want to buy a second guitar, but even simply with the Wii-mote, is brilliant. The variety of songs, and the ranging difficulty is immense, and the videos included are a nice bonus. A must have for any rock music fan, or anyone willing to be challenged. Just beware of becoming too addicted.
Rocks your socks off December 13, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Guitar Hero is a simple concept... you get a guitar-shaped controller and press buttons when instructed to "play along" with famous songs. That's the most of it really. And it's great.
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock is the first game in the franchise to make it to a Nintendo console. Offering 71 songs from the likes of Metallica, Guns and Roses, Kaiser Chiefs, the Killers, Cream, Alice Cooper, Rolling Stones, Muse and Rage Against The Machine on four difficulty levels, the game will take a while to master. Luckily, there's a practice mode on offer to help you nail even the fastest solos. Playing through the 42 tracks in career mode earns you virtual money to spend in the virtual shop, where you can buy bonus tracks, videos, characters and new guitars.
Playing the game is simple. Gibson Les Paul-shaped wireless guitar in hand (the Wii remote fits inside to use it's motion sensing, vibration and the speaker), you'll see notes scroll down the screen. When the note reaches the bottom, you must press a button on the guitar's fret board simultaneously with the "strum bar" to strike the note. You also get a whammy bar to wiggle during long notes. And that's about it, other than the ability to gain audience-pleasing "star power" from playing certain phrases perfectly, and power ups to use against your opponent in battle mode including the occasional guitar-duelling boss battles. The complexity comes in the skill required to perfect the many tracks on offer, and great fun it is.
All tracks are backed by well put together 3D animations of your band as they knock their cover versions out in a variety of arenas. The eagle-eyed will even spot the guitarists fingers hitting what look like the right notes.
There are criticisms. Firstly the graphics are OK, and Wii owners know their little white box can't match the XBox 360 and the PS3 in these stakes, but some of the effects and blurry textures do look like they could have been improved... you'll be too busy keeping your eyes on what to play to notice most of the time though. Also, there is no two player quickplay cooperative mode, with cooperative play only available in career mode. There are a few songs that are also only available for cooperative play which is a shame. Don't expect to recognise all the tracks, with many of the bonus tracks coming from lesser-known and new acts. The big problem is that the game's audio is in mono - and playing through my TV I don't really mind, but some people do. It is worth mentioning however that Activision are reportedly planning to offer replacement discs once the issue is fixed.
So the game isn't entirely perfect, but it's massive, massive fun. As a guitarist, the game is of course different to playing the real thing, but it captures the feeling of playing very well, and online play is pretty good. Getting the best side of all the tracks becomes quite a mission, and you'll keep coming back for more to get the best rating possible for each track. Definitely recommended.
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