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)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: ACTIVISION
• Released on: 2007-11-23
• Platform: Nintendo Wii
• Dimensions: 2.56" h x 11.50" w x 27.95" l,

Manufacturer's Description

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock continues to build on Guitar Hero's successful easy to play, but difficult to master gameplay mechanic to take the franchise to a whole new level. With master tracks from legendary bands like Sex Pistols, Guns N Roses, Rolling Stones, Metallica, and Pearl Jam, along with original music composed specifically for the game by iconic guitarists Slash and Tom Morello, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock sports the greatest soundtrack to ever find its way into a videogame. Vastly improved graphics immerse gamers into their rock arenas and heighten their visual experience while the new wireless Gibson guitar controllers allow the players to channel their inner guitar gods. The arcade-inspired battle mode, expanded co-op career and boss battles add depth and extend gameplay for countless hours of shred time.

Track Listing:

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Living Colour - Cult of Personality

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

Priestess - Lay Down

Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

Dragonforce - Through The Fire And The Flames

Iron Maiden - Number of The Beast

RHCP - Suck My Kiss

AFI - Miss Murder

Queens of the Stone Age - Threes and Sevens

Slayer - Raining Blood

The Strokes - Reptilla

Backyard Babies - Minus Celcius

Die Toten Hosen - Hier Kommt Alex

Gallows - In The Belly Of A Shark

Hellacopters - In The Band

Heroes Del Silencio - Avalancha

In Flames - Take This Life

Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby

Lacuna Coil - Closer

Revolverhead - Generation Rock

Naast - Mauvais Garcon

Superbus - Radio Song

Matchbook Romance - Monsters

Slipknot - Before I Forget

Sonic Youth - Kool Thing

Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on Parade

Brett Michaels Band - Go That Far

An Endless Sporadic - Impulse

Dope - Nothing For Me Here

The Fall of Troy - F.C.P R.E.M.I.X

Killswitch Engage - My Curse

Lions - Metal Heavy Lady

Prototype - The Way It Ends

Rise Against - Prayer of The Refugee

Scouts of St. Sebastian - In Love

Senses Fail - Can't Be Saved

The Sleeping - Don't Hold Back

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK

Aerosmith - Same Old Song and Dance

Bloc Party - Helicopter

Disturbed - Stricken

The Killers - When You Were Young

Customer Reviews

Fantastic fantastic fantastic!
Wow, what an experience it is playing Guitar Hero. I am probably not your average gamer, my usual games are Buzz!, Wii Sport, Brain Training an my DS etc (I am a 45 year old female after all...)but have been tempted after seeing people at work playing it (during lunch time!) so took the plunge 3 days ago and have to say have not stopped playing it since. It probably helps that I don't play a real guitar (tried it but too hard) because it's nothing like it and also having a 20 year old son in the house who has already finished the 'Easy' stage and so unlocked many of the songs. The tracks on the game are varied and although I didn't recognise very many, I am enjoying the music in it's own right. It becomes compulsive to try and beat your previous score and so you get to hear the tracks many times-I hope my neighbour likes my efforts!

Guitar Hero Wii
What a fantastic game. I cannot say how this compares to any of the other consoles, but the whole family have being playing this game at every opportunity since I bought it for my daughter. The only problem is that my 13 year old consistently beats me! This is just so easy to pick up and go, even for non gamers (myself) and yet has loads of longevity in it. You can always tell a good game when you find yourself thinking of ways to improve your score on the drive home from work!

Proof a game can be fun without shooting!
A few weeks ago someone brought the game "Rock Band" to work on their 360 and we all had a great time bashing away rather badly at the songs on offer; nothing motivates you to try hard like letting your buddies down! Back at home though I only have a Wii so opted to get Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, partly to practice so that I'll be on form for next time we get to rock out at work, and partly because it was just good fun!

So, in the box you get the game itself, and the wireless guitar controller. This is in contrast to some other consoles where the guitars have to be plugged in with a wire. At first it takes a little getting used to as you still have to go through the startup menu before getting into the game, and as your Wiimote is now nestled in the guitar you have to use a different set of controls, mounted on the guitar faceplate itself. Once you get the hang of it though it's quite easy, and in no time at all you'll be rockin' away!

So on to the game itself. I went through all of the tutorials and here I think they could have done a tiny bit better; the tutorials themselves are helpful (and at times comical) but if you need to repeat a lesson there's no option to skip through the talk-y bits and get straight on to the practice bits. Other than that though, very good.

Next on to career mode, again interspersed with fun scenes that chart the rise of your career. You can also customize your rocker with different outfits, guitars, etc in the store, but so far as I can tell these are purely cosmetic rather than affecting gameplay. A neat feature is that you can buy additional songs though, and I'm hoping we'll be able to access new downloadable tracks from the Wii store as PS3 and 360 players can do already.

The game itself is fairly well known; hold down the fret keys and strum in time with the music. What makes it so much fun though is that even on easy mode it's a challenge and they've got the balancing absolutely perfect. What's funny is that when you first start (even on easy) there'll be bits of songs that you'll think to yourself are absolutely impossible. A few hours of practice later though, and your fingers will be moving for you with your brain totally disconnected. This is a game you absolutely must try playing at a friend's house if you're in any way sceptical, it is great fun.

A couple of tips; at first you'll find it very difficult to do anything other than stare at the screen intently. Remember to blink! I got very sore eyes playing this the first couple of times. You'll also find that even minor distractions around you can throw you off, but this will improve in time. One thing that is slightly tricky is activating "Star Power" on the Wii; basically sometimes there'll be starred notes in a sequence. Hit them all on time and you'll get power added to your star meter. Once you have enough of this you violently tilt your guitar upwards to activate "Star Power" which doubles your score for a short period. Thing is though, it's pretty difficult to fling your guitar skywards in the middle of a tune without losing your rhythm, which means you lose accuracy and score multiplier anyway. Fortunately there is an alternative; just hit the "minus / -" key just below the strum bar. If you can get in the habit of doing that you might have more luck.

I have yet to try this out in multiplayer so can't really comment but if it's anywhere as good as Rock Band was then it should be great! Enjoy!