Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 98
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  1. ArkonBlade
    Oct 21, 2010
    8
    my first venture into the world of music games and wasnt sure at $100 for a game but it was worth it. i played the hell out of this game and had alot of fun doing it. the diffuculty setting was abit insane especially for people who are new to this typ of game . it felt like it was for the hardcore fans who played Gh 1 and 2 prior to this game . still i enjoyed it and it has a great trackmy first venture into the world of music games and wasnt sure at $100 for a game but it was worth it. i played the hell out of this game and had alot of fun doing it. the diffuculty setting was abit insane especially for people who are new to this typ of game . it felt like it was for the hardcore fans who played Gh 1 and 2 prior to this game . still i enjoyed it and it has a great track list of some great rock songs not by some crappy cover bands like the first 2.… Expand
  2. GriperRehash
    Mar 9, 2008
    0
    On the note of "cool", if you don't understand that a majority of games get sold on hype alone and people LOVE those games on hype alone then you should stop and ask yourself why you bought the last game you did. Games like GH are sold on hype and "cool"... It is "cool" to look like a fool because that is "in". If you are a 9yo and brought a Barney lunch box to school, I guarantee youOn the note of "cool", if you don't understand that a majority of games get sold on hype alone and people LOVE those games on hype alone then you should stop and ask yourself why you bought the last game you did. Games like GH are sold on hype and "cool"... It is "cool" to look like a fool because that is "in". If you are a 9yo and brought a Barney lunch box to school, I guarantee you that in a weeks time you would not bring that lunch box again for THAT is the power of psychological influence. Because the other kids have "grown out of" Barney and you have not, you will have social influences to adapt to the majority belief and will most likely do so. If something is deemed "cool" the first thing to do is, well, do it so that YOU are cool. Additionally, "feeling" you are doing something is not the same as doing it... simulated entertainment is not the same as real entertainment. Simply put, if you shove a child in front of a television (simulated) to get it to shut up, you are hurting that childs development. What occurs with GH is that teens are less motivated to pick up guitar lessons and that the group interactions that would occur within a band never do. (See Music and Development) (See Groups and Leadership). But there… Expand
  3. Griper
    Jan 8, 2008
    0
    It's DDR, which would have died out a long time ago if it weren't for people who mistakenly think it's fun. The difference is, now you have an EXPENSIVE HUNK OF PLASTIC as a controller giving the illuision that you're supposedly playing the songs instead of dancing to them. On the positive note... at least you look minorly cooler with a guitar controller than you look It's DDR, which would have died out a long time ago if it weren't for people who mistakenly think it's fun. The difference is, now you have an EXPENSIVE HUNK OF PLASTIC as a controller giving the illuision that you're supposedly playing the songs instead of dancing to them. On the positive note... at least you look minorly cooler with a guitar controller than you look doing the absurd DDR "moves". Personally, I think it's 90% about the songs, 8% about people thinking they're playing the songs... and 100% about the Japanese brainwashing other country's with their subcultural. And on the note that people who gripe about DDR suck at it... obviously they do. DDR isn't about "skill" it's about practice. And spending hours Practicing just to unlock another song sounds a little too much like work to me.… Expand
  4. amsleeping
    Jan 20, 2008
    10
    Griper, you obviously dont know the meaning of the word... "game". I don't personally enjoy DDR, but what makes you think people play guitar hero to look cool? And about people who feel that they are playing the song... isnt that the game's ultimate goal? To allow people to escape realism and make them feel special... just like chopping an orc in warcraft or driving a lambo in Griper, you obviously dont know the meaning of the word... "game". I don't personally enjoy DDR, but what makes you think people play guitar hero to look cool? And about people who feel that they are playing the song... isnt that the game's ultimate goal? To allow people to escape realism and make them feel special... just like chopping an orc in warcraft or driving a lambo in need for speed. You obviously are a narrow-minded person, and more embarrasingly, you proved it so by making such comments on the internet for all to see. shame. Don't mind me. just bored at the moment. Rated 10 to pull the rating back up.… Expand
  5. JohnRoberts
    Feb 19, 2008
    10
    Simply an incredible game, and the most fun I've had with any video game in many years. There's a very good reason why the console versions are STILL selling out at stores, months after the game's release.

    Warning: you will need a powerful PC to be able to play this. The graphics are ported from the Xbox 360 version, which was pretty dumb since a ton of people have    Simply an incredible game, and the most fun I've had with any video game in many years. There's a very good reason why the console versions are STILL selling out at stores, months after the game's release.

    Warning: you will need a powerful PC to be able to play this. The graphics are ported from the Xbox 360 version, which was pretty dumb since a ton of people have computers that aren't brand new.

    If you get bad framerates, TURN OFF THE CROWD GRAPHICS. The high polygon count of the crowd is responsible for 95% of the slowdown.    … Expand
  6. Muz
    Dec 2, 2007
    9
    Great game from beginning to end. In fact it tends to get better as you get to the end. The difficulty curve is great, it's an easy game to pick up, very difficult to master, but you'll learn to get better at it as you play along. The game has some great songs that guys like me have been trying for years to play on a real guitar and anyone who loves animations would enjoy seeing Great game from beginning to end. In fact it tends to get better as you get to the end. The difficulty curve is great, it's an easy game to pick up, very difficult to master, but you'll learn to get better at it as you play along. The game has some great songs that guys like me have been trying for years to play on a real guitar and anyone who loves animations would enjoy seeing how the band animates perfectly with the song. Many people seem to claim that it requires a good computer to play, but the game runs perfectly smoothly on my 3-year old computer.… Expand
  7. Campbell
    Jan 26, 2008
    3
    John, the reason why they upped the difficulty is because it's a PC release. When you are upgrading your console to a PC you are inherently upping the difficulty of your gaming, because your playing on a machine that wasn't made for kids still developing their motor functions. This game is nothing like playing the guitar, it is, as Griper said, like DDR with your fingers. It John, the reason why they upped the difficulty is because it's a PC release. When you are upgrading your console to a PC you are inherently upping the difficulty of your gaming, because your playing on a machine that wasn't made for kids still developing their motor functions. This game is nothing like playing the guitar, it is, as Griper said, like DDR with your fingers. It uses a disguised, albeit very effective copy protection method, that is, even if you download the game, you still cant play it without your crappy piece of plastic.… Expand
  8. ChristianSaona
    Feb 28, 2008
    10
    Griper you think that commenting without play the game its a good option?
    Well... Guitar Hero its the same think as Dancing genre, need practice and skill, if you are a noob that never played a guitar or something else, leave the game and aclaim it and cry in your bed.
    Dancing has an EXPENSIVE HUNK OF METAL, and you dance alone because you has no life, no friend and you dont go to    Griper you think that commenting without play the game its a good option?
    Well... Guitar Hero its the same think as Dancing genre, need practice and skill, if you are a noob that never played a guitar or something else, leave the game and aclaim it and cry in your bed.
    Dancing has an EXPENSIVE HUNK OF METAL, and you dance alone because you has no life, no friend and you dont go to partyes.
    Guitar Hero its still great, has good graphics, and its the same thing if you spend money in a console or a video card, when you play EXPERT or HARD difficulty its like playing a real guitar, you need speed and concentration. The game has unlockable items and song like the DDR games. I rated it 10!    … Expand
  9. KristopherA.
    Dec 1, 2007
    10
    Guitar hero III is the best game ever for the xbox 360, it has great graphics and great songs. And the guitar is the best yet, i like it because it is wireless and the sticker sheets are awesome!!!!!!
  10. John
    Dec 14, 2007
    6
    Same Guitar Hero gameplay, removed co-op Multiplayer (WHY?!) added a new songlist (Most of which is terrible, but to each your own.) and upped the difficulty somewhat (Still the same difficulties - Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert but if you've played the previous games you'll notice that they are harder.) Boosted somewhat by it's online capabilities but it's still the Same Guitar Hero gameplay, removed co-op Multiplayer (WHY?!) added a new songlist (Most of which is terrible, but to each your own.) and upped the difficulty somewhat (Still the same difficulties - Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert but if you've played the previous games you'll notice that they are harder.) Boosted somewhat by it's online capabilities but it's still the same game with minimal improvements. Good for solo or friends play, though there are better things out there.… Expand
  11. KevinBogs
    Dec 29, 2007
    5
    Looks good, but still laggy even after a nice graphics card and ram upgrade in hard and expert mode. A 3.0 P4 computer with 2g ram and 512 ddr2 graphics card makes the game barely playable in medium.
    Multiplayer still does not work, and there are no downloads in the download section EVEN AFTER CHRISTMAS.
    Just another game that was released before its complete by a greedy company    Looks good, but still laggy even after a nice graphics card and ram upgrade in hard and expert mode. A 3.0 P4 computer with 2g ram and 512 ddr2 graphics card makes the game barely playable in medium.
    Multiplayer still does not work, and there are no downloads in the download section EVEN AFTER CHRISTMAS.
    Just another game that was released before its complete by a greedy company who didn't want to miss christmas sales.
    GET ON THE BALL AND GET IT WORKING, YOU HAVE OUR MONEY ALREADY.    … Expand
  12. Le__Xenomorph
    Jan 26, 2015
    9
    Guitar Hero 3 is a fantastic game with a lot of songs to have fun with and play. As well as downloadable songs which have been unfortunately taken off the Xbox market. The game also has decent graphics and a very fun campaign which is especially fun with 2 players. 9/10 (Awesome)
  13. MickeyEvanJacob
    Nov 7, 2015
    10
    this game was really fun until i realized that it was not.
     Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music rhythm game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall. The game was published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane. It is the first game in the series to be developed by Neversoft after Activision's acquisition of RedOctane and MTV Games'    this game was really fun until i realized that it was not.
     Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music rhythm game, the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall. The game was published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane. It is the first game in the series to be developed by Neversoft after Activision's acquisition of RedOctane and MTV Games' purchase of Harmonix, the previous development studio for the series. The game was released worldwide for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 in October 2007, with Budcat Creations assisting Neversoft on developing the PlayStation 2 port and Vicarious Visions solely developing on the Wii port respectively. Aspyr Media published the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X versions of the game, releasing them later in 2007.
    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock retains the basic gameplay from previous games in the Guitar Hero series, where the player uses a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of lead, bass, and rhythm guitar parts in rock songs by playing in time to scrolling notes on-screen. The game, in addition to existing single-player Career modes, includes a new Co-Op Career mode and competitive challenges that pit the player against in-game characters and other players. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the first game in the series to include an online multiplayer feature, which is enabled in the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions. Initially the game offers over 70 songs, most of which are master tracks. Another aspect in the game was DLC which allowed players to purchase songs, tracks, and characters. One of the most popular DLC packs was the Dr. pack. It included three characters. Dillan The Tatortot, Andrew the certificate ripper, and Julio Caesar. Another popular DLC pack was the song pack called Perales. It included the hit song Dr.Lopez by Perales. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions feature the ability to download additional songs. The musicians Tom Morello and Slash make appearances both as guitar battle opponents and playable characters in the game. The PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows versions also include Bret Michaels as a non-playable character.
    Critics were generally favorable towards the game, but reviewers noted a difference in the game's style compared to previous installments, associating it with it being Neversoft's first development attempt with the series. The game is often cited to be too difficult, creating "walls of notes" that are difficult to complete, and led to alterations in note placement for future games in the series. According to Activision, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the best-selling video game of 2007, both in terms of units sold and revenue earned, and that it is the first single retail video game to exceed one billion dollars in sales. The company also claimed that it is the second-best selling video game title since 1995, following Wii Play, and is one of the best-selling third-party games available for the Wii.
    Development
    Activision purchased RedOctane in 2006 for $100 million to achieve "an early leadership position in music-based gaming". In September of that year, MTV acquired Harmonix, the developer of all Guitar Hero games up to that point; this purchase would later lead to the development of the competing music-game series, Rock Band. Without Harmonix's availability, Activision selected Neversoft Entertainment to develop Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Neversoft president Joel Jewett stated his company was asked to develop the game because of a conversation that Jewett had with RedOctane's founders Kai and Charles Huang at the 2006 E3 Convention, in which Jewett mentioned how the first Guitar Hero game helped reduce the stress in the Neversoft offices during their development of Tony Hawk's Project 8. Several months later, Jewett was contacted by the Huangs, asking if Neversoft wanted to work on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane, recognized Neversoft had a "10-year track record of launching a game every single year and being in the top of the charts" and felt that the development group "brought a better and deeper sense of music sensibilities" to the series. Despite the experience from the previous games, Alan Flores, head of development at Neversoft, commented that the game was "deceptively simple" and that it took much work for their 30-person team to recreate the gameplay for Guitar Hero III. Though they "wanted to take the Guitar Hero experience to the next level" by adding additional instruments in the same manner as Rock Band, they opted to focus on perfecting the guitar gameplay.
    The note tracks, on-stage motions of the band, and stage lighting and effect synchronization were created by the same team of developers who were all musicians and had previous experience in note tracking either from other music video games or from MIDI tracking.    … Expand
  14. WiiUGamer7
    Jan 19, 2016
    10
    Truly an amazing game, even now. The graphics are amazing for its time, and the gameplay is very enjoyable. It gives true challenge to the Guitar Hero franchise, which made it stand out from Rock Band. This is the definitive version, with enhanced graphics, sharp sounds, and custom song entry. The online doesn't work though. That is expectable, however. The game is old. Oh, and to helpTruly an amazing game, even now. The graphics are amazing for its time, and the gameplay is very enjoyable. It gives true challenge to the Guitar Hero franchise, which made it stand out from Rock Band. This is the definitive version, with enhanced graphics, sharp sounds, and custom song entry. The online doesn't work though. That is expectable, however. The game is old. Oh, and to help some people, Press orange,blue,orange,yellow in "enter cheat". It will say hyperspeed, but it's easy mode.
    Bye!    … Expand
  15. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
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  16. BFG-1337
    Apr 21, 2021
    9
    One of the most refreshing games i have played in my life, so much effort went into making this game and you can easily tell. You can just feel the heart and soul it possesses with the music selection and visuals.

    People who expect to learn guitar from playing this game are completely missing the point, its not a fu***** guitar lesson, its a game! I urge you to try this game if you are    One of the most refreshing games i have played in my life, so much effort went into making this game and you can easily tell. You can just feel the heart and soul it possesses with the music selection and visuals.

    People who expect to learn guitar from playing this game are completely missing the point, its not a fu***** guitar lesson, its a game!
    I urge you to try this game if you are into rock or metal or metal.
    Also its very noob friendly, the easy mode is easy enough yet challenging to keep you entertained and the hardest difficulty is hard yet enjoyable again. :D    … Expand
  17. mariavkj
    Mar 15, 2022
    8
    Não tenho palavras para o jogo que influenciou no meu gosto musical para sempre, apenas Guitar Hero III
  18. Evocable
    May 5, 2022
    7
    I never played this one, but I really enjoyed Cooking Mama 2. This one is a bit weaker compared to that, but still great!

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#47 Best PC Game of 2007
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#74 Most Discussed PC Game of 2007
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#40 Most Shared PC Game of 2007

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameZone
    75
    The PC version is a nice attempt that finally gives PC gamers the chance to experience one of the best game franchises to start up in the past few years. However, the laggy performance and slowdown makes the PC version pale in comparison to its console brethren.
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  2. GameSpy
    80
    A solid port of a fairly awesome game. If not for the high system demands and random slowdowns, it might actually compete with the 360 and Wii for the best version available.
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  3. 1UP
    90
    Damn, is this one fine game. If you've ever dreamed of shredding blistering licks in front of an adoring audience, you need to pick up Guitar Hero III.
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