The process is very easy to do, and the guitar works well. Though it’s somewhat impractical for gameplay, I took the guitar about 30 feet away from the console while I was playing a song—with metal cubicle walls in between—and the controller never fluttered or broke connection once. It does seem to go through AA batteries in a couple of days of heavy play, so you may want to get some rechargables to save your wallet a bit. The guitar also has a standard wireless headset jack, which makes it easy to chat during the multiplayer modes. We’ll discuss them in a bit, but rest assured that the headset also works like a charm when connected to the guitar, so you have some freedom of movement, if you choose. Outside of that, the controls are essentially the same as the previous guitar, though the Back and Start Buttons have been increased on these new Les Paul replicas, which makes it easier to kick in Star Power (if you choose to do that in place of rocking the guitar up) or pausing the game. (A quick note—or gripe, if you will—about pausing in GH3. I don’t understand why, if you pause in the middle of a song, unpausing should immediately start at full speed right where you paused, which makes it nearly impossible to avoid missing notes. If this was being treated like a true song rehearsal, you’d get counted back into the action. I make this an open plea to add this kind of feature to the next version of GH, because otherwise it isn’t worth jumping back into a song, unless you happen to find an open gap in which to take your break. There, I’ve gotten that off my chest…) The single-player gameplay is much the same as previous versions, with the main goal being to set up a “career,” select a difficulty (from four settings) and play through a song list one at a time, earning up to five stars for how well you were able to re-create the song’s note chart on your fret buttons. Here, there are 42 songs out of the box, though you’ll be able to “purchase” bonus songs now, as well as download additional songs via Xbox Live Marketplace soon enough, which will extend your song selection. GH3 has a Training mode where you can try out any of the songs and work on your prowess should you need to polish your play on specific portions. The number of stars you get on a certain difficulty rewards you with in-game money; the better you do, the more you put in your bank—and you occasionally get a new sponsor who’ll kick a good sum in the direction of your band for touring and such. The money you earn can be used to buy new instruments and finishes, songs, playable characters and so on. And with GH3, you also earn money in the Easy career, which is helpful given the pricing of some objects. Neversoft has strived to improve the song list, with numerous tracks being “master songs” that are created by the original band, not re-created in a recording studio somewhere by session musicians. These include a wide range of songs from “Paint It, Black” by Rolling Stone to Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” (which was re-recorded for specifically for the game) to “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse. It’s important to note that, not all of the songs are that good. Some (such as “La Grange” and “Pride and Joy”) are facsimiles that just don’t capture the spirit of the original as well; others (such as The Killers’ “When We Were Young”) just don’t seem to belong in a game called Guitar Hero. My Overall Rating- 8/10Read full review
To make things short and simple Guitar Hero 3 is a great game. I personnally think it is better than Guitar Hero 2 and 100 times better Rock of the 80's. There are tons of pretty good bands on here such as; Dead Kennedys, ZZ Top, Guns and Roses, Iron Maiden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Disturbed, Foghat, Pearl Jam, and Santana just to name a few. You get what you pay for in this one compared to Rock of the 80's. There are 30 songs on that one and I think around 70 on this when you buy the extra songs. There are also more charachters, guitars, videos, etc. The other cool thing is battle mode. When you pass certain songs Slash, Tom Morello, or a devil named Lou will challenge you. Whoever challenges you, you can hit him or he can hit you with various things like double notes (twice the number of notes for a short time), moving you up to a harder level for a short time, and couple of things. I also like how the notes come up on the screen a little better. It is not really different than the other guitar hero's but, it just seems more fluid. You can play this game for hours and not know where the time went. You may have to stop for a while though because your fingers may hurt.Read full review
Neversoft's first take on the Guitar Hero franchise really doesn't make any changes to the formula Harmonix created with GH1 and GH2. This isn't really a bad thing since the GH1 and GH2 formulas are so great, but it would have really been nice to see something new for the series. Here's a breakdown of the game: Graphics: The graphics on the PS2 version of the game are really nice and definitely have more detail and flair than with the previous Guitar Heroes. Unfortunately, the frame rate drops and the song slows down and gets a little choppy when you use star power. This is really too bad because I usually try to use star power on the parts of songs that I find difficult and this really messes me up even more than I would regularly. Gameplay/Guitar: The gameplay pretty much follows the old GH formula, except for the fact that the window of time that you can a play a note in has been extended a little bit. This isn't such a bad thing because some of the later levels in the game would be nearly impossible without this small change. The Gibson Kramer guitar that comes bundled with GH3 is the first stab at a wireless controller for the GH franchise and unfortunately it didn't work to well. The first guitar I got was defective and wouldn't connect to the wireless adapter so I had to return it and get a second one, which did work. Since then my new controller has worked pretty well, but once I had to restart my PS2 to get the controller to work. Set list: This is where GH3 really shines. This is definitely the best set list yet. It includes songs like Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones, Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses, and One by Metallica. Nearly all the songs are originals and they all sound really great. This is the best Guitar Hero set list yet. Unfortunately, there are a couple songs which you can only unlock in co-op, so if you don't have a second guitar you'll have to either attempt to play with a regular PS2 controller, or just forget about playing these songs. These co-op only songs aren't small songs either, a couple of them like Suck my Kiss and Sabotage are actually advertised as some of the top songs in the game on the box. Career/Co-op Career: The regular career is exactly the same as the past GH game except for the addition of some little cartoons after every set and three boss battles placed throughout the sets. The cartoons are cute but really add nothing to the game. The boss battles are quite fun and challenging, but since there are only three they don't really make up a big part of the career. Also the songs that you play during the boss battles are only playable in single-player career, so as awesome as it sounds to battle your friend to either Tom Morello or Slash's solo filled battle song, sorry, but you can't. The co-op career is really good and it's really fun to be able to play through the career with a friend. Overall: Guitar Hero 3 is basically the same as GH1 and GH2, it has the best songs of all the GH games, and the controller is flawed but it is nice to be able to play wirelessly. It's too bad that there's nearly nothing new, but it still includes all the fun of the other guitar hero games.Read full review
It's alright simply because it's a game which features music, and gives you something entertaining to do while you listen. But, it's horrible in the way it is so incredibly focused on improving on what people considered the initial game's flaws to be that it lacks the fundamental elements that made the other game, and GH:II so great! This game is so focused on style and different outfits and characters as well as There are One spot I applaud is the extra songs set list (that you purchase from the Vault) because there are excellent songs which don't fit into the themes of the other stages but are still incredible songs.
I bought the wireless guitar, which helps not getting tangling up in the cord or unplugging it during play. I have only had it for a day and couldn't get enough, just to much fun. I do not consider myself a gamer, but this was something to break the stress of my day and I love it. If you do not have one try to find one. I bought this for half the price as the retail store and I feel I got every bit of my money worth. The only thing I had against it was, there is nothing about sync the guitar to the ps2, in the book with the game was a support web site and in less tha a minute after just two clicks on the site in the search I found the problem and all I had to do was push a button, real hard, just wish it was in the book with the game to tell me that. Rock on people, whether you have a ps2, xbox, Wii, I even saw on the site for their new games and even for nintendo DS.Read full review
Good wireless guitar controller for Guitar Hero & Rock Band Games on PS2. Fairly durable, good range, easy to use. Contacts will wear if you separate & reconnect the neck too often, Once assembled, it should stay that way, unless putting it away for a while. (don't forget to take out the batteries, they can and do leak into the guitar when stored too long). All wireless controllers tend to wear out the strummer switch with harsh use.
The Guitar Hero series has become quite a hit series over their first two games. I joined the craze with the second installment of the series and was instantly hooked. Therefore I was naturally excited when I heard that Guitar Hero III, obviously the third game in the series, was going to be released late in 2007. Even through I was anxious for the game to come out, I waited until a little before Christmas to get the game only and use the guitar controller that was included with Guitar Hero II. As has been the case with previous GH games, you have the option of simply purchasing the game or the game/guitar if you don't have one or simply have one that needs replacing. Game Modes The majority of the features of this game are carried over from the previous one. Career Mode is where your band goes from venue to venue playing progressively more difficult tracks earning money and unlocking tracks. One of the new modes is battle mode, which is incorporated into Career Mode. You take turns playing a section of a song and if you hit a stretch of notes correctly, you get a "power-up" which you use against your opponent. I don't like it because it seems like luck is the deciding factor more than skill. Another mode is Career co-op where you play with two players to get through the song list. There are actually some songs that require two players to unlock. The core concept of the game really hasn't changed much from the second to third version of Guitar Hero, but that's mainly a good thing in my eyes. You still use the smaller scale guitar-shaped controller that has five buttons, a strum button, and a whammy bar. And very much like in previous installments, the game is similar to Dance Dance Revolution in the way that the notes are hidden until a few seconds before they need to be played and are scrolled down the screen.....sorry if that was confusing. The notes descend down the screen until the bottom where there's an indicator that you need to hit that fret button and strum at the same time. The menu screens and the in-game screen have been given face lifts in the GH III. The look of the menu is ok, but I was fairly disappointed with the in-game screen. The look of the band on-stage and the area around the stage are well done, but I have no idea why they decided to make the rock/performance meter and star power meter smaller and slightly harder to read. You only have a second to glance up from the notes to see those meters, but they take a longer look to be able to see what they say. Although in one song they cut to the drummer playing and it looks like his arms are attached in some funky manner, the graphics compare well with other PS2 titles. While working my way through the game, I noticed that the track list for GH III is much better and consistent overall than the GH II soundtrack. Both have their high points, it's just that III doesn't dip as low when the tracks miss the mark. A pleasant surprise was that over half the tracks in #3 are the original master versions rather than covers created specifically for the game. The cover songs are still a little painful in GH III and make me long for the originals, but are still unchanged from the guitar point of view. I think the list is more complete because it encompasses a larger variety of music than previous games. Bands such as The Rolling Stones, Rage Against the Machine, Black Sabbath, KISS, Iron Maiden, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Metallica, Alice Cooper, The BeastieRead full review
This is the best of the 3 Guitar Heros. It has so many great songs and it has 4 different difficulty options from Easy to Expert. With easy you use only 3 buttons and medium uses only 4 so anyone can play. You can even play multiplayer on two different levels so a new player and an expert player can battle together and it won't always be a landslide victory. The only thing I don't like about is is that I've gone through 3 guitars because they seem to be cheaply made. The one that comes with pedals is the best working guitar I've found. I decided to buy it because it looked really fun!
this game is very much in the grand tradition of the original Guitar Hero, unlike the last installment of the 80's. More classic music, better layons & pulloffs, and I particularly liked being able to virtually BEAT Slash(we all know in reality that could never happen lol) It has more characters and my children(16 & 12)enjoy beating the pants off of me(surprise!lol) I find the Guitar Hero seris to be a great way to get just a little closer to my teenagers, and we all know how hard that is these days. With the fast paced lifestyles of modern teens,it's nice to know that there is something out there that gives us parents a chance to spend a little quality time with them by blending the two generations into one unique venue.the Classic music of our day, together with the modern technology of the video age just makes it all out fun-something we all seem to be losing sight of as we get older.my first system was an Atari. This game is a long way from "PONG" The game is not only fun, but refreshing as well-I believe that this game brings out the funloving side of everyone and if you're not careful,the hidden guitarist in all of us. My hat is off to you people at Redoctane for creating one of the freshest ideas on the market today. I first encountered Guitar Hero when my son & his friend brought it to the house & I played it-I thought it was so much fun that I went out & bought my own bundle set-I was hooked from there. My only dissapointment is that I was unable to aquire the flying V when I pre-ordered the GH II bundle. Other than that, I would highly recomend this game to any & everyone. I would rate this game on a scale of 1-10 a definite 10! m/ rock on people!m/ Rob(gothicflyer)Read full review
Overall this game receives about a 6/10. Let's break it down... Graphics - 6/10 Come on...I can see bumpers smashing in racing games, more blood than I care to see in shooter games, and even chocolate bubbling in the pond in a children's game... and I can't get better graphics than this for my favorite XBox 360 game? Better luck on Guitar Hero 4. The one improvement I have enjoyed is the better display hud (your score). Sound – 10/10 Some of the songs aren't the greatest sound quality (like Boston) but the sound is as good as Guitar Hero predecessors. Overall the track list was top notch. I'd love to see some more popular songs for some of my less savvy classic rock friends, but overall the music is great and will keep you rocking all night long. Overall - 9/10 Judging this game against Guitar Hero 1 and 2, it is a better game and worthy of a sequel. However, judging it against the new Rock Band... it loses some appeal because Rock Band offers more options for more people (mic and drums). If you're looking for a game that will give you awesome songs, lots of fun for all skill levels, and a 4-player mode, you should go with Rock Band. (note: the Rock Band guitar sucks so you'll want to use a Guitar Hero guitar) The new wireless Gibson guitar that comes in the Guitar Hero 3 package is a must have. It's a little easier to hold than previous guitars, I think the buttons are slightly easier to use, and although I thought being wireless might affect some play I can't notice any lag or difficulties. Excellent game... looking forward to a sequel.Read full review
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