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SynopsisGet loud and legendary with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. The amazing soundtrack features master tracks by The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Muse and Pearl Jam, as well as songs made famous by Kiss, Alice Cooper and Heart. You can challenge the legends of rock and roll in intense boss battles, while new multiplayer modes, including the arcade-inspired Battle mode and the dual-shredding co-op Career mode, give you exciting ways for you to get your groove on.With Guitar Hero III, you'll be able to jam out to more than 45 of the most awesome rock anthems of all time. Play in all-new venues that stoke your head-banging spirit, and check out favorite characters that have been fitted with new faces. Take your musical talents online and rock live around the world, and enhance your experience with downloadable songs, themes and picture packs.
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DO NOT BY THIS GAME if you liked GH, GH2, and/or G
on November 23, 2007
Posted by: Snowball1029
I think I'm pretty qualified to review this game. I fancy myself an accomplished Guitar Hero. I have conquered GH, GH2, and GH 80's on all levels including expert. Please heed my warning: TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. If you have played and enjoyed the previous GH versions, you'll be (at best) disappointed with GH3.
The Source of the Problem:
Harmonix, the original minds behind GH, are not involved with this latest game in the franchise. And Activison dropped the ball on the programming.
The NO fun game engine:
While the graphics are the best yet and the song selection is very good, the game-play is awful and does not have nearly the same response as the previous installments. You can hit some notes DEAD ON and all you get is the infamous "plink" sound indicating you missed the note. It was synced with the music very poorly. After several frustrating hours of playing, I could only muster a 21 note streak on MEDIUM. My kids also had the same experience and turned the game off after only a few attempts.
The Sound:
It's bad. Very mushy. This doesn't help the game play experience and makes it difficult to play along with the music. However, you can adjust some levels to make it tolerable.
The Warranty:
Of course you can't return it to any known retailer after it's open (exchange only) so I decided to contact Activision. I felt I should make a warranty claim based on the Workmanship clause. I know, that's probably reaching since the only way they could really honor that warranty is the completely rewrite the programming and re-release it. But this game IS THAT BAD and I was desperate to get my GH fix with some new material. Activision blew me off on each and every attempt. They basically said to take it back the store - which they know full well I can't get a refund. So really, the warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on.
In a nutshell:
If you’ve enjoyed the previous GH installments don't buy it for yourself and don't buy it as a gift if you actually hope the person you give it to will enjoy it - they will not. If you’ve never played GH before, maybe you won’t notice since you don’t have a comparison but it’ll end up on your shelf collecting dust with the other games you grew tired of quickly.
The Source of the Problem:
Harmonix, the original minds behind GH, are not involved with this latest game in the franchise. And Activison dropped the ball on the programming.
The NO fun game engine:
While the graphics are the best yet and the song selection is very good, the game-play is awful and does not have nearly the same response as the previous installments. You can hit some notes DEAD ON and all you get is the infamous "plink" sound indicating you missed the note. It was synced with the music very poorly. After several frustrating hours of playing, I could only muster a 21 note streak on MEDIUM. My kids also had the same experience and turned the game off after only a few attempts.
The Sound:
It's bad. Very mushy. This doesn't help the game play experience and makes it difficult to play along with the music. However, you can adjust some levels to make it tolerable.
The Warranty:
Of course you can't return it to any known retailer after it's open (exchange only) so I decided to contact Activision. I felt I should make a warranty claim based on the Workmanship clause. I know, that's probably reaching since the only way they could really honor that warranty is the completely rewrite the programming and re-release it. But this game IS THAT BAD and I was desperate to get my GH fix with some new material. Activision blew me off on each and every attempt. They basically said to take it back the store - which they know full well I can't get a refund. So really, the warranty isn't worth the paper it's written on.
In a nutshell:
If you’ve enjoyed the previous GH installments don't buy it for yourself and don't buy it as a gift if you actually hope the person you give it to will enjoy it - they will not. If you’ve never played GH before, maybe you won’t notice since you don’t have a comparison but it’ll end up on your shelf collecting dust with the other games you grew tired of quickly.
What's great about it: Graphics, Song selection
What's not so great: Game Play, Game interface, Weak Warranty
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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