Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Realize a true rock concert experience with all new venues, incredible lighting effects, authentic instruments and sick character moves.
• Engage in boss battles, against the like of Slash from Guns N' Roses, and featuring original tracks recorded exclusively for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and defeat opponents to achieve legendary status in head-to-head competition.
• Gameplay variety options including single player Training, Quickplay and Career Modes, as well as Multiplayer Co-op Career, Face-off, Pro Face-off and Battle Modes.
• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2 features over 70 of the biggest and loudest songs ever compiled in a single game disc.
• Select and customize a wide variety of Guitar Hero characters - including three new ones - as you unlock venues featuring over-the-top stage design.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TGB4V4
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 28, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,167 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Rhythm > Musical Instruments
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Game only

Amazon.com Product Description

Unleash your inner rock legend with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Face off against guitar icon Slash, from Guns N' Roses, and others in insane boss battles featuring original tracks recorded exclusively for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Defeat opponents to achieve legendary status in head-to-head competition including the all-new Guitar Battle or share the glory with a friend in the new Co-op Career Mode. Realize a true rock concert experience with all new venues, incredible lighting effects, authentic instruments and sick character moves. And since rock is all about the music, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock features over 70 of the biggest and loudest songs ever compiled in a single game disc. Classic Guitar Hero gameplay. View larger. In-game exclusive bosses. View larger. Deep and varied game modes. View larger. Loads of customizable characters. View larger. Venues, big and small. View larger. More than 70 songs on disc. View larger. Play Modes Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock features an array of game modes designed complement every player's preference and time considerations. In single player, take advantage of Quickplay functionality for spontaneous action when you only have a few minutes to spare for a fast play through of a song, or dive into Training and Career Modes when you want to concentrate of specific skills and song parts, or are ready to make your way to the top of the Rock & Roll game. Local multiplayer modes are just as diverse and include a cooperative Career Mode, Pro Face-Off and Face-Off, in which two Guitar Heroes conduct their own symphonies of destruction, and Battle Mode in which successful playing earns you powerups that can be used to disrupt the flow of opponent's play. A Legendary Set List Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock features a deep set list made up of some of the most iconic hits of rock history, mixed with a sampling of the most infectious rock tracks of recent years. Your game disc includes over 70 songs, evenly distributed throughout every corner and mode of the game. This includes a wealth songs that are unlocked as you play through single and multiplayer modes, those specific to boss battles encountered, tracks exclusively chosen for Co-op Career play and a large number of bonus songs, mostly purchasable using in-game money. The complete set list available with disc includes:    "Anarchy in the UK" - Sex Pistols    "Barracuda" - Heart    "Before I Forget" - Slipknot    "3's & 7's" - Queens of the Stone Age    "Black Magic Woman" - Santana    "Black Sunshine" - White Zombie    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine    "Cherub Rock" - The Smashing Pumpkins    "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" - Blue Öyster Cult    "Cliffs of Dover" - Eric Johnson    "Cult of Personality" - Living Colour    "Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Steve Oumiette    "Even Flow" - Pearl Jam    "Guitar Battle vs. Slash" - Guitar Hero III Original    "Go That Far" - Bret Michaels Band    "Helicopter" - Bloc Party    "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar    "Holiday in Cambodia" - Dead Kennedys    "Knights of Cydonia" - Muse    "Kool Thing" - Sonic Youth    "La Grange" - ZZ Top    "Lay Down" - Priestess    "Miss Murder" - AFI    "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain    "Monsters" - Matchbook Romance    "My Name Is Jonas" - Weezer    "The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden    "One" - Metallica    "Pride and Joy" - Stevie Ray Vaughan    "Paint It, Black" - The Rolling Stones    "Paranoid" - Black Sabbath    "Raining Blood" - Slayer    "Reptilia" - The Strokes    "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions    "Rock and Roll All Nite" - Kiss    "Same Old Song and Dance" - Aerosmith    "Story of My Life" - Social Distortion    "School's Out" - Alice Cooper    "Sabotage" - Beastie Boys    "Slow Ride" - Foghat    "Sunshine of Your Love" - Cream    "Suck My Kiss" - Red Hot Chili Peppers    "Talk Dirty to Me" - Poison    "The Metal" - Tenacious D    "The Seeker" - The Who    "When You Were Young" - The Killers    "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses    "Avalancha" - Heroes del Silencio    "Closer" - Lacuna Coil    "Can't Be Saved" - Senses Fail    "Down N Dirty" - LA Slum Lords    "Don't Hold Back" - The Sleeping    "FCP Remix" - Fall of Troy    "Generation Rock" - Revolverhead    "Go That Far" - Bret Michaels Band    "Hier Kommit Alex" - Die Toten Hosen    "In the Belly of a Shark" - Gallows    "I'm in the Band" - The Hellacopters    "Impulse" - An Endless Sporadic    "In Love" - Scouts of St. Sebastian    "My Curse" - Killswitch Engage    "Minus Celsius" - Backyard Babies    "Metal Heavy Lady" - Lions    "Mauvis Garcon" - NAAST    "Prayer of the Refugee" - Rise Against    "Radio Song" - Superbus    "Ruby" - Kaiser Chiefs    "She Bangs the Drums" - The Stone Roses    "Take This Life" - In Flames    "Through the Fire and the Flames" - Dragonforce    "The Way It Ends - Prototype     Key Game Features Become a Legend - Face off against guitar icons in insane bosses, including Slash from Guns N' Roses, and featuring original tracks recorded exclusively for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and defeat opponents to achieve legendary status in head-to-head competition. Gameplay Variety - Options include single player Training, Quickplay and Career Modes and local multiplayer Co-op Career, Face-Off, Pro Face-Off and Battle Modes. Incredible Track List - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2 features over 70 of the biggest and loudest songs ever compiled in a single game disc. Exciting Characters and Venues - Select and customize a wide variety of Guitar Hero characters as you unlock venues featuring over-the-top stage design. Guitar Hero II features three new Guitar Heroes: The rockabilly-greaser Eddie Knox, the beautiful (but tough) Casey Lynch, and the Scandinavian metal superstar Lars Umlaut. Fully Immersive Concert Experience - Realize a true rock concert experience with all new venues, incredible lighting effects, authentic instruments and sick character moves.

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Guitar Hero 3 Stand Alone Software PS2

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58 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Hype, Moderate Execution, October 30, 2007

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Kyle Slayzar (Bismarck, ND) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - PS2 (Video Game)

As an big fan of the Guitar Hero games and owner of the previous three installments on the PSXII I was VERY excited for GH3. HOWEVER, after playing for a few days now I am very sad to say I'm rather disappointed as I have mixed feelings over GH3.

First off is the aesthetics looks; obviously Activision made a great effort to appeal to contemporary audiences and, from a marketing standpoint, this is very understandable. However, I feel as though the Guitar Hero franchise is now becoming a marketing tool for new bands and songs instead of following the formula of playing great songs both old and new. Granted there were many songs from the 1980s on back, but in many instances songs were from the past year or so; some were even being initially produced during production of Guitar Hero 3, which reinforces my theory.

To be fair, there were many songs I was very pleased to see make the final cut such as Welcome to the Jungle and La Grange. I'm a big classic rock fan and it was a blast playing Rock Ya Like a Hurricane. I would've chosen some different songs for say Aerosmith, Cream and The Who but you win some, ya lose some. I should also be fair in saying I did enjoy some of the contemporary works such as Priestess, I actually went out and bought their CD because I fell in love with the song they used... but that's where my love for the new songs end. They also butchered some songs, most notably The Devil Went Down to Georgia; I was skeptical at first because it's a fiddle song and my fears were confirmed as I noticed it became a death metal song. *le sigh*

Then there's the severe lack of diversity in the songs. It appears to be half death metal, half classic rock; almost all from primarily white bands. I've seen better diversity at a Trent Lott Christmas party. No Hendrix, no Stevie Wonder, no Michael Jackson, no Prince, no Rick James ("I'm Rick James!"), no Vandross, no nothing. Carlos Santana seemed to be the token minority group in the entire game, granted they did an excellent job doing Black Magic Woman and that one is probably my personal favorite to play.

The bonus songs, to me, were all worthless. It's almost all one genre; garage bands. Granted this is primarily the basis of the bonus songs in previous Guitar Hero games, however, at least Red Octane placed songs everyone could enjoy such as Dethklok and even Strong Bad. This time around, I did not find one bonus song I liked.

Then there's the layout; it's waay too contemporary for my taste. It seems to be marketed entirely to heavy metal, death metal and (dare I say) emo fans. Aside from glam rock character Izzy and Motown Xavier (which they only had one song contributing to) the characters, arenas and styles all reflected contemporary rock themes. The British Invasion is subtlety hinted although they use Weezer as an example when other songs would've personified this much better since Weezer is 30 years late. I just wish there would've been more balance between contemporary and classic. The only arena I liked was the prison, which I thought was nice.

I also thought way too much emphasis was placed on aesthetics than actual game play. The stages were beautifully done and some of the characters looked considerably better than before... but, then again, most of the time our focus is on the fret board and not what is in the background. It also made it very difficult to read points and, more importantly, star power. I had considerable trouble discerning my star power level given the new layout. The old layout from the first three installments was considerably easier to read on the fly.

Then there's the versus boss mode... which I think is the most worthless feature they included, which you are forced to do if you wish to proceed. Despite being a seasoned player, it took me several trial and error sessions to beat each boss especially the final boss Lou. It was literally a toss of the coin as half the time the boss would strike back and the other half he would not. Not to mention you have to cause the boss to fail before the music stops; you could have triple the points the boss has and still lose which is hardly how a guitar battle should be engaged. If anything, the battle should be based on points at the end of the song, which would've been great with The Devil Went Down to Georgia. I just wanted to rock dangit!!

The difficulty also seemed to be considerably off. I thought I'd start small on medium and played through the game. I noticed the first few songs were super easy, then towards it the end it got considerably harder than usual. Songs on medium seemed to be hard but without the orange button, especially on the last two genres. Particularly in the song One by Metallica, the song goes into a long solo of run-offs similar to hard if not expert songs on previous installments. While this made me a better player in the long run, it will deter casual players.

And perhaps it is just me but others and myself have noticed the screen appears smaller. I checked my screen settings and even put on widescreen mode to see what was the deal and, sure enough, the fret buttons and screen was condensed to allow the player to see the stage, characters and background better... which is kind of pointless since you're supposed to be focused on playing the game, not admiring the scenery. This made it REALLY hard to do harder songs since I had to scoot up to the screen and squint my eyes.

Lastly, there's the loading time. It is considerably longer than before due to the large emphasis on backgrounds, characters and animations instead of gameplay. For previous Guitar Hero fans this will prove to be cumbersome as you will be tempted to hit the green button thinking the game is waiting for your input when, in reality, it's still loading.

However, there are some pros. I really enjoyed the co-op career mode since I typically play Guitar Hero games with friends and this allows us to move towards an attainable goal.

All in all, Guitar Hero III could've been done a LOT better. Activision and the four million contributing companies with rock intros strayed heavily from the formula and will disillusion many long-term fans. I strongly recommend you rent this first and try Guitar Hero 2 if you really want it; the second installment is much better executed with all the features you'll really need with a diverse soundtrack.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I Was Too Quick To Judge. This Game Rocks!!, November 6, 2007

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A. Frerichs "afrerichs" (Lincoln, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - PS2 (Video Game)

As the wife of the above, I had to edit my review of this game after playing it for a couple of weeks now. I LOVE it. I hated it at first and was really frustrated at the gameplay. I wasn't sure I liked the battle modes or the song list. Also, being new to the "Guitar Hero" games probably didn't help. With the help of my son I figured out the gameplay and I am now on hard. I think if I could figure out where the orange fret is I'd do better. The songs become more real as you progress through the levels as more notes are given.

BUT, this game rocks after I gave it some more time. It's my favorite of all the games now and I can't stop playing it. The battle mode is great and gives you more incentive to work harder. My son and I battled it out one night and we had a great time. He obviously won but it was time well spent together. It's not often there are video games that everyone can play regardless of age. All of my kids love the "Guitar Hero" games.

My husband and I started a band in the Co-Op Career mode and made it through Easy. We ended up buying the "Guitar Hero II" bundle for another guitar. I wish there was a way to get a wired guitar without having to buy the bundle.

I really don't care about the graphics since you can't see them while you are playing. But as I was watching my kids play I realized the character is really playing all the notes to the song. The attention to details like that really impressed me. I loved the new girl, Casey, as she was sexy without looking stupid.

I really don't like the flashing lights that pop up in some of the gameplay as I have epilepsy. Not enough to cause a seizure, but I did find myself twitching some. It's distracting and hard to find notes because you are blinded by the lights. I wasn't sure I liked the songs as I'm probably the wrong gender and demograhic, but they started to grow on me.

I really didn't give this game a chance when I first reviewed it. If you aren't sure you like it, give it some time. I'm glad I did.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not real happy with it, October 30, 2007

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Hey Man Jesus Saves "Rocka My Soul In The Bos... (In the palm of God, man.) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - PS2 (Video Game)

I've been a GH player since the first one came out and this one is not as much fun as the others. Mainly I don't like the choice of songs. The interface has changed, but that didn't bother me as I was able to breeze right through all the songs on Hard my first time out. (I'm pretty much an Expert class GH player) So playability wasn't an issue, in fact this one felt easier than the previous 3 GH releases but that could be due to the fact that I've been playing for a couple years now. What really turned me off were the songs. They weren't necessarily bad songs, for example if I heard them on the radio I wouldn't change the channel in disgust. They just didn't translate well to this game, they lacked energy. I really liked KISS, Poison, The Killers, Black Sabbath and Heir Kommt Alex as they are all fun groups to listen and play along to. As well as the song Cliffs Of Dover, so much fun to play. But the others just left me feeling bored and uninterested. I'm a GH fan for life and this of course is just my opinion, mostly about the selection of songs, not the actual game play itself as it was good if not improved.. However I don't like the new look power meter, too hard to tell what's going on at a glance with that, so they should go back to the original version. The new cartoons and characters... I could care less, I buy GH games in order to pretend that I'm jamming to songs in a rock group. They could have no cartoons and only one stick figure looking graphic up there for all I care and I'd still think this game rocked. Looking forward to the next release and hopefully some songs that I will find interesting and fun to play.

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