 "Good" | 2009-10-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1E0HNICSOHX2G |
| It s a good game a buy it and have a lot of fun even my mon is playing! |
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| "Great game, worth the money." | 2009-08-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2BL8KZ8ZCPAXT |
| Bought both as a brother's birthday present and for everyone to share, love the game so far. A great buy. |
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 "very fun game and sturdy guitar" | 2009-04-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: ATBR7F7455PTZ |
before i start the review, i must say buying the wired bundle is not a good deal, it is cheaper to buy the guitar and game separately.
the game, guitar hero 3 is very fun, the game is getting kind of old so it does not have the new type of features like gaining star power while you are already in star power.
about the guitar, it is much better than the les paul, sure the wired guitar is a bit short so it kind of feels like a little kids toy, but the whammy bar is solid and the star power is not screwed up like the les paul, which by the way pressing "back/select" does not even work half the time. on this wired guitar you need to tilt the guitar at a 45 degree angle to go into star power which is perfect. i dont kow if pressing the back button on the xplorer activates star power, but as long as the tilt sensor works fine, it would not really matter to me.
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| "An improvement over GH 2, but not perfect" | 2009-01-18 |
| - Reviewed By i82muchdmb |
This game has given my roommates and I a lot of entertainment over the past year or so. If you're in the market for this game you probably know the gameplay formula by now: colored notes stream down the screen which you press in time to music. Such a reductionist view does not really capture what's so fun about the game, however.
Part of the appeal to me is the mastery of individual songs and the challenge of keeping up on the highest difficulty levels. It's also very entertaining to play in a group setting where people egg you on and insult your poor playing (not that ever happens to me, mind you.)
If you are used to Guitar Hero 2, you should know that some of the mechanics have been tweaked slightly. You can expect a LOT more notes to be coming at you (whereas most songs in GH2 probably have less than 700 or so notes to hit on expert, expect over 1000 in a fair number of songs in GH3 on expert). To alleviate some of the difficulty, hammer-ons are *much* easier to play in GH3 than GH2. Not only are they more visually distinctive (in Guitar Hero 2 the hammer-on notes are all but indistinguishable from normal notes when you have star power activated) but the timing window is much more forgiving - you can play the notes slightly ahead of time and still have them register.
One gameplay addition added from GH2 to GH3 is that of guitar battles. In this mode, you play against such legends as Tom Morello and Slash. The purpose of this mode is not to rack up points but instead to make the other player "fail out" through the use of special powerups. I found the addition more frustrating than fun.
Fans of achievements should know that they are incredibly difficult to attain - after playing this game for many dozens of hours over the past year, I probably have only 100 or so achievement points. According to [...]
Finally, with regard to the hardware itself - make sure you are not situated too far away from the TV or the cord might not reach! The cord is plenty long in a room with a 32" tv, but at home where we have a 55" DLP TV I've yanked the cord out more than once on accident.
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| "Endless Fun" | 2008-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1FO0WNU7XVTLK |
It is almost impossible to get bored with this game, and if you are an Xbox Live subscriber you have access to a plethora of downloadable content not included in the game disc. The only drawback to the downloadable content is that you have to have an Xbox Live GOLD Membership (the one you have to pay for) and a lot of the songs will cost you money as well, though there are a fair amount of free songs available too.
If you don't have Xbox Live there is no need to fret! There are over 70 playable songs on the game itself. There is enough diversity in genre that there is something on here for everyone. I find myself playing certain groups of songs over and over, simultaneously enjoying the songs and trying to improve my scores. Certain songs are only available once they have been unlocked on co-op mode. So find a friend and another controller! New to this version of Guitar Hero is 'Battle Mode' which allows you to obtain different attacks instead of starpower while you play. You can then tilt your guitar and hit your friend with one of these attacks, such as the dreaded double notes. This game variant can be quite fun, although you'll find that you will only get through about half a song before you take out, or are taken out by your friend. You can also play that and the other multi-player variants on Xbox Live if you don't have another guitar and/or a friend.
Having the wired guitar really is no drawback to its wireless cousin either. In fact, I prefer it as you don't have to worry about having charged batteries. The cord is long too. You can stand/sit a descent distance from the screen without tugging it out of the plug. And if for some reason it does get unplugged the game automatically pauses, so you won't fail a song while scrambling to get it plugged back in. Not to mention going wired is a little cheaper.
Please note, that this game can get extremely difficult when playing on expert. (When they say 'Expert' they mean it!) Some may find themselves stuck playing on lower difficulties in order to beat the game. This doesn't make the game any less fun and you'll find that as you play more and more you will get better and begin beating songs you once couldn't. Plus you can always go to 'Practice Mode' and slow down the songs so you can figure out the mess of notes they are throwing at you.
Oh, and do not purchase this game thinking it will help you learn a real guitar. By no means will that ever happen. Pressing 5 colored buttons vs. strumming 6 strings with 20 or so frets are in no way related! Most real guitarist don't even like this game, though I play guitar and still love playing this! |
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| "May Cause Lack of Studying for Students" | 2008-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1FO0WNU7XVTLK |
This game is too much fun, it's addicting...Whether or not that is a good thing is your discretion. It is most fun to play with friends, even if you only own one guitar. I can't count how many times a group of my friends just sat in a dorm room playing this game, trying to one-up the other person's score. It doesn't ever get boring, especially because of the downloadable content.
Which leads to one complaint I must state: the amount they charge for the downloadable songs. Sure there are quite a few free songs, but the majority of them you have to pay for and they are about $6 or $7 for a 3-song pack. If you want to buy all the downloadable content you better be ready to shell out some cash. The game disc does have over 70 songs on it so the downloadable stuff isn't absolutely necessary.
The only other downfall with this game would have to be the controller. I prefer the wired controller because you don't have to worry about batteries which can get expensive over time. But, and this plagues just about all guitar hero guitars (wired or wireless), there durability. They get worn very fast because people play them hard. I hit the fret buttons very hard and they have started to have problems. Other people complain about the whammy bar becoming worn out. And occasionally it seems like the controllers just don't register.
Regardless of these two complaints, the game still has provided me with more than enough satisfaction and was definitely worth purchasing. |
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