Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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The Guitar Hero series offers its biggest lineup of songs to date with Legends of Rock, the first game developed outside of Harmonix. Fans of the...
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7.9
good
 
CRITICS SCORE
7.8
(13 ratings)
GAMER SCORE
8
(971 ratings)
 

Game Overview

The Guitar Hero series offers its biggest lineup of songs to date with Legends of Rock, the first game developed outside of Harmonix. Fans of the finger-fiddling franchise will rock out to over 70 tracks, many of which use master recordings from the original artists.

The Good

The best tracklist of any Guitar Hero game to date, Lots of master tracks from the original bands and artists, Higher difficulty level ensures experienced players won't get bored quickly.

The Bad

Higher difficulty level ensures most people's arms will fall off halfway through the expert career, Battle mode and boss battles aren't interesting additions, A heavy dose of in-game advertising, Sluggish performance, even on systems that surpass the minimum system requirements, Online play has some connection issues.

The Bottom Line

Rock out to the third entry in in Red Octane's music series for guitar gods! Songs for Guitar Hero III include Barracuda by Heart, Sabotage by Beastie Boys, Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss, and much more! In addition, players can experience an incredible number of added features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.

Also for the first time ever, Guitar Hero fans can thrash and burn with new wireless guitar controllers available for each platform. The exclusive Gibson guitars include innovative features such as removable faceplates that will allow fans to personalize their guitars and make it their own, and a new button color design that is integrated for an even greater authentic feel and rock experience.

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Expert Reviews

GameSpot review logo
70/100
score

Guitar Hero III delivers the rock to PC owners, but it does it with the performance capability of a second-rate bar band.

GameZone review logo
75/100
score

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 br

IGN review logo
85/100
score

Everyone got it right where it counts, though, and the third entry into the Guitar Hero franchise is just as fun as ever.

Game Features

Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
CPU Processor: Intel Pentium D (Dual Core) 2.8GHZ or AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Memory: XP - 1 GB RAM, Vista -- 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 5.1 GB + 1GB Swap File
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required -- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory
Video Card (ATI): Radeon X800
Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 7600
Media Required: 4X DVD-ROM drive
Windows XP/Vista compatible mouse and keyboard with latest drivers
Guitar Hero 3 Official PC Guitar Controller
Aspyr released MAC version on December 10, 2007
 
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Cover
 
Game Info
Platform:PC
Release Date:11/8/2007
Publisher:Aspyr / Activision
Developer:Aspyr
Genre:Music
ESRB Rating:--
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Game Quality Ratings
Overall
7.5
Gameplay
7.5
Graphics
8
Sound
9.5
Concept
7.5
Difficulty: Medium
OVERALL
7.5/10
 
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