Third Guitar Hero with a high quality hard rock and metal setlist. Introduction of online mode and aggressive song selection mark a mature and demanding entry. Slightly less balanced than Guitar Hero II but an intense and memorable rock experience.
Your verdict
Category
Rhythm4 players12+
Description
Released in 2007, the first Neversoft entry (after Activision acquired the franchise). Seventy-three mostly master tracks, a Battle versus-boss mode and an expanded Career progression. The first Guitar Hero to truly hit the mainstream and a massive commercial success.
Guitar Hero III - Legends of Rock review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
An anthem to the guitar gods, the game rolls out a deluge of rock and metal classics to strum on the famous plastic guitar. From legendary riffs to frenzied solos, every track galvanises the urge to play louder, faster. This infectious electric energy turned shredding into a living-room phenomenon.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
This entry toughens the tone with frenzied solos, guitar battles against rock legends and an online mode that opens up rivalry. Landing a perfect combo on a dizzying track delivers an all the more intense thrill. More spectacular and more demanding, carried by a blazing setlist, a rhythm game that pushes the rock fantasy to its peak.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Chaining the colored notes tumbling down the neck while strumming right on the beat delivers the exhilarating illusion of holding a real solo, and the urge to replay a song to master it never fades. Stars, score and new titles keep refreshing the setlist. The repetition of the patterns and the plastic guitar show their limits, but this onstage thrill stays furiously infectious.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾2,9 GB📅28/10/2007
Published by Activision
Guitar Hero III - Legends of Rock (PS2) price, value & rarity
The Korean edition of Guitar Hero III, from a market with narrow physical distribution, which makes it markedly rarer than its Western counterparts. This local release appeals to collectors attentive to thinly documented regional runs of a music-game phenomenon. Its desirability rests mainly on this geographic scarcity rather than on the game's distribution.
Better with friends
A virtual concert that cranks up the challenge, with its famous guitar battles where you sling note assaults to break your opponent. The competition becomes a musical tug-of-war, tense and heady, punctuated by bosses to topple with frenzied solos. The difficulty climbs seriously and the dedicated instruments become a must, but the intensity of the face-offs makes every win a shared moment of glory.
