Post by Nester the Lark on Dec 16, 2007 11:51:00 GMT -5
3PS #38
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
System: Wii
Dude, I wanna rock. That’s what it’s about, man. That’s what Activision’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock provides. It’s the first appearance of this highly acclaimed series on a Nintendo console, and you’d better believe it’s got the chops.
Just like previous iterations, the game comes with its own ax. The sleek, white Les Paul guitar plugs directly into the Wii Remote for wireless jammin’. Not only that, but it utilizes the Remote’s rumble and internal speaker for extra punch. Right on, man!
The game, itself, plays like most rhythm games do. On the screen, you’re shown something that looks like a guitar neck, and various colored symbols move towards “targets.” When they hit these targets, you hold down the corresponding buttons on your guitar controller’s neck and strum a bar as if strumming strings. It sounds a little abstract, but chill, man. You’ll feel like you're playing a real guitar.
The game’s main single-player career mode will take you through dozens of songs and concerts, featuring a story and several quirky characters. You’ll even get into one-on-one duels with real guitar legends. One of which is cover boy Slash of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver fame, who also performed motion capture and original music for the game. Progressing through the career mode will unlock further songs.
There’s also a two-player co-op career mode in which one of you will play the lead guitar sections while the other performs bass or rhythm guitar. This mode has its own story and song lists.
In all, there are 71 tracks available in the game, including unlockables. They cover a wide range of rock artists, past and present. The original artists perform many of the songs, but a number of them are simply covers. Also, some songs are only available in either single- or multi-player modes.
But check it out, bud: ONLINE BATTLE MODE!!! That’s right! Get your Wii online and you can duel it out with other Guitar Heroes. Setting up or joining a game is easy and, of course, free.
Unfortunately, dude, there are a few issues that need to be addressed. First of all, despite being advertised as featuring Dolby Pro Logic II, Guitar Hero III on the Wii was accidentally shipped only with mono sound! Furthermore, the downloadable content for the game on the other consoles is currently not available for the Wii version. But don’t sweat it, man! Activision promises that they’ll soon be shipping out replacement discs free of charge, and they’re currently working with Nintendo to make the downloadable content available early next year.
It’s show time! The guitar peripheral is awesome! The music rocks! The game is addictive, both in single- and multi-player, and the online mode rules! The game is a little pricey due to the extra hardware, but Guitar Hero’s first performance on the Wii will rock your world! Rock on!!!
Bonus Links:
Official Site
Launch Trailer - from GameTrailers
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Developer: Vicarious Visions
Publisher: Activision
System: Wii
Dude, I wanna rock. That’s what it’s about, man. That’s what Activision’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock provides. It’s the first appearance of this highly acclaimed series on a Nintendo console, and you’d better believe it’s got the chops.
Just like previous iterations, the game comes with its own ax. The sleek, white Les Paul guitar plugs directly into the Wii Remote for wireless jammin’. Not only that, but it utilizes the Remote’s rumble and internal speaker for extra punch. Right on, man!
The game, itself, plays like most rhythm games do. On the screen, you’re shown something that looks like a guitar neck, and various colored symbols move towards “targets.” When they hit these targets, you hold down the corresponding buttons on your guitar controller’s neck and strum a bar as if strumming strings. It sounds a little abstract, but chill, man. You’ll feel like you're playing a real guitar.
The game’s main single-player career mode will take you through dozens of songs and concerts, featuring a story and several quirky characters. You’ll even get into one-on-one duels with real guitar legends. One of which is cover boy Slash of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver fame, who also performed motion capture and original music for the game. Progressing through the career mode will unlock further songs.
There’s also a two-player co-op career mode in which one of you will play the lead guitar sections while the other performs bass or rhythm guitar. This mode has its own story and song lists.
In all, there are 71 tracks available in the game, including unlockables. They cover a wide range of rock artists, past and present. The original artists perform many of the songs, but a number of them are simply covers. Also, some songs are only available in either single- or multi-player modes.
But check it out, bud: ONLINE BATTLE MODE!!! That’s right! Get your Wii online and you can duel it out with other Guitar Heroes. Setting up or joining a game is easy and, of course, free.
Unfortunately, dude, there are a few issues that need to be addressed. First of all, despite being advertised as featuring Dolby Pro Logic II, Guitar Hero III on the Wii was accidentally shipped only with mono sound! Furthermore, the downloadable content for the game on the other consoles is currently not available for the Wii version. But don’t sweat it, man! Activision promises that they’ll soon be shipping out replacement discs free of charge, and they’re currently working with Nintendo to make the downloadable content available early next year.
It’s show time! The guitar peripheral is awesome! The music rocks! The game is addictive, both in single- and multi-player, and the online mode rules! The game is a little pricey due to the extra hardware, but Guitar Hero’s first performance on the Wii will rock your world! Rock on!!!
Bonus Links:
Official Site
Launch Trailer - from GameTrailers
