Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

dude you got to say more
this game was sweet the songs are a bit more challanging
this game is worth a buy form the store
its got good graphics
new charactors i stayed up all 24 hours and played this well most of it

With the activision takeover of the Guitar Hero franchise I was a little worried that the spirit of music would leave and gameplay would change. Well it has.

The setlist isn't bad, it has a little something for everyone. and the Masters tracks are very nice to have with how bad some of the covers were in previous games. Graphics are bad for a ps2 game. lots and lots of jaggies and the detail on anything but the lead guitarist is even worse. This is really noticeable when a close up of the lead singer happens. But graphics aren't too important in a game like this, its all about how it plays.

Activision seems to think that challenge is what makes a game fun. The note charts seem to go more for difficulty then actual musical sense. Some of the chord progressions are unnecessarily difficult, and some of the hammer on sequences have you pick at places that don't make sense to keep it going. With all this increased difficulty one would think hammer ons would be hard to hit, but, for some reason, the timing has been loosened. To the point where in some songs I was getting away with hammering on an entire beat before the note and still getting it.

Career mode is the same as before with a long checklist of songs split up into 4 song sets with an encore. Although now some story is involved. Between groups there are small cutscenes setting up the next venue and band issues. The boss battles can be fun. They end up either very short or drag on until time runs out and you lose.

So far with activision's influence I can see this franchise going down a dark road. If you are a fan of previous Guitar Hero games its fun to play and like an old friend. But after playing this my moneys on rock band.