Guitar Hero: Metallica for PlayStation 3

GF Rating

10

Perfect

METALLICA!

posted by KillaYoMomma (FUQUAY VARINA, NC) Feb 21, 2012

Member since Jan 2012

Being a Metallica fan from way-back this game is great on several levels,
One thing that makes this game great is, of course, being able to take part in the best band EVER. Standing in as the gutiaris of Metallica is like a fantasy in which if I don't pull my weight and hit those lick the song falls apart.
A lot of these songs, from Fade to back to Master of Puppets take me back. So, on top of being a guitar-playing fantasy, Guitar Hero Metallica is like a Guitar-Playing stroll down to where The Memory Remains!

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Epicness, the best GH ever to me

posted by tfchronos (MORGANTON, NC) Oct 22, 2010

Member since Oct 2010

Ok, let’s just get this out of the way right now. It's called Guitar Hero "METALLICA" of course it's only going to focus on one brand... Stop whining that it doesn't have variety, you can't play anything non related to Metallica, and it has no replay value. It was made especially for Metallica and Metallica fans that's why only the Death Magnetic DLC works with the game. If you don't like Metallica then don't rent or buy this game it's clearly not for you.

Now for the review, for me it's the greatest GH ever made, I'm a huge Metallica fan myself I love everything but ST Anger. So naturally I love this game and play it religiously enery single day. The only two complaints I have is that 1 It's not centered around them enough and 2 it doesn't have enough Metallica songs on it, however I can let it slide.

Presantation: Is very good the begining cut scene where it shows all the album logos being sucked into the Death Magnitec Coffin is absolutly amazing. The beginning of carrer is epic, playing the estacy of gold as the band members walk out into stage gives me goosebumbs every time I see it. The stage designs are also very well done. In my opinion there where not enough cut scenes, but the ones there are very good.

Battle mode: Is also very well done, the powers being themed and named from real Metallica songs it a nice touch.

Sound: Very good lots of the must haves, though I would have preferred many more Metallica songs even if that meant dumping the varieties.

Graphics: are the same as World Tour which could have been better. Each band member has 3 different versions of themselves Current, Young, and Zombie, which is very cool.

Overall: If you like Metallica then it's diffidently for you, if don't like Metallica, hard songs, or heavy metal go rent GH5.

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10

Perfect

Quite Possibly

posted by Giusto69 (HAYDEN, ID) Apr 29, 2010

Member since Mar 2010

The best guitar hero made just because metallica is one of my favorite bands and this one is a challange

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Amazing Game

posted by kg00668 (COPPELL, TX) Dec 17, 2009

Member since Dec 2009

Alright, I absolutely LOVE Metallica, and Guitar Hero Metallica was everything I had hoped for. This game was challenging, but the songs on it were worth playing over and over again. I didn't play any of the side-band songs, aside from "Tuesday's Gone" and "Turn the Page" (they were not my favorite), but you have to play at least two in the second set in order to get to the remaining Metallica songs - (These two were the best in my opinion, because Metallica covered them).

Over-all I would give this game a 10/10, and recommend it to all Metallica fans!

I did think the game was a little short, considering I had played every Metallica song in the game at least 3 times the first day I got it, but I just couldn't put it down. They didn't have all of the songs I had hoped to see, but it wasn't made only for me, so this isn't an issue at all. They have multiple songs from every CD, including St. Anger. It surprised and excited me to see Frantic, mainly because most people, for whatever reason, hate the St. Anger CD. Not I.

So this game is definitely a winner in my book, best Guitar Hero out there!

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Metalamazing!

posted by Marcoror (CASPER, WY) Jul 18, 2009

Member since Nov 2008

Guitar Hero Metallica is a great game even if you are not a huge fan of the band. I rented this game to see if my Rock Band 2 instruments would work on it. Let me say if you get it for PS3 or 360, IT DOES WORK NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE TELLS YOU. As I said before if you don't like Metallica too much its okay, I had not heard many of there songs but after I beat the game on drums I was hooked. It also has great graphics and a challenging set list if played on expert. Also it has amazing songs from 20+ guest bands. So I would recommend this game to anyone who likes Guitar Hero or Rock Band, likes Metallica or even not. For its great graphics , set list , guest acts and for being so great. A 10 out of 10 game!

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

METALLICA!!

posted by djeside (FITCHBURG, MA) Apr 10, 2009

Member since Mar 2009

2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

Playing as Metallica was just awesome i do wish blackened and other songs were on here but the game overall was perfect!

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GF Rating

10

Perfect

Rocked my socks right off!

posted by Spideyman2 (EASTLAKE WEIR, FL) Apr 9, 2009

Member since Apr 2009

6 out of 6 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

This game was amazing. The Setlist was really great, They picked the best Metallica songs. Though other than Metallica, there wasnt much more great music on there. They did have a Alice in chains song and Queen but Everything else was ok. If your really good at Drums,or guitar, this game is so fun. Im pretty awesome at drums and guitar and i was having a blast! so all in all 10 outa 10, Amazing game, Great setlist and the Metallica fix everyone needs!

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10

Perfect

GREAT!!!!!!, but could have been MUCH better

posted by scottish8x (TUCSON, AZ) Apr 2, 2009

Member since Apr 2008

4 out of 6 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

personally i love metallicas songs, i am a long time fan of there music, and to be able to "play" some of there best songs was completely awesome. but there were sooooooo many metallica songs that definitely should have been on this game that weren't. songs such as "the day that never comes", and "blackened". those are two of there best songs (my opinion of course). like i said the songs that are on there are completely awesome and this a great game, probably my favorite GH game yet. but honestly, i am a little disappointed at the songs that are not on this game.

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GF Rating

9

Excellent

Awsome game

posted by megadeath (CLEARFIELD, UT) Jan 31, 2010

Member since May 2005

This game is Awsome very fun on guitar drums and bass. One problem though is it didn't have enough songs off their Ride the lightning, And Justice for all, or Kill'em all albums. but still very good game

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GF Rating

9

Excellent

A difficult game

posted by ReiNene (BAKERSFIELD, CA) Dec 5, 2009

Member since May 2008

This game is truly a great Guitar Hero game. Metallica is one of my favorite groups so u know I would give a good review because of that, but I despite that, I actually like the challenge of the game. The songs are long and fast. The selection is really good. It does show you the groups that influenced them. I could make do without the Foo Fighters tho. I don't ever recall them having an influence on them. Anyways, playing on medium is a challenge, especially on guitar, when you play a long song and your wrist starts hurting along with your fingers. Hard don't even get me started. True GH players will have fun. The drums, I love the fact they made it, where you can add a second kick pedal to really be like Lars and doing so gives you another difficulty mode. The reason why I didn't give it a 10 is because the recording studio in there that they added from the GH World Tour. Once again, its a cool idea but it still kinda sucks when you cant add vocals and you really have to know how to play the instruments in real life to even compose a song. Overall this game is worth the buy.

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GF Rating

9

Excellent

Flippin awsome

posted by Frequency7 (GILLESPIE, IL) May 11, 2009

Member since Jan 2009

This is a flippin awsome game 2nd best guitar hero game made so far world tour is the best i've played every one of them this is such a flippin awsome game i played it 4 25 hrs. stright.

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GF Rating

9

Excellent

Almost 10

posted by HEAVYARM7 (BROOMFIELD, CO) Apr 21, 2009

Member since Apr 2009

1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

I had a hard time picking a 8 or 9 so its more like a 8.5 but GH: Metallica is definently for anybody thats been playin the Guitar Hero series and like me have watched them slip off into what seems to be a Now 17 CD for music. Its great music and a bit tougher. There are a lot of Metallica songs, obviously, which make a gig with all Metallica songs take FOREVER cuz they're all bout 7min songs. And in a odd sense the game is short only having 50ish songs. Rent it tho, totally worth it..

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Guitar Hero's "Metallica" a hit.

posted by evelander (LINCOLN, NE) Nov 4, 2010

Member since Sep 2009

I am a 30 year old kid who loves 80's, and 90's rock and metal, especially Metallica and other bands that truly knew how to wail. Guitar hero brings all of Metallica's best hits to a playable format and each one is like a slice of metal pie. These are some of the toughest songs that Hero has to offer, I guarantee.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Definitely for the Fans

posted by VGMAN0421 (RED HOOK, NY) Jan 9, 2010

Member since Jan 2010

Bottom line: If your a Metallica fan (from decent to hardcore), then this game is for you. After playing for about 10 minutes, I got hooked. This is nothing like Guitar Hero Aerosmith. That game had a very short song list and was almost identical to Guitar Hero 3. It didn't have much to give it the theme of "Aerosmith". But in this game, everything from the main menu to the animation for when you win a song is all Metallica. It always gives you the feeling of being in a heavy metal band, and may cause you to bang your head. Yeah, its that intense. However, you may notice that just like with Aerosmith, Metallica in the game doesn't exactly look like it is now. I don't know how they looked in the past, but it definetely doesn't show them as they are now. But, you'll eventually get over that. I defintely check it out. Warning though: if you're not really a Metallica fan, then just like Beatles Rock Band, this probably won't change your mind.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Hard rocking fun!!!

posted by banjotune (NORMAN, OK) Oct 20, 2009

Member since Oct 2009

I like Guitar Hero and I love Metallica. The gameplay has improved it's previous titles and the music is awsome (no covers). The Metallica band members look incredible, they jam out just like the real guys. You can also customize your own avitar. I say 8 out of 10. 10 If you love Metallica.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

8 as a rental...as a buy? 5 probably

posted by boobage (ALBANY, NY) Oct 10, 2009

Member since Mar 2008

Metallifacts is great. Like the old VH1 Pop up video show. Band motion capture is amazing, it's like watching the guys perform...not quite, but it's got that Metallica feel. But as it's been said, once you play through the songs, and replay your favorites, that's pretty much it. There is no expandability. Would have been sweet if they released the S&M version of the songs, since they already had the symphony stage for No Leaf Clover.

Loved playing Metallica songs and others, but unless you're an absolute freak, there is no reason to buy this. It should have been an addition to a library. Imagine if they have had guys from the band as DLC characters for Wolrd Tour and just released a new Metallica pack every month. People would have been all over that and it would have been amazing. But charging $60 was more appealing to them.

As it stands, it's the same as GH Aerosmith...play through it, play a lil more since I love the band and a lot of the included songs, then return it. Too many good games coming out to make a commitment to this one.

It does a great job of capturing the bands energy, though. Gotta give them props for that.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Some good music.

posted by Cheezeit (COLLEGE STATION, TX) Oct 8, 2009

Member since Oct 2008

I like the metallica music. After a go through, I reallized I actually knew more metallica music than I thought I did. I like some of the misc tracks. I'm not too into thrash/punk metal type things, so I really hated those.

My only complaint was my Rockband 2 drums didn't work with the game. Of course, it's a GH game and I don't have that drum kit.

Everywhere I read, it looked like they were supposed to work, but they didn't for me. I kept getting booted out of songs because the orange cymbal wasn't available. I ended up playing through one song some how without the orange cymbal, of course my score sucked, but was to be expected.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Works with Rock Band gear + it's METALLICA!

posted by Homina8or (HACKETTSTOWN, NJ) Jun 22, 2009

Member since Apr 2009

3 out of 3 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

I bought the complete Rock Band gear when it came out so I could play the drums. I was never into GH but I couldn't resist getting RB because I was more interested in playing drums since it is closer to the real thing playing the drums in RB/GHWT than it is playing the guitar in these games. I am glad that I am able to use my original RB drum kit with GHM but to really get the full experience of the game you need the GHWT drum kit because of the special high hat and cymbal which is not present on the original RB drum kit. I may consider getting GHWT wireless drum kit when it gets cheaper but for now, I'm going to rock out with the kit I have. GHM is a lot of fun if you're a Metallica fan. Knowing the songs really helps to play the game for me as I didn't miss that many of the notes (I don't know how play real drums) the first time around playing Unforgiven or For Whom the Bells Toll. In contrast, the first time I played Just What I Needed by the Cars in RB, I couldn't even finish the song.

Graphic-wise, they could improve the character drawings to really bring out a HD experience on the PS3 or 360 otherwise you could just play it on the Wii.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Love the band

posted by ElevenBrav (STAFFORD, VA) Jun 2, 2009

Member since Apr 2005

Great game if you love Metallica like I do. I wish I could have played it longer that I did. I unfortunately could not play it because my equipment broke again. Yes again. I am not hard on the equipment and don't play everyday, but I have been able to break both the guitar and drum kit twice.

Great game, just wish the GH hardware was as well built and sturdy as EA's.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Good game

posted by jakeman342 (BLACKLICK, OH) Apr 4, 2009

Member since Mar 2009

4 out of 5 gamers (80%) found this review helpful

Like any other Guitar Hero game, this is just a fun game to play. Metallica is one of the best metal bands of all time and there is really no better band to make a game after. The songs I feel are harder later in the game, so there is definitely a challenge for all you guitar hero freaks out there.

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Pretty Sweeeeet!!

posted by andrade12 (BATTLE MOUNTAIN, NV) Apr 2, 2009

Member since Oct 2007

This game like all other guitar hero games is fun as h.e.l.l. I like it way better than the Aerosmith edition. Probably because Metallica is one of my all time fave. Recommend to all. Fans of Metallica or not!!!

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GF Rating

8

Very Good

Good Game for Metalica

posted by ilnewsome (ASHEVILLE, NC) Apr 2, 2009

Member since Oct 2008

I only like a few Metalica songs, and I really just got it for the featured songs.

I feel like the GH gameplay has only gotten better in this game! I wish they'd update WT to be like Metalica in terms of the Star system, the improved band play Fail/No Fail System, and the new note highway accessories on the side.

Overall, great game - But where's the Career online play? That's one of the biggest failures. Another is - They still haven't added online Vocal vs. Vocal. Lastly, in response to the other posts. There's something wrong with your PS3 if they sound is gone AND there aren't many people on because this is a relatively small release of the game. Ergo, not too many people will be on.

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8

Very Good

One Word!

posted by Novabrian (WESTMINSTER, CA) Mar 31, 2009

Member since Jan 2009

2 out of 4 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

Awesome! I like this but it has too many Metallica songs where are the 98 Degrees & Back Street Boys songs? HAHAHAHAHAHA Just Kidding! Game is Awesome!

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8

Very Good

Metallica!

posted by MauiRocks (Lahaina, HI) Mar 30, 2009

Member since Mar 2004

3 out of 6 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

C'mon, you get to play as Metallica. How cool is that?

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GF Rating

7

Good

Metallica rules!

posted by badassgamr (MIDDLETOWN, OH) Jul 19, 2009

Member since Jul 2008

Rock Band equipment does not work with this game. I'm sure it would have been a blast to play. The only instrument to work was the mic. I tried drums and guitar with no success.

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