New boss battles keep the game fresh without straying from what made it a success in the first place.

User Rating: 9 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock X360
By Snake6phw | Review Date:
The Guitar Hero franchise has seen a humongous grow in fame and popularity since its debut in 2005. When the game first came out it was an attempt to give air guitarists what they have always wanted, an object to fill that void. No longer did wannabe guitarists have to settle for looking rediculous with their hands held up high as if holding a guitar and humming the riffs and solos to their favorite songs. They could now hold an "instrument" that looked and felt like playing a guitar. Guitar Hero was easy to learn, a blast to play (especially with friends), and a game which appealed to thousands.
Now fast forward, it is 2007 and here we have the release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the latest installment in the Guitar Hero line of video games since the break-up of Red Octane and Harmonix. The game retains all of the things fans have come to know and love and adds a couple new amazing features.
First off right off the bat during the opening sequence you will notice the game's new cartoony cutscenes. These help to bring a little bit of a story to the career mode and really helps immerse you in your rock and roll dream world. One of the major new features in this year's Guitar Hero is the addition of celebrity guitarists and other musical celebrities. During the course of the career mode you will encounter and face-off against Slash from Guns N' Roses, Tom Morello from Rise Against the Machine, and even play a song while Bret Michaels from Poison sings the lyrics. These appearances really help to point how how popular guitar hero is becoming. It seems that more bands are willing to work with Red Octane to get better songs, and some artists have gone so far as to lend themselves and their talents to the game. (Both of the battles you play against Slash and Tom Morello feature origional songs written by them for this game). I expect the next Guitar Hero to feature even more celebrities and more cooperation from major bands.
The soundtrack for this game is great and in my opinion, the best Guitar Hero soundtrack to date. It features an excellent, well-balanced mix of new and old such as "When you were young" by the Killers and "Miss Murder" by AFI, and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The online multiplayer was a nice addition and something that fans have been begging for since the first. It still has some bugs attached to it but they should be fixed up with a couple patches.
The onl real gripe I have with this game is that it is a tad too difficult, almost to the point of being not fun. I'm hoping that this doesn't become a trend in the franchise, because I will discontinue purchasing the games if they become too difficult. All in all, Guitar Hero III is an excellent addition to the franchise and may be the best out of the three.

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