Zerg006
Loftwing
Alright I'm doing this review for Guitar Hero 3. Now I know Mr. Cuddles did one, but it was very short, and didn't really hit onto any pros or cons of it. So this is an actual review of the game.
Gameplay-8/10 : It's Guitar Hero. Seriously, what more is there to say? You hit the colored frets while strumming the guitar at the same time. Easy right? Dead wrong. Even some songs on easy were giving me a hard time at some points. And don't even get me started on Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce. That song on easy has over 1000 notes. On easy! On expert it's over 3000! But it's still a fun game and it's easy to pick up. It's just that sometimes it doesn't register the note correctly, so you can kiss your note streak goodbye. Also they added Wi-Fi to it which is nice, and they changed multiplayer mode, for better or for worse. Now in multiplayer versus, instead of star power, you get battle power, which lets you hurt your opponents ability to play. No you don't physically punch them in the face. But you can unleash powers onto them such as Broken String, which makes one fret not work until they push it repeatedly, or Amp Overload, which makes their amp board shake and the notes flicker on and off.
Sound- 8/10 : The music is great in Guitar Hero 3. I just wish that they didn't get sound-alikes for some of the songs. I mean you cannot replace the voice of ZZ Top in La Grange. It just doesn't sound the same. However some of the songs do feature the actual artists, such as the Rolling Stones song, Paint it Black. The guitar sounds very nice, and I like how the game utilizes the built in speaker of the Wiimote to play the sound when you screw up a note.
Graphics- 7/10 : The graphics for your character is very good. Cut-scenes are done in a cartoon way, but are very funny to watch. However, the singer's chin is HUGE, the audience looks like N64 graphics, and the drummer looks like he's being FORCED to play the drums. Sometimes the drummer doesn't even look like he's hitting the drums, and is very staticy, in the fact that his motions aren't fluid at all. You can litterally see the 2 frames of his arm at the top of it's height, and hitting the drum, right next to each other. That's my only gripe with the graphics.
Control- 10/10 : The guitar that comes with the game is wireless. That's one plus right there. It uses the Wiimote to sense tilt to the guitar to activate your star/battle power. Another plus. Now you might be thinking, "But if it's in the guitar, does that mean I'm gonna have to take it out everytime I have to navigate the Wii menu to go to the game?" The answer: NO. The guitar has a built-in analog stick, so you can use that to maneuver around the Wii menu without having to take your Wiimote out of the guitar
Extras- 9/10 : There's quite a lot of stuff to unlock in this game. From new guitars, new skins for the guitars, songs, outfits, and characters, it will take you a LONG time to unlock everything. I just wish that everything didn't cost so much. One character costs about $10,000. You make only like $125 per performance in career mode. You do the math
Overall- 8/10 : If you like guitar hero, get this game. If you don't like guitar hero, well then don't get this game, cause it's not gonna make you like it. Overall though, it's a very good game, and I highly recommend that you go out and buy it. It's pretty costly though. Mine ran me back about $96, but factoring in that it came with the wireless guitar, it seems justified to me. I highly recommend you buy this game, despite it's price tag
Gameplay-8/10 : It's Guitar Hero. Seriously, what more is there to say? You hit the colored frets while strumming the guitar at the same time. Easy right? Dead wrong. Even some songs on easy were giving me a hard time at some points. And don't even get me started on Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce. That song on easy has over 1000 notes. On easy! On expert it's over 3000! But it's still a fun game and it's easy to pick up. It's just that sometimes it doesn't register the note correctly, so you can kiss your note streak goodbye. Also they added Wi-Fi to it which is nice, and they changed multiplayer mode, for better or for worse. Now in multiplayer versus, instead of star power, you get battle power, which lets you hurt your opponents ability to play. No you don't physically punch them in the face. But you can unleash powers onto them such as Broken String, which makes one fret not work until they push it repeatedly, or Amp Overload, which makes their amp board shake and the notes flicker on and off.
Sound- 8/10 : The music is great in Guitar Hero 3. I just wish that they didn't get sound-alikes for some of the songs. I mean you cannot replace the voice of ZZ Top in La Grange. It just doesn't sound the same. However some of the songs do feature the actual artists, such as the Rolling Stones song, Paint it Black. The guitar sounds very nice, and I like how the game utilizes the built in speaker of the Wiimote to play the sound when you screw up a note.
Graphics- 7/10 : The graphics for your character is very good. Cut-scenes are done in a cartoon way, but are very funny to watch. However, the singer's chin is HUGE, the audience looks like N64 graphics, and the drummer looks like he's being FORCED to play the drums. Sometimes the drummer doesn't even look like he's hitting the drums, and is very staticy, in the fact that his motions aren't fluid at all. You can litterally see the 2 frames of his arm at the top of it's height, and hitting the drum, right next to each other. That's my only gripe with the graphics.
Control- 10/10 : The guitar that comes with the game is wireless. That's one plus right there. It uses the Wiimote to sense tilt to the guitar to activate your star/battle power. Another plus. Now you might be thinking, "But if it's in the guitar, does that mean I'm gonna have to take it out everytime I have to navigate the Wii menu to go to the game?" The answer: NO. The guitar has a built-in analog stick, so you can use that to maneuver around the Wii menu without having to take your Wiimote out of the guitar
Extras- 9/10 : There's quite a lot of stuff to unlock in this game. From new guitars, new skins for the guitars, songs, outfits, and characters, it will take you a LONG time to unlock everything. I just wish that everything didn't cost so much. One character costs about $10,000. You make only like $125 per performance in career mode. You do the math
Overall- 8/10 : If you like guitar hero, get this game. If you don't like guitar hero, well then don't get this game, cause it's not gonna make you like it. Overall though, it's a very good game, and I highly recommend that you go out and buy it. It's pretty costly though. Mine ran me back about $96, but factoring in that it came with the wireless guitar, it seems justified to me. I highly recommend you buy this game, despite it's price tag
