For The Nerds In Mind
User Rating: 9 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock X360
Guitar Hero 3 is for the Guitar Hero Nerd who is immune to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, as am I. The game is not for the casual gamer or for party fun. The increased difficulty is insane once you get above Medium and even more so into Expert. Make sure you play this game around women b/c if they can see how well you work your fingers on this game, well you get the drift. Graphically, the colors are brighter, and the player models are attempting to be more realistic, but fails in that category, however I do only use Casey Lynch for the eye candy. This is by far the best song selection to date, with more songs to be released. The battle mode is a nice addition, however should not be required to beat in career mode. The Devil Went Down To Georgia was a good idea on paper, but add the fact it's a battle, just fails as well. One was a good choice for the final song to actually play, and it should have stayed that way. Online is flawless and easy to pick up, and the ability to track stats online is a nice touch via guitarhero.com. From a nerd standpoint, this game is great and puts you to the test, however, because of this, the franchise takes a step backwards. Most of the gameplay is intact from 1 and 2. Also being forced to play co-op career to unlock other songs is dumb, as most nerds don't have local friends to come over and beat it, and also at my age, do not have the time. All this said though, this is the greatest Guitar Hero yet, in terms of followers and fans, however the casual gamer might be better to go with Rock Band.
