Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the third full game in the Guitar Hero series and fourth game overall. The gameplay remains similar to the previous games: using a guitar-shaped controller, you need to coordinate pressing the five fret buttons and strumming to the scrolling notes on screen. Missing notes will cause your performance meter to drop; if the meter drops too low then the performance is a failure and you will need to try again.
The game features 71 new songs to play from various artists including Cream, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Santana, Sonic Youth, Weezer, and many more. In addition to the available songs, the game also features "boss battles" against famous guitarists such as Slash, Tom Morello and Lou the Devil.
Several game modes are available including career mode, co-op mode, and multiplayer mode. Training and practice modes are also available to aid in learning the game or figuring out a tricky passage in a song. In career mode , you play the part of a wanna-be rock star. Beginning with easier songs in small venues, you need to successfully complete tracks to make your way up to a superstar.
is similar to the single player variation, except two players work together (one on lead guitar, the other on bass or rhythm guitar) to complete songs. The multiplayer game modes allow two players to compete against each other in Face-Off, Pro Face-Off, and battle mode.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was released on 24th July 2008 for the Xbox 360 console. The game features a variety of songs across different genres, making it a great choice for music fans.