We’ve all played Guitar Hero.  Some of us obsess over it, playing the same song over, and over, and over again until you at least make it through (sometimes not so gracefully) to unlock more songs.  Some Guitar Hero players are actual musicians, using the game to unwind from the frustration of playing a real guitar, while others have never placed their hands on one.  But in the world of this video game, everyone’s a rock star.

 

It was only a matter of time before one of the most successful video games and one of the most successful game consoles on the market eloped to become the happy couple that is Guitar Hero for Wii.  It’s only natural that the Wii, a console that prides itself in more active ways of playing video games, and Guitar Hero, a game best played standing up, would join forces to become one of the most coveted games for the bored, the party animals, the wannabes, and everybody in between.

 

So what’s so special about Guitar Hero for the Wii?  Well, first of all, after two incarnations of the game, this third one, Legends of Rock, is the first to be available to the Wii console.  Secondly, the point of the game isn’t just to master the tunes—it’s to beat specific rock legends like Slash of Guns and Roses—er, Velvet Revolver and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave (but really, you and I both know Rage Against the Machine is a better fit for this rockin’ game).  In addition to battling the rock star avatar (rock avastars?), a player can also rock out online against other Guitar Hero players the world over.

 

This game inclides some quite impressive improvements of earlier carnations of the game’s features: the dual-color fret buttons are more responsive, for increased accuracy; the strumbar is longer for a more pleasing jam session; and the Wii remote speaker plugs into the guitar and also produces sound effects!  The controller, specifically, is something special too.  Available in a Gibson Les Paul as well as a Kramer Striker shapes, the controller adds a certain level authenticity to the game (less toddler toy guitar, more private collection to the stars guitar).  Besides the shape, there are also changeable faceplates in the American flag, British flag, and a tortoiseshell-looking one for the normally-white base.  Finally, the neck (the long part of the guitar) detaches for easy storage.  Whew!

 

Now for what you’ve been waiting for: the songs and the game itself.  Guitar Hero III features over 70 of the most fun, classic and new, rock songs ever, from Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “Talk Dirty to Me” (the Poison cover) to Weezer’s “My Name is Jonas” and The Killers’ “When You Were Young.”  As always, players may play either with or against each other (arcade style and dual shredding, respectively), or, as mentioned before, online.  And in this game, the venues, lights, and character moves are sicker and more twisted than ever.

 

So choose your weapon and your opponent wisely, and get heroic.
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