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Guitar Hero III, 80s Tracks Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the thanks-for-all-you've-shown-us-this-is-how-we-feel dept.

claudia martinez writes "The Guitar Hero franchise is spreading its wings today with the announcement of Guitar Hero III, due to released across four platforms. This time around the title will feature boss battles and a new online multiplayer mode with world-wide leaderboards. Wireless controllers based on the Gibson guitar should be available for all platforms, and some of the titles already slated for the game have been announced. Tracks will include: "Paint It Black" (by The Rolling Stones), "Cherub Rock" (by Smashing Pumpkins), "The Metal" (by Tenacious D), "My Name is Jonas" (by Weezer), "Rock And Roll All Nite" (as made famous by Kiss), "School's Out" (as made famous by Alice Cooper), "Slow Ride" (as made famous by Fog Hat), and "Cult of Personality" (by Living Colour). More tracks from the 80s version of the title have also been announced with Poison, Skid Row, and Billy Squier rounding out the already impressive set list."

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  1. Maybe they'll continue the trend... by danbert8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until we finally get to "Lyre Hero: The Music of Ancient Rome"

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  2. Re:Funny fact by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    99% of the people playing this game STILL can't really play a guitar

    99% of the people playing Quake STILL can't fire a rocket launcher...

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  3. Re:Request by tlhIngan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The simplified control scheme lets people who just have a good sense of rhythm and basic finger control play the game. If I had to hit some of those chorts in real life and use a real whammy bar instead of the soft one on the controller I'd probably never pick it up after my first couple of tries.

    I wonder if anyone playing it has gotten interested in learning in real life. The first Guitar Hero said, during a loading screen, "At some point you might want to look into a real guitar" or something like that.


    I bought Guitar Hero for the 360, and when the owner of a sandwich shop I frequent saw it, he commented on how interested he was in it (he practices with a real guitar at the back when I come in). Next week when I'm getting my sandwich, I find out he's bought it and used it to not only have some fun, but also improve his technique. So I'd say it may help those struggling with some things to relax and try to replicate what happens in GH in real life. Turns out he wasn't strumming properly and thus his whole arm hurt after practicing for real. But with GH, he "learned" to strum better, so he's not hurting so badly after practice.

    So I can say that real-life guitar students might just want to check it out just to see if it might help them. If not, it's a great way to just have some fun playing songs that one wants to play - those practice songs get old quick, and everyone wants to try to play their favorite song one day or another.

    My request - I wish they'd have the Top Gun theme in there. Movie was OK (Cruise, 'nuff said), but have to admit, that theme is fairly distinct and definitely guitar-heavy.
  4. Re:PC version planned? by Schuler · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't think there's a PC version planned but you should really check out Frets on Fire. It's a guitar hero clone for the computer. It says it is also compatible with the actually guitar controller although I can't verify this myself.

    If you run a search for "frets on fire song pack" you'll also find links to torrents on some songs to download. They even have the Guitar 1 and 2 songs.

    I've been playing with it the past couple days and it seems pretty good.

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