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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $44.95
You Save: $45.04 (50%)
New (13) Used (8) from $39.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Wireless bundle
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 27.9 x 12 x 3.1
MPN: 95119
Model: 95119
UPC: 047875951198
EAN: 0047875951198
ASIN: B000TGDHVY
Release Date: October 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Best GH out of the 4 ever made October 31, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This has got to be the best Guitar Hero out of the 4 ever made. I like this one alot. Great new look, love ALL the new features! This is one of my favorites and I own them all. I also like the new wireless guitar. If you are thinking of buying this, then do so you wont regret it!!!
OMFG!! This Game Rocks!! October 30, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game is great but definately has a few flaws. One being the songs you can buy. I wouldn't waste my money on any of those. But lets get off the flaws and get onto the pros. One pro is the new controller, which might I say is freakin awesome. When I saw that it was wireless I screamed for joy. I have been meaning to buy one but just never got around to it. I definately like the layout and feel of the guitar too. There are many new things in this game. One being the matches against tom Morello, Slash and Lou (the devil). Also the battle mode. My friends and I absolutely love versing each other. it is somewhat difficult because you never know what will be thrown at you. All in all, this game is definately great. I have been recommending it to everyone I know since I fisrt got it. So now I'm recommending you to get it or atleast try it out. I'm sure you'll have a blast.
 Rushed to release.....? October 30, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I would have given this a 5 star rating, but the POS Kramer guitar I got is broke! The whammy bar does not work at all! Everything else is fine. I'm reading about how the 360 is having problems with their guitars too, sounds like poor manufacturing. My only other problem is the Devil Went Down to Georgia. Why cant I just play the song? I beat the game on Medium, and just want to play the song. Not battle the devil, just play the song! Am I missing something here? Why do they put a song in the game that you cant JUST PLAY? Hopefully I can get my guitar replace with out too much hassle, 'cause it is the sweetest *Official* guitar they make.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT October 29, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I LOVE THIS GAME..I only played GH2 a few times so i can't do a comparison but this game is so much fun and its improving my hand eye coordination. i reserved my game months ago and was paying it off ever since.
The wireless is great but i bought a used wired controller just in case (wireless cant be trusted 100%) I haven't had not one problem with my wireless nor with any of my buttons. They ARE slightly smaller than the other GH 1 controller and closer together but thats fine....and the whammy bar is easier to reach in my opinion.
I also had NO problem with my guitar detaching...but maybe i just dont ROCK AS HARd!!!
 It's probably a shade short of the first two games, but still enjoyable. October 29, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I quick blitzed through the entire game yesterday just to catch which songs were included, and I found that, while there were some new features, by and large it's just more of the same -- which is alright. If you were expecting a revolution though, you might have to wait and see what "Rock Band" looks like.
Highlights:
1) For whatever reason, playing "Mississippi Queen", "One", and "Cherub Rock" elicited that old Guitar Hero feeling. Those were among my favorite track choices thusfar. Your miles may vary, but ultimately there are a wide variety of genres represented in GH3, so there really is a good chance that everyone will find a few tracks they enjoy.
2) I like that they tailored the songs to fit the arena that you're playing in slightly. It added a little bit of flair to each set.
3) As always, there are a few enjoyable songs hidden amongst the bonus tracks -- "Avalancha" just proves that everything is more fun in Spanish. (No one compares to Bang Camaro in GH2 yet, though.)
4) The graphics and the kitchy animations between gigs were improvements, although I guess not that important. They added to the career mode a bit though.
5) Using the visual effect to distinguish hammer-ons and pull-offs was a great idea. But, now it's actually a distraction as I find myself trying to hammer certain sections when I used to just play them. Still, all told, I think it's a good addition that forces you to try to be more precise.
Lowlights:
1) The cover of "Anarchy in the UK" is downright miserable; so much so that thinking about it is legitimately depressing. I actually like that song, but I will certainly not be playing it very often in this game due to the supremely annoying voice of the guy singing.
2) One other major area of concern is the assembly / sturdiness of the wireless controller. Three of my fret buttons spontaneously ceased to function in the middle of a song after playing for about 45 minutes -- Upon closer inspection, the neck of the guitar had become slightly dislodged from the body and was no longer making good contact. (And, I wasn't even playing too hard at that point in the game!) I contemplated returning the guitar, but I think it's just inherent to the design, and I'm not sure they're going to do anything about it since if you push the two pieces together solidly again, it does click into position...
3) The boss battles are okay, but kinda annoying when you just want to play. Probably would've been best for a different mode.
4) The smaller display / different display angle are frustrating, as well as the sometimes poorly chosen colors for the scrolling display causing notes to blend in too much with the backgrounds. Yeah, they put some thought into choosing those backgrounds, but rather than highlight it so much, it would've been nice to leave the contrast at the more appropriate levels of the previous games.
I guess, my summary would be that the frachise is showing just a little bit of age but is still a lot of fun. My only real concern is that the new wireless controller is going to have some serious durability problems -- but only time will tell.
UPDATE: I have not had any further issues with the controller this past week. Perhaps the previous concerns are exaggerated? I will update if anything develops down the road.
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