Battle Axe Gods in Latest Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero 3 includes a fighting mode with whammy bar-slamming action

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2007 11:21 AM CDT

(Newser) – The latest game in the Guitar Hero franchise is out and reviewers are shredding to it already. Ars Technica says Guitar Hero III hasn’t suffered from Neversoft’s loss of Harmonix, the original developers. In this release, wireless guitars are standard, more rock songs are included, and the career mode of the game includes a ‘battle” sessions with guitar bosses.

Used to be two players played parts of the same song, competing to hit the right lead notes as the video console played the backing tracks. Now strings break and amps overload during battles with guitar kings like Tom Morello and Slash. The reviewer lamented that the mixing could be confusing, making it hard to hear voice tracks.

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In this photo released by Target, Alex Lerner, 19, of Riverdale, N.J., concludes his winning performance during the Guitar Hero II video game contest presented by Target at the E for All Expo on Saturday,... (Associated Press)

Aerosmith Guitarist, Joe Perry and winner of contest celebrate the launch of "Guitar Hero III (Associated Press)

Slash and Best Buy Media Specialist, Kahlil Nelson, sell the first Guitar Hero(R) III (Associated Press)

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