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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $89.99
Buy New: $44.99
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Rating:  190 reviews
Sales Rank: 52
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: musical_instrument_games
Color: White
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Wireless bundle
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Size: Guitar Hero Set
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 30 x 6 x 12
MPN: 95125
Model: 95125
UPC: 085081814678
EAN: 0047875951259
Release Date: October 28, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Slightly different from previous versions October 29, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This review is going to focus on differences between previous versions, most because I don't really know how to describe the experience. The original Guitar Hero is what convinced me to buy a PS2. Beyond that, it's a rhythm game that uses rock music (and full songs!) instead of ... what you find in DDR. I highly encourage you to check out the song list to see if the music is your cup of tea; if it isn't, you just aren't going to enjoy playing the game. Personally, I like the songs better than in GH2, but honestly that doesn't really say much. I should probably also mention here that 22 of the 40 licensed tracks (i.e., non-bonus tracks) are performed by the original artists (i.e., not a cover band). For me, this is a big plus because some of the covers in GH2 (and even in GH3) are quite bad.br /br /First, the hardware. The neck is detachable. When I first heard about this, I was concerned about flex in the controller, so I'm happy to say that these concerns were warrantless. The controller is very solid. Buttons are a bit nicer. The Wii guitars are particularly nice because they leverage all the features of the "wiimote": speaker, accelerometers, rumble, and wireless. It means the bundle is a bit cheaper and even does more than the other versions. In particular, wireless (no dongles, even!) is nice to have.br /br /As for graphics (although, graphics aren't exactly important in a game like this), it looks like they either animated the characters by hand (poorly) or their motion capture is truly awful. In any case, it's worse than before. On the plus side, I have not noticed any of the framerate slowdowns that were common (at least on my PS2) in the 2 previous games. Also, hammer-ons/pull-offs are much, much easier to see now.br /br /Battle mode is new ... and it's awful. Easily the worst part of the game for me. Fortunately, it's easily avoided if you don't like it. If you *do* like them, well, they're there for you. It looked pretty doable in medium difficulty (my wife beat Tom Morello on her first try), but--for me, anyway--he was literally impossible to beat on expert. And for some reason, the boss songs (not the encores, mind you) are not in the training room, so you can't practice outside of the actual battles.br /br /One more odd change is that the "Quickplay" behaves a bit differently than before. You choose the difficulty before you choose the song. If you're playing by yourself (or with people of similar skill) this is great. While not *great* at this game, I am better than anyone else I play with (specifically, my wife), so I find it annoying. Also, I can't play all songs on expert, so it's nice to be able to tone it down to hard when I need to. I still can, but it's just more annoying to do it now.br /br /I give it five stars because of the improved track list, graphics (stable framerate), and hardware. Oh, and one last thing: there's online play if that's your thing (quite rare for a Nintendo platform). No downloadable songs, but looking at their pricing on the 360, I don't think I'm missing much. br /br /UPDATE: After playing with it some time, I have to mark it down a star. It appears that Neversoft (who developed the title) did not take many of the assets from the first two games, and so there are a lot of odd little changes that don't make much sense. br /br /In particular, while the addition of a co-op career mode is great, there isn't a co-op quickplay mode (when you go to "multiplayer", it's just face-off and pro face-off). This is a glaring oversite. Another irritating "feature" is that the co-op encores are unique for the mode. Yay more songs! but you can only unlock them in co-op career mode! Here's where I would have used the online play, but I'm foiled again by the fact that you can't play through the co-op career online. Basically, to play the songs at all, I needed to go through the entire 6 sets playing on the remote while my wife used the guitar (at the time of writing, stand-alone guitars aren't for sale). Using the wiimote feels more like "flautist hero"; suffice it to say that it's more fun with the guitar controller.br /br /Other nitpicks include the fact that bonus tracks are kept on a separate screen (and button press) from normal tracks for reasons that are beyond me. The boss battles, as far as I can tell (admittedly, I haven't checked much), aren't playable outside of ... well, doing a boss battle. I didn't like the battles to begin with (they weren't "fun" to me), so this isn't a big loss. br /br /Basically, I give them +1 for including a co-op career mode, and -2 for implementation.
 Rock Out Loud October 29, 2007
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
When it comes to music games, Nintendo has always been a step behind the competition of Sony Microsoft. Although they've had that opportunity with games like Dance Dance Revolution, they haven't yet been able to Rock Out Loud!!! With the success of Guitar Hero I II for the Playstation 2, and Xbox 360, Wii gamers have been going absolutely mad, waiting for the chance to see the feeling of the guitar strings go wild for months now. Now, they finally have that opportunity with the latest sequel in one of the most electrifying music franchise games of all time, but does it really deliver or miss the mark that the other game systems caught on?br /br /Guitar Hero III for the Nintendo Wii, finally enters the latest phase in Rock n' Roll gaming. The gameplay is just like what it was with the Xbox 360, and PS2, but the gameplay is more exciting around this time. The game includes the same modes from before including co-op mode and multiplayer action, but what makes the gameplay shine now is the battle mode, where you can rock out against foes to help unlock new songs and characters to rock with. There are also a lot of great songs here this time that are truly to the hard cores of metal and hard rock that range from Rap like The Beastie Boys classic Sabatoge, Guns N' Roses classic Welcome To The Jungle and the debut of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on the game series with Suck My Kiss from Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to 70's legendary songs from Alice Cooper on School's Out and the great Santana with Black Magic Woman and the Kiss party anthem Rock Roll All Night. br /br /The game also comes with a specialty guitar that is wireless and works great for Wii gamers who've played the earlier ones for PS2 or Xbox 360, but what makes this one shine so bright is the multiplayer action. The game works well even more to the Wii fanatic, as now you can battle against gamers online through Nintendo Wi-FI connection which works flawlessly. My only gripe though about the game is that I wish they could've made it a little less expensive, consider Guitar Hero is finally on the Wii.br /br /All in all, it has been about time Guitar Hero has finally made its way onto the Wii, and this edition makes a great grand entry to new gamers young and old alike. I absolutely think you'll definitely rock out loud to this latest edition of Guitar Hero III, and young and old want to party everyday.br /br /Graphics: B+br /br /Sound: A-br /br /Control: B+br /br /Fun Enjoyment: B+ for solo; A 1/2- for multiplayer actionbr /br /Overall: B+
ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! October 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great game, got it yesterday. Really fun on the Wii, especially since it's wireless, I can play from across the house. Classic and latest rock songs, updated as of 2007. The only extremely small downside is that the upgrade they programme into the CD messed up my Wii for like 5 minutes, otherwise, it was great. ROCK ON!!!
Excellent Game!!!!! October 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My wife and I just got GH3 yesterday (the day it came out) and we haven't been able to stop playing it...very addictive! What a great game!!! I've been playing video games for a long time now and this has to be in the top 3 of all time! I never thought that I would be rushing home from work in my 30's to play a video game! This is a must own for the Wii!!!!br /br /Hopefully the extra guitars for sale will come out soon as we can't wait to battle each other! br /br /Seriously, great game with great music! You won't be sorry you bought it! I don't know how much stuff I've bought off of Amazon over the years, but this is the first item that I've felt compelled to review...
GH is finally on the WII! October 28, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have been chomping at the bit, waiting impatiently for Guitar Hero to come out on the WII. It finally did today and now that my family has had a chance to play with it, I can honestly say it was worth the wait. br /br /I havent played GH on any other platform or version. I specifically got the WII because the majority of the games are geared for younger kids. Although I agree that art should not be altered, I still dont want my 5yr old being exposed to adult themes. I do think he should still be able to practice his faux guitar skills and have fun like the older kids and adults. br /I also wish the songs were performed by the original artists. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar is one of the practice songs and although the lead sounds like Pat, those backup singers dont sound like the ones in the original song. Dont know, maybe I'm missing something or maybe I need to convert my vinyls to digitally remastered CD's?!? I also would like to lose the blonde dreaded chick singing "Barracuda." I would like a feature that allows the original artists to be displayed and you can insert your Mii into the lead, bass or rhythm guitar and play as if you're in the band with the star. Maybe I'll get that as we accumulate points or cash. I'm also hoping there is a better assortment of songs to choose from when I get there. I havent seen a huge diversity of music on the lists so far. I think "Who's That Lady" Part 1 and 2 by The Isley Brothers is one of the best guitar songs out there, and I dont see songs like that on the lists. The graphics are much better than I expected. The colors are pretty vivid and there is lots of detail to look at in the background. I wasnt expecting much as some of the other Wii games have graphics that look like they really are made for 1st graders. br /br /It would have been nice if extra guitars were available for the Wii, but I havent found any yet. That was poor planning and a wasted marketing opportunity to not have them ready for purchase with the game release. The Wii, in particular, is all about multi-person play. br /br /Overall the game is fun. Just beware of the overwhelming urge to break out your Ktel collection!
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