Can you only perform hammer on/pull off on the notes that do not have the little black ring on the top? Or are most notes possible?

1/11/2008 2:50:00 PM

yup, you can only do it on those notes.

i just got it last week for the wii. i beat medium and i just beat slash on hard last night.

1/11/2008 2:53:27 PM

anyone play it for pc yet? im thinking about getting some peeps from work and pitching in to get it

1/11/2008 3:19:00 PM

that motherfucking mississippi queen is starting to piss me off. i've 5-starred almost all the mediums except that fucking thing. figures that they only let you use the pull offs on part of a run

1/11/2008 4:58:35 PM

just exchanged for my third guitar at best buy

1/15/2008 9:16:50 AM

^^haha, I had some problems getting 5 stars in medium with that song as well. Finally got it last night.

Okay quick newb question: Someone told me the only way you can really play/handle expert and some hard songs to to use the technique of always holding down all the buttons, and just releasing them at the right times, instead of what I've been doing which is push down on the buttons at the appropriate times. I've started changing my technique but its a bitch, so is the right way to go?

1/15/2008 1:34:16 PM

I definitely do NOT do that, and I've fared relatively well on expert in all four Guitar Hero games.

1/15/2008 1:45:05 PM

Hmm, b/c on some of the really hard songs and notes my hands are just too physically overwhelmed to do it fast enough. Is that just some muscle conditioning that'll come with time?

1/15/2008 1:47:05 PM

Yes. The dexterity needed for chord combos and fast solo stuff will build over time.

When I first started medium I honestly thought I was incapable of using my middle+pinky fingers to play the red/blue chord, now I can 5-star almost everything on expert up until the group after Evenflow.

1/15/2008 2:17:53 PM

I only get tired playing TTFAF or like Number of the Beast

1/15/2008 2:44:34 PM

quick question... i'm trying to decide between Guitar Hero II and GH III. I've never owned the game so i was just wondering which you guys think a first time user should go for

thanks

1/15/2008 6:00:04 PM

^^^Yeah, i had that problem with the red blue cord. Still do a little bit, esp going back and forth from red to blue. I've almost five stared everything on medium, but still haven't beat Lou. I started the game on medium, skipped easy.

[Edited on January 15, 2008 at 6:03 PM. Reason : ^]

1/15/2008 6:03:41 PM

for some reason on the wii it just lets you beat lou almost regardless i think. there's no way in hell i can do those runs, and yet i still got to "finish him" or whatever despite my rock gauge being in the yellow

1/15/2008 6:29:35 PM

my question, anybody^^??

1/15/2008 6:38:57 PM

I think GHIII is easier to get the hang of than GHII. It is a lot more forgiving I suppose.

1/15/2008 7:25:02 PM

thanks

1/15/2008 8:39:25 PM

HO's/PO's easier in GHIII

GHII is easier overall. The expert mode is like hard on GH III.

1/15/2008 8:53:47 PM

have they announced an exact release date for extra guitars yet?

1/15/2008 8:54:40 PM

^?

What platform are you talking about, b/c I have already bought an extra guitar myself (PS2)

1/15/2008 10:52:36 PM

Anyone have an old wired guitar from the xbox they would be willing to sell? PM me

2/7/2008 4:49:47 PM

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"quick question... i'm trying to decide between Guitar Hero II and GH III. I've never owned the game so i was just wondering which you guys think a first time user should go for thanks "

2 is many times better than 3. The songs are better, in my opinion, and they're more fun to play. Also the extra tracks all suck on 3.

2/7/2008 7:06:31 PM

^ i'm Disagreeing to the max here. the extra songs on GH3 are waaaaaay better to me.

2/7/2008 7:13:42 PM

mauvais garcon or whatever the hell it is is funn

2/7/2008 7:19:29 PM

^hell yeah, I love that song

2/7/2008 9:58:44 PM

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"anyone play it for pc yet? im thinking about getting some peeps from work and pitching in to get it"

GHIII has some hefty system requirements. It's a mixed bag as to whether it will work smoothly on your system. I've seen it get choppy (not terribly so, but definitely noticeable) on a 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo with a 8800GT. Any game should be smooth as silk on a rig like that, especially a simple rhythm game where even the smallest amount of lag will throw you.

If you haven't done so already, check out Frets on Fire (for the PC). Frets on Fire does for GHIII what MUGEN does for Street Fighter. FoF doesn't have all the bells and whistles like an animated band/crowd and it looks terrible without mods, but it gets the job done. Plus it will run a lot smoother than GHIII.

FoF is a work in progress. From what I understand you are better off getting one of the older versions instead of the latest. I've heard that the latest version of FoF has a few bugs and there aren't any mods that are available for it.

The #1 downside with FoF is song availability. You can either create your own or you can try to find songs. Since most of the songs are fan created the majority of them only have one available difficulty so you can't ease yourself into it playing the song. I believe that all GH1, GH2, and GH3 songs are available for FoF, and I hear that they are direct rips from the game, meaning the frettings are the exact same as they are in the official game. If you can find those, any other songs you find are just icing on the cake.

There are good enough mods for FoF now to make it look pretty close to GH (fret boards, notes, etc.) but again, you'll miss the animated band and crowds - but you'll get better performance.

[Edited on February 8, 2008 at 8:08 AM. Reason : -]

2/8/2008 8:05:36 AM

i have the pc version...does anyone know when we can start downloading new songs yet?

2/8/2008 11:19:33 AM

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"NO DOUBT HITS NOW AVAILABLE FOR GUITAR HERO® III: LEGENDS OF ROCK SANTA MONICA, CA – February 28, 2008 – Fans will now be able to shred to hits from No Doubt’s renowned album Tragic Kingdom with the release of a new downloadable track pack for Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. This epic set of master recordings is plucked straight from No Doubt’s diamond selling album and includes such beloved chart toppers as “Don’t Speak,” “Excuse Me Mr.,” and “Sunday Morning.” The track pack is currently offered on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available later today on PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system."

2/28/2008 12:35:59 PM

^ I'm so psyched to play "Sunday Morning". I love that song.

2/28/2008 12:38:34 PM

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"epic set"

2/28/2008 12:38:51 PM

^^^

2/28/2008 1:33:28 PM

No Doubt =/ Legends of Rock

2/28/2008 1:41:35 PM

I wouldn't classify it as rock, but "Tragic Kingdom" is definitely a great album.

2/28/2008 1:45:43 PM

oh i agree with you on that. Definitely their best material, though its a shame I can't stand whatever GS does these days.

2/28/2008 1:51:10 PM

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"i have the pc version...does anyone know when we can start downloading new songs yet? "

Don't know yet. But they need to hurry up on that.

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"GHIII has some hefty system requirements. It's a mixed bag as to whether it will work smoothly on your system. I've seen it get choppy (not terribly so, but definitely noticeable) on a 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo with a 8800GT. Any game should be smooth as silk on a rig like that, especially a simple rhythm game where even the smallest amount of lag will throw you."

Runs really smooth on my computer. Seems to look better than the 360 version. Hooked my desktop up to a 42" and compared the two. Although the PC version is more annoying when trying to sync it i think.

2/28/2008 5:12:08 PM

Quote :

"Modern Metal Pack to Feature Chart-Toppers from Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones and Thrice Dropkick Murphys On Tap for Free Download Available in Time for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations SANTA MONICA, CA – March 6, 2008 – New downloadable songs for Activision Inc.’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock are set to storm living rooms across the globe with the release of two new track packs. Available today is the Modern Metal pack which let's players jam to master recordings of Deftones’ “Hole in the Earth,” Avenged Sevenfold’s “Almost Easy” and Thrice’s “The Arsonist.” The track pack is now on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and will be available later today on PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Additionally, Activision will be kicking off the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations with a special free track pack from the popular Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys that will be available mid March. Straight from the band’s sixth album, The Meanest of Times, the Dropkick Murphys pack will include master recordings of “Famous for Nothing,” “(F)lannigan’s Ball” and “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya.” The track pack will be available for free to download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PLAYSTATION®Store."

3/6/2008 1:03:37 PM

put thrice and deftones in rock band!

3/6/2008 7:17:12 PM

i love guitar hero 3

i just wish there were more RHCP and Muse songs on it.

3/6/2008 8:01:00 PM

did anyone see the Asian kid on Ellen today? apparently he did the hardest song on expert, it was cool to watch.

3/6/2008 8:20:18 PM

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"put thrice and deftones in rock band!"

seconded

3/6/2008 11:57:51 PM

im just hoping whenever they finally get wii dlc out they give us all this shit free that they gave to the other systems

3/7/2008 7:21:49 AM

i love this game!

i've improved so much in the past 2 days. i'm giving the game back to my friend sunday so i've been playin this game more than those bastards over at Lower Commons in DH Hill.

like i said earlier though, i just wish they had more RHCP and MUSE and a few other songs here and there.


btw i hate almost all the bonus tracks, except for Radio Song by Superbus and like one more.

3/7/2008 1:55:04 PM

^Higher Ground by RHCP is in the first Guitar Hero, but I think that's it.

3/7/2008 2:04:34 PM

here is the ellen video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5a5aqkRcsQ

3/7/2008 4:01:30 PM

lol something tells me that the target audience of Ellen aren't quite experienced enough in Guitar Hero to appreciate just how hard Through the Fire and the Flames is.

3/7/2008 4:11:00 PM

poor kid must have been nervous, he messed up a few sections more than I would have expected

not that I could do better or even close

3/7/2008 4:31:27 PM

Gibson sues Guitar Hero for patent infringement:

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"The Guitar Hero series has sold more than 14 million units in North America and raked in more than $1 billion since 2005. Gibson said the games, in which players use a guitar-shaped controller in time with notes on a television screen, violate a 1999 patent for technology to simulate a musical performance. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/business/22guitar.html?ref=business

Guitar Hero has been around for 3 years and they are just now getting to this? I hate patent laws and how companies just sit back and wait until someone makes a billion dollars so they can sue for all the hard work that they were too lazy to put into it.

3/21/2008 9:53:26 PM

i cant get past the solo on cult of personality on expert

3/21/2008 9:55:44 PM

still can't beat Raining Blood on expert........................................... about to go crazy.

3/21/2008 10:12:41 PM

Lol, when did this come out for the PC ? I'm gonna have to reactivate my newsgroups now -_-

3/25/2008 7:19:54 PM

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"^Higher Ground by RHCP is in the first Guitar Hero, but I think that's it."

they have suck my kiss on this months installment of guitar hero for cell phones................really....its actually kinda fun, though of course not as good as the real game

3/26/2008 9:50:19 AM