Guitar+Hero+3+Legends+of+Rock

Katie Torland  Video Games & Learning   Entertainment Video Game Review Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock // What is Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock // Guitar Hero is an interactive videogame that involves playing the guitar to different types of music songs. Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock has 73 different rock songs to choose from that can be played as singles or doubles. The game can be played on PlayStation 2, 3, Wii, PSP, and Xbox 360. The goal of the game is to match the musical notes (colors) that show up on the screen with what you play on the actual guitar at the same time. If you are competing against another person, the player with the better score/better accuracy wins. Most of the songs are popular and sung by well known artists. There are also different levels of difficulty for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.

First I learned that I got easily frustrated with myself because I wasn’t very good at the game. After a little practice I got better though because I started to get accustomed to what to do. I learned how to move fingers in accordance with what color showed up on the screen. I also learned different lyrics to songs that I thought I knew but apparently have been singing them wrong for the past 10 years. I learned that when a musical note is drawn out you have to hold that button down longer. I think it helped if I tapped my foot along with the beat or got more involved with the game/song then simply standing, because I would play better. I learned that it’s more competitive if you are going against another player because you are competing against yourself and the opponent’s ability to play the guitar. A player needs to be able to quickly figure out the color pattern on the guitar so that they don’t have to always be staring down at theirs to match up which color note they should be pushing. Good hand-eye coordination is a skill at being successful at this game.
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One of the cool things about this game is that it talks to you. The game provides constant feedback about how you are doing. Sometimes it got a little frustrating to hear the “crowd” boo or see the meter go way low when you are not doing well. On the other hand, the meter goes way up when you are successful and you hear shouts of “Great job,” “You Rock,” etc. When you are doing really well for an extended amount of time you get on a note streak or X4, which means all the points you accumulate in that time block are worth double. So you are learning that if you are successful you get more points as well as more support from the fake audience. As for which principles of learning are used with Guitar Hero I think there are three that are most present including, practice principle, achievement principle, and committed learning principle. Players need lots of practice at this game before they can be successful and move up to the more advanced levels. The intrinsic rewards of this game make it fun to play as well and it’s definitely not boring. The popular rock songs make it appealing to people of all ages.
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We wanted to have more song selections when we were playing so we went to [] and got the cheat codes to unlock the rest of the song selections. As far as other online tips and walkthroughs on Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock these two websites seems to be supportive of the game, [] and [].
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This is definitely a game that is great to play with friends and family! It’s challenging and stressful but at the same time it’s fun and competitive. I have played this game several times and I think I am still on the beginner’s level. I tried the medium level but ended up getting booed off rather quickly, the pace of the level was just too quick for me to keep up with. Overall, this game is great and I would recommend it to anyone!
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