Regular strumming single notes can be placed between notes less than an eighth distance too whereas by default in previous Guitar Hero games, hammer-ons and pull-offs were always on notes less than an eighth note apart (with the exception of some songs having HOPOs up to an eighth note apart like Guitar Hero II's " Thunderhorse").Īs for the whammy bar, previous entries of the Guitar Hero series had issues registering the whammy when it was already pressed down right before a long note and this issue was fixed in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.įor Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and so forth has a flaming hands effect. Speaking of hammer-ons and pull-offs, in addition to hammer-ons and pull-offs being easier to play in Guitar Hero III than in the previous Guitar Hero entries, they have been manually placed on single notes that would either hammer-on/pull-off, bend, or slide, even at a distance apart. The timing for hitting notes has been increased meaning players can be less accurate and still hit notes and this is especially noticeable on hammer-on and pull-off notes. Compared to its main predecessor Guitar Hero II, the gameplay in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock feels smoother and more stable, and it is much easier to play songs in Guitar Hero III rather than in the previous entries of the series. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock uses much of the same gameplay as the previous titles in the series but with an improved game engine. The Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was later reprinted in a bundle pack with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for Wii on Decemin North America.
The Windows port would later receive an arcade version developed by Raw Thrill, titled Guitar Hero Arcade, released on March 15, 2009. It is the first game in the series to be developed by Neversoft, as previous Guitar Hero games were created by Harmonix before they handed the series over to Neversoft and Vicarious Visions, and was the second Guitar Hero game published by Activision after the Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II.Īspyr Media ported Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock to Microsoft Windows on Novemin North America, Novemin Europe, April 19, 2008, and later ported it to Mac OS X on Decemin North America and Januin Europe.
Wii Remote (Wii) Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the fourth Guitar Hero game and third main entry in the Guitar Hero series, released on Octoin North America, on Novemin Australia, on Novemin Europe, and in 20 in South Korea and Japan for home consoles.