Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision and RedOctane. It is the third main installment in the Guitar Hero series, and the fourth title overall. The game was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 in October 2007. Budcat Creations ported the game to the PlayStation 2, and Vicarious Visions ported it to the Wii. Aspyr Media developed the PC and Mac versions of the game, releasing them in late 2007. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock retains the basic gameplay from previous games in the Guitar Hero series. In it, the player uses a guitar-shaped controller to simulate the playing of lead, bass, and rhythm guitar parts in rock songs by playing in time to scrolling notes on-screen. The game includes a new Co-Op Career mode and challenges that pit the player against in-game characters and other players. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the first game in the series to include an online multiplayer feature, which is enabled in the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions.

Initially the game offers over 70 songs, most of which are master tracks. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions feature the ability to download additional songs. The musicians Tom Morello (of the bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave) and Slash (of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver) make appearances both as guitar battle opponents and playable characters in the game. The PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions also include Bret Michaels (of Poison). Critics were generally favorable towards the game, but reviewers noted a difference in the game's style compared to previous installments, associating it with the change in developer between this game and the last. According to Activision, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the best-selling video game of 2007, both in terms of units sold and revenue earned, and is also claimed to be the first single video game to exceed one billion dollars in sales, and is also the best-selling third-party game available for the Wii.