Guitar Hero 3

The gameplay here is the same old Guitar Hero note strumming we have all grown to love. To play the notes, you press down the corresponding button and strum when the on screen note hits the bar at the bottom. This becomes more difficult as the difficulty level raises. Starting at easy, which uses only three colors of notes, another note is added each difficulty level until all five are used when playing on hard. Expert still uses all five, but makes the notes come faster and at a higher quantity.

The soundtrack in this game has all types of music. From Aerosmith to AFI; from Metallica to The Killers, this game has a song for everyone. I myself have some beef with the song selection, as some of them have such a low difficulty on expert they just aren't fun to play. Another problem is that there is no Downloadable Content available for the Wii edition, unlike its Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts. Nintendo has said that DC will be available in the future, and im hoping that they mean "near" future, because playing the same songs over and over again gets boring after a while.

Every model used in this game looks really good, especially for a Wii game. The stages create a feel and match the set that you are playing, and the guitarists are as colourful as ever. The only problem I have with the graphics is that the animations can be a bit clunky at times (especially with the drummer).

GH3 Wii edition provides a great Guitar Hero experience for the audience its directed towards. Wii owners will continue to play this for years to come, but without downloadable content some guitarists may look elsewhere to satisfy their rockin' needs.