Ever since Activision announced at E3 2007 that former Guns ‘N Roses guitarist Slash would be appearing at a boss in the forthcoming Guitar Hero III: The Legends of Rock, people have been wondering who else might pop up in the game. RedOctane has said that it will announce the addition of a second legendary ax man for Guitar Hero III (and no, it wasn’t the recent unveiling of Poison lead singer Bret Michaels as an in-game character). Guitar Hero fans have been waiting patiently to see who the second boss will be, and it looks like the mystery guest is none other than Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave fame.
According to a post over at Destructoid, there’s visual proof that Morello will be part of Guitar Hero III, which is scheduled to arrive on Oct. 29. In addition, a recent GamePro video preview of the game mentions Morello as well. This is good news, quite frankly. Slash is a no-brainer when it comes to iconic guitarists, obviously. But Morello is an outstanding choice because, for my money, he’s been the most original, daring and exciting guitarist of the last 15-plus years. I haven’t been the biggest fan of Rage Against the Machine or Audioslave, but I don’t think there’s any question that Morello is one of the few true guitar heroes working in rock today.
Guitar Hero III looks like it’s shaping up quite well. I was a little concerned when the original developer Harmonix bolted to make Rock Band, thus handing the franchise over to Activision (which acquired publisher RedOctane) and Neversoft, a developer best known for the Tony Hawk game series. However, after getting a preview of the game at E3 and seeing it in action, Guitar Hero III looks like it will be a worthy addition to the franchise.
Comments (2)
"Guitar Hero"?
Version 3?!
How lame...
Why not just go to a pawnshop and get yourself a real guitar, acoustic or electric, but a book of chords, and actually spend the time & effort to learn how to play for real?
With the type of music you kiddies enjoy these days, you only need to learn 3 or 4 chords anyways.
Sheesh.
What an absolute waste of time.
But hey, knock yourself out kiddies.
I have no doubt many "Guitar Hero" afficcianados mistakenly think they look really cool while playing these "games" (after getting bluntastic, no doubt), and I'm sure it boosts their fragile little egos when they do well at the game....
Well, I guess it'll keep some of you ruffians occupied & off the streets for a few hours.
And that's a good thing...
Posted by WTF? | August 31, 2007 3:01 AM
Posted on August 31, 2007 03:01
About the previous. If they wanted to learn real guitar thats the obvious choice but your missing a major point. its a game. and just that. its not trying to be real guitar or anything close its trying to let you have fun while jamming to music on a piece of plastic. does it matter what they do or whether it "looks cool"? games are about fun so lighten up and besides, when you can play the stuff in guitar hero on camera for the world to see and act "cool" just remember you aren't gunna get laid because you can copy some licks and live with your mom.
P.S. Bluntastic? my friend if your playing that game stoned you can't hear the music. slam your head into a table and hope something intelligent falls out.
Peace and Harmony for Guitar Hero 3. great game coming!
Posted by Pete | September 2, 2007 6:04 PM
Posted on September 2, 2007 18:04