I really hate to say it because I was very much looking forward to Guitar Hero III – unfortunately I was taken in by marketing. Yes, the game has over 70 songs. Only 42 are on the set list, the other 30+ are bonus songs, which is a polite way of saying “You weren’t a good enough song to make it into the set list”. That’s exactly how good the bonus songs are: not really worth it.

Overall, this game has been a vast disappointment. The most glaring difference is the graphics. They’re horrible compared to Guitar Hero II. Xavier Stone now looks like a cartoony pimp from the 70s instead of the cool, guitar god look he had previously.

Here’s some tips on making Guitar Hero the game it should be.

  1. Put good songs in it. This set list is BY FAR the worst of all the versions. Of course, this is my personal opinion, but there are only 6 or 7 really good songs
  2. Make the game better, not harder. Seriously, the reason Guitar Hero was such a smash hit is because it was fun to play. You got to play all the songs you wish you could play if you had grown up a guitar legend without it being too hard. Every iteration of the game so far has simply made it harder to play the songs.
  3. Get rid of the ridiculous storyline… who cares?
  4. Put more of the challenges in the next game. That’s the one addition to the game that’s actually good.
  5. Make the graphics better next time instead of worse.
  6. Put good songs in it.
  7. Lastly, put good songs in it.