| Guitar Hero was originally released on the PS2 on one | | | | demand, a Guitar Hero II version was released for |
| glorious day in November of 2005. This much | | | | the Xbox 360. This version came with a special guitar |
| anticipated video game was special in that instead of | | | | and more songs.The third in the series, aptly named |
| the usual control pad used to play, the game was | | | | Guitar Hero 3, will be released in October of 2007. |
| designed for use with a life-like guitar shaped device. | | | | The company behind it this time is Activision, who |
| This unique controller was modelled after a real guitar | | | | have taken over development of the game from |
| called a Gibson SG. Using the guitar controller was | | | | Harmonix. But fear not, as Activision is a major |
| very similar to using a real guitar, albeit with a few | | | | power-house in the gaming industry, having churned |
| minor adjustments for simplicity’s sake. | | | | out such classics as the Tony Hawk Series and the |
| Instead of containing several frets and six strings, | | | | Call of Duty series.The much anticipated Guitar Hero |
| the guitar hero controller had 5 fret buttons of | | | | 3, has been confirmed to contain at least 46 songs, |
| differing colors, and a strum bar for | | | | with new characters and an all new Battle Mode. |
| strumming.Originally developed by a video game | | | | Characters from the previous games to be featured |
| company named Harmonix, it went on to receive | | | | in the new Guitar Hero 3 are Casey Lynch, Axel |
| numerous awards for its ingenuity and for the core | | | | Steel, Judy Nails, Izzy Sparks, Johnny Napalm, Xavier |
| of the game, its musical soundtrack. With 47 rock | | | | Stone and Lars Umlaut. A brand new playable |
| tracks by various big name artists, from the modern | | | | character will be Midori. Unfortunately Clive and |
| day to the 60s.Due to the success of the first game, | | | | Pandora were removed from the game. For the boss |
| a second was released for the Playstation 2 in 2006, | | | | battles, there will be three. One of them being Slash, |
| this time with an astonishing 64 musical tracks. | | | | who is also rumoured to be a playable |
| Additional features included were the ability to | | | | character.Guitar Hero III, also known as Legends of |
| multi-play against friends and non-friends alike. It went | | | | Rock, will be available on the PS2, Xbox 360, PS3 and |
| on to become the fifth highest grossing game of | | | | Wii. Activision are also actively looking to bring the |
| 2006 for the PS2. And due to unprecedented | | | | game to the Nintendo DS. |
