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Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2 sends notes down five coloured lanes towards the strike line. With a compatible guitar controller you hold frets, use the strum bar and activate Star Power by lifting the guitar or pressing Select. Chords, sustained notes, hammer-ons and pull-offs require increasingly precise timing across four difficulties. The soundtrack contains more than seventy songs, mostly original master recordings.
The solo career visits venues and contracts and interrupts regular sets with guitar battles against Tom Morello, Slash and Lou. These duels award attack power-ups that temporarily disrupt the opponent's note highway. Co-Op Career gives two players different guitar and bass parts and unique encores. Local Face-Off, Pro Face-Off and Battle are also available. The PlayStation 2 version has no online multiplayer or downloadable songs; those belonged to other platforms.
This product page describes the game disc and guarantees no guitar controller, wireless receiver or bundle components. The intended controls require a compatible PlayStation 2 guitar; simultaneous local multiplayer needs two instruments. With wireless models, also check for the matching receiver. Progress is stored locally on a memory card. The included career, bonus songs and contests therefore remain usable without discontinued network services.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Neversoft developed Guitar Hero III after Harmonix made the earlier main entries. Activision published it in Europe on 23 November 2007; Budcat Creations handled the PlayStation 2 port. The developers retained five fret buttons and the strum bar but built a louder presentation around famous guitarists, guitar battles and a greater emphasis on original master tracks.
Slash and Tom Morello appeared as opponents and playable characters, with music recorded especially for their duels. Battle turned competition into power-ups that could break strings or obscure notes. Co-Op Career gave local cooperation a separate progression path. The higher difficulties became known for dense note sequences and demand noticeably more precision than many earlier songs.
Guitar Hero III launched across several systems, but the versions are not identical. Online multiplayer and downloadable songs were absent from PlayStation 2, though heavily promoted on newer consoles. This PS2 disc is therefore mainly a local release: solo career, cooperative sets and couch duels, with the complete included track list but without later network or download material.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
Guitar Hero II emphasises a classic band career, Practice and cooperative lead, bass or rhythm parts. Guitar Hero III retains that note basis but adds boss battles, attack power-ups, Co-Op Career and more master recordings. The third entry presents itself more loudly and has denser patterns at higher levels; both PS2 versions remain local.
Rocks the 80s uses Guitar Hero II's technology and limits soundtrack and clothing to one decade. Guitar Hero III spreads songs across several rock periods and builds a new campaign with famous guitarists and duels. Rocks the 80s is a compact themed release; III offers more songs, game types and competitive variety.
World Tour adds drums and vocals beside guitar and bass and supports a full-band setup. Guitar Hero III stays with string parts and can therefore be played with one or two guitar controllers. World Tour adds a music studio and band career; III stands apart through battles against Slash, Morello and Lou.
Rock Band divides songs among guitar, bass, drums and microphone and centres cooperation within one band. Guitar Hero III for PS2 only uses guitar-shaped controllers and also pits players directly against each other in Battle. Rock Band requires more varied accessories; III offers a more focused guitar challenge and boss fights.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith uses Guitar Hero III's foundation for a career around Aerosmith, with songs by the band and related artists. Legends of Rock has a broader soundtrack and fictional career with several famous guitarists. Aerosmith is a band-specific spin-off; III is the general main entry whose technology it builds on.
