Guitar Hero For Wii

Whenever a great game is released, we all wait in anticipation for the sequel wondering how the developers are going to make it even better or even if it was possible. I have to say, I had my doubts and I did not think it could get much better after the release of GH2, but Guitar Hero 3 for Wii just blew me away. The game developers had the soundtracks improved and this one is far and away the best of the series yet. It is great to see some of the tracks as recorded by the original artists too. I was halfway expecting to see some recent covers, but they dug deep here and have lots of great originals.

The first time I ever played Guitar Hero, it was actually on a Sony Playstation 2 system, but after having played the same game on the Wii, I was blown away and immediately went out to buy the Wii system in anticipation of Guiter Hero 3 for Wii being released. I have several other titles for the game, but this is far and away my favorite.

One of the things I was a little disappointed with in the second release was the ease in mastering the game. That fact did cause some worry that the same would happen but Guitar Hero 3 does not suffer from that as it has a much higher level of difficulty that will challenge even the best of players and this will probably keep you interested in the game for quite a long time.

A great feature of Guitar Hero 3 is that it has an even greater emphasis on shredding than the previous version. Playing the riffs is great, but we all want our chance to shine in the spotlight. That is actually the feature that got me hooked on the series in the first place and one quick trip through this game had me smiling like a child with a bag full of candy on Halloween night.

I also like the fact that they have made some of the techniques such as hammering on and pulling off a little easier to do. It is a great advantage, because some of the songs on the expert level are fast and furious and this little bit of simplicity is almost an apology from the game makers for putting a little pain into the guitar playing.

All in all, this is a great game that has gotten better but yet does not lose the focus of the original game that made this series so popular. I like the fact that a beginner can pick it fairly quickly and get hammering and the hard core player will also find it quite challenging. If you go back as an expert player now and play one of the earlier versions of Guitar Hero for Wii, you can rip right through the game in almost a single session. You will not have that luxury with Guitar Hero 3 for Wii, so you had better dig and get ready to shred, because it is the only way you are going to beat this game!