Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Full Release (2007)

DIFFICULTY

7.3/10

Quite Difficult

(32 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as clearly challenging, with mechanics and encounters that demand patience and consistency.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
PC control schemes may add complexity in action-heavy sections

Who Will Find It Difficult

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will push beginners and may still frustrate experienced players in certain sections. Players comfortable with similarly demanding games will have the best time here. Players who rated games like Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone, EZ2DJ, and BPM: Bullets Per Minute at a similar challenge level may find Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock broadly comparable in difficulty.

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32 ratings

avg: 7.3

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Based on 32 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 7.3/10. Most players rated this game between 6 and 8.

Developer(s)

Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions

Publisher(s)

Activision

Genre(s)

Music, Simulator

Platform(s)

PlayStation 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Mac

Keywords

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About Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Rock out to the third entry in in Red Octane's music series for guitar gods! Songs for Guitar Hero III include Barracuda by Heart, Sabotage by Beastie Boys, Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss, and much more! In addition, players can experience an incredible number of added features and explosive content including a new multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a bevy of exclusive unlockable content and authentic rock venues.

Users also rated

Players who rated Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock also rated the games shown below, with Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone (7.3), EZ2DJ (7.3), and BPM: Bullets Per Minute (7.4) being most similar in difficulty!

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