Playing Guitar Hero 3: Know the Ins and Outs of the Game Play Screen
In order to start playing Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock, you must
first understand the game play screen, for this is where your match will
be held. To those who have already been playing the previous versions of
Guitar Hero, it would not be difficult to set your hands in this
installment, for the game play remains the same. For newbies however,
here is your guide in taking over the game play screen.
Guitar Hero is a rhythm game, therefore you must know how to catch the
right melody of the song you play by being able to hit the right notes.
When playing the game, you will see the guitar neck displayed on the
screen vertically, along with colored markers which indicate the notes
that go down the screen as the music plays.
When the note (or notes) reach the bottom of the game play screen, you
must hit the indicated notes by hitting the right fret buttons while at
the same time strumming the bar so that you can score points. The Rock
Meter will then change its color depending on your performance with each
note that passes through. When you hit the right notes, the Rock Meter
color changes from yellow to green, but when you start missing them, it
will turn to red. Once you go below the red section, you will be booed
off by the audience and you get to fail the song. Meanwhile, successful
hits add up to your points, and when you are able to hit a series of
notes correctly, you will be able to increase your score multiplier. You
can multiply your current score up to four times during the game.
During the game, you will encounter glowing notes surrounded by stars.
Hitting these notes add up to your Star Power Meter. Once your Star
Power Meter is half-full (at least) you can then activate it by pressing
the select button, or lifting the guitar vertically. The Star Power
works as a score multiplier, and by this you get to increase your scores
until the meter is empty. When the Star Power is on, the Rock Meter also
increases. You can hence use the Star Power as a strategy in playing the
difficult parts of the song, which can make your opponent fail.
If you have already played the previous versions of Guitar Hero, then
you will easily get along with Guitar Hero 3. Basically, all you are
after is to hit the notes on time. Accuracy however is not the name of
the game in Guitar Hero; notes can be just of a single not, or a
combination of two or more notes called a chord. Notes and chords are
indicated by a colored line denoting which notes and chords can be
sustained, and hitting the sustained notes adds up to more points. You
can hit a sustained note by holding the appropriate keys down for the
entire length, or by using the whammy bar to change the tone of the
note. It doesn't matter whether you hit the sustained notes early or
late, as long as the fret is held during the whole time that it is
needed-you will still be awarded with the same score increase.
Guitar Hero 3 also implements guitar playing techniques such as
“hammer-ons” and “pull-offs”, which you can use in playing a fast stream
of notes without the need of strumming. All you need is to change the
fingering on the fret buttons. Unlike the previous versions, Guitar Hero
3 has added a white-glow on the notes to make them more noticeable to
the player, such that you get to hit them correctly.
Now that you are familiar with the game play of Guitar Hero 3: Legends
of Rock, then it's about time to apply your skills in to the real game. |
