NEWS - Friday, August 3, 2007
More Songs Confirmed for Guitar Hero III
Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise is facing a real battle this year, going head-to-head with EA and Harmonix’s Rock Band. Many are predicting that Rock Band, with its multiple instruments and full downloadable albums, will take over as the number one music and rhythm based game, but Guitar Hero isn’t going down without a fight. Activision has announced 11 new songs for Guitar Hero III, including master tracks from AFI, Iron Maiden, Queens of the Stone Age and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The 11 additional tracks include: Miss Murder (by AFI) Through Fire and Flames (by Dragonforce) Number of the Beast (by Iron Maiden) 3’s and 7’s (by Queens of the Stone Age) Suck My Kiss (by Red Hot Chili Peppers) Raining Blood (by Slayer) Reptillia (by The Strokes) Paranoid (as made famous by Black Sabbath) Cities on Flame (as made famous by Blue Oyster Cult) Mississippi Queen (as made famous by Mountain) La Grange (as made famous by ZZ Top) Previously announced tracks: Slash’s Original Boss Battle Recording Welcome to The Jungle (by Guns N’ Roses) Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones) Cherub Rock (by Smashing Pumpkins) Sabotage (by Beastie Boys) The Metal (by Tenacious D) My Name is Jonas (by Weezer) Knights of Cydonia (by Muse) Even Flow (by Pearl Jam) Lay Down (by Priestess) Cult of Personality (by Living Colour) Rock and Roll All Nite (as made famous by Kiss) School’s Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper) Rock You Like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions) Slow Ride (as made famous by Foghat) Barracuda (as made famous by Heart) For the first time in the Guitar Hero franchise players will be able to battle using wireless guitar controllers available for each platform. Battles can also leave the living room, with online play making it possible for axe-shredders to compete against players the world over.Source: http://www.pro-g.co.uk
