Others say...

"Easy enough for a kid"
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R35MNXZ31XCZ62 Even my 8 year old can play Guitar Hero III on easy mode. Video is her playing it Christmas day after playing for about 2 hours with her sister taking turns.

We have had a blast playing this as a family (bought a second guitar to do coop career mode).

The game is a lot more fun to play than I would have ever thought possible. I didn't expect to enjoy it, but it has been great as a social game with other people. And it is fun to play with my kids. They are always amazed I already know the songs (hah!).

"Game Awesome, Guitar Sucks"
Before I go too in-depth in my review I'll give you fair warning: my review will not focus so much on the game itself as my complaints with the packaged guitar. Anything i could say about the game itself has probably been said repeatedly in other reviews; the track listing is superb and should be the standard for future Guitar Hero games. You'll find a fair compilation of various genres of music from various decades that overall add to the feeling that the difficulty increases with each tier, yet not impossible altogether (except for Through the Fire and Flames on Hard and Expert!)

The reason I give this package three stars is the sub-par quality of the Gibson guitar that's included. Here I will digress for a more personal account: recently this past August I made the conversion from PS2 to Xbox 360, and since it did not come with any games included I decided to purchase this bundle, having already played (and beaten) GH 3 on my PS2. Up until recently the guitar worked fine through considerable usage (maybe an hour or so a day, sometimes more or less), but now I've begun encountering issues. Too often I find that various fret buttons, notably green and/or red, do not register when I press them. Combine this problem with the fact that my strum bar has decided to become spotty about registering strums; sometimes strums don't register at all, other times extra strums are registered despite having only strummed once. The only problem I haven't seemed to encounter regards the tilt-sensor; others have reported their sensors won't register at times, but since I haven't encountered this I won't comment. My only other qualm with this guitar (and all the others like it for that matter) is that they run on two AA batteries, which if you're even a casual user you will likely run through batteries like the world was ending. Personally I would like to see a chargable battery pack, similar to the one that can be purchased for the 360 controller.

Having read many other reviews for this package I've found that the service with regards to returning/replacing the guitar have been as sub-par as the guitar itself. The guitars that come packaged with the other games (GH 2, Aerosmith, World Tour, and Rock Band 1/2) also seem to suffer these shortcomings, leaving one wondering what to do. In my opinion there are several options: play the game with your 360 controller (while good does not leave me feeling like a "guitar hero"), take your chances and maybe you won't get a faulty guitar, or hold off on buying the game until a suitable guitar is made. The choice is yours, I only felt compelled to share my frustrations with the guitar that has left a bitter aftertaste in my mouth and ready to smash it against a wall for satisfaction.

"GH 3 "
I recieved the game very quickly after I ordered it, and soon discovered that the guitar was defective. I emailed them back and they were again quick and very helpful. I returned the game and am now very happy with it. Overall it was a very good experiece.

"Awesome!"
This has become the hit of the neighborhood. At least one night we have 5-6 of my son's friends over to play this and they have a blast.

"I Can Play A Fake Guitar and Look Dumb Too"
The reason I would have to say this game is an absolute blast to play. This is the 1st version of the Guitar Hero series I have played so I can't really compare it to anything so I came to it fresh. I like to play in front of my kids and they get a kick out of seeing me look like a idiot while I play. My nieces and nephews are in seventh grade and below so they don't really know much about old rock so when I play in front of them I stick my tongue out and spin and try to play while laying on the floor (which doesn't work well). I played through the game in about a week and so far have not played it since then but every once in awhile I like to get it out. No doubt fans of Guitar Hero will eat it up despite what I say so it doesn't matter but its probably better served over Live or with other people. There aren't that many songs to really pick from and unlocking them isn't really that hard. By now I think there are newer versions so if you don't pay much for it and you already have the instruments then by all means pick this up. I guess I am more an avid player of the Guitar Hero series and not hardcore so my enjoyment is limited. It was fun while it lasted but it couldn't hold me like a good rpg, strategy, fps, or adventure game.