A press release from Activision revealed new details about Guitar Hero
III, including a partial band list featuring The Rolling Stones,
Weezer, Tenacious D, The Smashing Pumpkins, and others.
Guitar
Hero III will be "delivering more master tracks than ever before,
strategic partnerships have been secured with all the major and
independent music record labels and publishers to allow unrivaled
access to their deep history of music catalogs, along with supplying
artists' original recordings for even greater authenticity," according
to the press release.
The songs unveiled were:
- Paint It Black (by The Rolling Stones)
- Cherub Rock (by The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Sabotage (by The Beastie Boys)
- The Metal (by Tenacious D)
- My Name is Jonas (by Weezer)
- Knights of Cydonia (by Muse)
- Rock And Roll All Nite (as made famous by KISS)
- School's Out (as made famous by Alice Cooper)
- Slow Ride (as made famous by Fog Hat)
- Cult of Personality (by Living Colour)
- Barracuda (as made famous by Heart)
The Wii guitar controller peripheral will be wireless, but it's unknown if the Wii Remote will connect in some way. Players will be able to customize their guitar using removable faceplates. The Gibson Les Paul, played by artists such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman, and Billy Joe Armstrong, will still be "the battle axe of choice," according to the press release. The Kramer guitar, a signature of heavy metal bands in the 1980s, will be among the unlockable content in the game. The Kramer guitar was played by artists such as Eddie Van Halen, Mick Mars of Motley Crue and Vivian Campbell of Whitesnake.
"The development team at Neversoft has been exceptional, and we've been able to incorporate a host of fresh new online and multi-player game play modes, along with exciting content into this version of Guitar Hero that our fans have been asking for," Welch said. Details of the Wii version's online features are scarce, but the game will feature a new multiplayer battle mode and single-player boss battles.
Stay tuned to The Wiire for more face-melting details.
