<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
(	O
initially	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
following	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
Budcat	O
Creations	O
assisting	O
Neversoft	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
and	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
solely	O
developing	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspyr	O
published	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
releasing	O
them	O
later	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
playing	O
of	O
lead	O
,	O
bass	O
,	O
and	O
rhythm	O
guitar	O
parts	O
in	O
rock	O
songs	O
by	O
playing	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
scrolling	O
notes	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
enabled	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
feature	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
additional	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
versions	O
also	O
include	O
Bret	O
Michaels	O
(	O
of	O
Poison	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
non-playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Activision	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
units	O
sold	O
and	O
revenue	O
earned	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
single	O
retail	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
exceed	O
one	O
billion	O
dollars	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
third-party	I-Device
games	I-Device
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
hits	O
notes	O
as	O
they	O
scroll	O
towards	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
music	B-Application
to	O
maintain	O
their	O
performance	O
and	O
earn	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
contains	O
four	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
:	O
Easy	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
fret	O
buttons	O
;	O
Medium	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
fret	O
buttons	O
;	O
Hard	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
all	O
five	O
fret	O
buttons	O
;	O
and	O
Expert	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
no	O
new	O
fret	O
buttons	O
,	O
but	O
increases	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
notes	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
avatars	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
band	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
character	O
selected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
will	O
perform	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
music	B-Application
,	O
responding	O
appropriately	O
to	O
the	O
unleashing	O
of	O
Star	O
Power	O
or	O
the	O
failing	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
has	O
a	O
cast	O
of	O
thirteen	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
further	O
customize	O
with	O
alternate	O
guitar	O
skins	O
and	O
stage	O
outfits	O
using	O
in-game	O
money	O
earned	O
from	O
successful	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
boss	O
characters	O
—	O
Tom	O
Morello	O
,	O
Slash	O
,	O
and	O
Lou	B-Application
the	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
—	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
once	O
they	O
have	O
completed	O
their	O
respective	O
Boss	O
Battles	O
in	O
Career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
Career	O
mode	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
features	O
8	O
tiers	O
with	O
42	O
songs	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
includes	O
Career	O
mode	O
boss	O
battles	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
Battle	O
mode	O
;	O
at	O
three	O
points	O
during	O
the	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
compete	O
against	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
storyline	O
for	O
the	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
portrayed	O
through	O
animated	O
cartoon	O
scenes	O
between	O
venues	O
produced	O
by	O
Titmouse	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
starts	O
as	O
a	O
neighborhood	O
sensation	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
signing	O
a	O
recording	O
contract	O
with	O
a	O
shady	O
music	B-Application
producer	O
named	O
Lou	B-Application
,	O
gains	O
worldwide	O
fame	O
,	O
performing	O
at	O
venues	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
band	O
attempts	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
contract	O
,	O
Lou	B-Application
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Devil	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
recording	O
contract	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
contract	O
for	O
their	O
souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lou	B-Application
forces	O
the	O
band	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
netherworld	O
at	O
"	O
Lou	B-Application
's	O
Inferno	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
band	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
succeed	O
,	O
forcing	O
Lou	B-Application
to	O
break	O
the	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lou	B-Application
arrives	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
band	O
to	O
be	O
freed	O
from	O
jail	O
if	O
they	O
perform	O
for	O
the	O
inmates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
their	O
performance	O
,	O
the	O
band	O
finds	O
themselves	O
in	O
Lou	B-Application
's	O
Inferno	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
live	O
show	O
for	O
the	O
netherworld	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
feature	O
online	O
competitive	O
play	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
another	O
user	O
through	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
network	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Face	O
Off	O
challenges	O
are	O
score	O
attack	O
modes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
where	O
two	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
best	O
score	O
on	O
a	O
given	O
song	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
standard	O
Face	O
Off	O
challenge	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
may	O
select	O
different	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
Pro	O
Face	O
Off	O
requires	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battle	O
mode	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
mode	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
either	O
locally	O
or	O
over	O
network	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
newly	O
developed	O
wireless	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
releases	O
,	O
though	O
previous	O
controllers	O
from	O
other	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
a	O
black	O
Les	O
Paul	O
guitar	O
,	O
with	O
faceplates	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
swapped	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
requires	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
to	O
achieve	O
wireless	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Les	O
Paul	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
special	O
slot	O
to	O
insert	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
into	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
guitar	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Kramer	O
Striker	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
uses	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
to	O
achieve	O
wireless	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
USB-based	O
Gibson	O
X-plorer	O
model	O
that	O
shipped	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
purchased	O
RedOctane	O
in	O
2006	O
for	O
$100	O
million	O
to	O
achieve	O
"	O
an	O
early	O
leadership	O
position	O
in	O
music-based	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
MTV	O
acquired	O
Harmonix	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
all	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
;	O
this	O
purchase	O
would	O
later	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
competing	O
music-game	O
series	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
Harmonix	O
's	O
availability	O
,	O
Activision	O
selected	O
Neversoft	O
to	O
develop	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neversoft	O
president	O
Joel	O
Jewett	O
stated	O
his	O
company	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
conversation	O
that	O
Jewett	O
had	O
with	O
RedOctane	O
's	O
founders	O
Kai	O
and	O
Charles	O
Huang	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
Convention	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Jewett	O
mentioned	O
how	O
the	O
first	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
game	O
helped	O
reduce	O
the	O
stress	O
in	O
the	O
Neversoft	O
offices	O
during	O
their	O
development	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Project	I-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Jewett	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
the	O
Huangs	O
,	O
asking	O
if	O
Neversoft	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dusty	O
Welch	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
publishing	O
at	O
RedOctane	O
,	O
recognized	O
Neversoft	O
had	O
a	O
"	O
10-year	O
track	O
record	O
of	O
launching	O
a	O
game	O
every	O
single	O
year	O
and	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
group	O
"	O
brought	O
a	O
better	O
and	O
deeper	O
sense	O
of	O
music	B-Application
sensibilities	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
experience	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Alan	O
Flores	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
development	O
at	O
Neversoft	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
deceptively	O
simple	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
much	O
work	O
for	O
their	O
30-person	O
team	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
"	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
experience	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
"	O
by	O
adding	O
additional	O
instruments	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
perfecting	O
the	O
guitar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
note	O
tracks	O
,	O
on-stage	O
motions	O
of	O
the	O
band	O
,	O
and	O
stage	O
lighting	O
and	O
effect	O
synchronization	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
who	O
were	O
all	O
musicians	O
and	O
had	O
previous	O
experience	O
in	O
note	O
tracking	O
either	O
from	O
other	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
or	O
from	O
MIDI	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
note	O
tracks	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
placing	O
notes	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
song	O
;	O
for	O
sections	O
that	O
had	O
difficult	O
parts	O
to	O
track	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
,	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
sequences	O
of	O
notes	O
that	O
would	O
seem	O
to	O
the	O
match	O
the	O
music	B-Application
but	O
still	O
be	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hammer-ons	O
and	O
pull-offs	O
(	O
"	O
HOPOs	O
"	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
were	O
automatically	O
placed	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
;	O
in	O
this	O
iteration	O
,	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
manual	O
placement	O
of	O
HOPOs	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
create	O
certain	O
effects	O
in	O
songs	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
sustained	O
string	O
bends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
animations	O
were	O
selected	O
from	O
several	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
animation	O
team	O
,	O
while	O
stage	O
lighting	O
and	O
effects	O
were	O
selected	O
to	O
mimic	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
live	O
performances	O
from	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
or	O
from	O
concert	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
same	O
art	O
style	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
but	O
add	O
"	O
a	O
certain	O
spark	O
"	O
to	O
improve	O
upon	O
previous	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
intended	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
comical	O
looks	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
update	O
their	O
appearances	O
with	O
realistic	O
materials	O
and	O
textures	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
level	O
of	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
of	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterward	O
,	O
low-level	O
meshes	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
were	O
created	O
,	O
with	O
details	O
added	O
with	O
Zbrush	B-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
characters	O
that	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
scaled	O
down	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
environment	O
,	O
had	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
million	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texture	O
of	O
Couches	O
and	O
pixel	O
shaders	O
were	O
added	O
using	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Project	I-Application
8	I-Application
to	O
match	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
earlier	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Tony	O
Hawk	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
unique	O
skeleton	B-Application
to	O
match	O
their	O
variations	O
in	O
sizes	O
and	O
shapes	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
animators	O
to	O
create	O
unique	O
moves	O
for	O
individual	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
modeled	O
after	O
real-life	O
musicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
were	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
from	O
the	O
Motion	O
Analysis	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
features	O
73	O
playable	O
songs	O
;	O
42	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
setlist	O
,	O
6	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Co-Op	O
Career	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
25	O
are	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Career	O
mode	O
includes	O
three	O
guitar	O
battles	O
,	O
one	O
against	O
each	O
boss	O
:	O
Slash	O
,	O
Tom	O
Morello	O
,	O
and	O
Lou	B-Application
the	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slash	O
and	O
Morello	O
both	O
wrote	O
and	O
recorded	O
original	O
battle	O
music	B-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitarists	O
Steve	O
Ouimette	O
,	O
Ed	O
DeGenaro	O
and	O
Geoff	O
Tyson	O
play	O
as	O
Lou	B-Application
the	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
for	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
re-recorded	O
a	O
metal	O
guitar	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Devil	O
Went	O
Down	O
to	O
Georgia	O
"	O
for	O
that	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
re-recordings	O
of	O
"	O
Anarchy	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
"	O
by	O
Sex	O
Pistols	O
and	O
"	O
Cult	O
of	O
Personality	O
"	O
by	O
Living	O
Colour	O
specifically	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
master	O
tracks	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
found	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
being	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
'	O
Drink	O
Up	O
 '	O
performed	O
by	O
Ounce	O
of	O
Self	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
downloadable	O
tracks	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
;	O
several	O
free	O
and	O
for-cost	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
and	O
song	O
packs	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
downloadable	O
content	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
because	O
of	O
limitations	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
storage	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
that	O
was	O
overcome	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
heavy	O
metal	O
band	O
Metallica	O
released	O
their	O
album	O
Death	O
Magnetic	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
song	O
pack	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
and	O
the	O
2009	O
spin-off	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
compact	O
disc	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
a	O
code	O
used	O
to	O
redeem	O
three	O
exclusive	O
playable	O
tracks	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
's	O
original	O
announcement	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
indicated	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
their	O
2008	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
ending	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008.	O
;	O
RedOctane	O
later	O
clarified	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
further	O
revealed	O
that	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Activision	O
and	O
RedOctane	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Budcat	O
Creations	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Aspyr	O
announced	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demos	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
appeared	O
in	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Proving	I-Application
Ground	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
as	O
an	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
shipped	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
offer	O
offline	O
Co-Op	O
Quickplay	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
via	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
called	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
its	O
"	O
largest	O
product	O
launch	O
ever	O
"	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
1.4	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
over	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
another	O
1.9	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
third-party	I-Device
title	I-Device
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2009	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Activision	O
CEO	O
Mike	O
Griffith	O
stated	O
that	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
retail	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
exceed	O
one	O
billion	O
dollars	O
in	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
accumulated	O
data	O
from	O
NPD	O
Group	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
since	O
1995	O
,	O
following	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
received	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
scored	O
lower	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviews	O
criticized	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
safe	O
effort	O
"	O
from	O
Neversoft	O
,	O
doing	O
little	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
their	O
first	O
time	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
presentation	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
as	O
feeling	O
"	O
forced	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
less	O
visually	O
appealing	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
dongle	B-Device
approach	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
failings	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
the	O
short	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
stick	O
"	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
too	O
competitive	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
facet	O
not	O
readily	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
lag	B-Application
and	O
slowdown	O
problems	O
even	O
on	O
high-end	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recognizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
,	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
created	O
a	O
category	O
for	O
the	O
Highest	O
Score	O
for	O
a	O
Single	O
Song	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
in	O
its	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
song	O
"	O
Through	O
the	O
Fire	O
and	O
Flames	O
"	O
,	O
noted	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
record	O
has	O
been	O
traded	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
Chris	O
Chike	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
2008	O
Play	O
N	O
Trade	O
National	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
Tournament	O
,	O
and	O
Danny	O
Johnson	O
,	O
the	O
present	O
holder	O
of	O
the	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Chike	O
and	O
Johnson	O
have	O
completed	O
the	O
song	O
without	O
missing	O
a	O
note	O
,	O
documenting	O
their	O
performances	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
though	O
both	O
Chike	O
and	O
Johnson	O
have	O
hit	O
100%	O
of	O
the	O
notes	O
at	O
an	O
official	O
event	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
hard	O
world	O
record	O
breaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Axl	O
Rose	O
sued	O
Activision	O
for	O
$20	O
million	O
for	O
misuse	O
of	O
Guns	O
N	O
 '	O
Roses	O
music	B-Application
and	O
its	O
musicians	O
(	O
specifically	O
Slash	O
)	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
,	O
Rose	O
claims	O
that	O
when	O
he	O
learned	O
that	O
a	O
Slash-like	O
character	O
and	O
other	O
Velvet	O
Revolver	O
songs	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
he	O
refused	O
to	O
allow	O
Activision	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
Jungle	O
"	O
within	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
nor	O
promotional	O
images	O
of	O
Slash	O
that	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Rose	O
asserts	O
that	O
Activision	O
had	O
used	O
"	O
Sweet	O
Child	O
o	O
 '	O
Mine	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
licensed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
for	O
promotional	O
material	O
within	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
initial	O
hearings	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
judge	O
dismissed	O
a	O
fraud	O
claim	O
made	O
by	O
Rose	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
three	O
years	O
for	O
Rose	O
and	O
his	O
publisher	O
Black	O
Frog	O
Music	B-Application
to	O
file	O
these	O
claims	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
excessively	O
long	O
time	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
claim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
supporting	O
Dolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
,	O
players	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
output	O
audio	O
in	O
neither	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
nor	O
stereo	O
,	O
providing	O
only	O
mono	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
