Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for the Mac

[Digital Puppy]

Aspyr Media Unleashes Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock for the Mac

PC/Mac Hybrid Bundle Available Now At Retail Stores Nationwide

AUSTIN, Texas -- Dec. 11, 2007 Aspyr Media has granted Macintosh gamers a license to shred with the announcement that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for Mac is now available on store shelves. Released in partnership with Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI), the renowned Guitar Hero(R) franchise makes its debut on Macintosh computers as a hybrid PC/Mac bundle that is available at major retail outlets across the country.

Developed and published exclusively by Aspyr, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for Mac matches its console counterparts with a killer set list that includes many of the most popular rock songs ever recorded. Explosive content and features include a multiplayer action-inspired battle mode, grueling boss battles, a host of unlockable content and visually stunning rock venues. Expansive online multiplayer game modes also allow aspiring axe-shredders worldwide to compete head-to-head for true legendary rock status with PC and Mac gamers alike.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for PC/Mac comes bundled with a wired X-Plorer guitar controller for the SRP of $79.99 and is rated 'T' for Teen by the ESRB. For more information on this game please visit http://www.aspyr.com. For more information on the Guitar Hero franchise, please go to the dedicated community site http://www.guitarhero.com.

About Aspyr Media

Aspyr Media, Inc. is a leading video game publisher that creates, packages and delivers fun to millions around the world. Hailing from Austin, Texas USA, Aspyr strives relentlessly to ensure a quality experience for consumers and industry partners.

To fall deeper in love with Aspyr and its amazing line of products, visit http://www.aspyr.com and see just how much fun you can legally have.

About Activision, Inc.

Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.

Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at http://www.activision.com.

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[DMB2000uk]

Guitar hero for the PC? Interesting.

Dan

Edit: Woah, those are some crazy high reccomended specs:

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

* Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ or AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+
* 256 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card
* Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600
* Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8800 GT
* 2 GB RAM

[vicaphit]

Maybe they need high system specs to keep the music in sinc with the fretboard. I bet the game would suck if those 2 were out of sinc because of a poor system.


EDIT: ...oh yeah... GETTIN' IT!

[DMB2000uk]

Ordered ^_^

I hope it gets hacked and there are a whole load of custom songs made

Dan

[DMB2000uk]

Got it today, 'tis very nice to come from the PS2 with aliasing killing my face, to native res on my PC ^_^

It loads songs so quick I can't read the witty comments on the loading screens!

I think I shall have to get a PS2 to USB converter so I can use my other PS2 Guitar with the PC version too.

Dan

[ibleet]

Ordered ^_^

I hope it gets hacked and there are a whole load of custom songs made

Dan

It's only a matter of time before it gets hacked.

[vicaphit]

I have it too, and the requirements are because of the loads of special effects that all end up on the screen at the same time. Any decrease in FPS will kill your rhythm.

I am on medium, and can't beat the last boss.

[DMB2000uk]

Yeah i've noticed it seems to be vsynced to 60/30fps, and whenever it drops slightly below 60 it stutters all the way down to 30fps and it absolutely kills me, so I turned off everything I could (not a whole lot of options, and what on earth are physics used for in this game?), and that makes me stay at 60fps. I wish they'd have gotten rid of the syncing, or at least let you turn it off, as im sure it wouldn't stutter so much if it didn't have to drop all the way down to 30fps.

Completed somewhere round 34/42 songs on hard. I now keep dying on a couple of different songs, time to crack out the practice mode methinks. Practicing fake guitar sucks

Dan

PS. Do you keep fluffing the battle power things? If you get them, try collecting a couple up to launch at once.

[vicaphit]

I can't collect them because I can't get them in the first place. Lou always gets a powerup before me, so I miss that one, and he has used a power up right before my chance to get one comes up.

One and raining blood are tough! I conquered One on medium though.

Keep in mind, this is the first time I have owned a guitar hero... all other instances of playing were few and far between.

[DMB2000uk]

Fair enough, medium was my starting point on GHII (my first GH). With enough play you'll be able to get up to playing the hard levels soon enough. Some of the really hard hard songs I have to stop and practice sections on really slow then build up to full speed gradually.

Dan