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Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello To Be Boss Character in Guitar Hero III PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alexis M. (Rivithed)   
Thursday, 06 September 2007
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Neversoft/RedOctane/Activision) and Rock Band (Harmonix/MTV/EA) appear to be in the midst of their own battle of the bands with recent announcements of artists coming to their respective games. Today, Activision officially revealed another "boss character" to be featured in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and the Nightwatchman.

"Whenever I play Guitar Hero my opponent always kicks my ass on my own riffs. It's embarrassing," said Morello. "Now that I'm actually IN the game I hope the digital me will win once in awhile!"

We're sure Activision will make the "machine" version of you kick ass. "Bulls on Parade" will be unlocked if you can kick his ass.

How the boss battles will happen: "Players are required to deplete the boss' Rock Meter before the boss goes into their Death Drain solo, which always means 'lights-out.' After defeating a boss, players unlock that guitarist as a playable character and continue to the encore for the set list, which is a master recording of one of their respective bands' most well-known tracks."

Other "Legends of Rock" announced to be in Guitar Hero 3 include Bret Michaels and Slash.

Guitar Hero III will be available for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and PS2. Don't forget to check out Red Octane's Elite Guitar Hero III Bundle Deal, for the hardcore GH3 groupies!

Read the full announcement below. Your turn, Rock Band.

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Full announcement:

Grammy Award-Winning Guitarist Tom Morello to Appear in Guitar Hero(TM) III: Legends of Rock

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sep 06, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI) today announced that Grammy(R) Award-winning guitarist Tom Morello, from Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and the Nightwatchman, will guest star as a boss character in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, providing guitar heroes the chance to shred with the music icon. Morello was listed as #26 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."

"Whenever I play Guitar Hero my opponent always kicks my ass on my own riffs. It's embarrassing," said Morello. "Now that I'm actually IN the game I hope the digital me will win once in awhile!"

"We are thrilled to have two guitar icons of our generation on board to be bosses in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock," said Tim Riley, worldwide executive of music. "Both Morello and Slash went into the studio and created mind-blowing original recordings designed to be challenging for even the expert players."

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock boss battles give fans a chance to compete against legendary guitarists such as Slash and now Tom Morello. Players are required to deplete the boss' Rock Meter before the boss goes into their Death Drain solo, which always means 'lights-out.' After defeating a boss, players unlock that guitarist as a playable character and continue to the encore for the set list, which is a master recording of one of their respective bands' most well-known tracks. When Morello is defeated, the next performance is "Bulls on Parade," during which Morello performs on stage alongside the player.

"Bulls on Parade" features one of Morello's most famous guitar riffs and a highly unusual solo that sounds more like a turntable than a guitar by making use of the toggle switch and rubbing his hand along the strings parallel to the neck of the guitar. Now, fans have the chance to emulate some of Morello's extremely innovative guitar playing antics.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, published by RedOctane(R) and developed by Neversoft, is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and will be available starting October 28, 2007.

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gurung
Written by Guest on 2007-09-16 00:00:00
no comment, TOM MORELLO is the best

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