i CO NTENTS 02 Game Controls 02 keyboard CONTROLs 03 USING THE GUITAR CONTROLLER 05 main menu 05 CAREER CO-op Career quickplay 06 Multiplayer TRAINING Online play OPTIONS MENU 07 how to rock 07 NAMING YOUR PROFILE How to play: THE WHAMMY BAR THE ROCK METER THE SCORE METER 08 THE STAR POWER METER DIFFICULTY SETTINGS SONG RESULTS SCREEN 09 How DO i get star power? Guitar battle rules 1 GAME CONTROLS USING THE GUITAR CONTROLLER PLEASE READ BEFORE PLAYING AM LS E CONTRO G Please Read the Following Before Using the Guitar Hero Controller. WARNING: If you have heart, respiratory, or other physical impairments that limit your physical activity, DO NOT use the Guitar Hero Controller. If you have any doubts, consult with a physician before using the Guitar Hero Controller. · The Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller must be used with care to avoid injury. RedOctane and Aspyr will not be liable from injuries resulting from improper use of the Guitar Hero Controller. · The Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller is for indoor use only and should be kept away from open flames or other heat sources. · Do not leave the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller in a dusty or humid place. · Small children should be monitored at all times when using the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller. · Do not modify or disassemble the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller under any circumstances. · When not in use, make sure the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller is removed from playing area and properly stored. · Excessive use of the Whammy Bar can cause it to break. · Never get the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller wet. · Never stand on the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller. · Use a dry cloth to clean the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller, never use chemicals to clean the product. The Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller is designed specifically for the Guitar Hero game. If you find that you are unable to navigate out of a screen, try using the keyboard. ACTIVISION AUTHORIZES USE OF THIS GUITAR HERO® CONTROLLER ONLY WITH A GUITAR HERO® GAME PRODUCT OR OTHER ACTIVISION BRANDED PRODUCT. ACTIVISION EXPRESSLY PROHIBITS THE USE OF THIS GUITAR HERO® CONTROLLER WITH ANY OTHER GAME. NO OTHER LICENSE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS GRANTED. KEYBOARD CONTROLLER SCHEME STRUM: Press Strum Up or Strum Down to activate the Fret button(s) you have pressed. To navigate in menus press Strum Up or Strum Down. WHAMMY: Shake the mouse side to side to add your own style to each song. STAR POWER: Press Mouse Button 3 to activate Star Power. 2 3 3 3 OL CONTR GAME E ER NG TH ONTROLL USI AR C GUIT S DIRECTIONAL PAD THE START GUITAR HERO X-PLORER CONTROLLER* M U AI N MEN FRET BUTTONS STRUM BAR BACK WHAMMY BAR Career Live the life of a true rock star! In Career mode you unlock new songs and new venues, and also earn cash that you can use to buy additional songs, characters, guitars, guitar finishes, equipment, and other items in the store! Character Select Screen Pick your axe-wielding hero from this screen! Each rocker has a unique set of moves. Guitar and Guitar Finish Select Screens Which guitar are you going to use to shred up the stage? Purchase different guitars and guitar finishes in the store. N BUTTO START N BUTTO BACK PAD IONAL IRECT D UTTON FRET B REEN G UTTON RET B RED F UTTON FRET B LLOW YE TTON ET BU UE FR BL UTTON FRET B ANGE OR ssed. ve pre you ha on(s) et butt the Fr ng. ctivate r Down. N to a ach so r DOW um bar UP o n style to e r UP o r. w tr owe the S um Ba your o Star P the Str enus press otes to add ctivate Press m ong N up to a BAR: navigate in oller t on L STRUM To and ou -Plorer Contr ress in Hero X AR: P MY B Guitar * Controller type may vary. WHAM OR: Tilt the SENS TILT 4 USE M / PA R ONFIR C POWE STAR IVATES / ACT BACK US E MEN FIRM TES TH A / CON NAVIG NOTE REEN THE G NCEL IVATES ACT E / CA D NOT HE RE ATES T TE ACTIV OW NO E YELL H ATES T E ACTIV E NOT E BLU ES TH AT OTE ACTIV NGE N E ORA H ATES T ACTIV Career Status Screen From this screen you can see your overall career status, change your character, change your guitar, or buy gear. Store Time to spend the cash you earned with your blood, sweat and tears. Inside the Store you can buy new songs, new guitars, new guitar finishes, bonus videos and even new characters. Co-op Career Grab a friend and play through the Co-op Career mode! You'll need to work together in order to progress. Watch out for certain songs that aren't available in the single-player career mode! Cooperative Gameplay Two players work together to make it through a song and get the highest score possible! In this mode one player plays the lead guitar and the other player either gets the rhythm or bass guitar. Each player can adjust the difficulty to fit their skill level. If you want to succeed in Cooperative Career Mode you really need to work as a team. You share a rock meter with your co-player and to activate star power you'll both need to tilt your Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller at the same time. Quick Play Jump right in and start shredding! In Quick Play you're free to play any song you've currently earned, unlocked or downloaded. 4 5 5 Multiplayer Get ready for dueling axes of distortion! In the Multiplayer mode there are three different ways to play: Face-Off: Two players compete against each other while alternating play on the same note chart. Each player can adjust the difficulty to fit their skill level. Pro Face-Off: This is the ultimate duel for guitar champions. Two players battle it out playing the same note chart at the same time on the same difficulty level. Finish the Medium, Hard, or Expert Career levels to unlock this mode. O W K OC TO R H Battle: Challenge a friend to a guitar shred-off with Battle mode! By performing well you'll get series of power-ups that you can use to disrupt your opponent. To activate the Battle mode attacks you'll need to raise your guitar like you would when activating Star Power. Training Kick out the jams like you mean it. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock offers two forms of training: Tutorials: These interactive tutorials teach you everything you need to know about Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and are highly recommended for both beginners and experienced players. Naming Your Profile It's time to name your band! A good name can mean the difference between opening up at the local youth center and selling out a huge stadium. This band name will serve as the name of your Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Profile. You can edit this name later in "Manage Band" located in the Options Menu. Practice: You can take any song in the game that you've currently played and can practice any part of it. You can choose to play the song at the normal setting, or you can slow the song down to really help you out. Online Play With a broadband internet connection you can jump online and play with friends from across the globe! HOW TO PLAY Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's gameplay consists of pressing the Fret Buttons and strumming on the Strum Bar UP or DOWN in sync to the notes that are scrolling toward you on screen. Options Menu Audio Settings: Change the volume of the band (background music), guitar (the part you're playing) and sound FX (crowd volume, background noises) in the game. You can also turn Stereo Sound on and off. Basic Notes: 1. Hold the Fret Button that corresponds to the note on the screen. 2. Strum on the Strum Bar UP or DOWN to play the note. (note: If you see a string of the same notes you don't have to release the corresponding Fret Button for each note, you can keep it held down.) Calibrate Video Lag: Some televisions have an audio visual lag that can make it difficult to play the game. Use this screen to calibrate your television's lag. Calibrate Audio Lag: Some computer hardware may cause audio and gameplay to fall out of synch. Use this option to calibrate audio lag. Long Notes (otherwise known as Sustains): 1. Hold the Fret Button down 2. Strum 3. Keep the Fret Button down until the whole note has played. Controller: Lefty Flip (Player 1 and Player 2): Use Lefty Flip to flip the note locations around on the screen for players that like to hold the controller in their left hand. Calibrate Whammy: This feature will allow you to calibrate the sensitivity of the whammy bar. Chords: Chords are two or more notes played at the same time. These can come in the form of Basic Notes and Long Notes. Manage Band: Delete or rename the bands you've created. Save/Load: Save your game progress, load a game, or turn auto save on or off. Videos: Watch the bonus videos you've purchased in the Store. The Store: From here you can access the Store and purchase items with the money you've earned from Career Mode. The Whammy Bar Press the Whammy Bar in and out on Long Notes to add your own style to each song. You'll notice that when you are playing Long Notes, the sound of the note will actually change and bend to reflect how much you're pressing on the Whammy Bar. Top Rockers: Check out your high scores! Cheats: From here you can enter codes that can unlock additional items in the game. 6 6 7 7 The Rock Meter The Rock Meter is the ultimate gauge for how much you're rocking in the game. This meter has four settings. Green: Duuuude! There is no stopping you! You're hitting just about every note thrown at you. Yellow: Keep on keepin' on! You're putting on an `ok' show. The crowd likes your moves...but they're not scrambling to make a bootleg of your performance. Red: Lame! At this rate you'll be lucky if you can get anyone to help you load your gear into the van after the show. Flashing Red: Ouch! You're moments away from failing the song unless you get your act together. Keep this up and you'll be booted off stage and escorted from the venue. HOW TO ROCK How Do I Get Star Power? Gain Star Power by nailing a series of star-shaped notes that glow. You have to nail the entire group, otherwise you're out of luck. You can gain even MORE Star Power by using the Whammy Bar on long Star Power notes. Press the Whammy Bar a bunch to get the most of those long Star Power notes. Once your Star Power Meter is at least half-full it'll flash and that means you're ready to tilt your Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller! To tilt, hold the Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller straight up! Once Star Power is activated you can lower your Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller back down and continue jamming. Star Power will stay activated until the Star Power meter runs out. (In no position to tilt the controller up? You can activate Star Power by pressing the BACK button.) The Score Meter Every note you hit scores you points. If you can nail a series of notes perfectly then you'll receive a handy `Score Multiplier' which is 2-4X the value of each note you hit. Mess up and your score multiplier vanishes. The Star Power Meter Nothing blows an audience away like Star Power. Fill this meter up and you can unleash all the glory of Star Power and achieve scores you never thought possible. Star Power automatically doubles any score multiplier you currently have. (The Star Power Meter needs to be at least half-full for Star Power to be available to use it.) Guitar Battle Rules Instead of Star Power, you get Battle Power. Hit the Battle Gems to get a Power-Up. Tilt your guitar upward to attack the other player and make them miss. You have to make your opponent fail before the end of the song or else you go to Sudden Death. In Sudden Death all the power-ups become the devastating Death Drain. Guitar Battle Attacks Broken String: Use this attack to break one of your opponent's strings. The button on the guitar controller won't work until they fix it by rapidly tapping that button until it is repaired. Difficulty Up: This attack will increase the difficulty on your opponent's note chart. Amp Overload: This attack causes the scrolling fret board on your opponent's screen to shake and blur, making it extremely difficult to read which notes are approaching. Whammy Bar: Use this attack on your opponent to force them to move the whammy bar fast before they can play notes again. Power-Up Steal: This attack steals your opponent's attack before they can use it. If they don't have one to steal and you activate this power, you'll lose it. Double Notes: Deploying this attack forces your opponent to double up on how many notes they have to play. The Lefty/Righty Flip: The Lefty/Righty Flip Attack swaps the note chart around opposite to how your opponent would normally play the game. Death Drain: In Sudden Death, the Death Drain power-up will drain your opponent's rock meter. Difficulty Settings The first thing every budding rock star has to decide is what difficulty they'd like to play the game. Easy: The perfect setting for beginner players. This difficulty setting only utilizes three fret buttons - the green, red, and yellow. Medium: This difficulty setting brings notes a little faster and utilizes four fret buttons- the green, red, yellow, and blue. ...