The Guitar Hero series of video games broke new ground when it debuted in 2005. By introducing guitar-shaped controllers and a huge catalog of music, it quickly broke sales records. So it’s no wonder that the developers promptly started working on sequels. Of these sequels, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is a fan favorite. Originally released in 2007, Neversoft and Vicarious Visions introduced a host of real-life rock stars as playable characters and opponents, as well as multiplayer Battle Mode. As with previous entries in the series, there are plenty of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock cheats available, as well as bonus characters that you can unlock when you defeat them in Career mode.
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Characters
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock includes 13 playable characters. Some of these are carried over from previous editions, while others are new. Some characters (such as Midori) are completely original. Meanwhile, some of the real-life stars include Tom Morello.
There are three bonus characters you can unlock through Career Mode: Tom Morello, Slash, and Lou the Devil. In addition, each version of the game includes two exclusive characters. On desktop, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, these are the Grim Ripper and the God of Rock, while on Wii and PlayStation 2, they’re Metalhead and Elroy Budvis.
Titles of Video Games in the Guitar Hero Series
There are seven main Guitar Hero games, as well as dozens of expansions, spinoffs, downloadable content, and band-specific games. The core games in the series are:
- Guitar Hero (2005)
- Guitar Hero II (2006)
- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007)
- Guitar Hero World Tour (2008)
- Guitar Hero 5 (2009)
- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (2010)
- Guitar Hero Live (2015)
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Cheat Codes
There are a lot of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock cheat codes available. Some of these cheats are only available on certain platforms, and some of them disable your ability to get certain achievements until you toggle them off in the Cheat menu or restart the game. In addition, most of these cheat codes are unavailable in Career mode and online play.
- Easy Expert: GR, GY, YB, RB, BO, YO, RY, RB
- Increases your timing range, making it easier to hit hammer-on and pull-off notes
- XBox 360: Disables achievement unlocks until you restart the game
- Incompatible with Precision Mode
- Disables the leaderboard
- Hyperspeed: O, B, O, Y, O, B, O, Y
- Allows you to toggle the speed of the notes, with 5 being the fastest
- Large Gems: G, R, G, Y, G, B, G, O, G, B, G, Y, G, R, G, GR, RY, GR, YB, GR, BO, GR, YB, GR, RY, GR, GY
- PlayStation 2 and Wii only
- Enlarges the highway notes, with longer notes having wider lines
- No Fail: GR, B, GR, GY, B, GY, RY, O, RY, GY, Y, GY, GR
- Your Rock Meter will never deplete
- Unavailable in Career Mode or in online play
- XBox 360: Disables achievement unlocks until you restart the game
- Disables the leaderboard
- Performance Mode: RY, RB, RO, RB, RY, GB, RY, RB
- Hides the highway and HUD, so all you see is the stage
- Precision Mode: GR, GR, GR, RY, RY, RB, RB, YB, YO, YO, GR, GR, GR, RY, RY, RB, RB, YB, YO, YO
- Decreases the timing range of your hit window from 200 milliseconds to 50 milliseconds, bringing your experience closer to the original Guitar Hero game
- Incompatible with Easy Expert
- Unlock All Songs: YO, RB, RO, GB, RY, YO, RY, RB, GY, GY, YB, YB, YO, YO, YB, Y, R, RY, R, Y, O
- Unlocks all Quickplay songs
- Unlock Everything: GRBO, GRYB, GRYO, GYBO, GRYB, RYBO, GRYB, GYBO, GRYB, GRYO, GRYO, GRYB, GRYO
- Unlocks all Quickplay songs, items, and characters
- Xbox 360: After you input this code, go to the Store in Career Mode to unlock the “Axe Collector,” “Burnin’ a Hole in Your Pocket,” “Track Master,” and “Got ’em All” achievements
- Bret Michaels: GR, GR, GR, GB, GB, GB, GB, RB, R, R, R, RB, R, R, R, RB, R, R, R
- Makes Bret Michaels a playable character
- Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 only
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Cheat Code FAQs
What is the hardest song to play on Guitar Hero?
Undoubtedly the hardest song to play in the Guitar Hero series is DragonForce’s Through the Fire and Flames. Appropriately enough, The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band is a close second.
Is Guitar Hero harder than Rock Band?
Rock Band is a less complex game overall, with Guitar Hero III providing a higher challenge level overall.