Rock Band 3 (2010)

by Christopher
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Summary

Rock Band 3: The Ultimate Rhythm Game Experience

Released in 2010, Rock Band 3 is the third installment in the popular Rock Band series of music video games. Developed by Harmonix and published by MTV Games, Rock Band 3 allows players to form a band and play a variety of rock songs using realistic instrument controllers. The game features a wide range of new features and improvements over its predecessors, including:

  • 83 new songs: Rock Band 3 adds 83 new songs to the Rock Band library, bringing the total number of songs available to over 2,000. The new songs span a wide range of genres, from classic rock to modern pop.
  • Keyboard support: For the first time in the Rock Band series, players can use a keyboard or keytar peripheral to play the game. This opens up the game to a whole new audience of players, and allows for even more complex and challenging gameplay.
  • Pro mode: Pro mode is a new difficulty setting that offers a more challenging and realistic experience for experienced players. In Pro mode, players must use all of the buttons on their instrument controllers to play the songs accurately.
  • Full band gameplay: Rock Band 3 is the first game in the series to support full band gameplay. This allows players to form a band with up to four other players and play together online or offline.

Gameplay

Rock Band 3’s gameplay is similar to that of its predecessors. Players use instrument controllers to play along with on-screen music notes. The goal is to hit the notes as accurately as possible in order to score points and progress through the song.

There are three difficulty levels available in Rock Band 3: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Easy mode is designed for beginners, while Medium mode is more challenging and Hard mode is the most difficult setting.

In addition to the main gameplay mode, Rock Band 3 also features a number of other game modes, including:

  • Career mode: Career mode allows players to create a band and progress through a series of challenges and gigs. As players progress through Career mode, they will earn new songs, venues, and equipment.
  • Quickplay mode: Quickplay mode allows players to jump into a game of Rock Band 3 without having to create a band or progress through Career mode.
  • Online multiplayer: Rock Band 3 supports online multiplayer for up to four players. Players can form bands and play together online, or they can compete against each other in a variety of game modes.

Instruments

Rock Band 3 supports a wide range of instrument controllers, including:

  • Guitar: The guitar controller is the most popular instrument controller for Rock Band 3. It features five fret buttons and a strum bar, and it can be used to play lead guitar, rhythm guitar, or bass guitar.
  • Drums: The drum controller is another popular instrument controller for Rock Band 3. It features four drum pads and a bass pedal, and it can be used to play drums.
  • Keyboard: The keyboard controller is a new addition to the Rock Band series. It features 25 keys and a variety of buttons and knobs, and it can be used to play keyboards, pianos, and other keyboard instruments.
  • Keytar: The keytar controller is a hybrid instrument controller that combines a keyboard with a guitar-like body. It can be used to play keyboards, pianos, and other keyboard instruments, and it can also be used to strum like a guitar.

Songs

Rock Band 3 features a wide range of songs from a variety of genres. The game includes songs from classic rock bands like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin, as well as modern pop artists like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Bruno Mars.

The full setlist for Rock Band 3 is as follows:

  • 30 Seconds to Mars – “Kings and Queens”
  • AC/DC – “Back in Black”
  • Aerosmith – “Dream On”
  • Alice in Chains – “Would?”
  • All-American Rejects – “Move Along”
  • Avenged Sevenfold – “Bat Country”
  • Band of Horses – “Is There a Ghost”
  • Beatles – “Come Together”
  • Beatles – “Hey Jude”
  • Beatles – “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
  • Beck – “E-Pro”
  • Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
  • Blur – “Song 2”
  • Bon Jovi – “Livin’ on a Prayer”
  • Boston – “More Than a Feeling”
  • Bruce Springsteen – “Born to Run”
  • Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”
  • Bush – “Glycerine”
  • Butthole Surfers – “Pepper”
  • Cheap Trick – “Surrender”
  • Coheed and Cambria – “Welcome Home”
  • Coldplay – “Yellow”
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Fortunate Son”
  • Cure – “Friday I’m in Love”
  • Def Leppard – “Pour Some Sugar on Me”
  • Dixie Chicks – “Not Ready to Make Nice”
  • Eagles – “Hotel California”
  • Elton John – “Benny and the Jets”
  • Fall Out Boy – “Sugar, We’re Goin Down”
  • Foo Fighters – “Everlong”
  • Foo Fighters – “The Pretender”
  • Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”
  • Green Day – “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”
  • Green Day – “Know Your Enemy”
  • Guns N’ Roses – “Welcome to the Jungle”
  • Hives – “Hate to Say I Told You So”
  • Incubus – “Drive”
  • Jane’s Addiction – “Been Caught Stealing”
  • Jimi Hendrix – “Purple Haze”
  • Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”
  • John Mellencamp – “Jack & Diane”
  • Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin'”
  • Judas Priest – “Breaking the Law”
  • Kansas – “Carry On Wayward Son”
  • Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”
  • Killers – “Mr. Brightside”
  • Kings of Leon – “Sex on Fire”
  • Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
  • Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir”
  • Led Zeppelin – “Rock and Roll”
  • Linkin Park – “In the End”
  • Lit – “My Own Worst Enemy”
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Free Bird”
  • Madness – “Our House”
  • Maroon 5 – “Harder to Breathe”
  • Metallica – “Enter Sandman”
  • MGMT – “Kids”
  • Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”

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9/10

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