Is that a viable option at all? Or does it just suck hard? At least this option would allow me to play future Guitar Hero games on my Wii, should I choose to do that in the future.
I guess another option would be to get a Wii guitar or two and just hook them up to my PC and play Frets On Fire instead. The lack of DLC hurts a bit, but neither game has it on the Wii (though Activision claims to be working on it for GH3). But I will probably only play the game to practice or when friends are over. If I skip the game, it'll be more out of principle (you shouldn't have to pay the same for a cut-down version). The thing is, I am not sure the limited nature of Rock Band would really be that much of a problem for me. But apparently GH3 is pretty bad on the Wii too. So I thought, okay then, I'll get Guitar Hero 3 instead. We know that Rock Band for Wii, when it comes out, is going to be a cruddy rehash of the PS2 version.
I have a Wii and a PC, so the "good" versions aren't really an option (I'm not planning on getting a 360 or PS3, even though I'd like to, because they're just too expensive and I don't have a TV that could take advantage of them). The PS2 Fender Stratocaster didn't work with any of our Guitar Hero games, but the wireless Kramer and the original Gibson SG guitars worked fine with Rock Band.I've been thinking of getting one of these games ever since I played Rock Band at a friend's house on his 360.
Update: Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 is now available.
We don't have Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 yet, but we'll update the chart once we get the chance to run the game and the guitar through the compatibility gauntlet. Wireless Kramer Striker (Guitar Hero III) PlayStation 2 Guitar Compatibility PlayStation 2 The Wii only has Guitar Hero III right now, but we made room for a chart in case Rock Band becomes available. This means that many aspiring groups will have to make do without a bassist until Harmonix begins selling individual guitars. The problem is that the Rock Band package includes only one guitar. The Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul controller works only with Guitar Hero III, whereas the Rock Band Fender Stratocaster only works with Rock Band. PlayStation 3 Guitar Compatibility PlayStation 3Īs you can see, there isn't much cross-game guitar compatibility on the PlayStation 3. The Rock Band Fender Stratocaster will not work with Guitar Hero II or Guitar Hero III. While the Xbox 360 RedOctane controllers play nicely with Rock Band, we can't say that the Rock Band guitar returns the favor. However, they don't have the built-in audio switchers to activate echo, flanger, and other guitar sound effects. The Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul and the original Gibson X-plorer from Guitar Hero II will both work as lead or bass guitars in Rock Band on the Xbox 360. Wireless Gibson X-plorer (Guitar Hero II) We put together guitar compatibility charts for each major platform to show you which controllers work with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. You can't mix and match controllers with games anymore now that we have two competing game franchises with different guitar designs. However, guitar compatibility has become a major question now that Rock Band has joined Guitar Hero in the genre. Once you had a Guitar Hero controller, you could depend on your trusty axe to work on all future Guitar Hero games on the same game console. 30, 2007īeing a rock star was a lot easier when Guitar Hero was the only franchise in town.