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my fingers hurt, as I am totally addicted!! From what I've seen of the game on a ps2, I can't think of anything that's missing on this one - except I'm not sure how to do hyperspeed, or if you can. However, the minimum computer requirements may not get it to run smoothly.
Mac compatibility review:
(both have Leopard and at least 30 gigs of free hard drive space)
MacBook Pro: 2.2 Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 gigs of memory, video card (GeForce 8600M GT) etc match the game requirements. Does not play smoothly. Lags, and the audio hiccups just enough to be annoying. Playable, but unhappily.
White Intel iMac 2.16 Intel Core 2 Duo with 3 gigs of memory, minimum required video card(NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT) plays excellently, no lags, just perfect. Even can use crowd graphics, etc, and run it with programs like Photoshop running in the background.
I'm not sure if it is just the extra gig of memory making the difference, since the otherwise the specs are slightly better on the laptop, and the game says it only needs one gig of memory.
So I'm a happy customer, but only because my imac plays it smoothly. However, Considering the investment, I'm not sure it's not worth spending an extra $120 for a PS2 for portability, more accessories, other versions of the game, etc. You also have to have the CD in the computer you are playing on, which is annoying if you have two computers, or you are worried about durability moving it back and forth or with you if you have a laptop. Plus your progress is only saved on the computer you played on.
The online feature is great to play against other people, I have not tried battling someone using a keyboard, but it seems like it would take some of the fun out of it. The guitar has a nice long wire, so it being wired doesn't really bother me, especially since lots of people complain about the wireless guitars - however ascetically it's not my favorite style out there. The responsiveness seems really good though.
All in all great game, and I'm glad there is this version for the mac.
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this is the best game ever made! since i heard that it was out for pc so i got it. turns out that my computer wasn't good enough so i was mad because i had just wasted a lot of money. so i saw if i could return it. turns out that you can and returning it was probably just as easy as buying it all you had to do was to print out a couple things and it's gone and i got my money back.
so if you get it make sure it will work for your comp if not don't worry you can return it within 30 days of purchase
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Hardware requirements steep for a relatively simple game. On recommended hardware, with resolution turned to minimum and all graphic features turned off, the fretboard is choppy with lag from time to time. (GH3 patch 1.1, WinXP Pro, 2.8 Ghz Pentium D with an ATI X1600-256MB). The game is too choppy to make any sense on levels over "medium". I wrote Aspyr support, and while they are very understanding, they can't tell if or when a performance patch is coming. Their opinion is that "if you turn down the resolution to a minimum and turn off 'crowd' and all graphic features, the single-player performance is acceptable on 'medium' level". I will junk the PC version and get GH3 for the Wii.
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This game looks and plays just like the PS2 version -- but adds free multiplayer. I do not own a console, but considered buying one just to get this game. Now I do not need to.
You should take the required specs with a grain of salt. If your system meets the specs, you will only be able to play it without problems at a low resolution/low detail. In my opinion this is an inefficient port of the game. My PC has a much better video card and processor than the aging Xbox 360, which I assume was the starting point for the port. My PC meets the recommended specs, but still it stutters occasionally at high resolutions with full detail. Aspyr did issue a patch that helps a little. Make sure you get it, if you buy this game. It doesn't bother me to use a lower resolution, but if you expect to play this game at full 1080 resolution -- be prepared to buy a top of the line video card.
The game is demanding on your PC, but it is stable. I have not had the game crash once, in about 30 hours of play. I had some slight issues with disconnects in multiplayer, but I think this was solved by the previously mentioned patch.
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I received this a Christmas gift, only to find that I would have to spend at least four times the price of this game to build a new system to run this on.
When contacting 'Aspyr' for a refund, they told me they could only give me a refund if the game is defective, and since I could not run it and prove its defective they could not help me (yes, real bad customer service). I even shot them my system specs for proof that I did not have the horsepower to run it, let alone the amount of money that would cost to build a system to their minimum specs... they said there was nothing they could do.
So, let me tell you... if you can just purchase the Guitar itself, do so, and leave the software to collect dust. There is a better game that you can use this guitar on called "Frets of Fire", its legally free, and it
will import all Guitar Hero songs into it, and it works on my system (Atholon XP 2.0 GHz) without any issues.
Frets works 100% with the USB GH3 guitar, and allows you to create your OWN songs. So you are not limited to the 70 songs on GH3.
I played this on the Wii originally (thats what got me hooked), but
now after after a few weeks of Frets, I find it more enjoyable then
GH3.
aspyr - terrible customer service, thats why I gave this a 1 star rating, I would have even been happy with another title from aspyr that worked with my system.
Thats my review (and my .02), and I hope you find it useful when purchasing titles from aspyr/activision in the future.
Thank you
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