Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Metallica is a PlayStation 3 music and rhythm game released in 2009 developed by Neversoft. It centers on music, rhythm, and performance, beat recognition, and button or peripheral timing, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Guitar Hero Metallica is a PlayStation 3 music and rhythm game centered on music, rhythm, and performance, beat recognition, and button or peripheral timing. Songs and difficulty tiers support short repeated practice, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Music, input prompts, and synchronized performance carry the appeal, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that calibration, input latency, peripheral conditions, and dense charts can affect precision. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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A vivid band tribute whose songs outshine its modes.
Guitar Hero: Metallica builds a focused disc around 49 songs by the band and more than twenty guest acts. Guitar, bass, drums, and vocals all participate, while long solos and the Expert+ drum charts provide meaningful targets for practiced players. Expert+ requires two kick pedals, so its most demanding percussion is conditional on additional equipment. Motion-captured band members, tour-inspired stages, and archival extras make the theme more substantial than a simple reskin. Career progression is still largely a list of songs, however, and the disc has fewer tracks than the contemporary World Tour release. Players indifferent to Metallica may get less from its trivia and special presentation. This review concerns the original console disc and documented instrument support. Downloadable tracks and online competition were launch features, not evidence that current licensing or servers still supply them. The need for compatible physical instruments is a material access condition today.
Strengths
- Demanding charts, band staging, archival extras.
Weaknesses
- Thin career structure and a narrow musical focus.
Who it is for: Metal fans with compatible instruments.
Play notes: Expert+ needs two kick pedals; present online and DLC status unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension A focused set list sustains fans but career variety is modest. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Long solos and Expert+ give mastery a clear purpose. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Performance and archive material make the theme convincing. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS3 instrument support helps, while full-band access depends on hardware. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Neversoft
- Publisher
- ActivisionBudcat
- Release date
- 2009
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Music & Dance · Primary genre
- Tags
- Music PerformanceSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 Hours3D GraphicsRhythm-based PlayPlayer versus PlayerFast-pacedShort SessionsPick-up and PlayReplayable
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerCo-opMultiplayer
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2009
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2009
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