Game Profile:

Game Title: Hero III: Legends of Rock

ESRB Rating: T (Teen) Genre: Action/Music Grades: 8 - 12 Peripherals Required: 1 Remote & Les Paul Guitar Peripherals Optional: None Number of Players: 1 (Single Player)

Game Summary:

Guitar Hero is a music where the player uses a guitar-shaped peripheral to simulate the playing of rock music as notes scroll towards the player. During the game, an extended guitar neck is shown vertically on the screen (the frets horizontal), and as the song progresses, colored markers indicating notes travel down the screen in time with the music; the note colors and positions match those of the five fret keys on the guitar controller. Success or failure will cause the on-screen Rock Meter to change, showing how well the player is playing, denoted by red, yellow, and green sections. After successfully completing a song, the player is given a score, a percentage of how many notes he/she hit and a rating from three to five stars, depending on his/her final score on the song.

Cooperative modes allow two players to play lead and either bass or rhythm guitar on the same song, working together towards the same score. A competitive face-off mode allows two players to play against each other at different difficulty levels, each attempting to earn the best score on a song. Alignment to AASL’s Standards for the 21st Century Learner:

1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge of the guitar and instruments as context for new learning. 4.1.1 Seek information for personal learning when learning to play guitar and reading music using the Nintendo Wii. 4.1.8 Use the Nintendo Wii and to express appreciation for music and personal learning.

Alignment to NYS Learning Standards:

Music Standard 2 Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources- Students will use traditional instruments, electronic instruments, and a variety of nontraditional sound sources to create and perform music. Music Standard 3 Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art- Students will demonstrate the capacity to listen to and comment on music. They will relate their critical assertions about music to its aesthetic, structural, acoustic, and psychological qualities. Possible Curriculum Connections:

The Arts / Music Education OCM BOCES SLS/ August 2009