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it's time once again to rock the prizefight ring i'm brian tom and we're here to find out who's the top dog when it comes to the hottest music video game franchise in this week's prize fight it's a battle of the bands between Guitar Hero 3 and rock band for Xbox 360 we've got five down-and-dirty rounds so let's rock first up it's about the music now both of these games have a diverse group of songs you'll get your fix of classic alternative modern rock and they don't ignore punk rockers or metalheads either Guitar Hero threes tracklist has been touted as one of the best ever and over half of the tracks or original recordings you can download more content but that's kind of sparse rock bands just as diverse and even more of its songs or original recordings but the ability to constantly purchase new tracks every week through the in-game store keeps your music list fresh if you're just talking standard tracks that come included gh3 would win but the constant flow of content gives rock band a boost we're handing out up fours for everyone next round gameplay fans of the Guitar Hero series will get exactly what they expect with gh3 hammer-ons pull-offs and whammy action is all here except for one thing this year's game is significantly more difficult I mean I'm not a noob but at the hardened expert levels it's tough enough to be a turn-off for some players now rock bands gameplay involves not only guitar but a kick-ass drum set and a microphone the guitar gameplay is very similar to gh3 s but it's less difficult which makes it more accessible to newcomers singing is similar to karaoke revolution where you sing along with the lyrics while matching the pitch meter on screen you can improv and using it as a percussion instrument is fun too can you say more cowbell and the drum kit bonkers hit the color-coded pads and foot pedal to match what's on screen and your drumming like Travis Barker there are drum fills for improving and I actually feel like I've learned how to play drums from the game rock bands gameplay is super fun but also easier to pick up and play rock band up gets a 4 and Guitar Hero gets a 3 the band is up 1 next round hardware Guitar Hero's Wireless so you could jump off your sofa and the fret buttons and Strummer have a distinct clicky feel that's super accurate and responsive but being Wireless means having to replace the batteries rock band brings the most diversity and innovation when it comes to hardware the drum kit is possibly one of the best peripherals ever made for a game and the mic does its job well but the guitar doesn't have the same responsive feel as gh3 s everything is wired and there are also more reliability issues in a battle between quality and innovation both sides get their hits in and we score them even boom with a pair of fours next up online game play and features Guitar Hero has never been online before so it's a feature fans have been drooling for you have several modes faceoff pro face-off battle modes and a co-op play where you can team up with a buddy and rock the lead guitar and bass lag doesn't get in the way and having voice chat while playing is super cool rock band brings its rocking gameplay online to now you have co-op to join buddies and play for high scores and there's also competitive play you have basic scored tool which is the same instrument and difficulty with the same song and tug-of-war mode where you alternate to win over the crowd now lag isn't an issue with rock band either and we know about new downloadable tracks every week rock band edges Guitar Hero um 5 - 4 because both of these games are loaded with every we want but the downloadable content makes all the difference rock band leaves by 2 going into the final deciding round what will come down to well the last round is party factors both of these games were made to party so let's break down the difference Guitar Hero allows you to have not one but two guitar players legs rock and everyone else gets to stand around or sit on the couch listening to the music rock man lets you have a lead guitarist a bassist a drummer and a vocalist it's like gh3 on steroids for people get in the action and no one is left on the couch but let's face it people aren't really getting together anymore to play guitar hero it's all about rock band when it's time to party all right guys let's tally it up so this is the one that decides it all in the final round we're giving rock band um a 5 and Guitar Hero 3 making rock bands your winner with a total of 22 points in the prize fight for music dominance thanks for joining us I'm Brian Tong and we'll catch you guys next time on another prize fight