Learn how to play Pro-Face Off and Battle Mode, including all 8 power-ups, in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. See unlockable guitar costs.
Walkthrough
- 1Face Off: Play the song, alternating turns with your opponent. The player with the most points wins, regardless of note streaks or stars. To practice without interference, play solo.
- 2Pro-Face Off: Similar to Face Off, but both players play the same difficulty and all notes.
- 3Battle Mode: This mode introduces 8 power-ups designed to hinder your opponent. To activate a power-up, tilt your guitar upwards, similar to activating Star Power. The first player to have their rock meter deplete completely loses the round. If both players complete the song, a sudden death round occurs.
Battle Mode Power-Ups:
- Amp Overload: Makes notes on the screen blurry or flash.
- Broken String: Requires the opponent to repeatedly press a specific fret button.
- Death Drain: Gradually decreases the opponent's rock meter (Sudden Death).
- Difficulty Up: Temporarily increases the opponent's difficulty level by one. This cannot be applied if the opponent is on Expert mode.
- Double Notes: Forces the opponent to play any single note as a two-fret chord.
- Lefty Flip: Flips the fretboard, reversing the layout for right-handed and left-handed players.
- Steal Power: Allows you to take an opponent's activated power-up.
- Whammy Bar: Requires the opponent to use the whammy bar before playing a note.
Tips
- In Face Off, focus on maximizing your score rather than hitting every note perfectly if you want to win.
- If you don't have a second Guitar Hero controller, a standard PS2 controller can be used for Face Off modes.
- Battle Mode still involves playing the regular song alongside the power-up mechanics.
Unlockable Guitars and Finishes:
Focus
- Base Cost: $200
- Candy Apple Red Finish: $500
Les Paul
- Base Cost: $300
- Sunburst Finish: $500
- Cherry Finish: $500
- Black Finish: $250
Explorer
- Base Cost: $300
- Ebony Finish: $500
- Cherry Finish: $500
- Natural Finish: $500
- Creamy Finish: $500
- Black Finish: $250
SG
- Base Cost: $300
- Worn Brown Finish: $500
- Ebony Finish: $500
- Sky Burst Finish: $500
- Black Finish: $250
X-Plorer
- Base Cost: $N/A
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