Rock Band 3

Overview

Rock Band 3 is a 2010 rhythm game developed by Harmonix. The game was initially published and distributed by MTV Games and Electronic Arts, respectively, on October 26, 2010. Mad Catz took over both roles and re-released the title on November 23, 2011. It is the third main installment and the seventh console release in the Rock Band series. As with the previous titles, Rock Band 3 allows players to simulate the playing of rock music and many other subgenres using special instrument controllers mimicking lead and bass guitar, keyboard, drums, and vocals. Rock Band 3 expands upon previous games by including three-part vocal harmonies: previously used in The Beatles: Rock Band and Green Day: Rock Band (up to 3 singers on a song): plus support for MIDI-compatible keyboards, electronic drumkits, and even use of a real guitar in "Pro" mode.

Distinguishing it from all previous rhythm music games, Rock Band 3 features "Pro" mode, which is designed to accurately mimic playing of real instruments. In Pro mode, real guitar and bass players have to match specific fingering on frets and strings, drummers have to strike cymbal pads in addition to snare and toms, and keyboardists have to use precise fingering across the whole keyboard. Mad Catz manufactured a 102-button controller with 6 strings meant for bass and for lead guitar Fender lent a real Fender Squier stringed guitar modified with built-in electronics and enhancements to support Pro mode. Real instruments and original Basic controllers can be played simultaneously in various combinations within the game to simulate playing in a real band. Before a song starts, the players choose which instrument they will represent within the song. If the right note is hit or played, it is heard in the audio. If notes are missed, they are not heard.

The game includes a list of 83 songs, fully upgraded to Pro: many emphasize the keyboard instrument. Existing game content, including prior downloadable content and songs from the Rock Band Network, carry forward into the game, with the full Rock Band library reaching 2,000 songs at the time of game launch (surpassing 4,000 songs by the end of October 2012, almost a year after its re-release). Rock Band 3 is designed as a platform to take advantage of players' existing libraries by providing user-created set lists and challenges and tools to easily search and select songs from the library.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Music

Developer

Harmonix Music Systems, Backbone Entertainment

Publisher

MTV Games, Mad Catz

Series

Rock Band

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

PEGI

12

ESRB

T

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies50

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

1

Silver

15

Bronze

33

Total

50

Points

1335

• Rock Band 3 Completionist Won all Rock Band 3 trophies. Platinum 0.19% of players
• Tune Up Calibrated your system for optimal performance with Rock Band 3. Bronze 4.44% of players
• Self-Made Dude or Lady Created a Character. Bronze 4.26% of players
• Best. Name. Ever. Renamed your band. Bronze 4.36% of players
• The Endless Setlist III Sucessfully completed "The Endless Setlist III"! Gold 1.33% of players
• You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Maintained overdrive for 60 Seconds. Bronze 2.15% of players
• Millionaire Club Got 1,000,000 on one song. Bronze 1.26% of players
• Rock Band Master 5 Starred on Medium (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 50 Rock Band 3 songs. Bronze 2.78% of players
• Rock Band Legend 5 Star every song in Rock Band 3 on Hard. Silver 1.33% of players
• Rock Band Immortal 5 Starred the Rock Band 3 disc on Expert. Silver 0.79% of players
• Alex's Luggage Combination Beat a Rock Band 3 score of 12,345,678. Bronze 2.43% of players
• Hometown Threwdown Completed the "Hometown Throwdown" Road Challenge. Bronze 3.96% of players
• Real Nor'easter Completed "The Wicked Awesome Tour". Bronze 3.26% of players
• Hell Defrosted Won all rewards on the "Hell Freezes Over" Road Challenge. Silver 3% of players
• Wilderness Survival Complete the "Through the Wilderness, Eh?" Road Challenge. Bronze 2.99% of players
• Major Mileage Got 90 or more spades on "The Long Drive South" Road Challenge. Silver 2.81% of players
• Party Animal Completed the "Total Debauchery" Road Challenge. Bronze 2.6% of players
• The Connoisseur's Connoisseur Got 90 or more spades on "The European Connoisseur" Road Challenge. Silver 2.56% of players
• Mile High Club Completed the "Really Frequent Flyers" Road Challenge. Bronze 2.31% of players
• Ultimate Road Warrior Won all awards on the "Really Frequent Flyers" Road Challenge. Silver 2.25% of players
• HOPO-cidal Maniac Killed 53,596 Hammer-ons and Pull-offs. Silver 0.7% of players
• Bleeding Fingers Get 85% on all Guitar Solos in Rock Band 3 on Hard or Expert. Silver 85% of players
• Guitar Perfectionist Got 100% accuracy on Expert Guitar. Bronze 100% of players
• Guitar Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Guitar (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 3.28% of players
• Bass Streaker Get a streak of 500 notes on Bass. Bronze 2.55% of players
• Most Authentic Strummer Hit 100% of the notes, only strumming up, on Hard Bass. Bronze 100% of players
• Bass Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 2.42% of players
• Drum Roll, Please! Nailed a drum roll. Bronze 1.73% of players
• Fastest Feet Hit 90% of the Kick notes in a song on Hard Drums. Bronze 90% of players
• Drums Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Drums (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 1.71% of players
• Keys Streaker Got a streak of 350 notes on Keys. Bronze 0.98% of players
• Keys Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Keys (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 1.13% of players
• Pro Bass Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Pro Bass (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 0.36% of players
• Drum Trainer Initiate Completed the introductory Pro Drum Trainer lessons. Bronze 0.64% of players
• Drum Trainer Graduate Completed the final Pro Drum Trainer lessons. Bronze 0.27% of players
• Play a Real Guitar Already! Played "The Hardest Button to Button" on Pro Guitar. Bronze 0.62% of players
• Pro Guitar to the Max Maxed out your Score Multiplier meter on Pro Guitar. Bronze 0.57% of players
• Power Chords Completed the "Power Chords" lessons in the Pro Guitar trainer. Bronze 0.48% of players
• Complex Chords Completed the "More Chord Holding and Arpeggiation" Pro Guitar lessons. Bronze 0.21% of players
• Pro Guitar Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Pro Guitar (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 0.34% of players
• Pro Keyboardist Hit at least 90% of the notes in 3 songs on Expert Pro Keys Bronze 90% of players
• Pro Keys Graduate Completed the final Pro Keys trainers. Bronze 0.25% of players
• Pro Keys to the Max Max out your Score Multiplier meter on Pro Keys. Bronze 1.52% of players
• Pro Keys Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Pro Keys (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Silver 0.72% of players
• Triple Awesome Got a Triple Awesome while playing with Vocal Harmonies. Bronze 0.79% of players
• Is This Just Fantasy? Nailed all triple awesomes in "Bohemian Rhapsody". Bronze 0.23% of players
• Vocals Showmanship Deployed overdrive four times in a single song as a vocalist. Bronze 2.61% of players
• Tambourine Master Hit 100% of the notes in a percussion section. Bronze 100% of players
• Vocal Virtuoso Earn an Awesome rating on at least 90% of the phrases in 6 songs on Hard Vocals. Bronze 90% of players
• Vocal Apprentice 5 Starred on Easy Vocals (or 3 Starred on a higher difficulty) 25 Rock Band 3 songs. Bronze 1.47% of players

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

MTV Games, Mad Catz

Developer

Harmonix Music Systems, Backbone Entertainment

Released

2010-10-26

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 9.2 hours