Guitar Hero III Pre-Order Bonus

I am not sure how many people in our audience is a fan of Guitar Hero, especially Rocks the *0’s and the to come in Nov. III since Harmonix is out of the picture, but PolyVector and I are still pretty big fans of this wanna-rocker game. I mean come on, the game is fun. It is a damn shame Harmonix isn’t part of the Guitar Hero magic, but good things are to be had via Rock Band. But I don’t wanna get off topic here. Red Octane is offering special goodies if you pre-order GHIII of their site.

The Elite Bundle pre-order, as RedOctane is calling it, costs $10 more than the regular price of Guitar Hero III — that is, $109.99 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and $99.99 for the Wii. Take a look at all the goodies that are available when you pay that extra cash, though:

• “Gig bag” for carrying the guitar and game
• Custom faceplate
• Guitar Hero III t-shirt
• Custom 2″ strap
• Guitar Hero keychain
• Guitar Hero sticker pack

Some nice stuff and some “whatever” stuff, but RedOctane claims this is a total value of $70. Lying, even in the name of rock, is not cool.

If you’re not interested in these specific extras, don’t panic. The “Extreme Bundle” costs the regular price of the game/guitar combo but still features a couple of awesome bonuses, including the gig bag, customized strap, and keychain. To sweeten the deal even more, RedOctane is offering free shipping on Guitar Hero III pre-orders of either variety by simply entering the coupon code “freeground” when you make your order.

[From RedOctane Offers Guitar Hero Pre-Order Bonuses]

We’ll end up just getting the “Extreme Bundle” since we never end up even using the stickers that come with the game. I think our biggest problem is deciding which console we are gonna grab this baby for. it is between the Wii and the Xbox 360. There are disadvantages to both, but I will save that for another article.