Rock Star wanna-be
“Hit me with your best shot…” Listening to the Pat Benatar music coming from the surround sound of speakers, and focusing on the guitar-player cues coming across the television screen—I was hooked. In a matter of minutes, I was completely absorbed in the coordination and placement of each of my fingers in synchronicity with the green, red and yellow cues on the animated guitar image of my son’s new Guitar Hero 3 game.
Game Stop blog tour
When I was invited to participate in a Game Stop/Mom Central blog tour, I knew my son would be happy. Sam would receive a gift card to Game Stop (his favorite game store) and asked to choose a new game, if his mom would blog about it. But I had no idea that I was about to have just as much fun as Sam.
Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock
Sam selected Guitar Hero 3, which turns out to be my new favorite game, too! Sam’s real-life guitar sits in the corner of his room with about an inch of dust on it, while his virtual guitar is getting plenty of airtime. Sam patiently watched me as I happily fumbled through Barracuda, Sunshine of Your Love and Hit Me with Your Best Shot, all the while oblivious to my own lack of ability.
When Sam finally got his chance to “show me how it’s done,” his fingers rhythmically glided across the neck of the guitar, while he moved in an effortless flow to the music. He looked like a bonafide 13-year-old rock star. Summertime fun—for us all.
