Penn State football fans woke up Sunday morning hung over and pissed off about PSU's loss against Ohio State. I woke up hung over as well, but I wasn't pissed off. No, no, I was excited.

Last Sunday, October 28, was the release date of the latest installment in the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. I woke up around nine and immediately rushed to my computer to look up the opening times for Best Buy.

Walking into Best Buy, I felt a little out of place what with all the 10-year-olds and their parents buying the same game that I had so eagerly awaited for the past two months.

All embarrassment aside, however, I couldn't wait to get home and try it out. This game probably has the best track list so far out of all the games. Songs you can play this time around include "Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones, "Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against the Machine, "My Name is Jonas" by Weezer, "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam, "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream, "Slow Ride" by Foghat and a list of other artists too long to mention.

All in all, there are 71 songs available for play. Probably the coolest part of this latest installment is the battle mode. Throughout career mode you will have to face off against Tom Morello and Slash and, basically, have a guitar duel like in Crossroads (no, not the Britney Spears film).

Also, the final level features a guitar duel with the devil himself, Lucifer. Fittingly, you play a speed metal version of "Devil Went Down to Georgia" and, in terms of difficulty, this song is more impossible than a Philadelphia sports team winning a championship.

But if, like me, you're playing the Playstation 2 version, be prepared for terrible graphics. Honestly, I don't know what happened but it seems like once Activision acquired RedOctane and ditched Harmonix, the original developers of this game, they let little things slip. The new meters are harder to read, the drummer in your band looks like a robot and for some reason the notes on the fretboard are just blocky and not as smooth looking.

But for a game like Guitar Hero, the graphics aren't really an issue. The gameplay is so addictive for music and video game enthusiasts alike. It's the digital form of crack. Not that I know what doing crack is like.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm stuck on "Cult of Personality" and I won't sleep until I beat this level.

-- Rich