Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will be the next big title in the franchise and Activison is going through great lengths to insure the success of the title. They have announced that legendary (if they say so it must be) Poison front man and "Rock of Love" star Bret Michaels will appear as a lead vocalist character.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will feature the song "Talk Dirty to Me," as made famous by Poison, as well as a master track from the Bret Michaels Band, "Go That Far." If you haven't heard about this guy that it's quite okay as I'm sure we will get quite familiar with his work after the launch.

When players shred to either track, an animated replica of Bret Michaels appears as the lead vocalist. Bret Michaels participated in a motion capture session to record his signature moves for the game. With full body, facial and clothing scans, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock developer Neversoft was able to create an authentic in-game character. "When Activision asked me to do this, I was honored...are you kidding me? This game totally rocks!" said Michaels, star of VH1's top rated show, Rock of Love with Bret Michaels. "I gave them my signature moves, basically did my thing and they captured it. It was really cool."

I bet he was honored because if you take a simple Playstation gamer like me with no real ties with rock music I can say for sure I have no idea who Poison is and why I should have known Bret Michaels. My only interest is Guitar Hero and I can only hope Activision is making the right choices for me. The game will be available in September so everyone will get a chance then to check if he is a legend or not.