I have played Guitar Hero 3 on every console it is available for: XBox 360, Playstation, and the Wii. I have used several controllers on each system, both wired and unwired.

I have a complaint.

Whoever makes these controllers has a serious quality control problem. I challenge anyone to play the game on all three systems and tell me they are even close to the same. The Wii one is so bad that playing the game not only loses any value of fun it once had, but is probably among the more frustrating gaming experiences since the power glove. The controller simply does not work as it should. The strum bar is far too sensitive.

The problem: The problem seems to arise depending on how you use the strum bar. There are basically three ways I've seen people do it.

1. Push the strum bar down with your thumb. I've only ever seen noobs do it this way, as it doesn't allow for very fast strumming.

2. Grab the strum bar between your thumb and pointer finger and move it back and forth, never letting go. Lots of people do it this way.

3. Strum it like an actual guitar. You put your fingers together like you're holding a pick and hit the strum bar with your fingernails.

Depending on how you hit the strum bar, you may experience two strums for every strum you actually make. I personally strum as if it were an actual guitar. This means every time I hit a note, the game registers my note just fine, but as the strum bar bounces back, it registers another strum. Therefore, for every single note I hit and point I make, I lose one.

It's a pretty awesome way to play.

Like I said, it's worst on the Wii. The game is simply unplayable. Playstation is pretty crappy too, and the xbox 360 is where I've had the best luck.

"Sam, obviously you're just crazy. I've never heard of this problem before!"

The fact is most people don't strum like I do. Maybe it's because I actually play guitar and it's more comfortable that way, I don't know. People who use their thumb or actually hold the strum bar usually don't have this problem as much.

Also, most people aren't that good. They play really easy songs.

So you have to be reasonably good and you have to strum as if you were actually strumming for this problem to show up.

"Maybe you just suck, dude."

Believe me, I've considered it. But when I can play a song without missing a single note on the XBox, and then can't HIT a single note without an error when playing that same song on a Wii, I tend to think the problem is not with me but with the box.

I've played all the guitar hero games on lots of different systems so I consider myself somewhat comfortable with the game. I'm no pro, but I'm no beginner either. Guitar Hero 3 just plain blows when it comes to controllers.