Free competitor of 'Guitar Hero' Video

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Free competitor of 'Guitar Hero'
Created: 07/13/2007
Video description: Frets on Fire is a free PC game that directly competes with Guitar Hero. CNET's Neha Tiwari takes a look to see if it's worth a try.

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