Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Developer(s)	Neversoft Budcat Creations (PS2) Vicarious Visions (Wii)
Publisher(s)	Activision Aspyr (PC/Mac)
Series	Guitar Hero
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 2 Wii Microsoft Windows Mac OS X
Release date	Console EU: June 27, 2008 NA: June 29, 2008 AU: August 6, 2008 JP: October 9, 2008 (PS2/PS3/Wii), October 16, 2008 (Xbox 360) Microsoft Windows NA: October 17, 2008 Mac OS X NA: November 3, 2008
Genre(s)	Music Rhythm
Mode(s)	Single-player Local multiplayer Online multiplayer (excluding PS2)
Media	Blu-ray (PS3) DVD (PS2/X360/PC/Mac) Wii Optical Disc (Wii)
Input method(s)	Guitar controller Gamepad Computer keyboard (PC/Mac) Wii Remote (Wii)

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a music video game by Activision and Neversoft. It was released for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. It takes the player through the history of the band Aerosmith, and stopping off at real tour spots they went, like The Super Bowl in 2001.

The Xbox 360 version was reprinted a bundle pack with Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 on July 13, 2008 in North America and the Wii version was reprinted in a bundle pack with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock for Wii on December 6, 2008 in North America.

Story

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith follows the story of Aerosmith. Unlike the other Guitar Hero games, this game, Guitar Hero: Metallica and Guitar Hero: Van Halen are band specific games. Instead of playing just Aerosmith songs, the player must play two non-Aerosmith songs, then after that the audience will demand Aerosmith to come out. The player then plays two songs as Aerosmith, and after the player beats these songs, the player then play an encore as Aerosmith and then move on to the next venue. The story starts from Aerosmith's first gig at Nipmuc High School, and then goes to Max's Kansas City, and then keeps on going until the player gets to the 6th tier and final tier which is the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. The game only has 31 songs in the main setlist.

Gameplay

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Xbox 360 bundle with a Les Paul guitar controller, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith video game, guitar strap, and stickers.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith uses a slightly modified version of the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with little differences between the gameplay. The more notable change is hammer-ons and pull-offs (HOPOs) being slightly tighter but not as tight as the other classic Guitar Hero games.

All modes which appeared in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock return, except for Co-op Career. The original Co-op mode was brought back, though. Menus have been re-designed to suit the Aerosmith theme to the game. The shop has also been renamed as The Vault.

Exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game are online achievements, which are themed after songs by Aerosmith. There are 49 online achievements with a total of 1,000 gamerscore that can be earned on an Xbox Live account.

Venues

There are six tiers stages in the game.

1. Getting the Band Together (Nipmuc High School)
2. First Taste of Success (Max's Kansas City)
3. The Triumphant Return (The Orpheum)
4. International Superstars (Moscow)
5. The Great American Rock Band (Half-Time Show)
6. Rock n' Roll Legends (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)

Characters

Characters from Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock returned for the opening acts with new costumes based on the Guitar Hero III ones.

New characters include Joe Perry (guitarist), Tom Hamilton (bassist), Brad Whitford (guitarist) and DMC (of Run-D.M.C). All four are unlockable, and are actual guitarists. Their real-life counterparts did motion capture exclusively for the game. Exclusive to this game only, you now have five members, The Guitarist, The Bassist, The Male Singer/The Female Singer/Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, The Drummer and a second Guitarist.

Changes from Guitar Hero III

While Guitar Hero: Aerosmith uses the same game engine used in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, the game engine has slightly been altered for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.

• The "You Rock" font has been changed and the letters now explode instead of flying away in Guitar Hero III.
• Almost everything in the game is Aerosmith themed.
• There are only 4 covers in the game unlike Guitar Hero III, which had 18 covers.
• The Easy Expert, Bret Michaels, and Unlock Everything cheats are removed.
• There are much more styles in the game.
• The store is renamed as The Vault.
• In the opening acts there is a new band member called The Guitarist.
• In opening acts, Axel Steel and Izzy Sparks now have a different star power effect that comes out of their guitar, Its a very light blue effect with lightning symbols coming out.
• As with the first game, there are only 6 venues instead of 8 in solo career.
• Hammer-ons and pull-offs can no longer be buffered by holding the corresponding note before the note window begins, and continuing to hold it until reaching the window. Instead, button presses must be timed, making HOPOs more difficult to perform.
• The songs in this game are very easy unlike Guitar Hero III, which has very difficult songs.
• The bassist now has a firebird guitar instead of the guitar he had in Guitar Hero III.
• There are many new guitars and finishes.
• During Sweet Emotion only, Steven Taylor will play the maracas.
• Steven Taylor's mic is different from The Male and Female Singer.
• Throughout the entire game, any song you play, at certain points, the crowd sings along, if stayed at ROCK METER green.
• Your guitarist/Joe Perry sings along.

Soundtrack

Main article: Guitar Hero: Aerosmith/Setlist

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith's soundtrack consists of 41 songs; thirty are playable during Career mode and another 11 songs are unlockable in The Vault. 29 songs are by Aerosmith, while the other 12 songs are from bands that inspired or have played with Aerosmith in the past. Most of the songs are master recordings, including four Aerosmith songs that were re-recorded for this game. Four songs are covers—two performed by Wavegroup Sound and two by Steve Ouimette.

Aerosmith group members

Aerosmith band members

• Steven Tyler – lead vocals, harmonica (1970–present)
• Joe Perry – lead guitar, backing vocals (1970-1980, 1984–present)
• Brad Whitford – rhythm guitar (1971–1982, 1984–present)
• Tom Hamilton – bass (1970–present)
• Joey Kramer – drums (1970–present)

Former Members

• Ray Tobano - rhythm guitar (1970–1971)
• Jimmy Crespo - lead guitar (1980–1984)
• Rick Dufay - rhythm guitar (1982–1984)

Trivia

• If you create a band and choose "Aerosmith" as the band name, you can go straight to Moscow.
• If you use the Unlocked All Songs cheat, the song "Pandora's Box" isn't unlocked.
• This is 1 of the 2 games with the other being Guitar Hero: Metallica that is rated M in Australia compared to the usual PG Rating that Guitar Hero games usually receive excluding Band Hero, which is rated G.
• The setlist is shorter than that of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and there are only 6 venues. Guitar Hero III featured 14 venues: 8 for single-player, 6 for co-op.
• This is the only band-specific game in which you can't play drums or vocals.
• Prior to April 1, 2014, "Love In An Elevator", "Rag Doll", and "Livin' on the Edge" were available as DLC for Guitar Hero 5 and all further titles.
• You may or may not be able to play this game with a Rock Band guitar depending on the type. For example, you can play it with a Stratocaster, but you can't play it with a Hofner 500/1.
• This is the last Guitar Hero game to have playable lead guitar and rhythm guitar tracks and to play guitar, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and bass guitar with a standard gaming controller.