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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 39 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Neversoft Entertainment
Genre(s): Music
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: June 29, 2008
Summary
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the first game built around the legendary music of "America's Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band": Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer. This latest Guitar Hero installment puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass), as they rock out alongside frontman Tyler and drummer Kramer. Gamers experience Aerosmith’s Grammy winning career, from their first gig to becoming rock royalty, in a way that no other entertainment vehicle offers. As fans progress through their careers in the game, they can rock out to scores of Aerosmith’s greatest hits, as well as songs from celebrated artists that the band has either performed with or has been inspired by in some way. Venues from historical moments during the band's illustrious career offer the experience of "sweet emotion" and further capture the essence of the band's rise to fame. [Activision]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
PGNx Media
But ultimately how much you personally enjoy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith depends on how much you like the band. If you love Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is easily the best Guitar Hero yet.
Read Full Review >GameZone
The game does provide a challenge, but unlocked characters from GH 3 should have rolled over into this title. And while there is a great list of songs here, others that might have provided a little more variety to the compendium of the band’s best songs of all time are missing.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
Guitar Hero Aerosmith delivers where it counts — with great music enhanced by the chance to play along.
Read Full Review >Armchair Empire
The only thing running against Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is the price. For about the same price as the game - $50US - consumers can download these tracks online to their PC for less.
Read Full Review >Cynamite
It’s a shame that only a few real hits have found their way into the game.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
With a lack of downloadable content and a disappointing short set list GH: Aerosmith certainly isn't for everyone.
Read Full Review >GamingTrend
The delivery is tried and true, but it is starting to feel a bit old.
Read Full Review >PSM3 Magazine UK
It does make for some great Guitar Hero tracks. [Sept 2008, p.78]
Extreme Gamer
How much you enjoy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will be adjusted on how much you enjoy Aerosmith music.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
Thankfully, the inclusion of master tracks and a slick menu interface means that this title sounds and plays exactly how it ought to.
Read Full Review >Gamer 2.0
Neversoft and RedOctane played it safe by changing little to nothing in the Guitar Hero franchise with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith.
Read Full Review >IGN
It's tough to get excited about Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. It's essentially a re-release of Guitar Hero III with a new song list and some new avatars.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
And as a huge Aerosmith fan, I certainly enjoyed having most of my favorite songs compiled into a single game, but ultimately this game is nothing more than a tribute to Aerosmith and you had better be a big fan if you want to play, otherwise, save your cash and spend it on song downloads you really like.
Read Full Review >Play.tm
There's no doubting the single band formula is a solid road for Guitar Hero to venture down, it will obviously shrink the market as it narrows the appeal a tad but if you love the band in question it'll pretty much be a dream come true. Me? I'd be more excited about a Queen or Guns 'n' Roses version but this is a decent first go.
Read Full Review >1UP
With bonus songs from Perry's solo efforts and a fully animated Steven Tyler swallowing the microphone, the game's target audience is very clear -- and for them, the game's existence is justified.
Read Full Review >TotalPlayStation
Really, the game looks and feels much like Guitar Hero III, but done better. How much better? That's going to be about as subjective as the track listing the band, Activision and Neversoft cobbled together.
Read Full Review >Game Over Online
Obviously your enjoyment of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith will depend largely on your appreciation for the band’s music, but there are other factors, namely its price point, that make a purchase hard to justify.
Read Full Review >PSX Extreme
All in all, while certainly not a bad game, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith leaves a lot to be desired.
Read Full Review >Maxi Consolas (Portugal)
It could have been a pack of downloadable content for Guitar Hero III. But Aerosmith fans will certainly like it. Some of the tracks are actually fun, mostly due to Joe Perry’s quality as lead guitarist. But it doesn’t add anything new to the franchise. [Aug 2008]
Video Game Talk
Guitar Hero Aerosmith isn't a bad idea, but the execution is so lazy that it's hard to recommend.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
Oversights, like not being able to access downloaded GH:3 tracks, are baffling and the number of covers for non-Aerosmith tracks is disappointing. For die-hard GH and Aerosmith fans it's a no-brainer, but everyone else might want to save their money for World Tour.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The latest Guitar Hero is an Aerosmith fan's dream come true, but the game's narrow focus and lack of content will prove unappealing to many others.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
It's not that the game has the wrong songs, but that it has so few of them. For $60, you can't help but feel a little cheated when all you get is Guitar Hero III with a light coat of paint and barely half the songs.
Read Full Review >GameDaily
The lack of downloadable content is a shame, especially with certain Aerosmith tracks like "Amazing" and "Chip Away At the Stone" missing. The guitar-strumming gameplay is what you would expect from a Guitar Hero game, catchy and entertaining, although there's nothing new.
Read Full Review >Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
If you wall is smothered with Aerosmith posters, you're going to want this game anyway. [Sept 2008, p.79]
Gamers' Temple
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is strictly for the hardcore Aerosmith fan or the true Guitar Hero collector.
Read Full Review >GamerNode
The title says it all. If you like Guitar Hero and Aerosmith, pick it up. If you only like Guitar Hero, wait for the next real GH game like the rest of us.
Read Full Review >PTGamers
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith does nothing for players, unless we're speaking of the biggest Aerosmith fans.
Read Full Review >Play UK
The game feels, to all but the most hardcore of Aerosmith fanboys, like a rather cynical cash-in. Zero evolution, minimum effort, maximum profit.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
Our feeling is that in this era of downloadable Rock Band albums for 13 quid - a price that's often criticised anyway - single-band games will have to offer gameplay innovations, spectacular fan service, or a lot more material than this to justify their existence and, more pertinently, an asking price of 40 quid without the guitar peripheral.
Read Full Review >PSW Magazine UK
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a sound of a series cautiously dipping its toe in the water, slightly afraid of how the big bad Rock Band shark will react to its presence.
Read Full Review >G4 TV
It's just sort of a bummer not to see anything new brought to the table other than a digital Steven Tyler (which actually looks less freakish than the real Steven Tyler).
Read Full Review >Playstation Official Magazine UK
There's no personality here, no verve or wit or energy. [Aug 2008, p.104]
GamingExcellence
It’s hard to say that Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a bad game, it really isn’t. However it is most definitely not worth the full price that is being charged for it when it could be played to satisfaction as a weekend rental for all but the biggest completionists.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer Portugal
Plainly put, GH: Aerosmith could have been an Aerosmith “Best Of” album released as DLC and nothing would have been lost. Even at that, most of Aerosmith's best known songs are strangely absent.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
Look, if you’re the type that needs to download every song for Guitar Hero, nab a godly Top 1000 slot on yet another Guitar Hero leaderboard, or fawn over the Aerosmith poster double-sided-taped onto your wall, then you’re probably not going to listen to what anyone says about picking up a copy.
Read Full Review >GameShark
Activision is publishing an Aerosmith-focused game with a mere 31 tour tracks, a significant fraction of which have nothing to do with Aerosmith, and they’re charging people full price for the privilege.
Read Full Review >Destructoid
Guitar Hero wrapped in a really good gimmick. Aerosmith is a fun and exciting band to the right people, but the core gameplay is too stale to really warrant anything more than an average score.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
Even if you're a big Aerosmith fan I could suggest skipping this over, unless you're really itching to play some new Guitar Hero tracks.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 4.5 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Hesham S. gave it a0:
I love Aerosmith. However, this is a terrible game, and I'm not going to put up with it. Simply put: I've already sold it off, and I used the money I got back for more tracks on Rock Band.
Anthony T. gave it a6:
Red Octane doing what they do best scamming their customers by taking a title and switching out the songs and a few graphics and then charging you full price to do so. This is the Same scam they pulled with GHII and Rock the 80's here's the next installment of their horrible business practices. The only saving grace to this game is the band interviews in between venues.
Mike S. gave it a9:
AS a relatively big fan of Aerosmith and their musical style... I enjoyed GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH quit a lot. I'll definately be rockin' this iteration of the series until GH: World Tour is released.
Nooblet C. gave it a0:
This game is horrible, don't buy.
J G gave it a9:
very good game, same great guitar hero gameplay with a new career. The new guitar looks the best too.
Bob gave it a5:
I have to agree with the others. Even being an Aerosmith fan I am not pleased with this release. Even the Aerosmith songlist is lame and do not even get me started on the rest. This could have easily been a few downloads as add-ons. Fun to play some songs so wait for a used copy if you must have every song for GH3.
