
So, the same ... just remove the whole part about the dev team getting bought and releasing that follow-up through Activision's biggest competitor – oh, and the whole part about it being 2007 – and you've got an idea of where critics are putting GH:A on the fake-instrument rhythm game pantheon. Like Aerosmith? You probably already bought it. Don't like Aerosmith? Move along.
- IGN (76/100): "Even if the formula is a bit stale by now, that doesn't make Guitar Hero: Aerosmith a bad game. In fact, if you're a huge fan of the band, of the Guitar Hero franchise, or haven't yet seen what all of the fuss is over the music rhythm phenomenon, this release will please and then some. However, if you've been following the franchise since the beginning, you'll probably wonder if this game is really necessary."
- GameDaily (70/100): "Aerosmith junkies will love Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, thanks to its impressive song list and extra content. Everyone else, however, should rent it. It's a pleasant diversion, providing single-player and multiplayer enjoyment for would-be strummers, but with missing songs and the same old gameplay, it doesn't have enough sweet emotion to justify its $59.99 price."
- GameSpot (70/100): "If you like Aerosmith, you'll like this game. If you don't like Aerosmith, you will not like this game. Even dedicated fans of the group may have trouble rationalizing paying full price for just 41 songs, but while GH: Aerosmith is a little short on content, it's plenty of fun."




















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My favorites Guitar Hero games are GH1 and 80's edition... I don't like the music selection in II and III =(
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Where is Crazy, Cryin, Amazing, Angel, What it takes...?
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Really, I didn't expect you of all people to enjoy *that* era of Aerosmith...
You do realize that those are all the same song, right? Angel is the original, and the rest got stuck in some kind of cc loop which degraded with each copy.
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Just say it - this game was made just to milk us out of money rather than do the right thing of releasing a music pack online.
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http://www.epicpixels.com
No, thats wrong.
Why? Why? force your developers to spit out so many games with little time in between? I swear it's retarded.
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And Fernando (and the others who mentioned this) - the reason they didn't include songs like the ones you mentioned is because those aren't fun GH (guitar) songs. I'm by no means a big Aerosmith fan, but I'm diggin' the songs I'm not familiar with that they included in the game because they have the cool solos, the fun riffs, etc.
And believe me, I'm a Guitar Hero setlist snob and I really like the opening band songs as well. People say that Rock Band already has Sex Type Thing on it, but it's ridiculously easy and yawnerrific. Much more fun to play on Expert in GH:A. Plus the Clash, Kravitz, Black Crowes, etc ... it's a solid, if short, game. Definitely not perfect and I totally understand some of the complaints, but others I think are unjustified.
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I'm more than happy with it, but I totally agree that this game doesn't merit its price. I'm sure that slapping some new songs, stages, and characters into the already established GHIII engine required considerably less R&D.
If you are fans of the band, it's really cool. Most of the songs you'd expect are there, there's lots of cool easter eggs, and the opening act songs are awesome. Though if not, I wouldn't bother.
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As much as I dont enjoy aerosmith I think this was a good move for Activision from an investors stand point.
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This game isn't worth 60 though, no matter how much you love the band.
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I hope this game fails. That way, Activision will learn(hopefully) that you can't release the same game twice a year and expect us to fall for it.
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I must also thank Neversoft again. The charts are SO MUCH BETTER in this one. I saw much less 3 note chords, and less strumming during solos (although Train Kept a Rollin and Joe Perry Battle are exceptions).
While I am not the biggest Aerosmith fan, a good amount of songs were fun. Walk This Way (Run DMC) is one of the most fun songs I have played in the series.
The only drawbacks for me were the price and the overall easy-ness of the game.
8.75/10 for me.
Neversoft is learning from their mistakes, it seems.
Still not perfect though. Needs more Dream Theater (Metropolis or Under a Glass Moon please)
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Move along? Guitar Hero: All-American Rejects CONFIRMED!
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In all, it was pretty fun though, there is a shitload of hammer-on/pulloff sequences in like EVERY song. Every song. I got around 600 some gamerpoints pretty fast for achievement whores out there too, even though I still have only like 200 in GH3 and RB and I own both of them. Anyway.. I say its a good rental for any Guitar Hero fans, but I honestly couldn't see anyone buying it except the die-hard aerosmith fan.
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It's an entire online community like facebook except for video game players. You can organize game nights with other people for guitar hero or whatever game you want, track stats and achievements, watch videos and game reviews, ask specific questions about a game, and meet other reasonable, non-screaming 12-year-old, cool people to play with.
Even the site itself is a game. You earn points through participation in the site and achieve new levels. It's pretty sweet.
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