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Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my girlfriend. She and I have been playing each other for a while now, I think since Guitar Hero II came out, and this one just adds to the fun! We Can't Put It Down!

Just not as fun anymore

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My main problem with the game is it is way too short and easy. Starting with Neversoft's Guitar Hero III, the series isn't as fun as it once was. There isn't much too say about this game since there really isn't anything new here. Basically, it's a Guitar Hero game based on Aerosmith and bands they were inspired by. The game is full price even though it only has half as many songs as GHIII had. Due to the game being too easy, it's also not nearly as fun. The only song I like playing on this game anymore is "Joe Perry Guitar Battle". I easily five starred every song on the Expert difficulty and I'm only semi-good. While this game is disappointing, it at least has a few advantages over GHIII. For example, the drummer isn't animated like a robot, no songs are over charted badly, you actually have to be precise with your hammer-ons and pull-offs again, and they don't advertise stuff that has nothing to do with music. While I am a fan of Aerosmith and I do think the track list was well made, I just don't like the whole one band idea. Maybe Guitar Hero: Metallica will change my mind, but I doubt it. The only reason you should buy this game is if you're a really big Aerosmith or Guitar Hero fan. Otherwise, just wait until the true sequel to GHIII, Guitar Hero World Tour.

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I bought GH:Aerosmith, it was mostly because the offerings in GH2 and GH3 were starting to wear a little thin, and I was getting tired of playing the same tracks over and over again.

However, the game was an immediate disappointment. The song offerings are, by far, the weakest of any of the GH games. Even if you're a big Aerosmith fan (which I'm not), I can't imagine that this game would have any staying power. Even the add-on songs are very limited, and all just more Aerosmith offerings. No lesser-known bands, no introduction to new music you might not have heard otherwise... just more of the same tired old catalog.

To make matters worse, not only are the song options limited and dull, but the songs themselves aren't that difficult to beat. By comparison, while I was able to beat all songs on GH2 on Hard, and struggle on Expert, and struggle with 1 or 2 hard songs on GH3, I beat every GH:A song on hard with no problem, with only 3 songs I didn't earn 5 stars on. It lost it's replay value so quickly that after beating hard, trying to beat Expert became more of a task of tedium than a goal I truly wanted to beat.

I've ended up going back to GH3 and Rock Band, and played both more since buying GH:A than I've played GH:A.

I really only see this game having lasting appeal to true die-hard Aerosmith fans (add 1 star if you are), and even then, I'm skeptical.

Good..but quick

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

As always...a great game. What more could you expect from Guitar Hero Series. They are always enjoyable...but with this one they seemed to rush it a bit. Seemed shorter than the others and maybe a bit more on the Easy Side. I beat the game quicker than I did GH3 and GH2. I know it's not my skill at the game getting better... I can still barely beat GH3 on Med. :P

$60 for this? Come on

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying that I'm a big fan of Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. I think they are a blast and a nice change from the controller.

I was upset at how short this game was compaired to Guitar Hero 3. There is only one battle against Joe Perry compaired to three battles in GH3. There is about 13 less songs as well. The game is just way too short and unsatisfying for $[...] Do yourself a favor and rent this one as you can beat all the songs in a matter of a few hours.

Boring and Really Easy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I beat this game in about 3 hours, never failed a song, 5 starred 95% of the songs on my first try. Pathetically easy. Not enough songs. Activision is just trying to make some easy money. Do not buy it...just rent it.

Wheres crazy?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is not an "Amazing",or a "Crazy",or a "Jaded" game....it has none of those songs.

one would expect these songs to be obligatory in an Aerosmith game...only fillers on this mediocre game.

Nothing but an expansion pack

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game a couple of days ago and the title says it all; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is nothing but an expansion pack. I believe it would have made more sense (to the consumer anyway) to have all the songs as DLC for Guitar Hero III rather than charging full price for virtually a half of a game. It is clear that Neversoft wants to milk as much money out of its customers as it can with the least amount of effort and GH:Aerosmith proves this fact.

As you already know this latest edition of Guitar Hero features Aerosmith songs. However contrary to what I originally thought; all the songs are NOT Aerosmith. Out of the 31 songs in the game only 20 or so of them are Aerosmith tracks. In career mode you have to play two Non-Aerosmith songs to be able to play Aerosmith. This goes on for every venue and it gets rather repetitive and boring. Though it's JUST like GHIII it's just not as fun. There is nothing different between this and GHIII except for a couple of new animations and the venues. All the characters are the same, expect you can unlock the right to play with Aerosmith members or DMC from RUN-DMC. But honestly after playing through this game one time and beating it, I haven't picked it up again and have no desire to keep playing just to get the new characters.

The difficulty is no where as near as hard as GHIII and I was able to beat all but one song on Expect on my first try. Instead of wasting my rental time trying to beat that one last song, I went back and beat it on hard just so I can get finished with it and in one day I beat it. There is one boss battle in this game, but its no where near as ridiculous and cheap as Lou is on GHIII.

While I have also beaten GHIII and Rock Band, I still go back and play them regularly, however after beating GH:Aerosmith I have no desire to play it anymore.

I must reiterate that this game is nothing but an expansion pack and Neversoft has a lot of nerve charging full price for it. It only has a little over half the songs as GHIII so I am thinking it should be just a little over HALF the price, but no its the same price as GHIII. Unless you are a HUGE, die hard guitar Hero fan that absolutely must have every single Guitar hero game that ever came out, including Rock the 80's which was also full price from what I can remember, then this game is only rental worthy. Do not waste your money on this half of a game. Rent it, beat it, and save 50 or so bucks to use towards a full game.

Where's the rest of it?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am a Guitar Hero junkie, I admit it. I have played every title in the Guitar Hero franchise multiple times. When I heard that they were making a game based almost exclusively on Aerosmith, I was ecstatic...I have been a fan of Aerosmith since I was a wee child wearing out my father's copy of the "Rocks" album on the record player.

Needless to say, I was there at release to purchase my copy; I bought the bundle version as I needed to replace my wireless guitar controller which has started to wear out due to constant playing. Upon getting my copy, I rushed home to play.

I was a little underwhelmed, to say the least. The first thing I noticed was there was little more than HALF the content of the previous releases. There are a total of 31 songs in the career mode, with an additional 10 available through the in game store...a whopping total of 41 songs total to play through. Compared to the 73 songs available in Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith leaves something to be desired.

As for the track listing, there is a decent smattering of Aerosmith tracks, however, some tracks that you would expect to see here are missing, such as "Janie's Got a Gun (The band's first Grammy win), Angel, Dude Looks Like a Lady, Eat the Rich, Cryin', Amazing, and Crazy, to name a few. These are some of the highest charting and most popular songs of the band's career, and given the relative lack of content overall, their absence is inexcusable. As I progressed through the game, I became convinced that this game should have been released as downloadable content or a lower cost expansion to Guitar Hero III.

On the plus side, the game mechanics are identical to Guitar Hero III, so anyone familiar with the workings of that title will be right at home here. The inclusion of short video clips featuring interviews with the band members between each tier of songs was a nice touch, as well. Being that it's basically the same game as Guitar Hero III, the fun-factor is unchanged.

Bottom line: If you are a die-hard Guitar Hero fan, and enjoy Aerosmith as I do, RENT this game for now, and wait to purchase until after the price inevitably drops. However, if you are neither, then go play your copy of Guitar Hero III...you're not missing much skipping this installment altogether.

Way overpriced compared to other similar games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Was anticipating this game with great enthusiasm as I am huge fan of Aerosmith, to only get disappointed by the fact that

1) So many songs are NOT by Aerosmith, but the band was inspired by.
2) Such a short playlist and song selection
3) Ease of gaining points and going through the game, not challenging enough
4) My favorite "Crazy" and "Don't want to miss a thing" were not there

Game would be great if you have nothing to compare it to, if it's your first experience with GH or Rockband products.

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