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Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle | 
| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $91.45
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 126
Platform: Nintendo Wii
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 28 x 10.8 x 3.1
MPN: 95375
Model: 95375
UPC: 047875953758
EAN: 0047875953758
ASIN: B0017K85HM
Release Date: June 29, 2008 (New: This Week)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 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. | | • | Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, 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 installment from the franchise with the #1 best-selling video game in 2007, puts players in the shoes of Perry (guitar), Whitford (guitar) and Hamilton (bass), as they rock out alongside frontman Tyler and drummer Kramer. | | • | Gamers will 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. |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Dream On... ... Or rise to rock royalty with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and become "The Bad Boys of Boston". Light up the stage and jam with some of the best Rock & Roll tracks of all time, including Aerosmith's greatest hits and opening songs from some of the world's best bands. Become Aerosmith with characters of the entire band showing off legendary moves in the most electrifying venues. | Key Features
- Captures the essence and excitement of one of the most popular bands in the world
- Challenges you to perform the music of the legendary Aerosmith
- Take on the roles of Aerosmith members Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton
- Experience the career trajectory of a band becoming more and more popular
- Improve your in-game career by performing in the same venues as Aerosmith once did
Set list
Nipmuc - Originally performed by Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
- Originally performed by Cheap Trick - Dream Police
- Aerosmith - Make It
- Aerosmith - Uncle Salty
- Aerosmith - Draw the Line
Max's KS - Originally performed by Joan Jett - I hate myself for loving you
- Originally performed by The Kinks - All day and all of the night
- Aerosmith - Movin' Out
- Aerosmith - No Surprize
- Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
The Orpheum - Originally performed by The Clash - Complete Control
- Originally performed by New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
- Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge
- Aersomith - Ragdoll
- Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator
Half Time Show - Originally performed by Lenny Kravitz - Always on the Run
- Originally performed by Black Crowes - Hard to Handle
- Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle
- Aerosmith - Beyond Beautiful
- Aerosmith - Dream On
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Capture the Essence of Aerosmith
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Play as Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton
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| | Synopsis
Just like rock 'n' roll, Aerosmith lives on. But the band didn't always enjoy the fame and fortune it does today. See what it was like for these once-unknown musicians to skyrocket to stardom in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. This adventure for the amazing Guitar Hero series puts you in the shoes of Aerosmith members Joe Perry, Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton as you rock out alongside lead singer Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer. Experience all the steps of their rise to fame, from their first gig to thei r days as rock royalty.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith challenges you to progress to the top by performing in the same venues as the band did throughout its illustrious career. Along the way, you can jam to many of Aerosmith's greatest hits, as well as songs by other popular artists that the band has performed with or been inspired by in some way. No matter which tune you try, you'll have hours of fun emulating these famous rock legends. Can you measure up to a band that's sold more than 150 million albums worldwide? |
Product Description
Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, 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. ?Draw the Line? - Aerosmith ?I Hate Myself for Loving You? - Joan Jett ?All Day and All of the Night? - The Kinks ?Movin' Out? - Aerosmith ?No Surprize? - Aerosmith ?Sweet Emotion? - Aerosmith ?Complete Control? - The Clash ?Personality Crisis? - New York Dolls ?Livin' on the Edge? - Aerosmith ?Rag Doll? - Aerosmith ?Love in an Elevator? - Aerosmith ?Kings and Queens? - Aerosmith ?Mama Kin? - Aerosmith ?Walk This Way? - Aerosmith ?Combination? - Aerosmith
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| Customer Reviews:
I Wanted More July 1, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
To be fair to everyone, I should state that I am approaching this item as a forty-something man who has been familiar with Aerosmith almost from the start of their career. While I am not a devoted Aerosmith fan, I have owned a number of their albums over the years and was happy that they revived their career after so many difficulties. I knew before I bought this game that it would feature mostly Aerosmith with songs from all stages of their time as a band, and of the forty songs in the game, there are twenty-four Aerosmith and three Joe Perry songs. One does not have to idolize Aerosmith to enjoy this game, but it would obviously help.
Here are the problems I found with the game.
1. Although we are supposed to be following the band's career, the songs do not appear in chronological order.
2. When the "star power" functions, the audience does not clap along to the beat of the song. It follows an arbitrary fixed rhythm that does not change from song to song. This glitch adversely affects play when one attempts to follow rhythm as well as visual cues.
3. The accompanying tour book indicates that perhaps at the last minute, the game company had to rely on cover versions of songs rather than originals. So, we do not have the New York Dolls, Mott the Hoople, the Kinks, or the Black Crowes in this game as originally rumored. We have art work in the tour book with those names erased, however. To their credit, the game developers now prominently name the cover bands during game play, and I actually like the new arrangement of "All the Young Dudes" that features a guitar solo at the end.
4. The playlist is stingy. I am happy to find The Cult and Joan Jett in the game. I would have liked to have seen more bands that have influenced Aerosmith and more that have been influenced by them in turn, to provide more context. And, honestly, Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" shows up on practically every 70s rock compilation around, so I'm ambivalent about its being in this product, too. No offense intended to the Nugent fans, but he did record a lot more than that song (maybe not "Stranglehold," but "Motor City Madhouse" would work just fine). Further, there are no current, breaking bands on this disc; including them would have made a stronger argument for Aerosmith's legacy--the newest non-Aerosmith songs on here are from the early 90s.
5. I do not think I have gotten all that talented on Guitar Hero, but I when I played the first few levels in easy mode, I creamed them. This game starts off much easier than Guitar Hero III. I suspect that this game is intended more for dads than for the kids, and the game producers have dumbed it down accordingly. I prefer to play games as tough as those intended for my kids; this easy mode could be a bit more challenging.
Still, the game works well, and I am happy to have gotten the option to purchase the bundle with the guitar so my family can play co-op mode of this game and Guitar Hero III. Still, I suspect we'll be playing GH3 more than this one.
Finally, if the company really wants to go for specific demographics, perhaps it should consider genre games rather than band-specific games. Guitar Hero III is predominantly metal, but it contains enough mainstream rock to have a broader appeal. I imagine a southern rock genre game would appeal to a number of older Guitar Hero fans, and considering the guitar-heavy sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, and the like, that game could give players a mighty workout.
In conclusion, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for Wii will provide exactly what the packaging says. Like Guitar Hero III, it lets parents and kids share music. It draws musical connections some might not immediately recognize. It's fun to play, and it works. I just wish they had done more with the concept.
Rocking The Wii Way June 29, 2008
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
When it comes to music games, they've always shown their stuff very well for the PS3, Playstation 2, and Xbox 360. Unfortunately, where music games are the strengths of other video games systems, that sadly has been the weakness for the Nintendo Wii. After a pair of dissapoiments from Guitar Hero III, where gamers were having trouble hearing the songs they were jamming to in stereo sound, and with the recent release of Rock Band that unfortunately lacks in online gaming and downloading new songs to jam to and those extra tracks are set to be released as seperate game discs for the Wii starting in July. While die hard Guitar Hero fans are anxiously awaiting Guitar Hero IV, they now have a new chance to Walk This Wii-Way.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for the Nintendo Wii, is the latest spin-off in the video game franchise. While the last spin-off, Guitar hero: Rocks The 80's was only available for the Playstation 2, this is the first spin-off available for the Wii. The game features many of Aerosmith's big hits from their 4 decades as Rock Gods. While you get to jam to most of the tracks from them including some of their classics like Back In The Saddle, Love In An Elevator, the 1987 hit Rag Doll, their standard signature song Dream On, as well as some of Steven Tyler and company with some of their lesser-known songs here including Make It, Uncle Salty and No Surprize. But, it isn't just Aerosmith alone with their tracks. Other artists have guest spots with their great songs that inspired Aerosmith including Cheap trick with Dream Police, Lenny Kravitz with Always On The Run, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts with I Hate Myself For Loving You. The graphics look great and the gameplay really feels a bit more refreshing for Wii gamers than Rock Band because you can battle against others online, as well as play your way through career mode where you can unlock more songs to master with your guitar, and battle in co-op mode.
While sadly, I wish there could've been a bit more songs from Aerosmith's career to master like Crazy and I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing to play, when it comes down to the great music games for the Nintendo Wii, while gamers might feel more enthusiastic about Rock Band on the Wii, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is really a better buy for your money and to jam to great music with. While there are many fans anxiously awaiting to see what makes Guitar Hero IV develop, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is definitely one that strums into the way of Joe Perry's rifts and Aerosmith's hearts.
Graphics: B
Sound: B+
Control: B+
Fun & Enjoyment: B- for solo gamers, B+ for multiplayer and online action
Overall: B-
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