GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH | FEATURING STEVEN TYLER AND JOE PERRY
FIFTH VERSION OF GUITAR HERO FEATURES 19 AEROSMITH TRACKS
While recording 12 Platinum (10 of those multi-plat) albums and 21 songs on the Billboard Top 40, Aerosmith has made a name for themselves because of their hard rock mentality mixed with influences of pop and blues. And the game Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is a tribute to their success more than a serious video game.
Following up the highest-selling video game of 2007, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith follows the career of the Boston-based band. It starts at Nipmuc High School in the early 70s, where your band shreds through “Dream Police” (by Cheap Trick) and “All The Young Dudes” (made popular by Mott the Hoople, covered by WaveGroup) before Aerosmith is brought on stage and your journey begins. You play through Aerosmith’s career, visiting Moscow, The Orpheum Theater, and Max’s Kansas City, among others. Classics such as “Dream On”, “Love in an Elevator” and “Livin’ on the Edge” are available to play.
Critically, this game was very interesting for me. I had only heard 2 Aerosmith songs: “Dream On”, which played during the ending credits of the movie Miracle, and “Train Kept a Rollin’”, which appeared on the game Rock Band. But I found some new songs that I enjoy, and not just from Aerosmith. “Dream Police” is the first song and maybe the best out of the non-Aerosmith tracks. “Cat Scratch Fever” from Ted Nugent is also a hit in my book. Run-D.M.C.’s “King of Rock” was also fun to jam on. It is probably the first time that the Guitar Hero franchise has taken on rap/rock. Maybe we can see some Family Force 5 on Guitar Hero: World Tour…
From the Aerosmith catalog comes “Dream On.” I also liked playing “Mama Kin” and “Toys in the Attic.”
In summary, I did not find anything extremely exciting coming out of this game except for playing “Dream On.” But if you are an Aerosmith/Guitar Hero fan, this is a must-buy.
