Customer Reviews

Guitar Hero Aerosmith Bundle

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(14)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

A few weeks ago I borrowed Guitar Hero III from a friend, and thought it was the greatest thing since amplifier distortion. I figured I'd get the new Aerosmith edition so that between the two of us, we'd have both games. Well, at least I saved him a few bucks. First off, I will say that the guitar controller is cool, and there's nothing wrong with the game mechanics. The bottom line is that the game just isn't as good as the previous game. Why isn't as good?

1. Fewer songs
2. Less variety of songs
3. All old Aerosmith tunes, nothing from the 90's/Alicia Sylverstone video era to today.
4. Small annoyances that were added to make this game 'different', although it's nearly identical to the previous version.
5. Did I say no variety? I mean, Aerosmith is cool and all, but they could have put more songs on the disk.

So, that's my beef. Maybe I'll save someone a few bucks on here besides the biggest fans of Aerosmith.

Since Activision and Neversoft took control of the Guitar Hero franchise, we've been getting a steady stream of sequels and spin-off's, with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith being the latest game in the series. Featuring a pretty good collection of songs spanning Aerosmith's long career, you'll find that besides adding the Aerosmith-themed presentation, the game itself is basically identical to Guitar Hero III. This isn't really a bad thing, but considering this is a full-priced game, it would have been nice if there would have been a little more overall variations. The track list here is quite good though, with even some bonus tracks from Joe Perry's Joe Perry Project to find and play too, along with some bonus interviews with the band. Getting through the game isn't that much of a challenge though if you're a Guitar Hero veteran, as the game proves to be not all that difficult compared to previous Guitar Hero games. It should also go without saying that if you aren't a fan of Aerosmith, this probably isn't for you. All in all, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is an enjoyable diversion that fans of the band will get a lot of enjoyment out of for a while, but in the end, the game doesn't offer enough bang for your buck.

If you bought this on sale its great, If you bought it full price you should have went ahead an got the actual guitar hero game. Considering most official guitars (not one's made by secondary companies that have bad warranties) are around 40 to 80 dollars, getting this product on sale for 45 dollars or less is great because you only spent 5 dollars on the game and got an official guitar. Yes, there aren't that many songs, but you can just buy another game and use the same guitar.

The best part of GH Aerosmith for the Wii is the guitar. It's the same as the GH3 guitar, but with an Aerosmith faceplate. Too bad the bundle costs the same as the PS3/Xbox version, although all the hardware technology (motion sensors, wireless, etc) is in the Wii remote, but that's also true of GH3.

The song choices are extremely poor. I'm a fairly big Aerosmith fan, but I tend to forget that over their 30+ year career, they've made a lot of less than stellar songs. Somehow, a lot of these songs managed to find their way into the game. Also, the graphic quality is poor, even compared to GH3 on the Wii. Don't expect Steven Tyler and Joe Perry to look as good as Slash did in GH3.

Overall the game's a pretty big disappointment, and the negatives seem to be things that could have been easily fixed.

In my opinion, today's music games like rock band and guitar hero are the most fun multiplayer games so any guitar hero game is good in my opinion. The aerosmith bundle is a great place to start, its incredibly cheap and the guitar can be used if you decide to get guitar hero world tour.

The gameplay is nothing special, but its guitar hero and that means fun! I personally grew up listening to classic rock thanks to my dad, so I love the songs, but they may not be appealing to today's generation.

*note* I think the gameplay is significantly harder than rock band games and it's nice to be challenged

The guitar is awesome, I think it looks fantastic and it feels very solid, and the price is unbeatable for an official guitar. It comes with the cool stickers and some sick aerosmith one's, even if you just want a guitar this is a good buy.

Overall no compliants, great game

This was a great purchase for the price. Got a second Guitar and the Aerosmith guitar hero game. The game has been a lot of fun especially when friends come over to play. I will agree that some of there more recent and notable songs didn't make the cut but I am a huge Aerosmith fan so it didn't really matter to me. The only downside was that the game was rather short, but it is still fun to thrown in to play a few songs in between guitar hero III and guitar hero world tour.

The good:
1. The gameplay is good, it's a lot of fun as a party game - with 2 guitars.
2. Anybody 5 and up can play.
3. You don't need extra batteries for the wireless guitar. (uses the wii controller inside the guitar)

The bad:
1. Awful song selection. This is supposed to be Aeorosmith's guitar hero, but their most renowned records are left off. Why they would leave out just about every major song of theirs is beyond my comprehension, and the reason why I give it 2 stars. I felt mislead, expecting their best songs in here.
No Crying, no Amazing, no Janie;s Got a gun, no Crazy, no.... you get the picture.

I am in the 40's + age, and I have Guitar Hero III. Growing up and loving Aerosmith songs I thought this would be much better than Guitar Hero III. I also was wanting another Guitar and this is the way to go, as it ends up a little bit cheaper. There is added handclapping, which is annoying, and does not keep time and as for the guitar solo parts, it doesn't feel like you are the one playing the solo. Guitar Hero III is much better. I will play them both, but I have to agree with the majority on this, they could have done much better! If this is your first purchase of Guitar Hero, go with Guitar Hero III. By far the winner.

I love Aerosmith and I love this set!! The guitar is really cool and the songs are fun to sing along with while you are rockin out!!!