Guitar Hero: Aerosmith takes the reigns and runs with the first full game based on a single band’s music. Aerosmith has the honor and the extensive music catalog for the task. Sporting over 40 new songs and venues, the game is essentially an expansion pack for the wildly successful Guitar Hero III, albeit a very good one.
Guitar Hero games have never been about insane graphics. Most of the time, you don’t even see them while playing. But behind the fretboard, there is a lot going on. The characters and environments have been improved slightly from Guitar Hero III, with some motion captured Aerosmith characters for most of the game. Steven Tyler has never looked so digital and Joe Perry’s shredding is pretty cool in the Guitar Hero style. There are six new venues that chronicle the history of the band, from their early days trying to get signed all the way up to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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February 15, 2008 – 3:30 pm
Have you ever sat down to play Guitar Hero and thought “Gee this needs more Aerosmith”? If you have, and I know many of us surely have, your prayers are being answered. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is set to rock your Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2 this June.
[Joe] Perry adds, “On a larger scale, it’s cool for us to be pioneers helping to rebuild the music industry through a format like video games. It’s great for rock since the record companies are struggling to make sense of how things are changing. Fans want to get and experience music in new formats–and there are going to be some of them who will play the game, then pick up the guitar for real and start bands. It’s what’s happening now, and it’s only going to build more momentum in the future. It’s a massive change for the music business.”
As an added bonus, Guitar Hero III fans will get a free downloadable version of “Dream On” on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 from February 16th - 18th (as in this weekend only). I’m not really sure how this one will do. I think a lot of the appeal of Guitar Hero is the variety, and I think even hardcore Aerosmith fans might get a bit bored by only playing songs from one band. We’ll see how it plays out though.
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November 21, 2007 – 11:38 am
Neversoft, Bungie, Activision/RedOctane, and Microsoft have decided they want to thank you for spending tons of money on their games. On Thursday, you’ll be able to download the Halo theme (MJOLNIR Mix) for FREE for Guitar Hero III on Xbox 360 only.
From the press release:
“It’s a real pleasure to hear one of the best loved and most iconic themes from Bungie’s Halo Universe in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,” said Marty O’Donnell, Composer and Audio Director for Bungie Studios. “As longtime fans of the Guitar Hero® franchise, it was great to collaborate with Neversoft and Activision/RedOctane to offer this exciting free download to our fans.”
Sorry PS3 and Wii owners… maybe you’ll get something exclusive too.
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November 15, 2007 – 4:20 pm
It’s a guitar game day here at Loot Ninja. RedOctane and Activision today released some free content for Guitar Hero III. Free you say? Yes, it’s free. Unfortunately, it’s not anything new. Today’s content unleashes the Boss Battles tracks for Quick Play.
You can hop onto Xbox Live (and the PlayStation Network later today) and grab these three tracks, which include original songs by Slash and Tom Morello, as well as a rendition of Devil Went Down to Georgia.
I still wish they got the master track for Charlie Daniel’s classic song. Oh well, maybe next time.
October 11, 2007 – 10:33 am
The folks from Guitar Hero have decided to make an official community site where hardcore GH fans can all get together and get the inside scoop on the upcoming Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Fans can join teams on the site and compare their best scores, tracks, etc.
From the official press release:
Sunnyvale, CA – October 11, 2007 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), in partnership with Agora Games, a leading provider of online community development and in-game data collection, announced today that a new dedicated Guitar Hero community teaser website has launched, and fans can now visit www.GuitarHero.com to get a Backstage Pass to obtain insider information, news announcements, exclusive behind the scenes footage of Slash and other in-game talent, gameplay videos, and screenshots. Aspiring axe-shredders will also have the ability to pre-order and hear snippets from the set list of the highly anticipated title, Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock.
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October 4, 2007 – 8:57 am
Activision sent over a press release to let us know of 17 new tracks in Guitar Hero III. It looks more and more like that leaked set list is real. Here’s the new tracks:
- Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
- Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
- Stricken (by Disturbed)
- Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
- Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
- Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
- When You Were Young (by The Killers)
- Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
- Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
- Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
- Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
- Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
- Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
- Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
- The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
- Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)
Not having the master track for Devil Went Down to Georgia is a disappointment. How can anyone but Charlie Daniels rock that song properly?
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September 28, 2007 – 12:19 pm
The Sex Pistols are getting back together to re-record their smash hit “Anarchy in the U.K.” for Guitar Hero III.
The Sex Pistols were an obvious choice for Guitar Hero, having established themselves as the definitive punk band of the 1970s. Unable to locate the original multi-tracks for inclusion in the game, Activision invited the band back into the studio to re-record a couple of songs including “Anarchy in the U.K.” Original members John Lydon on vocals, guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook re-teamed with producer Chris Thomas, utilizing the original analog sound desk (circa 1969) that was built for George Martin at Air Studios, London, England in order to maintain the classic sound.
There looks to be a lot more master tracks in Guitar Hero III than previous games, which should add to the game. I can’t wait to start shredding to some new tracks.
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September 11, 2007 – 2:18 pm
Guitar Hero II is a real fun game and when I heard you could download games it got even better, until I heard the price tag of the songs. Many people have expressed the same level of dislike in the pricy songs yet here we are with more than two million single songs accessed through the Xbox LIVE Marketplace since April. That is a lot of downloads of items people complained about and with Guitar Hero III scheduled to feature Master Tracks, Original Songs and more Downloadable Content, Activision will be swimming in cash in no time.
From the press release:
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sep 11, 2007 - Downloadable Xbox 360 video game song packs for Activision, Inc.’s (Nasdaq:ATVI) Guitar HeroTM II hit multi-platinum status with more than 650,000 downloads through Xbox LIVE Marketplace® in less than five months, as defined by the music industry’s RIAA. Each downloadable pack contains three individual songs. Individual songs combined have topped the two million mark, making the Guitar Hero II packs some of the most downloaded content on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
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August 24, 2007 – 8:58 am
Xbox 360 owners will get a treat with a Guitar Hero III demo coming in October. The 5 song demo will be included on the 360 version of Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground on October 9th and two weeks later on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
The demo features five tracks set in the Desert Rock Tour venue. Players will be able to rock out to:
- Lay Down (by Priestess)
- Even Flow (by Pearl Jam)
- The Metal (by Tenacious D)
- Hit Me with your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benatar)
- Rock You like a Hurricane (as made famous by Scorpions)
Good selections there for a the demo. Too bad it’s not going to really move more copies of Proving Ground. I’m just going to wait for the demo to hit the Marketplace. I still haven’t decided whether I’m getting this and Rock Band for PS3 or 360.
You might be wondering why there’s no demo for the PS3. My guess is because no guitar is available yet for the PS3, so a demo would be pointless since you need to buy the game to get the guitar anyway.
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August 15, 2007 – 11:16 am
In an interview that RedOctane co-founder, Charles Huang, had with CNET he confirmed that their team is working with Nintendo, through some engineering issues in order to get out the new Guitar Hero III game on the DS. Also discussed are a unique peripheral for the GH game on the DS and also a promise of a unique style of play. We are all looking forward to this title on a handheld, should be great.
CNET.com.au: What can you tell us about Guitar Hero III DS?
CH: We are working on that. We’re exploring a lot of things. We’re hoping to really bring the experience to the DS and to do some very, very different approaches. We’re working through a lot of engineering issues with Nintendo. I actually came from a set of meetings with them last week about this. While the technical path hasn’t been set yet, we intend for this to be a very unique experience just like Guitar Hero was on consoles. This will play probably unlike any other DS game that has come out, and at this stage, that’s all I’m afraid we can talk about until we have the engineering paths laid out with Nintendo.
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