'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' Announced

Activision Inc on Friday unveiled a new "Guitar Hero" video game focusing on the rock band Aerosmith, taking the billion-dollar franchise in a new direction.

Called "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith," the new game will arrive in stores this summer, a surprise to many analysts and fans who had expected the next title to come out closer to the year-end holiday shopping season.

Aerosmith, known for hits such as "Dream On" and "Sweet Emotion," is the top-selling American rock band of all time, with sales of 66.5 million albums in the United States alone.

The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band. The price has not yet been set.

"The premise is that it's going to cover the 30-plus years of the band, from high school all the way through the rock superstardom of today," Kai Huang, head of Activision's RedOctane unit, which guides development of the franchise, told Reuters in an interview.

In the "Guitar Hero" games, players try to press colored buttons on a guitar-shaped controller in time with notes cascading down the screen. If the notes are hit, the song plays properly, and the player earns points.

Since the original "Guitar Hero" was released in late 2005, the series has gone on to sell more than $1 billion. Depending on the version, a bundle including the game and a controller costs from $80-$100, while the stand-alone game costs $40-$60.

When Activision reported quarterly earnings last week, analysts grilled the company on its plans for the franchise, expressing concern that sales would slow this year because many players who bought earlier versions with guitars would opt to buy the lower-price stand-alone game disks.

Huang said Activision had not yet decided whether it would offer a special controller with the Aerosmith game.

More info at Yahoo! News.

Comments

[BlindMelon45]

gay...unless you love GH and Aerosmith. I dont have a problem with Aerosmith. Just i think Guitar Hero sucks.

[Zapfire]

Sweet, I love both guitar hero and aerosmith, kinda weird to do only one band as a game though.

[thejester]

well i really enjoy guitar hero but am so-so with aerosmith so not sure if i would do this and spend my money on a more or less strictly aerosmith game.

[Eruption_Rocker]

YES!!!!! Finally, I get to play tunes off of Toys In The Attic, Get Your Wings (although Same Old Song And Dance was on GH3), Rocks (although Last Child was on GH2), the self-titled album, and several others!!!!! I love Aerosmith and Joe Perry is one of my favorite guitarists, since he has heavily influenced my playing style. This is a huge treat for me! ROCK ON, AEROSMITH!

[Boz0r]

Seems kinda lame unless you REALLY like Aerosmith. I'm definitely not buying a game with only one band.

[str84ever]

this is the worst idea ever. It's one band lol and Aerosmith of all bands. They haven't even got a #1 in the UK.

[Scorge]

BlindMelon45 wrote:

gay...unless you love GH and Aerosmith. I dont have a problem with Aerosmith. Just i think Guitar Hero sucks.

coming from a guy who has blind melon as his username, renders his opinion obsolete.
well this is a huge shocker because next to nobody thought this would be a smart business decision. this means they aren't stretching out to a lot of genres to reach the maximum number of people to entice into buying the game. i guess they have some freedom to explore new directions now. i will expect to see more guitar hero games in a similar fashion after they release the Aerosmith version, if it proves successful of course.

[joshua029]

Stratmaster458 wrote:

gay aerosmith doesn't deserve this

haha... i can think of better myself...

[Stampede]

Yeah this is a stupid idea.
Guitar hero hasn't presented anything new or innovative since the first release.
They need to take some notes from rock band.

[dpdogg]

this won't sell neeeeearly as many copies as the previous games...if they are going to make an entire game dedicated to one band, they should release them more frequently, like one every 2 months or something...a hardcore gh fan might not buy this unless they are also a huge aerosmith fan...i think this will hurt the franchise financially...but who knows.

[mp3stalin]

Stampede wrote:

Yeah this is a stupid idea.
Guitar hero hasn't presented anything new or innovative since the first release.
They need to take some notes from rock band.

that's because only GH1, 2, and 80's were done by harmonix, then neversoft did 3 and harmonix did rock band ... so in essence... rock band is the REAL guitar hero 3.

[tommyt]

oooook, well i enjoy aerosmith but a whole game based on thier music seems a little pointless to me

now guitar hero : protest the hero i'd buy ....

[paul_brownell]

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

[jaybe2k4]

seems stupid to me as well, but i disagree with people who say they'll be losing money... "Aerosmith is the top-selling American rock band of all time" (didn't know that before) and there are hundreds of thousands of casual gamers who already have previous versions of GH; that's a huge installed base... and all Activision has to does is keep the same engine, with a few small tweaks. It'll probably be a lot like Rock the 80's was... maybe they'll have band skins (scary to think about Steven Tyler's virtual mug). Activion/Neversoft will probably milk this franchise dry by providing little in the way of innovation and releasing sequel after sequel. Ever heard of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater?

[Spoony_Bard]

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

That would rock, but no one would buy it, haha.

Why Aerosmith though? It seems strange to do an entire game off one band.

[sowhat360]

Stratmaster458 wrote:

gay aerosmith doesn't deserve this

and why not? they've been making new music for close to 40 years.....not many bands can say that.....stratmaster(i doubt it)

[gooooog]

why is actually easier to play a proper guitar than a crap little one with 5 buttons?

i meen dragon force most of ther songs r easy on guitar(cos its nearly all finger tapping) but on guitar hero its impossible. this game sucks buy rock band

[Renfordoggz]

allow all u pointless metalheads...live with it, lots of people like Aerosmith and because of this they chose them to be on this game. Machine Head (just for example) have not had such sales as aerosmith nor have they been around for as long so they don't chose them (but if they did i would definitely buy it!!:p)

[jaybe2k4]

i think they're overestimating the staying power of the brand though... it seems a lot of people are getting tired of the same old song and dance (sorry, couldn't resist)

[White_Venom1993]

Why Aerosmith? Why not Kiss?

[Snipe]

This is why I don't play Guitar Hero.

Rock Band, ftw.

[a7x.4_life]

mp3stalin wrote:

that's because only GH1, 2, and 80's were done by harmonix, then neversoft did 3 and harmonix did rock band ... so in essence... rock band is the REAL guitar hero 3.

good point.....

[killboypowerhed]

wow... I love guitar hero bur I hate Aerosmith.... what ever should I do?

[gallagher2006]

Too much of a good thing is bad...besides, Aerosmith have like 3 hits.

[FRDesign]

I love aerosmith. Ill be buying this lol

[Shread_6009]

str84ever :
this is the worst idea ever. It's one band lol and Aerosmith of all bands. They haven't even got a #1 in the UK.

i agree that only 1 band is a terrible idea, but just because bands don't have a number 1 doesnt mean theyre terrible. Ozzy Osbourne, the prince of darkness, got only 1 number 1 in all his years solo and with sabbath, and it was really a re-release. plus the ramones never got a hit ever, and theyre the most influential punk band ever.

[cookdizzle]

to the guy above a few places, I think Kiss would be a sweet idea

[sonofajinxxx]

LAME... i mean guitar hero, not areosmith

[LaminatorSGL]

Bad idea, even though I love Aerosmith (even more after seeing them live last year) Guitar Hero is getting so boring now, extremely repititive after playing the first 3.

[rocabilly]

We need a Buckethead guitar hero!

That would rock

[ethanw]

what the ****

they need to make like ****in GH METAL VERSION or
GH PUNK VERSION not ****in GH Aerosmith wtf

why do one band it'd be better if they at least did genres instead of ****ing Aerosmith then at least there would be a little variety not ****in Aerosmith every ****in song

this is stupid
im pissed

[NightEmbers]

I Really Love Aerosmith but come on

make Classic Rock GH with pink Floyd and Rolling stones and Zeppelin, and of course Aerosmith but not just one band

[Quantonyne]

i have nothing againt aerosmith or guitar hero...but aerosmith...i could understand the stones or led zep...hell even sabbath...but aerosmith.

i doubt i will get this

[Fight The Foo!]

Hmm... pretty lame. To be honest i dont really like Guitar Hero I think the choices of songs are utterly terrible apart from a few songs.

Making a game based soley on Aerosmith as well, sounds a bit s***.

And ethanw i totally agree with you! a GH Metal or punk versoin sounds pretty cool.

[bjovi400]

i love aerosmith, but hate guitar hero. damn, what should i do. uhhhhh...im going to listen to areosmith.

[Punks|Not|Dead]

they need to make like ****in GH METAL VERSION or
GH PUNK VERSION not ****in GH Aerosmith wtf

I'd buy the GH Punk version =]

[Captain Insano]

Seems a little hit or miss to me. I think Guitar Hero has always had a lot of varity. I think this kinda ruins that.

[mylamentdreams]

how about this for an idea. take a successful concert series and turn it into a game featuring bands how have played the concert. Ozzfest, Warped Tour, or how about Woodstock even. I for one think a GH: OzzFest would be killer. It could feature some amazing bands and songs just look who all has played ozzfest...hell I just want a System of a Down song or two personally on one game sometime :p

[Mojo89]

BlindMelon45 wrote:

gay...unless you love GH and Aerosmith. I dont have a problem with Aerosmith. Just i think Guitar Hero sucks.

aerosmith is the epitome of commercial sell out and this just further more shows it

[defleppard87]

Aerosmiths one of my favourite bands. So this is good news to me.

[the_white_bunny]

i could see that for metallica or zeppelin or van halen.... but aerosmith... sounds like they need money///

[Wra1th1s]

To all the people going "r0cK bnad FTW!!!!!"

It's just Guitar Hero with drums and vocals. And only the drums is any fun, otherwise it's been-there-done-that. They should just released Drum Hero.

On topic, Aerosmith? Really? Better do a (Insert genre here) version of Guitar Hero than one band.

[SL!!!]

This is a terrible idea. Why would you make a game featuring only one band? This is stupid.

[Stampede]

mp3stalin wrote:

Stampede wrote:

Yeah this is a stupid idea.
Guitar hero hasn't presented anything new or innovative since the first release.
They need to take some notes from rock band.


that's because only GH1, 2, and 80's were done by harmonix, then neversoft did 3 and harmonix did rock band ... so in essence... rock band is the REAL guitar hero 3.

You are correct sir. Neversoft are gettin filthy rich releasing junk Guitar Hero releases.

I'll wait around til the next one from Harmonix.

[ashowe]

^ All of the bands in the above post + all of Ozzy's guitarists over the years, and if they finally get the rights, ACDC. All five of those would make for better GH games than Guitar Hero - Aerosmith. Fucking queer.

[CommanderCool22]

What about guitar hero LED ZEPPELIN?????!!!!!

[warlord666]

kick ass man aerosmith rules!!!!!

[FallenSaint]

f*ck that
Make the big four in thrash guitar hero
with some 90's groove like pantera and white zombie

[EclipseNine]

once they handed development of guitar hero over to neversoft (the guys who crank out a tony hawk every year) I stopped playing guitar hero. Harmonix did a much better job, and when harmonix and red octane were working together it was about the rock, not the money. This is just another quickie cash out like rocks the 80's

[perilouspete]

the_white_bunny wrote:

i could see that for metallica or zeppelin or van halen.... but aerosmith... sounds like they need money///

any of those first three bands would be amazing...but yeah aerosmith just seams like a safe choice because of the mass appeal, but not the best choice when it comes to playing guitar hero. i wanna play songs from a band that is KNOWN for their guitar riffs...aerosmith is a good band but i don't think it'll be all that fun to play most of those songs.

[i_am_metalhead]

Stratmaster458 wrote:

gay aerosmith doesn't deserve this

There isnt anyone who deserves it more.

Aerosmith are gods and legends. This will be awesome.

[Wra1th1s]

FallenSaint wrote:

f*ck that
Make the big four in thrash guitar hero
with some 90's groove like pantera and white zombie

+1 But with extra emphasis on THRASH!! There's more to it than the big four ya know!

[dooncan]

why do it on one band???
why not do it on several real rock icons like AC/DC,led zepplin and metallica etc.

[roarinflames]

i heard they had plans for "guitar-villian" before harmonix split...

i wonder what that would've been like...

probably all underground stuff

[xberserkx]

this is gonna fail

[Breakfast_Rock]

Reading comprehension FTL:

The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band.

This means it's NOT all Aerosmith, just mostly Aerosmith =P

[punkrockdude2]

well this is going to be a big bomb. im sick of aerosmith and im sure alot of people arent going to buy this cuz of them. this is like a number one way of doing that "selling out" thing people are always whining about. i wonder how much they paid them to make this? its going to suck when they rake in -300 million dollars.

[pyrojt07]

This is going to be a failer.

[-blaze-]

No seriously.... what in Fudges name is this?

[Wra1th1s]

Breakfast_Rock wrote:

Reading comprehension FTL:
The game will feature about 30 Aerosmith songs as well as others from various acts that have opened for the band.
This means it's NOT all Aerosmith, just mostly Aerosmith =P

Still it's probably gonna be hidden away in the bonus tracks of, what, like 15? Bonus tracks are not the big selling point here.

[Chinfrim]

ffs, just put their songs downloadable.

[goon316]

Unless they plan on charging less than $30 for this I think it will be a big flop. I think Aerosmith has some great songs but I can only think of about 10 that I would really want to play on guitar hero.

[5_Strings]

xberserkx wrote:

this is gonna fail

+1

[noodlegts]

i was going to simply post "gay" then realized that like 15 other people did that already..

Aerosmith???? Really????

I mean I realize they sold lots of records, but do the type of people who play GH want popular music or music with sweet riffs?

GH metal version FTW!!!

[NightEmbers]

someone should link these comments over to Neversoft and till them to just cease transmission with this thing.

[punkrockdude2]

thats a negitvie 300 million

[Joey Radical]

I like both Guitar Hero and Aerosmith, but isn't it going to get boring with only Aerosmith songs?

[Drokan14]

why aerosmith
Yeh ok there a good band
But why not
Metallica
Megadeth..

[punkrockdude2]

steven tyler saw bret michaels on guitar hero 3 and he wanted to see him self in guitar hero so he suggested this end of story this is going to be an EPIC FAIL

[Icarus166s]

This is a necessary precedent. It's all leading up to
Guitar Hero: Led Zeppelin

[skippy_moogoose]

this was announced ages ago
why is everyone acting so freakin surprised??

they need to make like ****in GH METAL VERSION or
GH PUNK VERSION not ****in GH Aerosmith wtf

yeah, I think that is the way to go, different Genre's, rather than seperate bands

but if Tool or Maiden ever got one, or "Bass Hero" for Primus....*sigh* a bassist can dream

[duncang]

Scorge wrote:

BlindMelon45 wrote:

gay...unless you love GH and Aerosmith. I dont have a problem with Aerosmith. Just i think Guitar Hero sucks.

coming from a guy who has blind melon as his username, renders his opinion obsolete.
well this is a huge shocker because next to nobody thought this would be a smart business decision. this means they aren't stretching out to a lot of genres to reach the maximum number of people to entice into buying the game. i guess they have some freedom to explore new directions now. i will expect to see more guitar hero games in a similar fashion after they release the Aerosmith version, if it proves successful of course.

Well, presumably Aerosmith's label are offering them a lot of money to do this, so they aren't really designing the game to shift as many copies as their previous titles have.

[saphrax]

I could understand a Hendrix version of GH, but Aeorsmith?

[Black Revolver]

thats gonna be bollocks

[ReiDSaN]

If you don't like Aerosmith, then can you please stop whining about it? I suggest you go to the absolutely shocking length of not buying the bloody thing.

And this isn't necessarily even a major release - it certainly isn't Guitar Hero 4. For all we know, they'll shell it out for £20 as a kind of mission-pack for the hardcore Aerosmith or GH fans. They could make a variety of different versions of games like this, I imagine they could do one every three months, and that'd be great because eventually someone you like will get featured. Besides, if a rollercoaster based on Aerosmith can make a profit, there's no reason a videogame can't.

[Cobalt Blue]

I guess Aerosmith would be a safe bet if they're going to pick any 1 band... They're pretty universally liked... enough to sell s shit load of games? not sure though, I know a lot of people who like the band, but not many die hard fans.

[surethingmrvai]

O
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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS IVE HEARD ALL YEAR

[Da Guitar Masta]

haha thats kind of... yeah.

i'm still wating for guitar hero RADIOHEAD EDITION

[JustinBrand]

zep would be an amazing GH but why wasnt zep on 1,2,3 or rock band... they are too high and mighty to get any of their songs on the game... and Aerosmith is a very stunning band but this game just won't have enough variety... GH needs a metal edition because metal would be all the hardest stuff to challenge people that can already pass everything... not cause metal is always the hardest, but because it is the fastest and that is what makes guitar hero hard.

[Big_Rat]

Pointless.

[kryptonite22]

even if it was for one of my favourite bands i dont think id buy it.

[Qasur]

I think it's just that they're having problems getting the rights to too many good artists, groups, and bands.

Aerosmith are good. I think it'll be neat. As long as it comes out for the Wii, I'll buy it. I'm a huge fan of Aerosmith (as I personally love blues-rock.)

As a note, if you like Led Zeppelin, then blues-rock stuff like Aerosmith should be very much up your alley.

Now, I do aggre that they half-way sold out when Steve Tyler stopped writing his own lyrics in the early 90's (when they re-kindled their careers after spending the early 80's getting off of drugs), but they still make good music and Perry is still an amazing guitarist.

[AC/DCROCK93]

stupid idea
im sick of aerosmith on guitar hero.
where r bands like AC/DC, Zeppelin,Trivium, HIM and bullet for my valentine

[fieryfenderz]

Also this idea is a retarded idea. To base a whole game around one band is stupid

[tommytomtomtom]

why not do AC/DC that would be a freakin sweet one, or Led Zeppelin!.... wait both!!!!! it could be called "Guitar Hero: Most Ass-Kicking Bands Ever"
imagine a guitar hero w/ stairway to heaven and thunderstruck!

[Korzack]

lol 'Guitar Hero: Tribute bands'
I see... The new guys have decided the best way to go with the brand is to use celeb endorsing. Aerosmith are still huge, so obviously will help shift units as an expansion pack, and is US-friendly as well, where most of their marketing goes. So for business alone, its' a sound idea as a game for the causal player and big aerosmith fans, but as a videogame itself it is pretty weak

[PDMChubby]

AC/DC, Ted Nugent, Guns n Roses, Cheap Trick and Lenny Kravitz have all opened for Aerosmith at some point in time, and they co-headlined with KISS and Motley Crue... just put some AC/DC in there and I'll probably rent it or something.

[Menza_]

stupidest idea ever! man Why don't they just release half ass expansion packs like Rock the 80's. Like Guitar Hero: Thrash Till you Die or Guitar Hero Punk Edition

[kid jesus]

Spoony_Bard wrote:

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

That would rock, but no one would buy it, haha.

Why Aerosmith though? It seems strange to do an entire game off one band.

lol i'd buy it. that'd be badass. and spoony bard, awesome user name =]

[666noft]

This is like the best ****ing idea EVER!!!!! I'll buy this! 100%

[Dallen_007]

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

omg, that would be amazing.

[Altered_Life]

haha wait for GH:Metallica That will be one LONG ASS game haha

[zoso rld]

well to me areosmith makes sense, i mean 30 years, that creates a s*** load of music to choose from. And also everbody has heard of aerosmith. I think they are depending on the natural curiousness of the human race to lead to more sales.

[Les Paul Ell]

I LOVE Aerosmith, shame I don't have any of the consoles that this'll be on. Still, nothing stops me from trying to learn all their songs on real guitar so I couldn't care less

[Ian T Masters]

Thank god it's not for the worst band of all time - Kiss.

I want a Doors guitar hero or atleast some songs on rock band.

[sav46e]

why are so many folk moanin? If you dont like them then dont buy it, if u really like gh for its playability(iif thats a word) then doesnt really matter what songs ur playin. they aint bringin this out instead of another version, its an extra. they prob will release other spin off versions if this works. I think they should do a joe perry signature controller for it too, may as well. it aint totally 1 band either, read the article, says bands that have supported them too. And folk sayin why aerosmith, they are biggest sellin rock band ever in America. course thats where ud start with these spin off games. I think if they made these versions few bucks cheaper and released them few times a year, with signature guitars would work perfect.

[TheBurningFish]

I would've thought a Guitar Hero: 50 Years would've been a better choice. Where you start off in the 60's, with Blue Cheer, Cream, Hendrix etc. and move on to 70's with Led Zep and The Clash etc. and eventually you get to 2008. If they released this at 2010 it'd be awesome.

[David_Bowie=GOD]

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

I second that idea. That would be pretty sweet I would buy it but sadly i dont think a lot of people would. Guitar hero is ok, but rock band is much better. I'm not a big fan of aerosmith though so im not gonna be buying this. They're ok though. I'd buy another guitar hero game like rocks the 80s where its songs from a time period or genre. Like if they did Guitar hero rocks the 90s or Guitar hero Alternative, Guitar hero rocks the 70s, Guitar hero Punk, or Guitar hero metal... id buy any of those but i really dont care for aerosmith, makin the game around one band isnt very smart, no matter how much people like aerosmith its still not a smart move on neversoft and activisions part. They will prolly do to GH what they did to Tony Hawk series, make it the same thing every time no reason to buy the new one if you got the one 2 years ago.

[Wra1th1s]

pyrojt07 wrote:

surethingmrvai wrote:

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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS IVE HEARD ALL YEAR

Wow you are a stupid person. GH is a good game but doing a whole game based on one person, it like Gh rock of 80. Not a hit. This will hurt Gh. Now if they did a whole game based on Metal like bands like Mudvayne, Slipknot and not just before i forget, Soad , Thats would be a hit.

None of those bands are Metal, but I like SoaD all the same.

Menza_ wrote:

stupidest idea ever! man Why don't they just release half ass expansion packs like Rock the 80's. Like Guitar Hero: Thrash Till you Die or Guitar Hero Punk Edition

Exactly

[Nor'Easterbass]

does this mean they might do a "good" band like metallica? that would be nasty beyond belief.

[diablomastabarb]

I don't get it. Aerosmith are an oldies band, and they're marketing to a younger audience. Most kiddies havn't even heard of Aerosmith! I don't know how Activision expects to turn a profit on this one.

[YouAreDirt]

This is a stupid idea. Sure, one Aerosmith song in GH is fine. "Last Child" was fun, but that's the best I think it's gonna get. But 30 songs of the same band? Lame. Definetly not buying it.

[sowhat360]

it's funny how all the british people on here are dogging the good ole american rock band aerosmith.....go drink your tea

[bigaleff]

Metallica Hero has already been made (by me), but you need to customize your GH disc and mod your PS2 to play it. Details at my website:
http://www.geocities.com/leff527

[CanCan]

This is going to fail.

[smalRaptor]

That's a pretty terrible concept. Well, the series was bound to sell out sooner or later. Looks like it'll be sooner than later.

[Steve The Plank]

This is destined to fail.

[ILikeDirt320]

hey i enjoy the GH games (am i going to buy this, no) but here's the thing i'd rather them use Aerosmith than to exploit one of my favorite bands. you know what i'm talking about you'll be having a conversation with one of your fellow metalheads and you'll be like you know "laid to rest" and somebody who overheard you will pop in and say "that's in guitar hero" and there is nothing i hate more, it's like yea and it's also a song

[ILikeDirt320]

what i'm sayin is although i'd enjoy playing a more metal version of GH i wouldn't want them to release it and exploit good songs to people who don't know anything about metal

[perilouspete]

FallenSaint wrote:

f*ck that
Make the big four in thrash guitar hero
with some 90's groove like pantera and white zombie

if they want to make a truly awesome guitar hero for people who just love to play guitar and love metal, they should focus on:
Megadeth
Metallica
Pantera
Lamb of God
Children of Bodom
Black Label Society
Ozzy
Black Sabbath

[surethingmrvai]

pyrojt07 wrote:

surethingmrvai wrote:

O
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THIS IS THE BEST NEWS IVE HEARD ALL YEAR

Wow you are a stupid person. GH is a good game but doing a whole game based on one person, it like Gh rock of 80. Not a hit. This will hurt Gh. Now if they did a whole game based on Metal like bands like Mudvayne, Slipknot and not just before i forget, Soad , Thats would be a hit.

lol

[dieamberdie]

Dallen_007 wrote:

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete


omg, that would be amazing.

indeed i would like to add that claudio and travis should be unlockable characters along with their respective guitars and possibly have song back from Shabutie for unlockable songs

[MadMojo]

Wow- pretty shocking they'd base a game off one band, I agree. But I'll probably buy it seeing as Joe Perry has some bad-ass riffs. Sure they're not metal riffs chug chugging along, but I personally love blues-rock too. And if you want the challenge of playing hard-ass metal - play it on real guitar! I can't stand playing uber fast riffs on that damn flimsy GH controller - I feel like the damn thing is gonna break every time.

[MrDude]

They're only doing this because Aerosmith sold the rights to like half their songs. Its a cheap move on Activision's half.

[studwig]

guitar hero sucks, who cares if they just put aerosmith in it? its still gonna be exactly the same as the original guitar hero. that game got old in about a month, adding new songs doesn't make the game new. I like Aerosmith but it didn't surprise me that they would be the band. They are one of the most commercial bands ever.

[ajj_89]

they should do guitar hero metallica. that would be worth buying...but then again lars would demand the game to be worth a fortune so that he can get money from each song. those guys don't like handing out their songs without involving lawyers.

[screamsoftly]

This is probably the lamest thing I've ever heard. This better be $20 at most.

[St.Loony]

What in the name of everythin holy? Is this sort of joke? Maybe an early April Fools? This can't be serious.

[korbhag]

They're just releasing as much crap as they can before the whole world realize that Rock Band is a thousand times better...

[riteso]

Aerosmith, the most overrated band in the world ever apart from U2

[MetalMilitia212]

That's fanboyism at it's worst. First of ll, it's not gonna sell nearly as much as a regular old Guitar Hero game, and second, it's gonna be just as easy to make.

[korn_dawg]

Scorge wrote:

BlindMelon45 wrote:

gay...unless you love GH and Aerosmith. I dont have a problem with Aerosmith. Just i think Guitar Hero sucks.

coming from a guy who has blind melon as his username, renders his opinion obsolete.
well this is a huge shocker because next to nobody thought this would be a smart business decision. this means they aren't stretching out to a lot of genres to reach the maximum number of people to entice into buying the game. i guess they have some freedom to explore new directions now. i will expect to see more guitar hero games in a similar fashion after they release the Aerosmith version, if it proves successful of course.

Having a closed mind renders your opinion obsolete :P And yes, this is going to tank if Activision tries to capitalize on this instead of making it a moderately sized add-on. Guitar hero is fun in large part because it opens you up to bands you may not have heard of/listened to before.

[bigaleff]

Another shameless plug for my project: Metallica Hero has already been made.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEKDhp7GrKY

[Bonscott4ever]

I hope the do one for the Beatles. Now that imo would be awesome.

[toine]

aerosmith :s:s why make a gh about them :s there are better bands out there. but besides that i think it's boring to play a game about only 1 band :s

[YouAreDirt]

perilouspete wrote:

FallenSaint wrote:

f*ck that
Make the big four in thrash guitar hero
with some 90's groove like pantera and white zombie

if they want to make a truly awesome guitar hero for people who just love to play guitar and love metal, they should focus on:
Megadeth
Metallica
Pantera
Lamb of God
Children of Bodom
Black Label Society
Ozzy
Black Sabbath

How about widening your horizons a little? Cool as Pantera/more Zakk stuff would be... I want a Metal version of GH as much as everyone else, but they need the likes of:

Racer X (anything Gilbert has done, actually)
Coheed (they need some more, "Welcome Home" in Rock band? That's all we get?!)
MORE DETHKLOK


And by the way, Aerosmith can SUH-MAH-DUH

[Shread_6009]

CommanderCool22 :
What about guitar hero LED ZEPPELIN?????!!!!!

Led zeppelin was never commercial, only sell-outs would do something like this

[Hotbox]

I don't see what the big problem is. Its more than likely that Aerosmith are only going to be the first band to have their own game; whilst I'm pretty ambivalent about Aerosmith, a Guitar Hero: Iron Maiden or Foo Fighters would totally float my boat. As to whether or not it will succeed or 'fail', I'm fairly certain a big company like Activision (or whoever) will have done their market research and wouldn't go ahead with it if they didn't know they'd make a profit. Oh, and Zeppelin are pretty renowned for their unwillingness to give their songs to things such as this. By the way, this is the first time I've actually felt compelled to post a comment on a discussion on this website.

[XXm3t@lXX]

horrible

[grille]

no thanks do not like Aerosmith

[BoomBoxFace]

this is totally lame. Activision sucks.

[drumbum4life]

god ****ing damnit. and i was so proud of them when they made GH3 after that other piece of shit called encore. why the **** do they keep making shit?!

[daytripper75]

i probably wont get it.

i like Aerosmith, but not enough to buy a guitar hero game based almost entirely on their songs.

[drumbum4life]

also, TH is has been going down the shitter too... activision has lost their touch...

[Iakov]

Who's gonna buy this crap???

Does anybody remember Revolution X?

[Jayez]

FUCK AEROSMITH! that band is not that great...this sucks, ****ing activision i hate you

[GuitarJunkie]

there will be a guitar hero 4 this xmas. This one will do just as well as the guitar hero 80's they put out...which was horrible, or so i have heard.

[Fuzzbox91]

Hotbox wrote:

I don't see what the big problem is. Its more than likely that Aerosmith are only going to be the first band to have their own game; whilst I'm pretty ambivalent about Aerosmith, a Guitar Hero: Iron Maiden or Foo Fighters would totally float my boat. As to whether or not it will succeed or 'fail', I'm fairly certain a big company like Activision (or whoever) will have done their market research and wouldn't go ahead with it if they didn't know they'd make a profit. Oh, and Zeppelin are pretty renowned for their unwillingness to give their songs to things such as this. By the way, this is the first time I've actually felt compelled to post a comment on a discussion on this website.

no theyre not KISS had a few games. 50 cent (the talentless doiuchebag that he is) had his own game too. hopefully theyll be the first to have their own GOOD game. But its not likley, the great thing about guitar hero (dont own it but play it at parties) is that there is a diverse selection of songs and theyre planning to take that all away, i doubt this will sell very well.

[006ranger]

I can see it now. In the 70's and early 80's the songs will be super difficult due to the haze and lack of focus from substance abuse. Now therein lies the challenge.

[guitarkid583]

wow, I won't be buying that

[GuitarJunkie]

and unless gh4 is going to be a lot like rock band...it wont do well either. Rock Band kicks the shit out of guitar hero.

Playing rock band and going back to guitar hero is like playing xbox360 and then going back to playing sega genesis (as awesome as genesis was)

[Fuzzbox91]

Jayez wrote:

FUCK AEROSMITH! that band is not that great...this sucks, ****ing activision i hate you

see its people like this thats the reason the game will not sell (no Jayez im not insulting you im using u as an example) not everyone likes Aerosmith, and the people that really like them are in many cases not huge gamers, its a retarded move on activisions part. if it does in fact include what 006ranger said than imight rent it just to see what its like

[Fuzzbox91]

GuitarJunkie wrote:

and unless gh4 is going to be a lot like rock band...it wont do well either. Rock Band kicks the shit out of guitar hero.

Playing rock band and going back to guitar hero is like playing xbox360 and then going back to playing sega genesis (as awesome as genesis was)

i agree with you here. i dont own either but after playing rock band i was liek "why does guitar hero even try anymore?" i actually liked the rock band controller, it felt more like a real guitar

[str84ever]

Shread_6009 wrote:

str84ever :
this is the worst idea ever. It's one band lol and Aerosmith of all bands. They haven't even got a #1 in the UK.

i agree that only 1 band is a terrible idea, but just because bands don't have a number 1 doesnt mean theyre terrible. Ozzy Osbourne, the prince of darkness, got only 1 number 1 in all his years solo and with sabbath, and it was really a re-release. plus the ramones never got a hit ever, and theyre the most influential punk band ever.

Oh, i mean in reference to the sales in America. They are popular there but no so popular elsewhere since they didn't get a No.1 here. So i would hardly think it would sell to well here.

[BlindMelon45]

yeaaaaa now lets make Esteban Hero whooooo.....haha NO

[darthbuttchin]

I like Aerosmith, but i don;t reckon they necessarily warrant a whole video game

[Son_of_Kyuss]

I'm still waiting for Sitar Hero so I can play "Norwegian Wood" on Expert

[Macabre_Turtle]

There are plenty of people that are far more deserving of this then aerosmith. Clearly, Black Sabbath, or Zeppelin, or Metallica, tons of people, would do much better....Fail...

[Page/Rhoads]

Wow, I love Aerosmith, but this would be very annoying. Do like, Led Zeppelin (if they ever get the rights, which they won't 'cause Led Zeppelin is to amazing for Guitar Hero).

[metal4life592]

I like Guitar Hero, and I have nothing against Aerosmith, but I can't really say I like this idea. Focusing a Guitar Hero game on only one band (with a few songs from other bands, blah blah blah) just doesn't seem like it would sell all that well.

[Scourge441]

1. Making a GH game based on one band is a really bad idea.
2. Joe Perry isn't that great of a guitarist
3. Aerosmith as a whole aren't that good.

[lildrummerboy]

Let me know when theres a Zeppelin guitar hero...

[swansareroadkil]

yea thats pretty lame

[Gee-tar-eist]

one word describes this game
RETARDED
im SURE they could have chose a better band...or should have atleast put multiple bands

[MegaGreg]

Looking foward to this, but I'm still waiting for some Led Zeppelin or Children of Bodom.

Checked.

[NoiseBox]

This has got to be aimed ast getting older folks to play guitar hero. I mean, yeah, there's a bunch of 16-20-something year olds that like aerosmith, but it would be too small a market to make the game profitable. I mean, part of the reason guitar hero is a hit is because it features a wide range of artists and songs. Narrowing it down to one artist (no matter how vast thier catalog may be) seems like a boneheaded move...

[SOADwannabe]

weak sauce...

[flesheatingbull]

not a good idea in my opinion. i also thought 'the '80's was stupid. ill stick to a real guitar.

[MclovinPnWns]

paul_brownell wrote:

How about a coheed GH game where it takes you trhough the amory wars and subsequent stories and you play along to progress to the next part of the story. Kick off with some Time consumer....go through the story and end up at some end complete

You sir, are a genius.

[killboypowerhed]

aerosmith is the most commercial band ever besides bon jovi. i agree that a punk/metal guitar hero would kick butt. Steven Tyler looks like a transvestite anorexic bullfrog

[Kegan]

Shread_6009 wrote:

str84ever :
this is the worst idea ever. It's one band lol and Aerosmith of all bands. They haven't even got a #1 in the UK.

i agree that only 1 band is a terrible idea, but just because bands don't have a number 1 doesnt mean theyre terrible. Ozzy Osbourne, the prince of darkness, got only 1 number 1 in all his years solo and with sabbath, and it was really a re-release. plus the ramones never got a hit ever, and theyre the most influential punk band ever.

No particular punk band was "most influential," and the Ramones had at least a couple hits, undeniably. (They may not have been super-popular until the past decade or so, but they're well known.)
I would say the clash had as much influence on 'punk' musicians as the Ramones ever did, and I'm fairly sure they had more albums.
Not to bash the Ramones or anything.
they definitely had their own kind of sound and style, and were very different from the Clash.

[MagicalMe202]

Ha! This is a dream com true. My favorite band in the world AND my favorite video game. TOGETHER. SCORE! Although im sure other people aren't so happy about it if you don't like Aerosmith. But they got some good music, come on.

[AgentHappyDay]

who the hell thought this up? i love guitar hero but aerosmith?! a game for ONE band?! like a guy said waaay up there, how about different genres of guitar hero like a metal edition, punk edition, things like that. ANYTHING but a ONE BAND edition..Harmonix actually knew what they were doing..this activision or neversoft or whatever crap just sucks. GH3 was a big let down for me..GH2 will always be the best in my book.

[Chewy120]

i wish they did for iron maiden instead =(

[Psychopathology]

is this a joke? shit band, shit game.

[tbone963]

most of you people don't know anything. first of all jimi hendrix didn't even have a number 1 hit. second most of the bands you are talking about, activision don't have the rights to. aerosmith said they would do guitar hero and activision jumped on the idea. aerosmith are legends and many people will buy the game

[Savage Animal]

Aerosmith during the 70s was one of the best sleazy, bluesy rock bands to come out ouf America. They did become commercial sell-outs but Rocks and Toys In The Attic are two flawless albums. Hopefully the game would focus more on that era.

[Savage Animal]

oh, and why should it matter if their songs topped the charts? Their earlier work is damn good music, and easily rocks more than most of the stuff on Guitar Hero

[Jastul]

when I heard the initial rumors I never thought they would actually go through with this... it just sounds like a really weird concept, next thing you know every fanboy/girl is going to want to have a gh game made only with songs of their favourite band

and yes, I agree that instead of one band they should make them genre-specific, 'cause one band s just waaaaay too much, even if it's aerosmith

[Pretty_Much]

Guitar Hero: Metallica, would be better.