I’m not exactly the biggest Aerosmith fan in the world, but I am older than your average gamer so I can say that I know their music and I do like crankin them up from time to time. For that reason, I decided to go ahead and purchase Guitar Hero Aerosmith.

First, the gameplay is exactly like Guitar Hero III although it might be a bit more forgiving on the timing. From time to time, it seemed to think I hit a note on time when to me it looked like I missed it. Now, given that I’m not exactly a Guitar Hero expert, a little forgiveness is just fine with me and didn’t have any negative impact.

The game comes with 31 songs. As you might have guessed, most of those are original Aerosmith recordings. There are some other songs sprinkled into each set that you have to play in order to “Bring on Aerosmith”. Some are really good and some I’ve never heard before.

You start out in a little high school as a fledgling band and make your way up to superstar status as you follow glimpses of Aerosmith’s career over the years. After each set you’ll get to watch Aerosmith talk about the upcoming set through real video interviews with the band members. Some of them are pretty funny, and it adds a nice personal touch to the game.

For those of you who don’t know or really like Aerosmith, I still think the game would be a lot of fun for you and definitely worth playing. If nothing else, the songs are challenging and downright entertaining to play given that every song ever made by Aerosmith features Joe Perry railing away on his guitar. OK, maybe not every song, but you’d be hardpressed to find one where he’s not.

I haven’t played online yet so I don’t have any opinion on the multiplayer yet. I’ve finished the Career mode on Hard, but I’ll never finish it on Expert because….well…I’ll simply never be that good.

If you’re really into games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero and just want something new to play, then I would suggest picking this game up.  It’s a bit short and obviously focuses on one band, but it’s still a lot of fun to play.  If you’re looking for something that pushes the Guitar Hero franchise to the next level, then wait for Guitar Hero on Tour to come out.

Here’s the complete song list for Guitar Hero Aerosmith.  I got this list from videogamesblogger.com.

Tier 1: “Getting the Band Together” (Nipmuc High School)
1. “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople (cover)
2. “Draw the Line” by Aerosmith
3. “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick
4. “Make It” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
5. “Uncle Salty” by Aerosmith

Tier 2: “First Taste of Success” (Max’s Kansas City)
6. “All Day and All of the Night” by The Kinks (cover)
7. “I Hate Myself for Loving You” by Joan Jett
8. “Movin’ Out” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
9. “No Surprize” by Aerosmith
10. “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith

Tier 3: “The Triumphant Return” (The Orpheum)
11. “Complete Control” by The Clash
12. “Livin’ on the Edge” by Aerosmith
13. “Love in an Elevator” by Aerosmith
14. “Personality Crisis” by New York Dolls (cover)
15. “Rag Doll” by Aerosmith

Tier 4: “International Superstars” (Moscow)
16. “Bright Light Fright” by Aerosmith
17. “King of Rock” by Run-D.M.C.
18. “Nobody’s Fault” by Aerosmith
19. “She Sells Sanctuary” by The Cult
20. “Walk This Way” by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith

Tier 5: “The Great American Band” (Half Time Show)
21. “Always on the Run” by Lenny Kravitz
22. “Back in the Saddle” by Aerosmith
23. “Beyond Beautiful” by Aerosmith
24. “Dream On” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
25. “Hard to Handle” by The Black Crowes (cover)

Tier 6: “Rock N Roll Legends” (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
26. “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent
27. “Mama Kin” by Aerosmith (re-recorded)
28. “Sex Type Thing” by Stone Temple Pilots
29. “Toys In The Attic” by Aerosmith
30. “Train Kept A Rollin” by Aerosmith
31. “Guitar Battle vs Joe Perry” by Joe Perry

Bonus Songs (The Vault)
32. “Combination” by Aerosmith
33. “Kings and Queens” by Aerosmith
34. “Let The Music Do The Talking” by Aerosmith
35. “Mercy” by Joe Perry
36. “Pandora’s Box” by Aerosmith
37. “Pink” by Aerosmith
38. “Rats In The Cellar” by Aerosmith
39. “Shakin’ My Cage” by Joe Perry
40. “Talk Talkin” by Joe Perry
41. “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith

Here’s a video of the game play for “Dream On” which is my personal favorite to play.