I was reading an article in the New York Times this morning about Danny Johnson -- a 14 year old in Grapevine, TX who set a world record in Guitar Hero III in a Best Buy on Feb 4. The article mentions that Danny sometimes streams his sessions online. I figured the videos must be on YouTube so I did a quick search and found his page.
This kid is SICK. Never could I imagine being able to do this. In this video, Danny screams through “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” on Expert Level and hits EVERY NOTE. I can barely follow the notes flowing down the screen -- much less achieve the massive hand-eye coordination that it would take to play this song.
Whether you love it, hate it, or just roll your eyes in sheer annoyance, Guitar Hero has become a huge phenomenon. Inspiring karaoke-like nightclub themes and even satirical commentary from shows such as South Park (Episode: Guitar Queer-o), GH has made its mark. Some call it fake music and others think it takes just as must talent to master as a real guitar. Regardless of whether it will be remembered in musical history, most admit that it’s incredibly entertaining and just downright fun.
I like to compare it to the Nintendo Wii. Most of the time I feel extremely silly, but hey – it’s fun to be a kid sometimes! I’ve had no pictures of myself made while playing since I’m assuming that would look plain ridiculous. I can imagine what my 6’2″, 225 lb frame looks
like holding this little guitar controller made of plastic with colored buttons for frets. I also consider myself a relatively cool guy and seeing myself like that may just shatter every bit of positive self image that I possess.
I first started playing Guitar Hero when I borrowed the controller and Guitar Hero II from my brother-in-law. The songs were awesome. The guitar was fun to play. And the animations on the screen are just funny to watch. As soon as Guitar Hero III came out, I went to the store and purchased it. I made sure to buy the wireless controller because, well, wireless is good right??
So far I’m enjoying the game, but I do find myself speeding through some songs just to see what’s coming up. I guess the reality is I’m just not digging the tracks like I did in the previous game. Maybe that means I don’t appreciate the “Legends of Rock”, but they just aren’t as much fun to play. The sad part is that I want to go purchase Guitar Hero II, but now the stores have ramped it back up to $50 or $60! No thank you – not paying full price for an old game.
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.
Whether you love it, hate it, or just roll your eyes in sheer annoyance, Guitar Hero has become a huge phenomenon. Inspiring karaoke-like nightclub themes and even satirical commentary from shows such as South Park (Episode: Guitar Queer-o), GH has made its mark. Some call it fake music and others think it takes just as must talent to master as a real guitar. Regardless of whether it will be remembered in musical history, most admit that it’s incredibly entertaining and just downright fun.
I like to compare it to the Nintendo Wii. Most of the time I feel extremely silly, but hey – it’s fun to be a kid sometimes! I’ve had no pictures of myself made while playing since I’m assuming that would look plain ridiculous. I can imagine what my 6’2″, 225 lb frame looks like holding this little guitar controller made of plastic with colored buttons for frets. I also consider myself a relatively cool guy and seeing myself like that may just shatter every bit of positive self image that I possess.
I first started playing Guitar Hero when I borrowed the controller and Guitar Hero II from my brother-in-law. The songs were awesome. The guitar was fun to play. And the animations on the screen are just funny to watch. As soon as Guitar Hero III came out, I went to the store and purchased it. I made sure to buy the wireless controller because, well, wireless is good right??
So far I’m enjoying the game, but I do find myself speeding through some songs just to see what’s coming up. I guess the reality is I’m just not digging the tracks like I did in the previous game. Maybe that means I don’t appreciate the “Legends of Rock”, but they just aren’t as much fun to play. The sad part is that I want to go purchase Guitar Hero II, but now the stores have ramped it back up to $50 or $60! No thank you – not paying full price for an old game. eBay is my friend.
