Video Games : Guitar Hero: Aerosmith - Solus (Wii)

Rating: - Bit of a let down but still good.
I'll try to be short and concise as that is what i like to read in a review, i own guitar hero 3 and i would rate that 5 stars. So..

Why is this a let down?

1. Less songs
2. The graphics seem to have taken a step back
3. You play to earn money for new characters and guitars etc. But you are unable to use them for 80% of the songs as they seem to have a default setting to use the basic aerosmith characters
4. It isnt as challenging as guitar hero 3

Why do i still class it as a good game?

1. Although the songs are on general guite poor for eclectic tastes (unless you are a die hard aerosmith fan) it is still good fun to play.




If you have not played guitar hero before i'd suggest getting guitar hero 3 instead. If you have guitar hero 3 be prepared to be let down, but i'd still say it's a good buy, just not quite as fun.

Guitar hero in general is great fun for music fans. I just don't class this as highly as the previous release.

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Rating: - Gah, no variety
I don't rate this game although I loved GH3. It's just not varied. If you like Aerosmith then defiantly get it but if you don't then maybe give this a miss. I wish I did.
There are very few songs which mostly suck.
I wish you could get the other Guitar Hero games for the Wii.

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Rating: - GH: Aerosmith
Having been a big fan of the original Guitar Hero games I picked this up without a second thought and I do not regret it.

There are a few things that make this different to GH3 that I feel I should point out, namely;

Gameplay - The game engine has been modified since Guitar Hero 3 and the most notable thing straight away is that the timing window for hammer ons and pulloffs is a lot smaller. I noticed a reviewer before said that some of them don't work sometimes - which isn't true - they are working as they should be (ie. you hit the HO/PO as a normal note at the right time). Previously, you could hold down the fret for 10 seconds and it would hit the note which, whilst making the game a little easier is not exactly how they are supposed to work.

Graphics - have been updated slightly although because this is the Wii version they are nowhere near as fancy as the PS3 or 360 versions but let's be honest - if you took the time to admire the graphics you'd be missing the notes and the whole point of the game! I must say though seeing Steven Tylers' enormous pixelated mouth up close is very distracting when trying to get through a solo.

Songs - There are only 41 songs in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith compared to GH3's 73 as well as numerous downloadable songs (that the Wii does not have access to) and platform specific bonus tracks.

As a non Aerosmith fan I found around 30 of the songs enjoyable while the rest were quite repetitive, boring or just not my style. Guitar Hero 3's mix of different styles was enjoyable and there were a lot of songs I would go back to just because it was an awesome song. With Guitar Hero: Aerosmith however I can only think of 3 or 4 songs that I actually like enough to do that.

Overall I would rate Guitar Hero: Aerosmith as a very good game that is well deserving of your money IF:

1) You love Guitar Hero OR
2) You love Aerosmith

If not however, I would recommend buying Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock and picking up this game later on.

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Rating: - Aerosmith
First of all a word of advice. Before you play any songs check your audio levels. The defaults are ridiculous with the band barely audible at all and the guitar drowned out by sound FX. So sort this first. Also this game is an extension of GH£. So you don't need to buy a new controller.
If you've played guitar hero before you'll know exactly what to expect game play wise. The difference here of course being the dedication to Aeromith. However Aerosmith isn't the only band on there. In an ingenious attempt to keep variety you also play 2 songs on each stage as the opening act. It really works very well and ensures the game doesn't get too samey.
The introductory videos for each stage feature snippets from interviews with the band members and set the scene for the stage you are about to play. This is a lot better than Legends Of Rock when you had those stupid, boring animated videos.
Those of you who bought the Wii version of Legends Of Rock may also remember how terrible the graphics were. Well in this instalment that is much improved thankfully.

A great idea that became a great game. ROCK ON!