The complete 41 numbers set list in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has been revealed. The game will follow Aerosmith throughout their career from small clubs up to their comeback success. The game also includes other bands Aerosmith toured with or are fans of.
Activision, Target and the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates have announced that Dario Franchitti's No. 40 will be plastered with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith advertisements. To top it off, Dario will even be wearing a firesuit branded with Guitar Hero ads.
From Guitar Hero: Aerosmith's 41 songs set list, not the entire soundtrack will be Aerosmith hits. So far 28 songs and their artists have been revealed. VGB compiled a list including videos for each song, such as Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator", "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith, and "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett.
Bored of plastic guitars yet? No? Then we have some new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith shots on Wii, PS3, and 360. Its one of four games heading up Activision's Guitar Hero assault in the next 12 months.
The other two, in case you were wondering, are World Tour (consoles), On Tour (DS) and Metallica, which recently emerged on a company SEC filing.
The Aerosmith spin-off lets you play through the band's ...
» Read MoreGuitar Hero: World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: On Tour... could Activision possibly milk its peripheral rock series any more this year? Well yes, because it looks like there'll be a fourth game out within the next 12 months too.
Following in the same vein as the Aerosmith spin off - which lets you play through the career of the Walk this Way rockers - Guitar Hero: Metallica has also been spotted, and will be out on ...
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The upcoming Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (and possibly Guitar Hero: On Tour) tracklist got a new addition today, as "One Armed Scissor" by At the Drive-In was confirmed by the band to be in the game. While the press release specifically mentions Guitar Hero IV, this wouldn't be the first time a band confused which game their song was going to be in.
Level Up writes: "With the rising popularity of rhythm games like SingStar, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, is it only a matter of time before some acts start going exclusive in exchange for more loot. Ever since Harmonix and MTV Games revealed last year that they would be offering full-length albums for download in Rock Band, followed by Red Octane and Activision's announcement that they planned to build an entire Guitar Hero game around a single band like Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, we've wondered whether the game makers were locking up exclusive rights to featured acts. It hasn't been easy finding out, because the relevant developers and publishers have been surprisingly reticent to discuss this matter.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith features songs spanning the seminal rock legend's long chart-topping career as well as hits from their favorite groups like The Clash, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and more. Pre-ordering will give you access to a special bundle which includes guitar, the exclusive Aerosmith faceplate, an Aerosmith tour book and of course, the obligatory game.
"Ooh lala, a new bundle for Guitar Heroes across the world. What will be sucked into buying now? Don't those prices seem pretty steep for a game that seems like an expansion pack?
You may not be crazy about the music, but you have to admit the concept of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is kind of cool: A band's story, almost a documentary, retold as a game. Game Informer's got the scoop this month on the steps Neversoft is taking to complete the experience.