Guitar Hero Aerosmith features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. Guitar Hero Aerosmith features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii.

Guitar Hero Aerosmith Launches on Xbox 360, Wii, PS3

By Greg Kell
Jun 28, 2008 20:19 PM GMT
Guitar Hero Aerosmith features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii.

Guitar Hero Aerosmith features Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii.

Aerosmith debuted Activision&#39s Guitar Hero at the Hard Rock restaurant in Times Square. Guitarist Brad Whitford even brought his sons to take a full look at the band&#39s latest video game project.

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith features 30 of the band&#39s most notable hits such as "Love in an Elevator" and "Sweet Emotion." It also includes songs from various artists Aerosmith performed and collaborated with over the years, including Run D.M.C.&#39s "Walk This Way" and "I Hate Myself for Loving You" by Joan Jett.

The Aerosmith game and guitar controller come bundled for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3 and the Nintendo Wii. The Wii price is $99.99, with an added PlayStation2 version for $89.99. The game is also sold individually for each of the consoles and costs $59.99 and $49.99, respectively.

This is the first Guitar Hero installment by Activision to focus directly on one rock band. The previous three versions of the game featured various rock music genres that ranged from grunge, classic rock, metal, punk and &#3980s hits.

"This is an experiment for us," said Charles Huang, co-founder of Activision&#39s RedOctane unit, which oversees the Guitar Hero franchise. "There are certain artists that have so much great music like Aerosmith, Metallica and Van Halen ... but we wanted to do something much bigger."

The company said Aerosmith&#39s vast collection of rock hits and elite status in the music industry made the band the ideal choice for the new game.

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Aerosmith is the latest band featured on Activision&#39s Guitar Hero and the first installment to focus directly on one rock band for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.