Fans of the American rock band Aerosmith will be very glad
of Activision Inc.’s new game “Guitar Hero,” which was released on Friday and
allows players to see how it is to be in Steven Tyler and Joe Perry’s place.
The Hard Rock restaurant in Times Square in Los Angeles was crowded by
people who had come to see the legendary band celebrate the release and try out
the game.
Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford brought his sons to the
event as well.
The band’s fans will be happy to discover 30 of Aerosmith’s
most famous hits such as “Love in an Elevator” and “Sweet Emotion” included in
“Guitar Hero.” The game also includes songs from various artists Aerosmith
collaborated with, including Run D.M.C.’s “Walk This Way” and Joan Jett’s “I
Hate Myself for Loving You.”
The game and guitar controller bundle for Microsoft Corp’s
Xbox 360, Sony Corp’s PlayStation3 and Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii sells for $99.99,
with an additional PlayStation2 version for $89.99. The game that is sold individually
for each of the consoles costs $59.99 and $49.99, respectively.
This game is the first to focus on an individual rock band,
as the previous three versions of “Guitar Hero” featured various music genres:
classic rock, metal, punk and grunge.
Charles Huang, co-founder of Activision's RedOctane unit,
told Reuters this was an experiment for the company. He said there were many
artists that had great music like Mettalica and Van Halen, “but we wanted to do
something much bigger.”
The company considered Aerosmith suitable as an inspiration
for their game, due to the band’s large collection of rock hits, which became
classic in the music industry.
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