Of the last five years or so, the Guitar Hero franchise has been one of the most successful franchises in the game industry, selling millions and millions of copies across all platforms. So it isn’t any real surprise that Activision is churning out more sequels to this music franchise.

As the name suggest, this game is all about American super band Aerosmith. This, a Guitar Hero first of having the game based on a individual band, is a risky decision as the song variety that consumers loved from the previous three games are thrown right out the window. There are a few tracks from other artists, which include the likes of The Clash, The Cult, Run DMC, Lenny Kravitz, and more, but not nearly enough really for someone to go out and buy it if you are not an Aerosmith fan. If you are an Aerosmith fan and happen to love Guitar Hero, then you are in for a real treat.

You have all the options available that were available from Guitar Hero 3: Career, Quick Play, Multiplayer, Training, and Online Play. The Career mode is basically playing though Aerosmith’s own career. A nice touch, especially for the fans, is a video before each venue with the band members each telling a story on the significance of each venue and what impact it had on the band. Think of the career as a world tour: you play the opening act, where you choose the guitarist like in previous installments, and when the last song is finished, you play two songs with Aerosmith and one song as an encore, if you choose to do one.

There are a few tweaks to the formula that are apparent. The most noticeable is the difficulty of the songs themselves: the medium setting, for example, has been toned, down making it more consumer-friendly. Online play seems to run a lot smoother than it has previously, while the game’s graphics seem to have had a little touch up. The bands likeness has been copied down to a T; their facial expressions, movement, and how they play their instruments are all like the real band. The attention to detail in that department is good in that respect.