I played this game back in the day as a kid right after playing guitar hero 3 and remember being disappointed, but since coming back to it I think I was a little bit harsh on the game. Yeah, this game isn't as good or nearly as memorable as guitar hero 3, and I think that a lot of people probably bought this game back in the day thinking it was gonna be as good as 3 (myself as a kid included). But nah, this is just a short side game that focuses on aerosmith and not much else. I thought it was pretty cool to see the interview-style cutscenes with the band members as they talked about their history of the band, which was definitely something kid me did not have the attention span for back in the day lmao. As for the setlist itself, it is like 75% aerosmith, as to be expected, so if you don't like aerosmiths music, you won't have a good time here. I personally think their music is alright, if not a bit on the easy side in terms of guitar hero, so I was just kinda crusin. There were a surprising number of tracks in this game that I actually remembered, as one concern of mine when I went back into this one was how much of the setlist I actually remembered, and it was actually more than I was expecting. All in all, this game isn't the huge disappointment that I originally remembered it to be, but it's still not as good as guitar hero 3, and if you don't like aerosmiths music, this is an obvious pass. otherwise go for it lol. This game made me like Aerosmith more than I thought I did, so mission accomplished.
This was purchased for me as a kid because I loved guitar hero. I hated aerosmith then and i couldn't care less about them now. What a bizarre choice for a band to give a whole game to. It reeks of either some higher up being a massive aerosmith fan and demanding this be made or the publisher / developer having some sort of in with aerosmith and being able to obtain them for cheap. Given that this was made towards the beginning of guitar hero's lifespan the latter would make sense to me