<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
Budcat	O
Creations	O
solely	O
developing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
,	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
solely	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
and	O
Aspyr	O
solely	O
publishing	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
sold	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
a	O
specially	O
designed	O
guitar	O
controller	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
game-only	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
expansion	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
extending	O
upon	O
the	O
general	O
features	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
playing	O
of	O
rock	O
music	B-Application
by	O
playing	O
in-time	O
to	O
scrolling	O
notes	O
on-screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
one	O
rock	B-Application
band	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Aerosmith	O
songs	O
comprising	O
approximately	O
70%	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
songs	O
are	O
from	O
bands	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
influenced	O
by	O
or	O
opened	O
for	O
Aerosmith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aerosmith	O
re-recorded	O
four	O
songs	O
for	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
participated	O
in	O
a	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
session	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
in-game	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
only	O
feature	O
guitar	O
and	O
bass	O
as	O
possible	O
instrument	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
entry	O
(	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
)	O
would	O
introduce	O
other	O
roles	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
full	O
band	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
maintains	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
as	O
past	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
being	O
shorter	O
and	O
easier	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
justify	O
its	O
price	O
point	O
;	O
furthermore	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
focus	O
on	O
one	O
band	O
,	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ultimate	O
enjoyment	O
rested	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
appreciation	O
and	O
fandom	O
for	O
the	O
music	B-Application
of	O
Aerosmith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
departure	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
career	O
of	O
Aerosmith	O
,	O
by	O
playing	O
significant	O
songs	O
in	O
their	O
catalog	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
rough	O
chronological	O
fashion	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
've	O
put	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
ideas	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
that	O
fans	O
can	O
have	O
fun	O
interacting	O
with	O
our	O
music	B-Application
,	O
getting	O
inside	O
our	O
body	O
of	O
work	O
and	O
learning	O
about	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
history.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Career	O
mode	O
features	O
one	O
Boss	O
Battle	O
(	O
against	O
Joe	O
Perry	O
)	O
as	O
introduced	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
Co-Operative	O
Career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
significant	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
score	O
balancing	O
in	O
Pro	O
Face	O
Off	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
each	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
own	O
difficulty	O
while	O
still	O
allowing	O
each	O
side	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
full	O
note	O
chart	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
switching	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
within	O
regular	O
Face	O
Off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
game	O
compatible	O
with	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billboard	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
band	O
Aerosmith	O
was	O
"	O
working	O
closely	O
with	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
music.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
as	O
in	O
development	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
merger	O
between	O
Activision	O
and	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
in	O
December	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Activision	O
announced	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
two	O
new	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
installments	O
would	O
be	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
,	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Neversoft	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Budcat	O
Creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
came	O
about	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
came	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
where	O
Activision	O
was	O
attempting	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
fans	O
expressed	O
a	O
strong	O
interest	O
in	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
focused	O
solely	O
on	O
Aerosmith	O
's	O
works	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
RedOctane	O
's	O
Dusty	O
Welch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newsweek	O
reported	O
that	O
Aerosmith	O
's	O
license	O
allows	O
for	O
exclusive	O
use	O
of	O
their	O
songs	O
within	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
preventing	O
their	O
use	O
within	O
other	O
rhythm	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
was	O
previously	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
Quest	B-Application
for	I-Application
Fame	I-Application
and	O
Revolution	B-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Slash	O
,	O
Tom	O
Morello	O
,	O
and	O
Bret	O
Michaels	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
each	O
member	O
of	O
Aerosmith	O
participated	O
in	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
accurately	O
recreate	O
themselves	O
digitally	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
based	O
much	O
on	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	O
Legends	O
of	O
Rocks	O
mechanics	O
with	O
some	O
improvements	O
;	O
notably	O
,	O
hammer-ons	O
and	O
pull-offs	O
are	O
"	O
less	O
mushy	O
"	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
new	O
venues	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
all	O
other	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
are	O
present	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
co-op	O
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
re-evaluated	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
players	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
who	O
felt	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
brick	O
walls	O
for	O
casual	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
fulfill	O
Joe	O
Perry	O
's	O
request	O
that	O
they	O
recreate	O
Max	O
's	O
Kansas	O
City	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
used	O
old	O
photographs	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
club	O
during	O
the	O
1970s	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
highly	O
accurate	O
degree	O
,	O
as	O
claimed	O
by	O
those	O
that	O
had	O
attended	O
the	O
club	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Activision	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
E3	O
convention	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
long-standing	O
dispute	O
between	O
Activision	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
over	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
guitar	O
controllers	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
resolved	O
;	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
on	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
was	O
patched	O
after	O
released	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
controller	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
such	O
instruments	O
will	O
be	O
usable	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
World	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
guitar	O
controllers	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
are	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
released	O
Aerosmith	O
's	O
"	O
Dream	O
On	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
downloadable	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Target	O
had	O
Chip	O
Ganassi	O
's	O
#40	O
car	O
,	O
driven	O
by	O
Dario	O
Franchitti	O
,	O
painted	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
for	O
a	O
NASCAR	O
race	O
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
standalone	O
disc	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
special	O
Aerosmith	O
bundle	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
bundle	O
includes	O
the	O
Kramer	O
Wireless	O
controller	O
included	O
with	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
very	O
limited	O
edition	O
bundle	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
at	O
Wal-Mart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bundle	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
two	O
wired	O
Gibson	B-Application
SG	I-Application
guitar	I-Application
controllers	I-Application
as	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
41songs	O
;	O
thirty	O
are	O
playable	O
during	O
Career	O
mode	O
and	O
another	O
11songs	O
are	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
vault	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
complimented	O
the	O
great	O
job	O
that	O
Activision	O
did	O
with	O
their	O
motion	B-Application
captures	I-Application
of	O
Aerosmith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
as	O
hard	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
riff-friendly	O
guitarist	O
"	O
Joe	O
Perry	O
;	O
while	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
correction	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
easiness	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
led	O
to	O
some	O
bland	O
tiers	O
,	O
repetitive	O
musical	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
any	O
significant	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
commented	O
that	O
one	O
's	O
appreciation	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lives	O
or	O
dies	O
based	O
on	O
[	O
the	O
player's ]	O
fondness	O
for	O
Aerosmith	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
ultimately	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
available	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
offer	O
additional	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
band	O
would	O
need	O
"	O
to	O
offer	O
gameplay	O
innovations	O
,	O
spectacular	O
fan	O
service	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
material	O
"	O
than	O
what	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
provides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
567,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
and	O
grossed	O
more	O
than	O
$25million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Activision-Blizzard	O
CEO	O
Bobby	O
Kotick	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
has	O
made	O
more	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
band	O
than	O
any	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
surged	O
in	O
sales	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
110,000	O
copies	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
retails	O
discounts	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
,	O
and	O
actually	O
outsold	O
the	O
newer	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
seen	O
more	O
than	O
3.6	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
2.7	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
band-centric	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
across	O
both	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
