GameSpy writes: "I experienced some serious deja vu this weekend as I played through the new Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Like last year's Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the '80s, it's both shorter and easier than the game it was based on, but still full price. And so, like Rocks the 80s, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith isn't bad, but leaves you somewhat empty, feeling like it's about ten songs short of giving you your money's worth.
Perhaps realizing there are only a finite number of decades to build expansions around, the Guitar Hero camp (Activision, Red Octane and developer Neversoft) this time decided to focus on a single artist, in this case, Aerosmith. Granted, the Boston rockers probably weren't at the top of the wish list for many Guitar Hero fans, but they're a solid choice, with 30+ years of material to mine."
Pros:
-Some great song choices, including "Walk This Way," "Sweet Emotion," and "Always on the Run."
Cons:
-Far too few songs for a full-price game
-No real difficulty curve to speak of
Neversoft's Brian Bright has told GamerZines that Activision has no plans to launch any band-specific Guitar Hero games this year, telling us that "this year they (Activision) really wanted to just focus on two games," presumably the recently announced Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2.
Then why it concerns you?
EDIT: I really wanted a Megadeth´s ver.
lol now theres some good news seeing how all those band specific games didnt fair much
Craig Hasselback writes: "Activision just continues finding new ways to go from the popular publisher that stayed the course and rose to number one, to being the big jerk that is too big for their own britches as my grandpa would say. Since becoming the number publisher, Activision has done everything possible to piss off gamers."
Well sadly, until the average gamer realizes that they are getting screwed over, Activision is going to be number 1 for a while(as much as I hate to say it).........
Well since the population of sites like this only make up less than 1% of the fan base they will probably be on top for awhile. We can see what Activision is doing but those 2.5 million that just bought the new MW2 map pack have no idea.
A consumer's only power is with his/ her wallet. Until people start speaking with that, there will be no change. And as Bea pointed out, we're in the minority here, us informed enthusiasts.
The average consumer is entirely unaware of the conflict going on at ActiBlizz and the fragmenting of Infinity Ward. Nor do they care. I guarantee that come fall of this year (about time for another MW release, no?) they'll be standing at their local Walmart waiting to pick up a copy of MW.
Well there are rumor's of activision holding your family hostage if you don't buy their games. Ohhh crap speaking of which i need to go buy "How to train your dragon" on all platforms....hope it's not to late.
They can only be number one for so long without giving us new and original franchises. They can only milk things for so long.
Music games are on the down
Tony hawk ride was a massive flop
WoW wont last forever
COD is all they have. Seen as how MW3 wont be made by infinity then it wont be as successfull.
@above
General consumer is not aware of developers, publishers or those details. Dont expect COD to go down because IW demise, and it makes sense, why people should be concerned with game industry inner politics? fans take things to heart but random Joe doesnt care.
Perhaps we should make some positive PSN chain spam.
Make one about how Activision are ripping you off and to send it to everyone on your friends list.
With massive ad campaigns reeling more and more consuming zombies/pop culture retards into the gaming world, you're gonna have more "gamers" who are completely clueless to what's actually going on in the industry. We at N4G are an extreme minority, and even here a lot of people still went out and bought MW2 knowing the things Activision does.
It's hopeless.
Even if sales begin to falter, as they are already doing because they are driving their major franchises into the ground, Activision will continue to be at the top because of one major reason: Blizzard. Everyone seems to casually just block it out of their minds that the two companies are one and Kotick is President and CEO of the whole thing.
Got to hate how life just likes to bite you in the butt sometimes.
... it seems they can.
You need to get the message across with your wallet!
If you LOVE gaming, and if you HATE the way Activision is doing business: DON'T BUY ACTIVISION GAMES (or buy them used) and certainly DON'T BUY THEIR DLC!
It's THAT simple!
Amen. Honestly all the major pubs are starting to become jacked up. Take-Two with the DLC on BioShock 2's disc. EA with selling "DLC" that unlocks content in sports games instead of playing to earn it.
They're all borderline A-holes
... and that's just why I avoid buying more and more games for full-price. When developers are already announcing they'll be DLC-scamming/milking their customers with a certain title, I JUST WON'T BUY THAT TITLE!
Bioshock 2 looked interesting, but I didn't pick it up. Assassin's Creed 2 looked interesting, but I didn't pick it up. Forza 3 looks great, but I didn't pick it up. Why!? DLC.
For all these games, I'll just wait untill someday soon they're 20 bucks, and hopefully have all the DLC included on the disc, and IF I'm still interested by then, I'll pick it up. That's how I did it with Fable 2, with Fallout 3, and pretty much with every game that we know will DLC-milk us.
Now, if they would release a great game AND also make the promise that all future DLC for that game would be FREE, I would probably support such developers and buy their product FULL-PRICE.
So THAT's the only way they would get my 50-60 bucks. Certainly NOT with DLC milking, cause that just makes me spend my money elsewhere and/or wait for the inevitable price-drop after 6-12 months orso.
It would be nice if gamedevelopers would treat their customers the way they themselfs would like to be treated when THEY are customers.
This gens DLC is seriously one of the worst things thats happened in the industry. I can't even explain how much I hate how badly publishers are milking it and taking advantage of it. Expansion packs are nothing new, but the way publishers are doing it now is just sickening.
But unfortunately the uninformed masses that all play Activisions franchises don't know and don't care about what Activision does and will just continue to buy new COD games and endless DLC.
Overcharging is the problem. Dragon Age Origins is one of my favorite games but the dlc is overpriced. dlc should cost a few dollars or it should be free.
GamerNode's Mike Murphy writes..."There are several different elements that go into a game when it is made. Several factors that developers need to consider when creating their next product for the gaming masses. Factors that determine how the game looks, sounds, feels, and plays. These aspects are dissected and analyzed by reviewers in magazines, newspapers, and websites to determine whether games are bad, good, or great.
Many people wonder just which elements are the most important. Do good graphics trump poor level design? Can a great soundtrack make up for gameplay lapses? Can an unforgettable story be remembered if the main characters faces look like blocks? I have my own belief and theory on just what aspects of a game are the most important and which among them is most important of all."
I have to say that I really disagree with this column. It's a pet-peeve of mine when someone tries to separate all these elements to deduce a score out of it. SomethingAwful had a great review of Deadly Premonition where they admit that when looked at in isolation, each individual component wasn't that good. But taken as a whole, it blended together very well. Sure, I like good graphics, but if a game has poor ones but is good in every other capacity, you stop looking at them early on. Design and gameplay is more important, but what would you say of a game like Killer 7 that has poor straight-forward repetitive design and gameplay, a confusing story, yet is consistently intriguing? You have to look at how these elements come together as that's what counts.
