Aspyr Media has announced work on Guitar Hero: AEROSMITH for Mac, a stand alone musical rhythm game which lets players play as virtual versions of the band. It features over 40 songs including 25 Aerosmith master tracks.

GH: Aerosmith will initially be offered as a software only release, allowing Guitar Hero III owners to use their existing USB guitars. For those who haven't purchased GH III yet Aspyr plans to release a Guitar Hero bundle featuring Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, and one USB guitar.

Unleash Your Inner Rock Legend, The Aerosmith Way

Introducing for PC and Mac the first game built around the legendary music of America’s Greatest Rock ‘N Roll Band. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith lets gamers Rise to Rock Royalty and become the “Bad Boys of Boston” themselves. Light up the stage and jam with more than 40 of the best Rock tracks of all time, including Aerosmith’s greatest hits and chart-topping singles from some of the world’s best bands.

Features:

• More than 40 playable songs

• Shred 25 of Aerosmith’s master tracks

• Play as virtual versions of Joe Perry (guitar), Brad Whitford (guitar), or Tom Hamilton (bass), along with vocalist Steven Tyler and drummer Joey Kramer, and experience Aerosmith’s rise to fame through venues from historical moments during the band’s illustrious career

• Perform songs from musical legends such as Lenny Kravitz, Run DMC and Stone Temple Pilots

• Rock out offline or shred with friends via the Internet

• Stand-alone game does not require the original Guitar Hero III game to play

System Requirements:

Minimum:

Operating System: 10.4.11 (Tiger), 10.5.4 (Leopard)

CPU Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo

CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz

Memory: 1 GB RAM

Hard Disk Space: 7.1 GB + 1 GB Swap File

Video Card (ATI): Radeon X1600

Video Card (NVidia): Geforce 7300

Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB

Media Required: DVD -ROM

Peripherals: Macintosh mouse and keyboard, Official Guitar Hero 3 X-plorer Guitar Controller

Multiplayer Requirements:

Internet (TCP/IP) or LAN (TCP/IP) play supported

Internet play requires broadband connection

Recommended:

CPU Speed: 2.33 GHz

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Video Memory (VRam): 256 MB

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith is planned for release this month and will cost $39.99. The Guitar Hero bundle will sell for $79.99. Follow the links below for more information.