Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is an "expansion pack" to the Guitar Hero series, the third original title to be released. The game was released July 24, 2007 for PlayStation 2 in North America. In Europe it was released on July 28, 2007 under the title Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s, while it was released in Australia on August 1, 2007.
The entire game features an 80s theme, with an all 80s setlist, and new outfits, skins, etc. to support the overall theme. Also, rather than a "full" new game or sequel, the game is an expansion pack of sorts to Guitar Hero II and does not feature any changes to the actual gameplay found in Guitar Hero II. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow was origanaly part of the game but was removed for unknown reasons.
Rock the 80's was the final title developed by developer Harmonix, as they have moved on to work on the game Rock Band.
[edit] Set list
1. Opening Licks
- (Bang Your Head) Metal Health - Quiet Riot
- We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's
- I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
- Balls To The Wall - Accept
- 18 And Life - Skid Row
2. Amp Warmers
- No One Like You - Scorpions
- Shakin' - Eddie Money
- Heat Of The Moment - Asia
- Radar Love - White Lion
- Because, It's Midnite - Limozeen
3. String Snappers
- Holy Diver - Dio
- Turning Japanese - The Vapors
- Hold On Loosely - .38 Special
- The Warrior - Scandal
- I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
4. Return Of The Shred
- What I Like About You - The Romantics
- Synchronicity II - The Police
- Ballroom Blitz - Krokus
- Only A Lad - Oingo Boingo
- Round And Round - Ratt
5. Relentless Riffs
- Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
- Lonely Is The Night - Billy Squier
- Bathroom Wall - Faster Pussycat
- Los Angeles - X
- Wrathchild - Iron Maiden
6. Furious Fretwork
- The Hellion/Electric Eye - Judas Priest
- Police Truck - Dead Kennedys
- Seventeen - Winger
- Caught In A Mosh - Anthrax
- Play With Me - Extreme
Bold designates master track
[edit] Reception
Currently, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's holds a score of 72 out of 100 at Metacritic.com. The following are some scores by major gaming magazines and websites:
Game Informer: 8.25/10 [1]
1UP.com: 7.5/10 [2]
IGN.com:7.2/10 [3]
GamePro: 4/5 [4]
The most common criticism leveled at the game is the quality of the setlist, the high price ($49.99) of what many felt was a half-hearted expansion pack, and the relative lack of bonus content.
[edit] External links
- Activision's initial press release
- Official GH Encore: Rocks the 80s site
- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s on Wikipedia
| Songs of Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s |
| Opening Licks |
| (Bang Your Head) Metal Health - We Got The Beat - I Ran (So Far Away) - Balls To The Wall - 18 And Life |
| Amp-Warmers |
| No One Like You - Shakin' - Heat Of The Moment - Radar Love - Because, It's Midnite |
| String Snappers |
| Holy Diver - Turning Japanese - Hold On Loosely - The Warrior - I Wanna Rock |
| Return of the Shred |
| What I Like About You - Synchronicity II - Ballroom Blitz - Only A Lad - Round And Round |
| Relentless Riffs |
| Nothin' But a Good Time - Lonely Is The Night - Bathroom Wall - Los Angeles - Wrathchild |
| Face-Melters |
| Electric Eye - Police Truck - Seventeen - Caught In A Mosh - Play With Me |
