Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's | 
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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy Used: $12.96
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Rating:  94 reviews
Sales Rank: 903
Platform: Playstation2
Genre: musical instrument games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 95071
UPC: 047875950719
EAN: 0047875950719
ASIN: B000OPPR2C
Release Date: July 24, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: This is in good playing condition. It is complete. Very fast shipping.
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| Features:
| • | KILLER 80s SOUNDTRACK: Pick up your axe and rock out to tracks ranging from New Wave to Hair Metal. Every song will have you tapping your feet and banging your head! | | • | AWESOME CHARACTERS: Play as your favorite Guitar Hero characters decked out in awesome 80’s outfits. | | • | CO-OP MULTIPLAYER: Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s puts 2 players closer to the rock experience, enabling players to play cooperatively with one person on lead guitar, and the 2nd on bass or rhythm guitar. | | • | CHALLENGE A FRIEND: Jam against a friend in two competitive multiplayer modes. | | • | PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Master those 80’s hits using the awesome Practice mode. Play any part of any song or even slow down the songs to really nail those difficult sections. |
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Product Description
Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s gives you the chance to be a rock idol by playing the biggest hits of the 80s! With new characters and retro-inspired venues, you're ready to thrash with the best of them -- and trash the place, if you're REALLY good. Cover the biggest hits of the era, and try the new multiplayer co-op mode with friends. Team up for double the rock as you play lead and your buddies play rhythm and bass. Songs Include: Dio - Holy Diver Asia - Heat Of The Moment. and many more!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 89 more reviews...
 Never Buy January 6, 2009
Being a big fan of the game, and being born in the 80s, I was looking to this game. But then I picked it up, new for $50, and I wished I never got this game. Do not, NEVER, buy this game, rent it first. No extra songs, that was te biggest let down. Then the controls are broken beyond help. Do not buy this game, I can not say this enought. Get one of the newer games, they are alot better.
The ScareCrow
 What a letdown... December 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After Guitar Hero revolutionized the video game industry and Guitar Hero II made it even better, an 80s edition should have been a blast.
The first clue is that the game wasn't labeled Guitar Hero III - it was "Encore." Okay, so it's like an expansion pack. But it's still full price. Still, I gave it a whirl.
As is the case with the previous two installments, the songs are all covers. Some are 80s icons and done really well - "Burning for You," "Radar Love," "Turning Japanese." But many are done poorly - as a classic metal fan, I was sorely disappointed with the Iron Maiden classic "Wrathchild" being, in a word, terrible.
Remember all that extra stuff you could buy in GH2? Yeah, it's not here. I played the game on medium and unlocked almost everything - Grim Ripper and a few guitars. There's no extra songs or costumes.
Basically, this is a GH2 expansion pack marketed as a stand-alone game. There's enough here to keep you occupied for an afternoon, but then it's back on the shelf while you play any other version of Guitar Hero because Rock the 80s has so little to offer. Unless you really like the 80s or just need to complete the Guitar Hero collection, pass this abortive effort over.
 best of the 80's!!! December 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before owning this game I felt like 80's music was 'techno, pop, and cheesy' then my mom bought me this game (since i am a HUGE fan of the Guitar Hero series). After the first twenty minutes of playing, I was proven wrong.
The soundtrack is great, out of all the games I have the 2nd highest number songs downloaded on my iPod from it's soundtrack (the highest one is the songs from GH3). Also I was proved wrong again by the character designs, yes you can represent punk rock without having a mohawk, and yes Judy Nails looks good with big hair. And I actually found myself singing along to a lot of the songs.
Yes, most of the songs arn't the origional master tracks (Police Truck, Only A Lad, Holy Diver, Turning Japanese, Radar Love, etc.) but Wavegroup did an amazing job at making them sound like the origionals (in my opinion their Police Truck was better than the Dead Kennedy's origional).
I was dissapointed with the stages, they were identical to those in GH2 but with bright colors, but overall I'm a very happy customer!!!
Love the 80's November 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All in all we like the game. I purchased GH3 for my wife and then got her this game as she was a teen in the 80's. She says that its a little bit short for game play but she likes the music. Also she has fun playing it.
Its a good game for beginners
Geat Idea, Poor Execution - Don't bother. October 25, 2008
This game is a great idea and one that I've been looking forward to, however the actual execution of the game is really poor. I find that in most cases the music doesn't match the note-target thingys. No, I'm not talking about the abundant music-sync issues, I'm talking about the music not matching the targets you have to hit - so much so that for me, the game is totally not enjoyable. I know the songs in the game, intimately, and it's really off. Red Octane probably knows this and didn't really want to advertise this disgrace tot he product line.
Overall very un-enjoyable way to spend a few hours (not to mention $). It's a shame. Perhaps Red Octane should produce a 'Folk Song Hero' or maybe a 'Disco Hero', it couldn't be any worse.
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