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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

Developer(s) Harmonix
Publisher(s) Red Octane
Release date June 4, 2007
Genre Music
Mode(s) Single player, Two players
Age rating(s) ESRB: T
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Media DVD-Rom
System requirements Guitar Hero Guitar
Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is an expansion to the Guitar Hero series. 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.

Contents

[edit] Characters

Main article: Guitar Hero characters

[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

The game was fairly well received by most professional reviewers. Most complaints were about the game's small set list and high price. The following are some of the game's reviews.


Game Informer: 8.25/10 [1]

1UP.com: 7.5/10 [2]

IGN.com:7.2/10 [3]

GamePro: 4/5 [4]


[edit] Related Games

[edit] Trivia

Because, It's Midnite, by the fictional band Limozeen, is the only song on the game not from the 80s.



Guitar Hero series - Guitar Hero characters
Main Series
Guitar Hero · Guitar Hero II · Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock · Guitar Hero World Tour · Guitar Hero 5
Console spinoffs
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s · Guitar Hero: Aerosmith · Guitar Hero: Metallica . Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
Portable games
Guitar Hero III Mobile · Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass · Guitar Hero Carabiner · Guitar Hero: On Tour · Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades