In what would be the first of many (many, many) spin-offs to the Guitar Hero franchise, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s was released to a middling response. Designed to fill out Harmonix’s contract before leaving the Guitar Hero series, Rocks the 80s was an 80s themed re-skin of Guitar Hero II. While the gameplay was just as solid as it was in Guitar Hero II, a lot of people on both the review and consumer sides of the spectrum weren’t jumping at the idea of paying full price for what was nothing more than an expansion pack. In addition, while Guitar Hero II was released multi-platform, Rocks the 80s would see a temporary return to the series being PS2 exclusive.
As the name would imply, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s featured an almost exclusively 80s soundtrack (the exception being Because It’s Midnite by parody band Limozeen). As would be standard with the Harmonix developed Guitar Hero games, the majority of the songs were cover versions. At 30 songs, it matches the first game in the series in terms of setlist size, although with no bonus songs to beef it up, it winds up being one of the smallest setlists in franchise history.
Of the 30 song setlist, 16 are playable in Rocksmith, and it’s also worth mentioning that the original Sweet version of Ballroom Blitz is playable in Rocksmith, and the Killswitch Engage cover of Holy Diver is also available in addition to the Dio original. That said, I’m not counting those in the total percentage, so there is a total of 46% of the setlist playable in Rocksmith, a slight increase from Guitar Hero II’s 37% and from the original Guitar Hero‘s 42%.
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You’ve been following this feature long enough to know that if there’s a hardcore punk song to feature here, I’m going to feature it here! Police Truck would be a great place to start for getting Dead Kennedys in to the game!
We had our first taste of Oingo Boingo last Halloween, but more would always be welcome! This song was notable for being deceptively difficult, and I see no reason why that wouldn’t be the same here. A lot of interesting techniques are at play here that would be a blast to learn.
Previously, I would have thought this to be impossible what with the lawsuit filed against Harmonix and all, but it was recently announced that The Romantics are coming as Rock Band DLC this month, hope has returned that one of the greatest pop-rock songs of all time could finally come to Rocksmith!
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One of THE best hair metal ballads ever, the only reason we haven’t seen these guys show up in rhythm games again (barring Guitar Hero: On Tour, also as a cover) was because of master issues. With masters not being an issue at Rocksmith, there’s no reason we can’t see this song come to Rocksmith soon!
A guitar part almost as fast and tricky as the vocal line, this song would be an absolute blast to try and keep up with. Despite not sounding overtly complex, a lot happens in it and it’s sure to keep even veteran guitarists on their toes!is a music rhythm game and the third installmt in the popular Guitar Hero series. It was released in July 2007 in North America and Europe, and in August 2007 in Australia.
Players use a guitar-shaped controller (purchased separately) to simulate playing rock music by hitting notes as they scroll towards the player. Rocks the 80s is an incremtal title in the Guitar Hero series, rather than a full sequel. No changes in gameplay from Guitar Hero II have be introduced to this game. As implied by the game's title, the game features a 1980s theme, consisting of songs from the decade and playable characters, fashions, and artwork that reflect the time period.
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The game was not as well-received as the prior two Guitar Hero games, due to the lack of new gameplay features and reduced soundtrack. Rocks the 80s is the third and final title in the Guitar Hero series to be developed by Harmonix before they moved on to create Rock Band.
Guitar Hero core: Rocks the 80s is the first of these gre-specific titles; Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Hal and Guitar Hero Smash Hits have since be released.
Though no other source has cited this announcemt. Activision officially revealed the first details of the game May 11, 2007, in addition to changing the game's title to Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s.
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Only a few weeks later, the game name was revised again as Guitar Hero core: Rocks the 80s, as official artwork for the game was first released. Nevertheless, the word 'core' has be dropped from the title of the European releases.
An early preview of the game described it as more like an expansion pack for Guitar Hero II than a new game in its own right.
Major differces to Guitar Hero II are mostly aesthetic. Six characters from previous Guitar Hero games (Johnny Napalm, Judy Nails, Izzy Sparks, Pandora, Axel Steel, and Grim Ripper) return with character designs influced by styles of the 1980s. Vues from Guitar Hero II (with the exception of RedOctane Club and Stonehge, which do not appear, and the Vans Warped Tour, which has be rebranded as the Rock For Safety Tour) have be redesigned with an 80s influce, and the interface mimics Guitar Hero II's, only with color changes (no new graphics were developed as far as the interface).
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All of the tracks, excluding Because, It's Midnite, were released during the 1980s, as the game's title suggests; Because, It's Midnite is performed by the fictional 80s hair metal band Limoze from the Internet cartoon Homestar Runner (Harmonix co-founder/CEO Alex Rigopulos is a professed fan of Homestar Runner). Two songs were originally writt in the 1970s, but were covered by bands in the 1980s. These songs are Radar Love by Gold Earring, but covered by White Lion and Ballroom Blitz by Sweet and covered by Krokus. The song list includes tracks such as Round and Round by Ratt, Metal Health by Quiet Riot, Holy Diver by Dio, Heat of the Momt by Asia and Nothin' But a Good Time by Poison. Five of the songs are master tracks: Because It's Midnite, I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls, Scandal's The Warrior, Twisted Sister's I Wanna Rock, and Judas Priest's Electric Eye, while the rest are covers.
However, RedOctane announced that it would no longer appear in the final version. No official commt in regards to the song's removal was giv.
Guitar Hero core: Rocks the 80s was released to gerally lukewarm reviews and has received overall less praise than the first two games in the series. Most critics agreed that the game's $49.99 price point was too high, considering the reduced soundtrack. GameSpot criticized the number of songs with regard to the game's price. The reviewer commted that thirty songs for $50 is a lousy value any way you slice it and the game feels like a quick and dirty cash-in. The reviewer also commted that the soundtrack was eclectic, but solid.
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And Electronic Gaming Monthly criticized the game for its musical selection. GameSetWatch compared the game to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, saying that the game is totally Harmonix's contractual obligation game due to the bare minimum of changes made from Guitar Hero II.
On November 21, 2007, the rock group The Romantics filed a lawsuit against Activision, RedOctane, Harmonix, and Wavegroup Sound over the cover of the song What I Like About You used in Rocks the 80s. While the game developers did secure appropriate rights to cover the song in the game, The Romantics claim that the cover is virtually indistinguishable from the authtic version and thus would [confuse] consumers into believing that the band actually recorded the music and dorsed the product. The lawsuit requested the cessation of sales of the game and monetary damage.
And the case was dismissed the next month, with a U.S. District Court judge stating that Activision had obtained the proper licsing for the works and that the band itself no longer held the copyright on the work.Even as a Guitar Hero addict, it's hard to look at the new Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s as anything but a letdown. Yep, it's always a great day when there are new official Guitar Hero songs to rock out to, but unlike Guitar Hero II, where it was obvious that a lot of care went into every aspect of the product, Rocks the 80s feels like it was slapped together with as minimal an effort as possible. A $50 price tag only adds insult to injury, as it's arguable whether it's even worth half that price.
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The basic gameplay for Rocks the 80s remains the same as its predecessors: as a song plays, you strum along in rhythm with notes as they scroll down the screen to rack up points. You'll probably want one of the familiar Guitar Hero Gibson SG-styled controllers
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