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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's | 
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| From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $35.24
You Save: $14.75 (30%)
New (21) Used (17) from $29.70
Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 1123
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
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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 86 more reviews...
 Love the 80's November 7, 2008
William J. Towan (Oregon)
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
D. Springer (Second Life)
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.
 My favorite Guitar Hero game! October 22, 2008
Mississippi Salt (Draper, Utah)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I LOVE playing this game with my kids! I wasn't a big fan of Guitar Hero at first because it seemed a bit too challenging until my son walked me through the "training mode." I am now addicted and I LOVE all the 80s music!
Solid Guitar Hero game, but NOT for $50 October 4, 2008
Fettster (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am completely amazed how long this game kept a [...] price tag. This game is nowhere near worth $50. Overall, its a solid Guitar Hero game featuring great 80s hits. If you love 80s music and Guitar Hero you will love this game.
Now, why all the bad rap on the price? This game is basically a skin for Guitar Hero II. All the characters are the same, all the menus look the same, everything visual is the same. The only difference is they tried to throw some 80s crap on top of it. The worse part however is the amount of songs. This game doesn't even feature half of the songs in Guitar Hero II. Its shorter by 1 or 2 venues and has NO bonus songs at all. Plus there aren't even as many characters, outfits, guitars, or anything. Its basically less than half a game.
Its finally worth its price now that its dropped to [...]. If you can get it for that much its definitely worth a play. If you can't, then don't bother or have somebody else buy it for you, lol.
Great becaus of the price drop. October 2, 2008
-DG
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have Guitar Hero 3 and Aerosmith for the Wii, and Guitar Hero 1 and 2 for the PS2. I love playing all of them, mainly because I love the music, and also, my 3 year old likes to play along with a play guitar, so it is a good bonding experience (he always wins...). I was hesitant to buy this for $49.99, but I jumped as soon as I saw the price drop to $19.99. Even though it offers nothing new, it is a blast from the past to re-enjoy some songs that I listened to before high school. I can't believe some of the big retailers are still charging $49.99 for this. Rock Band 2 for the PS3 is on deck :)
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