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2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

-- No new characters (although the 80's versions of the standard characters are pretty funny)
-- No buyable outfits
-- No new buyable guitars from The Store
-- No new buyable guitar skins (don't let the leopard-print guitar on the package fool you!)
-- No new unlockable guitars (the Fish, the Coffin, etc. are still the only ones you get after completing each level)
-- No new venues (though it appears the background changes somewhat)
-- No new fellow band/audience members (same grunge-era dudes!)
-- No buyable 80's songs from The Store
-- No new buyable characters from The Store (all you get is the same Reaper from GH2)

So, basically, it's not a "new" game at all. More like an expansion pack (I guess this explains the word "Encore"), and a fairly weak one at that.

On the plus side, many of the 80's songs featured here are good choices---though certainly not all of them. I am particularly pleased they included some bigger hits from Flock of Seagulls and .38 Special, to name a few. However, when I think about all the great 80's songs they could have included and didn't, it's another disappointment.

However, I do want to mention the FANTASTIC decision to include "Play With Me" as the final encore track. I wasn't familiar with the song based on the name, but after playing it I recognized the tune. It's the song playing in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure when the historical characters run around in the mall wreaking havoc. And, played all the way through, it's a fabulously difficult and elaborate song. So that part alone was worth a lot of the previous let-downs. But, on the whole, I would either skip this game altogether or, if you're really a fan, try to pick up a used copy somewhere for cheaper. I'd say a $10 price tag would make this game worth it.

Robs your Wallet

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has SO few songs, it's amazing that Activision charges full price for this product. The whole track list could be sold as a song pack for the 360 version of Guitar Hero. I was really disappointed.

Nothin but a good time!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

just went and got this game today, best buy has it on sale 39.99 i love it! its alotta fun theres very few of the 80s songs that they included that im not a fan of but other than that i like all types of the 80s so this was a cool game for me. very fun, hope they come out with a version 2 of 80s i like this game much better than gh1 & 2 as far as song choices go. Def worth my $ no regrets here!

3rd place in a great series aint that bad....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Most reviews already hit this on the head, its nice to have a new set of songs but there is not enough songs and the track list is average at best. Following up Freebird as the final song with some Extreme song most people have never heard was pretty lame. Best buy has this game for $39.99, which is still about $10 to high. But none the less its still worth adding to the collection. Its like return of the Jedi in the Star Wars Trilogy, still great but not quite up to par as the previous.

80s songs that EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW and LOVE!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: August 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am blown away by all the people that claim to have grown up in the 80s and haven't heard of 90% of these songs. It's just amazing to me. There were only three songs that I failed to recognize; Turning Japanese, Because it's Midnite, and Los Angeles. Every other song was a screaming hit!! For the people that don't know 18 and Life, Metal Health, I Wanna Rock, No One Like You, Seventeen, Round and Round, Nothing But a Good Time, The Warrior, Holy Diver, Hold On Loosely, Shakin, Radar Love, Lonely is the Night, and Play With Me, please go lock yourself in a closet and never come out.

I will agree about not having any unlockable content, but is that stuff really that big of a deal? The unlockable songs are usually crap you never play anyway.

Is $49.99 a fair price? To some it may be, to some it may not. I have paid $49.99 for other games in the past, give it one glance and I'm stuck with it because it wasn't any good. This game WILL guarantee enjoyment time after time, whether you wish to complain about the extra bonus songs and guitar skins that no one is looking at anyway.

My advice, get the game (which you will anyway) and rock out to some of the greatest 80s tunes available.

I gave this game 5 stars for music selection and overall enjoyment. Just remember, it's an encore (follow up game providing your GH collection with more music content). Guitar Hero 3 will provide us all with a bunch of new features! I can't wait!

Where is the good 80's rock at?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: July 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is supposed to be Guitar themed upon 80's guitar...and there is not one Prince song on here. That alone disappoints me...but not as much as the music they did put on the game. Let's wait for 3, get Purple Rain on there or something.

Great Game! I can't wait for the next one.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As with the first Guitar Hero's this game is a winner.
The fact that it is filled with 80's tunes makes it all the better.

This game is a ton of fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

While it's true that this version of Guitar Hero only has 30 songs compared to the 60+ songs on GH1 and GH2, it's still a lot of fun. And I think it's worth every penny. I vaguely remember Poison, Ratt, Twisted Sister, and some of the other bands from the 80s and 90s(was more of an AC/DC fan), but man, they are a lot of fun to play.

Great New Title in the Series

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great new title in the series of Guitar Hero games. We enjoy this as a family, and have been having a ball.

This Game ROCKs you back to the 80's

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: September 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is alot of fun to play. If you want to bring back those memories of the 80's, this is the game for you. I own all of the Guitar Hero games and this is by far the best one.

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