Guitar Hero Encore: Rock's the 80's: Aggro Aggregation

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Author: Ben Karl
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Guitar Hero Encore: Rock's the 80's rocks my mailbox...

Please no, not again...

At first glance it may seem that the team over at Harmonix mailed this one in. Yes, Guitar Hero Encore: Rock's the 80's is a total clone of Guitar Hero II with a song list of 80's pop-musical keystones. This is all well and good since 80's pop has so much novelty that the music has worked into an impenetrable niche. The problem with Encore: Rock's the 80's is that, like the 80's, it's too expensive! Check out what other critics are saying.

1up laments Encore's all 80's set list:

"Part of the problem comes from trying to include a little bit of something for everyone, which winds up satisfying nobody. What makes this such a glaring weakness is that, regardless of what you like, you'll be able to fill a long list with all the "but what about...?" tracks you'll wish were in the game."

So is it worth the $49.99 price tag? Gamedaily says:

"We, on the other hand (the Guitar Hero vets that we are), refuse to pay a ridiculous $49.99 for a game that not only reuses all of Guitar Hero II's modes, but also its venues and screens (including the loading screen- that's just lazy). This bodes well for gamers interested in a little co-op action, with one player on lead guitar and another on bass, but we expected at least one new mode."

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