Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (PlayStation 2)
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Activision Publishing, Inc.

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Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is an incremental title in the Guitar Hero series, using the features and gameplay from Guitar Hero II but with a completely new batch of songs. The game's theme is the eighties, reflected by the characters and their clothing, the venues and of course the songs themselves. It is the last title in the series developed by the original creators Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

As in the previous games, in the single-player mode the player works his way through a setlist unlocking increasingly difficult songs, divided over 4 main difficulties. By performing well, new songs and venues become available, but there are less unlockables compared to the previous titles. Notable bands in this edition include A Flock of Seagulls, The Police, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Asia, Dio and Anthrax. Unlike the previous games, there are no bonus tracks.

The game is played through the guitar controller introduced for this series. The multi-player modes include Co-op, Face-off and Pro Face-off, identical to the previous game.

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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s PlayStation 2 The man owns you. So they give you money after each gig to keep you quiet.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s PlayStation 2 Pick a rockin' band name, dude. Best band ever!

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s PlayStation 2 Your first gig. And just like the 80's, you just can't forget it.

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s PlayStation 2 You can choose one of three guitars at the start. They don't do anything but look cool.

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Alternate Titles

"Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s" -- European title

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Critic Reviews

Game Captain	Aug 21, 2007	84 out of 100	84
Worth Playing	Nov 11, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
Digital Entertainment News (den)	Aug 27, 2007	7.3 out of 10	73
Gamer 2.0	Jul 27, 2007	7.1 out of 10	71
4Players.de	Aug 14, 2007	70 out of 100	70
FOK!games	Aug 29, 2007	69 out of 100	69
Gamers.at	Aug 12, 2007	67 out of 100	67
Play.tm	Sep 02, 2007	65 out of 100	65
AusGamers	Oct 05, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65
FZ	Aug 07, 2007		60

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Lawsuit

On 20th November 2007 Activision Publishing, Harmonix and RedOctane were sued by members of the rock band The Romantics. They claim the version of the track "What I Like About You" by cover group Wavegroup Sound, included in the game, sounds too much like their original song, making it "virtually indistinguishable from the authentic version". One month later, on 20th December 2007, a federal judge in Detroit denied The Romantics' request to stop the use of the song.

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