Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s — PRE-OWNED - PlayStation 2

I have all the guitar hero games and this one is not bad, but certainly not the best one. I found the songs in the first couple of sets to be easy and only the last two sets provided more difficulity. The song list is short and the songs are OK. The 80's wasn't really known for guitar playing prowess (with a few exceptions of course). It will give the guitar hero fanatics something to hold them over till GH3 is released. It think it is priced a little high for the amount of songs and lack of unlockable songs, but you will have fun with it.

I was really looking forward to this release, but was somewhat disappointed when it finally came out. It could've been really great, but when I think of "Rocks the 80s" I think of hair bands, not Eddie Money, the Vapors or the Go-Gos. There's good selections but a few too many bad ones for my taste. Especially since there are ONLY 30 songs. For the price there should have been at least 40 songs and maybe a few bonus songs similar to the other releases in this series. Having played it for several weeks I can honestly say its as fun as the others but SHOULD'VE BEEN BETTER.

I managed to catch the game for $40.00, and do I feel like it was completely worth it? Nah. I wish I had held out a little longer for the price to drop even more. This is a $25.00 - $30.00 game at best. But price aside, I do enjoy the game though it seemed a bit easier than its predessor, lacked bonus characters and songs. It's a good game for GH fans, but, my advice, hold out for GH 3 to come out and Rock the 80's price to drop. Heck, Christmas time is approaching, they'll probably make them a combo pack. "Hold on loosely, but don't let go."

This is most certainly not worth the $50 price tag. It's like an expansion pack. There are only 30 songs. A few of the characters were removed. The unlock shop only has half of what it used to. The gameplay itself is still just as perfect as it was on GHII, and the song selection depends on personal preferance but I thought it was decent. It looks pretty good if you can turn on the progressive scan mode (480p). But I see it as getting half of what either of the first two games offered, so it should cost half as much. I was able to take advantage of the early online offer and pay $40 plus get a $15 gift card, so looking at it that way, this is a great game to get for $25. Wait until the price comes down to that level.

This game isn't going to blow anyone away with any amazing new features, but I don't think that was the intention of the game. If you loved "Guitar Hero II", and love the 80's, you will love this game. The price is a little pricey at $49.99 USD, but unless you're a newcomer to the series, you know your getting quality. Hours and hours of fun to be had. Only downfall is that there are no unlockable songs.

now if you are looking to buy this dont expect it to be a new game. otherwise itd be guitar hero 3. its only an expansion pack, letting users play classic songs from the 80's. it does try to appeal to an older auidence that would know the songs. overall i enjoyed the game it was fun playing the songs i know. it is disappointing there is no bonus songs but it keeps one busy till guitar hero 3.

i thought that this game was the second best of the series so far as far as game play went, but third best as far as songs, especially the first songs. still, its a good buy if you love the series, but should probably wait for guitar hero 3 or get guitar hero 2 first if you dont own any of the series yet.

I enjoyed playing this game but find I don't dip into it anywhere near as often as I do with GH1 or 2. There are only 30 songs and I really only replay about a third of them. The songs are all fairly easy to learn which is good but it's also a shortcoming as it doesn't make me want to come back to it like the others do. This game should go for around $25-30, that's about all it's worth.