Customer Ratings & Reviews

Guitar Hero: Rock the 80s is quite simply a thrown-together cash-grab effort. It's Guitar Hero 2 with some cheap 80s neon thrown in. Not only are there no new characters or venues, there are actually LESS than GH2. Ridiculous. Characters all have one new outfit, nothing more. That's not to say it's not fun. There are quite a few extremely enjoyable songs. Turning Japanese is a blast. Only a Lad, Synchronicity II, classic. The last tier is mint: Electric Eye, Police Truck, Seventeen, Caught in a Mosh, Play With Me. All fun. There are a few questionable choices. There's an horrendous cover of Radar Love, and the extremely boring and lame Heat of the Moment. Who was asking to play a song by Ratt? Because, It's Midnite by fake 80s band Limozeen would have been a bonus track on any other GH version. Here, it's an encore. There are absolutely no bonus tracks; a severe letdown, as the bonus tracks were one of the more enjoyable aspects of the first two games, that also exposed people to lesser known bands. At $50, it's quite simply a ripoff. If you can get it cheap, or borrow it from a friend, it's worth it. Though I suppose if you're a diehard like myself, you'll pay whatever it takes to get new songs. We're all slaves to Activision, and they'll charge whatever they want. Live with it.

This is basically just a song pack for Guitar Hero. As such it's nice to have a bunch of new songs. Unfortunately, it has less unlockables than previous iterations and there could have been some more 80's rock songs over the 80's pop they selected. This isn't really worth $50 but I got it for $40 + a $15 gift certificate which was well worth it.

Any Guitar Hero fan will be ecstatic at the release of a new game in the series (myself included), but I have to say I'm a bit dissapointed with Rocks the 80s. There are 30 main songs, that's it. Most hardcore GH players will probably beat the game the first day they get it (at least on one difficulty level). Being a full-priced game that's this short and released this far into the PS2's cycle is pretty frustrating. There are some very fun songs (I Ran, Los Angeles, Only A Lad), but there are also some painfully boring ones, and some of the worst choices in any GH game to date (Heat of the Moment, Balls to the Wall, etc.). One of the biggest surprises of Rocks the 80s is the final tier of songs. The Judas Priest and Dead Kennedys songs are decent choices and relatively fun to play, but the last three songs ("Seventeen" by Winger, "Caught In a Mosh" by Anthrax, and "Play With Me" by Extreme, which is a completely puzzling choice being such a relatively obscure song) are not really fun at all. Most any GH player will enjoy this game, even if it does leave a bit to be desired. I bought it the first day, though I don't think I'll be going back to it much.

This is a great game as it is not one that you sit on a couch with a little controller exercising only your thumbs. I have played all three of the current Guitar Hero games, and this one dissapointed me because there is not as many songs and unlockables as I feel there should have been. However i am a fan of Guitar Hero games so I would recommend this game to anyone that likes the Guitar Hero series

A very fun and addicting game, that will make keep you occupied for hours.

I'm a huge guitar hero fan. I love the first 2 games. I went into this knowing it was basically just an expansion of the first 2. It's fun, I would have liked to have seen some of the heavier stuff from the 80's on there (megadeth, metallica, even slayer) instead of Pop songs like We got the beat etc... overall worth it for fans of the series.

I love this game. The graphics are good and it is really fun

This product is more of an expansion to Guitar Hero 2 rather than a whole new game. The characters are pretty much the original characters featured on Guitar Hero 1, but with a colorful 80's theme. There are no bonus songs, which really were great in the previous 2 games. Plus, there are way fewer songs in the game, some of them just one hit wonder bands. It would've been nice to see some artists like Metallica, Led Zeppelin, even Hendrix would've been nice. On a more positive note, the gameplay is still fun, including the multiplayer. The single player career is a bit less challenging, but still fun to play songs from a older era of music. This is a great purchase for your PS2 if you need something to interest you until Guitar Hero 3 comes out for the PS2, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360.

I actually liked this game a lot...it was a bit easier than Guitar Hero 2...but that is why I liked it...I also loved the song selection. I loved all the old songs...the 80's music is definitely what makes this game fun. I would totally recommend this to a friend. It is a lot of fun.

must be the best game i have ever played. i recommend this to anyone that plays guitar or is even interested in guitar. it feels like u r realling playing a song. AMAZING GAME!

Great party time with your friends & family. Invite the whole family over to re-live top 80's songs that you can play exxpertly with just a little practice after having mastered Guitar Hero I. Everyone willl be screaming for more.

I enjoy the songs on this game. Some I had never heard of before, but of course you catch on quickly. I just wish tere was more new options on this game. I was expecting for it to be a lot more different than Guitar Hero I & II.

Guitar Hero encore Rocks N 80s gives you exactly what it says in the title even more of your favorite songs from the 80s. Despite not having bonus tracks like the previous games it is worth the money to play the featured songs.

I have no doubt that Guitar Hero Rocks The 80's is a good game it is just lacking some of the song content and runs on the same engine as GH2. Worth buying so get it and start playing you will be instantly addicted.

My husband bought this for me in order to get me to play with him...it worked! I love the songs, am addicted to the game, and am now looking forward to GH3!!

Good game, coming from a good line of games. Lacks the typical number of songs however sometimes quality is better than quantity and gives 30 good songs that will leave you addicted and playing all night.

I think this is an okay game. some good 80's hits, but need a lot more 80's hits. only a few songs are master recordings, but those songs aren't that great

If you even wanted to try a guitar hero game or just love 80's rock, this game is for you! It is going to be hard for Activision to top this game...

Most of the songs on this edition of Guitar Hero were great, but there were a few that were kind of "Huh?" inducing. Aside from that, it's really fun and addicting and well worth what I paid.

This is the best of the guitar hero games so far. The great songs of the 80's provide a perfect challenge for those of us not covering the local watering hole.