5:36 AM on 06.12.2007
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Nex
A few minutes ago, we received a press release from Activision detailing the latest eight songs to be added to the tracklist of their 1980s-themed Guitar Hero expansion, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. Here's the rundown:
· Hold On Loosely (as made famous by .38 Special)
· No One Like You (as made famous by Scorpions)
· Only a Lad (as made famous by Oingo Boingo)
· Radar Love (as made famous by White Lion)
· Ballroom Blitz (as made famous by Krokus)
· The Warrior (by Scandal)
· What I Like About You (as made famous by The Romantics)
· Wrath Child (as made famous by Iron Maiden)
Things are looking better here than they did previously, but we still don't have much faith in the direction this whole thing is going. I realize the game mechanics are too simple to screw up, but it seems like their track listings are intentionally neutered specifically so they can include certain songs in the main Guitar Hero series. When you combine this handicap with how intensely terrible the popular music of the 80s was, you're almost guaranteed a game with less cultural value than watching The Breakfast Club in your underwear.
Hit the jump for the full release.
| ACTIVISION REVEALS ADDITIONAL FINGER-MELTING TRACKS TO BE INCLUDED ON GUITAR HERO ENCORE: ROCKS THE 80s
Songs made famous by The Romantics, Iron Maiden, Oingo Boingo and .38 Special Are Added to Enhance the Axe Shredding Experience |
| SUNNYVALE, CA, - June 12, 2007 - Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced eight additional songs to be included in the latest installment of the critically acclaimed franchise -- Guitar Hero™ Encore: Rocks the 80s™, available exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. The tour continues with 30 awesome new songs from the classic era, allowing Guitar Hero fans to further experience the ultimate rock star fantasy.
Additional tracks added to the initial list include:
· Hold On Loosely (as made famous by .38 Special)
· No One Like You (as made famous by Scorpions)
· Only a Lad (as made famous by Oingo Boingo)
· Radar Love (as made famous by White Lion)
· Ballroom Blitz (as made famous by Krokus)
· The Warrior (by Scandal)
· What I Like About You (as made famous by The Romantics)
· Wrath Child (as made famous by Iron Maiden)
Previously announced tracks include:
· I Wanna Rock (by Twisted Sister)
· I Ran (by Flock of Seagulls)
· Round and Round (as made famous by Ratt)
· Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
· Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio)
· Heat Of The Moment (as made famous by Asia)
· 18 and Life (as made famous by Skid Row)
· Bathroom Wall (as made famous by Faster Pussycat)
· Lonely is the Night (as made famous by Billy Squier)
· Nothing But a Good Time (as made famous by Poison)
· Play With Me (as made famous by Extreme)
· Shaken (as made famous by Eddie Money)
· Synchronicity II (as made famous by The Police) |
| Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, published by RedOctane® and developed by Harmonix, will be available in July for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system. For more information, please visit the dedicated community site: www.guitarherogame.com. # # # |
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Ballroom Blitz - Is by the 'The Sweet'
Radar Love - Is by 'Golden Earring'
no tracklist will ever be perfect... remember girlfriend?
But 'Ballroom Blitz' WAS made famous by the Sweet (or Crucial Taunt if your a Wayne's World fan...) and the same with 'Radar Love' and Golden Earring... So what they are really saying is these are just cheap shitty covers, because we couldn't afford the real songs! Man that blows, nothing worse than bad covers of good songs (i.e. Van Halen - You Really Got Me)...
I'd rather eat afterbirth pate and sleep with roseanne barr than spend time actually learning how to play that atrocious garbage.
(Nex: as for 80s pop music, it wasn't all bad: Talking Heads).
:(
i'm waiting for whistle hero 80's edition, i'm gonna nail winds of change!
No One Like You and Rock You Like a Hurricane are basically the same song with different lyrics... i would have rathered Big City Nights
You think AC/DC's gonna start licensing their music? After some 30 years of saying "No!" to much more lucrative deals?
That'll happen right around the time Neversoft manages to get Stairway to Heaven and Battery on the next GH game.
I'm guessing Ballroom Blitz is the same way.
I am excited for Hold on Loosely and The Warrior.
white lion sucked.
i've never played guitar hero.
it looks stupid.
Who the hell are you to say if a game sucks if you haven't played a single game in the series?
The 80s were the Golden Age of Metal. Why are all these poser bands still making money off shit that sucked 20 years ago?!?!?!? Where's the Metallica Megadeth Anthrax Slayer Exodus Overkill Testament Mercyful Fate Death Angel Celtic Frost Queensryche Ozzy (w/ Randy Rhodes, now there's a true fucking GUITAR HERO!!!)???!!!??!!!
You know, it is possible to be a guitar hero without playing metal. I'd consider Hendrix, Clapton, BB King, Robert Johnson, and other blues and rock guitarists much bigger heroes than some of the bands you've listed.
You're telling me you've got White Lion in there, and there's no Transformers theme?
Unheard of! Scandalous!
Hold On Loosely (as made famous by .38 Special)
No One Like You (as made famous by Scorpions)
Ballroom Blitz (as made famous by Krokus^H^H^H^H^H^HSweet)
What I Like About You (as made famous by The Romantics)
I agree that Rock You Like A Hurricane would have been a better choice, though. :(
@LordRegulus:
"WHAT? You're telling me you've got White Lion in there, and there's no Transformers theme?"
I bow before your wisdom!
According to wikipedia, "Seventeen" by Winger will also be in the game.