Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

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Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's

Developer(s)	Harmonix
Publisher(s)	RedOctane
Distributor(s)	unknown
Release date(s)	July 24, 2007
Genre(s)	Arcade
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Available on	PS2

Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's is an "expansion pack" to the Guitar Hero series, the third original title to be released. The game was released July 24, 2007 for PlayStation 2 in North America. In Europe it was released on July 28, 2007 as Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80's, while it was released in Australia on August 1, 2007.

The entire game features an 80's theme, with an all 80's set list, and new outfits, skins, etc. to support the overall theme. Also, rather than a "full" new game or sequel, the game is an expansion pack of sorts to Guitar Hero II and does not feature any changes to the actual gameplay found in Guitar Hero II.

Rock the 80's was the final title developed by developer Harmonix. They have since moved on to work on Rock Band.

Set List

See Main Article Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s Setlist

Easter Eggs

Rock's the 80s featured several Easter Eggs, mostly in the character descriptions, including"

The clock around the Grim Ripper's neck points to "2 Minutes to Midnight"; a popular Iron Maiden song.
The Character Description for Grim Ripper contains a reference to the Blue Öyster Cult song "Don't Fear The Reaper"
The Character Description for Axel Steel contains a reference to the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'"