Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s

THE GOOD:
A chance to play along to the hits of the 80's
Bright, detailed visuals, from the crowd to the band itself
Some good songs, including such hits as We Got The Beat and I Ran(So Far Away)

THE BAD:
Basically a re-skin of Guitar Hero 2, with the same venues and the same characters, only in a bright neon tint
Rather haphazard song selection
Charging full price for less content(No bonus songs, no videos/unlockables other than guitars and outfits, albeit the guitars are all the same as Guitar Hero 2)

SUMMARY:
Let me say this: I know in my heart that this is a rather below-average game, but since it's Guitar Hero, and since it's still fun to play, I love it for some reason.

For those of you who aren't familiar with it, this is how Guitar Hero's gameplay works: you use a guitar-shaped controller with five "fret" buttons(although you only use all five in hard and expert...

THE GOOD:
I remember when the first Guitar Hero came out. It didn't really interest me all that much but my girlfriend wanted it so I got it for her birthday. It didn't take long before I was hooked too. That first Guitar Hero game had a lot of charm - it practically radiated off the screen. You knew while playing that Red Octane was a small company and that they'd poured everything they had into their work. It showed in almost every facet. The game wasn't polish perfect but it had a lot of heart. It's still my favourite of the three.

Guitar Hero II was a logical purchase given my fondness for the first game and while it delivered, it wasn't as great. It wasn't a bad game but it didn't really live up to the spirit of the first. The songs weren't as well chosen; the note layout was often hard for the sake of hard. By this I mean that you could actually tell when the notes didn't match the actual guitar riffs, and were just thrown out to try and psyche people...