Good news everybody! The upcoming versions of my current favorite video game Guitar Hero finally has some tangible information!
First the Eighties version is going to happen which was puzzling. Was the third release going to be this or GH3? Then it sounded like Eighties was scrapped, plus a different developer was building it.
As we get closer to the planned release dates it turns out there will be TWO new GH games. First will be Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s which is a page from publisher Rockstar’s playbook by going back to a tacky decade of neon, pastels and Hair Metal. This site from Gamespy has some sweet movies demonstrating the look and music. The graphics are still the same for a PS2 and it’s an expansion only for that platform. Pretty funny to see Pandora and Axel in the fashions of the time. The song list isn’t in stone but here’s what has been confirmed. July is the expected release month.
Meanwhile another developer is doing GH3, remaking it from the ground up, mainly to accomodate its expansion to platforms outside of PS2. The song list for 3 is courtesy of IGN.com, seems Gamespy didn’t have any luck but they have Weezer this time. “My Name is Jonas” is a great tune to crank up the volume on. The look is even better as displayed on these clips. Sad thing is those being Xbox360 graphics. At least Judy Nails has an impressive makeover. Game play will be taken farther along too. I do not look forward to dealing with broken guitar strings, I’ve bit hit in the arm by one. November is the anticipated release date.
I need to dust off my controller and start practicing again to get my fingers conditioned for the really rapid solo on A Flock of Seagulls’ “I Ran” and the cooperative mode of Dio’s “Holy Diver.”