Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s officially announced; 6 more songs revealed

[The Oggmonster]

Activision officially announced Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s today, though it's been known about for quite some time. As the title implies, this one will feature popular songs from the 1980s.

The game will be compatible with the standard SG Guitar Hero controllers, so those who have held onto them are in luck. It will feature a number of different venues and characters, as usual, though this time they will be '80s-themed.

Activision saw fit to announce 7 of the 30 songs that will be appearing in the game:

* I Wanna Rock (by Twisted Sister)
* I Ran (by Flock of Seagulls)
* Round and Round (as made famous by Ratt)
* I Want Candy (as made famous by Bow Wow Wow)
* Metal Health (as made famous by Quiet Riot)
* Holy Diver (as made famous by Dio)
* Heat Of The Moment (as made famous by Asia)

"The 80s features an amazing variety of rock genres from hair metal to punk to new wave, and our dedicated Guitar Hero fans will definitely appreciate the opportunity to play all the new and exciting content we've added," said Dusty Welch, head of publishing at RedOctane. "As we delve deeper into the history of rock, we'll continue to offer a fresh experience and even more explosive tracks with the Guitar Hero franchise."

It's worth noting that the press release says 80's Edition was developed by Harmonix, so it seems GH development duties hadn't yet been passed to Neversoft when work on this began.

Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s will be out for the PS2 this summer.

Source: http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=7773


Its a good thing I still have my guitar for the PS2.


The New Tracks:

18 and Life - Skid Row

Bathroom Wall - Faster Pussycat

Lonely is the Night - Billy Squier

Nothing But a Good Time - Poison

Play With Me - Extreme

Shaken - Eddie Money

Synchronicity II - The Police

[Andrew1911]

Oh, God... Twisted Sister? Ew. What a terrible song track. The only thing good in there is I Ran. Not much to brag about, Ogg.  burned;

[The Oggmonster]

Oh, God... Twisted Sister? Ew. What a terrible song track. The only thing good in there is I Ran. Not much to brag about, Ogg.  burned;

Thats only 7 songs out of 30.

[Morning_Glory]

They better get better tunes for it.

[The artist formally known]

All songs suck except for Dio

[Samus Aran]

All songs suck except for Dio

I like "Heat of the Moment" and "Metal Health" 

[LCK]

HOLY DIVAH

[Samus Aran]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

[LCK]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

OH WHAT'S BECOMING OF ME

RIDE THE TIGER

[Samus Aran]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

OH WHAT'S BECOMING OF ME

RIDE THE TIGER

YOU CAN SEE HIS STRIPES BUT YOU KNOW HE'S CLEAN
OH DON'T YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN

[LCK]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

OH WHAT'S BECOMING OF ME

RIDE THE TIGER

YOU CAN SEE HIS STRIPES BUT YOU KNOW HE'S CLEAN
OH DON'T YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN

GOTTA GET AWAAAAY

HOLY DIVAH

[Samus Aran]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

OH WHAT'S BECOMING OF ME

RIDE THE TIGER

YOU CAN SEE HIS STRIPES BUT YOU KNOW HE'S CLEAN
OH DON'T YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN

GOTTA GET AWAAAAY

HOLY DIVAH

SHINY DIAMONDS
LIKE THE EYES OF A CAT IN THE BLACK AND BLUE
SOMETHING IS COMING FOR YOU

[LCK]

HOLY DIVAH

YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

OH WHAT'S BECOMING OF ME

RIDE THE TIGER

YOU CAN SEE HIS STRIPES BUT YOU KNOW HE'S CLEAN
OH DON'T YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN

GOTTA GET AWAAAAY

HOLY DIVAH

SHINY DIAMONDS
LIKE THE EYES OF A CAT IN THE BLACK AND BLUE
SOMETHING IS COMING FOR YOU

RACE FOR THE MORNING
YOU CAN HIDE IN THE SUN 'TILL YOU SEE THE LIGHT
OH WE WILL PRAY IT'S ALL RIGHT

[Samus Aran]

GOTTA GET AWAY
GET AWAY

BETWEEN THE VELVET LIES
THERE'S A TRUTH THAT'S HARD AS STEEL

[LCK]

THE VISION NEVER DIES
LIFE'S A NEVER ENDING WHEEL