<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
rhythm	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
a	O
guitar-shaped	O
controller	O
(	O
purchased	O
separately	O
)	O
to	O
simulate	O
playing	O
rock	O
music	B-Application
by	O
hitting	O
notes	O
as	O
they	O
scroll	O
towards	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocks	B-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
is	O
an	O
incremental	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
full	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
changes	O
in	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well-received	O
as	O
the	O
prior	O
two	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
and	O
reduced	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocks	B-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Harmonix	O
before	O
they	O
moved	O
on	O
to	O
create	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
major	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rock	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Activision	O
's	O
Neversoft	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
successful	O
release	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
RedOctane	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
looking	O
into	O
genre-specific	O
expansions	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
genre-specific	O
titles	O
;	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aerosmith	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Van	I-Application
Halen	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Smash	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
by	O
EGM	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
1980s	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
officially	O
revealed	O
the	O
first	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
name	O
was	O
revised	O
again	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
,	O
as	O
official	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
an	O
early	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
than	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
differences	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
mostly	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
(	O
Johnny	B-Application
Napalm	I-Application
,	O
Judy	B-Application
Nails	I-Application
,	O
Izzy	B-Application
Sparks	I-Application
,	O
Pandora	O
,	O
Axel	B-Application
Steel	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Grim	B-Application
Ripper	I-Application
)	O
return	O
with	O
character	O
designs	O
influenced	O
by	O
styles	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venues	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
RedOctane	O
Club	O
and	O
Stonehenge	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Vans	O
Warped	O
Tour	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
rebranded	O
as	O
the	O
Rock	O
For	O
Safety	O
Tour	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
redesigned	O
with	O
an	O
80s	O
influence	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interface	B-Application
mimics	O
Guitar	O
Hero	O
II'''s	O
,	O
only	O
with	O
color	O
changes	O
(	O
no	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
graphics	O
were	O
developed	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
the	O
interface	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
tracks	O
,	O
excluding	O
"	O
Because	O
,	O
It	O
's	O
Midnite	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
suggests	O
;	O
"	O
Because	O
,	O
It	O
's	O
Midnite	O
"	O
is	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
fictional	O
"	O
80s	O
hair	O
metal	O
"	O
band	O
Limozeen	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
cartoon	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
(	O
Harmonix	O
co-founder/CEO	O
Alex	O
Rigopulos	O
is	O
a	O
professed	O
fan	O
of	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
bonus	O
tracks	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Shred	O
1981	O
"	O
Wrathchild	O
"	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
5.55	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limozeen	O
is	O
a	O
fictional	O
80s	O
glam	O
metal	O
band	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
series	O
of	O
web	O
cartoons	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
song	O
was	O
created	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
it	O
parodies	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
these	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Reviews	O
Publication	O
Score1UP.comBGame	O
Informer8.25/10GameSpot7.0/10IGN7.2/10Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly7.5/10	O
-	O
6.0/10	O
-	O
6.0/10	O
Compilation	O
review	O
site	O
Aggregate	O
scoreGameRankings71%	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
31	O
reviews	O
)	O
Metacritic69%	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
32	O
reviews	O
)	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rocks	I-Application
the	I-Application
80s	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
lukewarm	O
reviews	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
overall	O
less	O
praise	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSetWatch	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Lou	B-Application
Reed	O
's	O
Metal	O
Machine	O
Music	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
totally	O
Harmonix	O
's	O
contractual	O
obligation	O
game	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
bare	O
minimum	O
of	O
changes	O
made	O
from	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
developers	O
did	O
secure	O
appropriate	O
rights	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Romantics	O
claim	O
that	O
the	O
cover	O
is	O
"	O
virtually	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
the	O
authentic	O
version	O
"	O
and	O
thus	O
would	O
"[confuse]	O
consumers	O
into	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
band	O
actually	O
recorded	O
the	O
music	B-Application
and	O
endorsed	O
the	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
