GHE:80's

Well, it's been just over a week now that Guitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80's came out. GH was awesome. GH2 was even better. GHE, though...well...Is it too mean to say that they basically phoned this one in? Let's do this in a compliment sandwich:

Good: 80's music. Dude....it's 80's music.
Bad: Almost half of the track listing was cassette fillers.
Good: Those cassette fillers were from really cool bands.

We're off to a good start here...

Good: The intro screen is nice and neon.
Bad: It's basically the only screen that's changed since GH2
Good: The band name entering method looks like those bullshit No.2 test things they forced you to do in school. I made pictures in mine and always passed.

Good: The gutiar hero characters are decked out in crazy stylish outfits.
Bad: No other characters were even looked at...everyone's wearing the same thing as before.
Good: Pandora and Johnny got some gnarly do's, man!

Good: There are a few new character animations, like Pandora checking her nails out before a performance.
Bad: They still all look like taxidermied puppets with those crazy stone eyes.
Good: Frankenstein at the third venue, man! Rock! (Too bad you never see him again after that, though)

Good: The Grim Ripper is a playable character (again)
Bad: He's the only unlockable player.
Good: The Grim Ripper rocks with Chuthulu on the last track! (In the background stage elements, that is)

Good: Hard is friggin hard.
Bad: Medium is too easy.
Good: There's a track my girlfriend can't do (Play With Me -on hard) . Which makes me feel a little better seeing as how she pretty much shreds me on every track.

Good: "Free" poster. :D
Bad: It's lame.
Good: Uh....it's shiny?

Good: The “varoom...errrt!” sounds during carrer make me giggle.
Bad: Seen it before.
Good: The Battle Axe Guitar....sweeeeet.

Good: I can play a plastic guitar on a videogame consel.
Bad: I can't play a real guitar.
Good: I'm a professional level air guitar player.

All right, everybody stand up, please! Everybody up, c'mon! You! In the back! You waiting for a special invitation? Yes, you too! Uppity-up-up-up! You're gonna like this! C'mon! Now, breathe in... Breathe in, blow out. That's it. Now, shake it out. Good!