rocks 80s rocks 80s titled guitar hero rocks 80s europe music rhythm game installment popular series released july north_america europe august australia players use guitar shaped controller purchased separately simulate playing rock music hitting notes player rocks 80s title guitar hero series sequel changes gameplay guitar hero introduced game implied game title game features 1980s theme consisting songs decade playable characters artwork reflect time period game received prior games lack new gameplay features reduced soundtrack rocks 80s final title guitar hero series developed moved create major installment series legends rock developed division history successful release guitar hero announced looking genre specific expansions series guitar hero encore rocks 80s genre specific titles guitar hero guitar hero guitar hero guitar hero smash hits released rocks 80s initially announced january guitar hero 1980s edition orange lounge radio claimed game released june based announcement source cited announcement officially revealed details game addition changing game title guitar hero rocks 80s weeks later game revised rocks 80s official artwork game released word encore dropped title european releases gameplay design mechanics game nearly identical predecessor guitar early preview game described like expansion pack guitar hero new game right major differences guitar hero aesthetic characters previous games return character designs influenced styles 1980s venues guitar hero exception appear tour redesigned 80s influence interface guitar hero color changes new graphics developed far interface soundtrack tracks excluding released 1980s game title suggests performed fictional 80s hair metal band internet cartoon runner founder ceo professed fan songs originally written 1970s covered bands 1980s songs radar love covered ballroom blitz sweet covered song list includes tracks round round metal health holy heat moment asia good time poison songs master tracks ran far away flock scandal warrior wanna rock priest electric eye rest covers final setlist revealed gamespy june listed unlike previous games bonus tracks rocks 80s bow wow wow want candy originally announced game appeared preview builds announced longer appear final version official comment regards song removal given fictional 80s glam metal band featured series web cartoons song created parodies style bands priest electric eye includes preceding track screaming vengeance album right electric eye poison good time labeled game ain good time twisted sister wanna rock featured recorded master track song original album version reception rocks 80s released generally lukewarm reviews received overall praise games series critics agreed game price point high considering reduced soundtrack gamespot criticized songs regard game price reviewer commented thirty songs value way slice game feels like quick dirty cash reviewer commented soundtrack eclectic solid reviewers including ign electronic gaming monthly criticized game musical selection compared game saying game totally contractual obligation game bare minimum changes guitar hero lawsuit november rock group filed lawsuit sound cover song like rocks 80s game developers secure appropriate rights cover song game claim cover virtually indistinguishable authentic version confuse consumers believing band actually recorded music endorsed product lawsuit requested cessation sales game monetary damage december awarded preliminary injunction prevent sales game summary judgment hearing held july case dismissed month judge stating obtained proper licensing works band longer held copyright work
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