Screen from Guitar Hero II
The rumoured-but-still-unconfirmed Guitar Hero '80s Edition for the PS2 may be hitting the US as soon as this summer according to some etailers.
On Gamespot the game is dated for June 4th, while Gamefly and Amazon.ca are showing a release date of July 31st.
We contacted Activision, which publishes the game in the UK, and were told, “we're not able to confirm anything at this time.”
However, speaking about '80s Edition rumours in a recent interview Kai Huang, the inventor of the Guitar Hero series, said, “We haven't made any announcements yet on which specific genres of music we will be focusing on, but we definitely are looking at different genres.”
SPOnG translation: “We'd have to be insane not to do an '80s Edition, but I'm not allowed to talk about it.”
It seems inevitable that '80s Edition is coming. As for the dates, it seems highly unlikely that Red Octane will be releasing a game of Guitar Hero's stature in a month's time when no official announcement has been made. The US just might get it by July 31st, however.
SPOnG, for one, has its fingers crossed that we'll be able to rock out to High Priest Of Love by Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction soon.
Even if the '80s Edition never materialises, however, SPOnG will console itself with news of the juicy new features we'll be seeing on Guitar Hero III for the Wii.
You can find more about the latest iteration of guitar heroism on SPOnG's Guitar Hero II page.
Okay, which 1980s' tunes do you want to 'rawk out' to? Tell us in the Forum below.
On Gamespot the game is dated for June 4th, while Gamefly and Amazon.ca are showing a release date of July 31st.
We contacted Activision, which publishes the game in the UK, and were told, “we're not able to confirm anything at this time.”
However, speaking about '80s Edition rumours in a recent interview Kai Huang, the inventor of the Guitar Hero series, said, “We haven't made any announcements yet on which specific genres of music we will be focusing on, but we definitely are looking at different genres.”
SPOnG translation: “We'd have to be insane not to do an '80s Edition, but I'm not allowed to talk about it.”
It seems inevitable that '80s Edition is coming. As for the dates, it seems highly unlikely that Red Octane will be releasing a game of Guitar Hero's stature in a month's time when no official announcement has been made. The US just might get it by July 31st, however.
SPOnG, for one, has its fingers crossed that we'll be able to rock out to High Priest Of Love by Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction soon.
Even if the '80s Edition never materialises, however, SPOnG will console itself with news of the juicy new features we'll be seeing on Guitar Hero III for the Wii.
You can find more about the latest iteration of guitar heroism on SPOnG's Guitar Hero II page.
Okay, which 1980s' tunes do you want to 'rawk out' to? Tell us in the Forum below.
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Comments
micta 2 May 2007 09:38
1/4
To hell with Mark Manning and his rock herberts. Git some Sonic Yth on there, and give us the screwdriver peripheral.
TimSpong 2 May 2007 10:14
2/4
micta wrote:
To hell with Mark Manning and his rock herberts. Git some Sonic Yth on there, and give us the screwdriver peripheral.
Sure, sure... Sonic Yoof would be good. But so would:
Steel Town by the Red Guitars
Copperhead Road by Steve Earle
Dark Entries by Bauhaus
Out Come The Freaks by Was (Not Was)
Dancing Till Midnight by Pseudo Echo
but you can bloody lay money on the fact that My Sharona will be on it.
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DoctorDee 3 May 2007 11:16
3/4
Timthony wrote:
but you can bloody lay money on the fact that My Sharona will be on it.
80's Music I would LIKE to be on there...
When You Smile by Dream Syndicate
Touch me I'm Sick by Mudhoney
What She's Done to your Mind by Rain parade
Ways to be Wicked by Lone Justice
Red Sun by Thin White Rope
Love Buzz by Nirvana
Transfiguration by Screaming Srees
Freakscene by Dinosaur Jr
Destination Breakdown by Raymonde
Alice by Sisters of Mercy
80s music that will be on there...
Walk like an Egyptian by Bangles
Hey Micky by Toni Basil
Broken Wings by Mr Mister
Africa by Toto
Back on the Road again by REO Speedwagon
Final Countdown by Europe
Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
C'mon Lick my Lovepump by Whitesnake
Me 4 May 2007 09:08
4/4
guitar hero 80s is such a crap idea and im a big fan of guitar hero, this is going to ruin it until gh3 comes out in 2008