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Recon I would recommend it but then again I am a fan of the series. Its a blast to be honest solo and is even more fun with some buddies as it just adds to the fun. As far as learning curve goes, it is easy to pick up and play but tough to master. It comes with a tutorial to get you started and easy, medium, hard and expert difficuilty. You should cruise through easy and medium, things can get a bit hairy in tough and expert can be a real challenge.

There are a lot of haters of this game, even on this board, but honestly once you play it does become addictive and loads of fun !

sports, personally I like the new guitar, its a sweet design and heck its wireless. People say who cares about wireless but its just so much more convenient. Just think of the difference between wired and wireless controllers !

As far as the bonus songs yeah they are a little different but this is consistent with the series. They are typically "indie" songs and not so widely recognized as some of the main hits in the game.