There is a happy news for all the Rock musicians. The renowned video game manufacturer, Ubisoft, has developed a contemporary musical game with ‘Guitar’ as its theme. The game suits amateur as well as professional artists. In fact, the game has proper lessons to teach the basic and advanced skills in playing a guitar. Titled rightly as Rocksmith, this game allows the users to connect a real guitar to the virtual video game. Rocksmith offers a realistic environment as of a Rock concert. One may even team up with his/her friends or family members while playing this game. Learning Guitar has never been so easy with the release of this game.
Freaky concept
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One would have never imagined about learning Guitar while playing the instrument itself. Rocksmith offers a blissful environment to all the budding rock stars. The game could be installed on a Microsoft Xbox 360 or a Sony PlayStation 3 entertainment system. You just need the conventional 1/4”inches input jack to connect the real-world guitar to the virtual video game. Once the guitar is plugged in, the user feels like as if he/she is standing in the colorful podium of a rock concert. The user will see the fans cheering up around his/her platform through the screen.
As mentioned earlier, Rocksmith suits professional rock musicians as well as the amateur artists. The users can choose their desired skill level in this game. While the master guitarists play music from their heart, the dilettante artists can learn serious lessons from the notes that will display on the screen. Beginners can learn the basics of playing the instrument through the color coded strings which will also be displayed on the screen. Rocksmith is not just a game to pass time for the users, but also provides easy lessons to learn guitar at the comfort of their homes.
Rock music cannot be enjoyed without the proper output which is apparently the audio system. As you will use this game through a PlayStation or an Xbox, obviously you will have speakers for the device. To mention, a surround sound speaker system can emphasize the home atmosphere into a rock stage. One can also tune his/her instrument until the frequency becomes precise for the user. The video game producer has also listed a number of mini games in their website. Literally, users can convert their gaming console into a stupefying amplifier. Rocksmith’s incredible versatility allows user to alter the technical aspects of the musical instrument including pedals, amplifiers and cabinets.
Why is it great?
Undoubtedly, Rocksmith’s ability to make the users learn Guitar is the highlight of this game. Rocksmith possesses various skill levels right from the basics to the advanced lessons making the game suitable for beginners, amateurs as well as professionals. Rocksmith’s versatility makes it compatible with the popular gaming devices like Xbox and PlayStation. People who have passion and enthusiasm to learn Guitar will highly benefit from this game. However, it depends on the user’s hard work and time spent on this game.
The blend of real and virtual world
Rocksmith’s capability to interconnect a real-world guitar with the virtual game proves the manufacturer’s technical abilities. Unlike other games which merely make the users spend their time, this game educates them about the musical instrument through proper lessons in the form of notes and color codes. To add further, this game explains the users about when and where to press the strings for the correct sound. For people who don’t have a real-world guitar, Rocksmith is available as a special package that includes a guitar as well. Obviously the price of this special package costs a bit higher than the game.
Add-ons
The default package of this game includes the musical notes of more than 50 songs from the current as well as the classical trends. The users can also play their favorite songs if they have the musical notes. It won’t take much time for the users to gather the musical notes for their favorite songs. Overall, the game allows its users to learn, play, enjoy the Guitar instrument in a real-time environment.
Cost
The standard package of the game is quoted for a price of about $80 which includes the necessary accessories like Real tone cable, 1/4”inches to USB cable, etc. The special package that includes the guitar instrument costs about $200. This game is particularly rated for teens and is pretty worth the price for its creativity and versatility.
