Rocksmith - Be a guitar hero with YOUR guitar

[DJ Fusion]

Rocksmith - The first and only game that plugs into any guitar

Introducing the next stage in the evolution of the music game. Rocksmith, the first and only game where you can plug into any real guitar.

Featuring gameplay that automatically adjusts to your personal ability and innovative game design that makes playing music visually intuitive, Rocksmith will engage experienced musicians as well as those who have never picked up a guitar in their life.

Every copy of Rocksmith will include a revolutionary 1/4 inch to USB cable that turns the guitar's signal from analog to digital, allowing it to be recognized and played through video game consoles for the first time. By plugging into your console, you'll develop real skills and real styles while playing absolutely real music.

http://rocksmith.ubi.com/rocksmith/en-US/home/





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksmith

TRACKLIST

* Best Coast – “When I’m With You”
* Blur – “Song 2″
* Cream – “Sunshine Of Your Love”
* Dan Auerbach – “I Want Some More”
* David Bowie – “Rebel Rebel”
* Eric Clapton – “Run Back To Your Side”
* Franz Ferdinand – “Take Me Out”
* Incubus – “I Miss You”
* Interpol – “Slow Hands”
* Jarvis Cocker – “Angela”
* Jenny O -”Well OK Honey”
* Kings Of Leon “Use Somebody”
* Lenny Kravitz – “Are You Gonna Go My Way”
* Little Barrie – “Surf Hell”
* Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama”
* Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Freebird”
* Muse – “Plug In Baby”
* Muse – “Unnatural Selection”
* Nirvana – “Breed”
* Nirvana – “In Bloom”
* Radiohead – “High And Dry”
* Radiohead – “Bodysnatchers”
* Red Fang – “Number Thirteen”
* Silversun Pickups – “Panic Switch”
* Soundgarden – “Outshined”
* Spoon – “Me And The Bean”
* Stone Temple Pilots – “Between The Lines”
* Stone Temple Pilots – “Vasoline”
* Taddy Porter – “Mean B.i.t.c.h”
* The Animals – “House of the Rising Sun”
* The Black Keys – “I Got Mine”
* The Black Keys – “Next Girl”
* The Boxer Rebellion – “Step Out Of The Car”
* The Cribs – “We Share The Same Skies”
* The Cure – “Boys Don’t Cry
* The Dead Weather – “I Can’t Hear You”
* The Horrors – “Do You Remember”
* The Pixies – “Where’s Is My Mind”
* Queens of the Stone Age – “Go With The Flow”
* Rapscallions – “California Brain”
* Red Hot Chili Peppers “Higher Ground”
* The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
* The Rolling Stones – “Play With Fire”
* The Rolling Stones – “The Spider And the Fly”
* The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
* Sigur Rós – “Gobbledigook”
* The White Stripes – “Icky Thump”
* The Yellow Moon Band – “Chimney”
* Titus Andronicus – “A More Perfect Union”
* Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “Good Enough”
* Velvet Revolver – “Slither”
* White Denim – “Burnished”
* The xx – “Islands”


Bonus Songs:

* Brian Adam McCune – “Ricochet”
* Chris Lee “Boss”
* Disonaur – “Space Ostridge”
* Seth Chapla – “Jules”
* Seth Chapla – “The Star Spangled Banner”
* VsThem – “6AM Salvation”





Release date(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

* America 18 October 2011[1]

* Europe/Australia 2012

Microsoft Windows

* America 13 December 2011

* Europe/Australia 2012

Why import? Because the game is available now on Amazon for $79 and is region-free for PS3.

Why not import? When the game is released in Australia you might not be able to purchase any DLC from our PSN store.

What did you do? I imported of course! It should arrive in a week or so, expect impressions then.


Some other features:

Co-op mode!



http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1210444p1.html

For those looking for something a little more "game-like" than the rank-and-file note charts, Rocksmith presents the Guitarcade. The Guitarcade is a collection of mini-games meant to teach you the basics like scales, chords, and harmonics through a few standard gaming conventions. By doing things like taking out pixelated ducks in a Space Invaders-themed shooter and fighting off a zombie horde by playing the right chord, the Guitarcade teaches you muscle memory and trains your hands to better understand where they are on the guitar's fretboard.

http://au.gamespot.com/ps3/puzzle/rocksmith/review.html

Every note, chord, pick scrape, or sound you make is played through the game in real time, and it's amazing how Rocksmith essentially turns your TV or stereo into an amplifier. Thankfully, there's a built-in tuner you can access from the menu, and you're prompted to check your tuning between songs. Reverb and distortion are added to your guitar's sound on a song-by-song basis too, but you also unlock different amps, effects pedals, and guitars to fiddle around with in the game's absorbing sandbox-style amp mode.

http://www.gameshark.com/playstation...ith-Review.htm

In games we often talk about the joys of tearing through a particularly tough boss or getting all of the well-hidden collectibles, but at the end of those grueling experiences all we walk away with is memories. Rocksmith is the first time I’ve put in effort and gained real skills that exist outside of the artificial world of games and can be put into practice in my real life.

[Marcism]

Would love to see some thoughts on this after you get it. Seems like a fantastic idea.

[Ravennoir]

Hey DJ Fusion,

I started a thread over here about this game http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=946268, maybe a nice admin can combine the two

Anyway


been looking forward to this game since I first heard about it, the only downside atm is the tracklist is kinda light for my liking but still will be fun to check out

Im in the US next week, so im thinking about grabbing a copy, but like you said that might be a DLC issue

[DJ Fusion]

Originally Posted by Marcism

Would love to see some thoughts on this after you get it. Seems like a fantastic idea.

Will do man. Initially I dismissed this game as a gimmick until I started reading all the positive reviews at another forum I go to, now I can't wait for my copy to get here.

Seems it's getting decent reviews across the board:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/rocksmith

Metacritic: 85
User ratings: 91

Originally Posted by Ravennoir

Hey DJ Fusion,

I started a thread over here about this game http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=946268, maybe a nice admin can combine the two

Ah no way! My bad, and I can't merge that thread into this one because I'm not an admin in the gaming forum.

[clinic]

I want this bad! Going to wait for the AU version though as I don't want to miss out on DLC.

[^catalyst]

What a great idea, can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one Fusion.

Now... where can I rustle up a gee-tahr....

[Ravennoir]

Originally Posted by ^catalyst

What a great idea, can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one Fusion.

Now... where can I rustle up a gee-tahr....

There is a Bundle pack which comes with Epiphone guitar, no idea how much it will be over here though (its $199 is the US)

[^catalyst]

Originally Posted by Ravennoir

There is a Bundle pack which comes with Epiphone guitar, no idea how much it will be over here though (its $199 is the US)

Shut your damn face! Damn you good-value bundles!!! DAMN YOU!

[Ravennoir]

Originally Posted by ^catalyst

Shut your damn face! Damn you good-value bundles!!! DAMN YOU!

Of course theres lots of Second hand music places you could get a guitar cheap from (even some on OCAU )

[DJ Fusion]

Yeah man that Epiphone Les Paul Junior looks like a surprisingly decent guitar for someone just starting. I bet it shits on the Rockband Squire as a first guitar.



But I'd probably just wait until sugarcult posts a new FS thread and snap up one of his awesome cheap guitars instead.

[Ravennoir]

Originally Posted by DJ Fusion

But I'd probably just wait until sugarcult posts a new FS thread and snap up one of his awesome cheap guitars instead.

Lol, thats how I got my Tony Iommi SG, and he has a ESP for sale ATM that looks ok

[DJ Fusion]

I bought a mint BC Rich Bich from sugarcult for an awesome price once too, gave it to a friend though. Geez I'm nice.

[th3_hawk]

oooohhhhh, me wanty.

Although really I should just go and get lessons :P

[DJ Fusion]

Originally Posted by th3_hawk

oooohhhhh, me wanty.

Although really I should just go and get lessons :P

I reckon do both! Go for your lesson, get some great advice and good habits from a proper teacher and then when you get home you can use the game to put your new lessons to use and start getting some songs and licks under your belt.

I sort of regret never having lessons, people look at me weird when I hook my thumb over the top of the neck and then hold my pick with three fingers.

[Deliverancexx]

Originally Posted by DJ Fusion

I reckon do both! Go for your lesson, get some great advice and good habits from a proper teacher and then when you get home you can use the game to put your new lessons to use and start getting some songs and licks under your belt.

I sort of regret never having lessons, people look at me weird when I hook my thumb over the top of the neck and then hold my pick with three fingers.

Ohhhh do want.
I knew it was just a matter or time before something like this was released.