A still image from Rocksmith.
A still image from Rocksmith.
A still image from Rocksmith.
A still image from Rocksmith.

Set down your plastic guitars and pick up the real thing for Rocksmith

This game, billed as more of a learning tool, allows you to actually plug in your electric guitar.

Alex Ritman

May 09, 2012

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Rocksmith
Ubisoft
Due out September
PS3, Xbox360, PC

Guitar Hero (and its several bazillion offshoots) may be but a distant memory, but if you're in need of some quality solo axe time, Rocksmith could be for you. Unlike GH, with its big plastic-y instruments, Rocksmith allows you to actually plug in your own electric guitar (seriously). It's billed as more of a learning tool than something that will have you performing scissor kicks in the lounge. But with Blur's Song 2 on the tracklist, it's unlikely you'll be sitting still for too long.

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