New Guitar Game Trades Buttons for Actual Strings
New Guitar Game Trades Buttons for Actual Strings
Posted 03/10/2010 at 8:31am
| by Paul Lilly
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You're not likely to find a bona fide rock star on stage pounding a series of colorful buttons rather than strumming away on real guitar strings, so as fun as Rock Band and Guitar Hero are to play, they're not very faithful recreations of the real deal. Looking to bridge that gap is Seven45 Studios and the company's upcoming game, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString.
Like other musical videogames, you'll follow on-screen beat sequences, only you'll have to strum the right string rather than mash a button. There will also be a "Power Gig" mode in which players have to hit specific strings to produce chords. When you're finished chasing achievements, you can then plug the guitar into any standard amp and start playing for real.
"The leap to (playing) guitar will be seamless," said Jeff Walker, vice president of marketing at Seven45.
While price could end up an obvious prohibiting factor, Seven45 promises it will be comparable with existing music games. Look for Power Gig to ship this fall for the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. And if you get attached to the included guitar, Seven45 says it will also work with Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Groovy.
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Octaviux
March 12, 2010 at 6:04am
Only 1 in 8 people are left handed. Sorry you're not their target demographic, bahaha
Cy-Kill
March 10, 2010 at 1:37pm
Well, it's failed already, it's only for people who can play the guitar with their right hand, like usual left-handed people get left out in the cold.
Cy-Kill
Neufeldt2002
March 10, 2010 at 3:14pm
Personally, I agree that it should be more equal. Could you imagine though if Jimi Hendrix felt that guitars failed. Statistacally(sp?) only 9% of the world is left handed. They may also have a flip setting.
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lunchbox73
March 10, 2010 at 2:50pm
Well my fellow lefty, it won't fail but it leaves us behind. I'm used to it by now...
violian
March 10, 2010 at 10:59am
Yes, I was thinking the same thing. If the Wii has games such as the Wii-Fit that brings real world impact on people, why can't a publisher release a "real" guitar that could teach people how to play the real guitar - a real-world life-long skill IMO. I bought an electric guitar 3 weeks ago to teach myself how to play - cuz I really want to know how to play the instrument. But this news is AWESOME! A definate purchase if it's priced between $150-200 cuz the game could tell me if I'm playing the chords right, out of tune, etc.
Neufeldt2002
March 10, 2010 at 10:49am
I was wondering when someone would come out with this.
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Caboose
March 10, 2010 at 10:48am
I was reading about this on Kotaku. COuld be interesting. Good way to teach someone how to play the guitar too.
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