Rocksmith

Rocksmith

Okay, allow me to get the obvious out of the way – Rocksmith is not an alternative to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. True, we're not getting new editions of those games this year, so Ubisoft's music/rhythm title might have you thinking it's the only choice out there, but this is hardly your typical \"tap the buttons in timing with the music” game. Instead, it's a learning process. By sticking with it and playing around through its numerous sessions and mini-games, you actually might learn how to play guitar. That said, it's a process that will take some time. If you're expecting to go into this thing with the expectations of Rock Band (i.e. not moving your hand across the frets) or looking to be a guitar god overnight, you won't get it. Rocksmith takes its time and teaches you the finer skills of being a guitar player, perhaps more effectively than that Esteban guy ever could. (No disrespect, though – we dig his hat.) The more you complete in Rocksmith, the more it opens up, and the more you begin to develop your style in playing. Rocksmith is sold in one of two packages. You can either get the game itself, which comes with a cable that plugs into your console and an amp jack for the guitar of your choosing, or there's a bundle with a moderately sweet Gibson model, so you can play right out of the box.