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At last. You've asked for it, wished for it, complained on gamer's forums about it. But now, it has arrived. Your dream guitar game controller. No more do you need to push mulitcolored buttons, all the while dreaming that you are the guitar god that you know is within you. Now, not only will you be able to play guitar hero and rockband, but you get to look good, too. In fact, you get to look real. Because You Rock Guitar by Inspired Instruments is here, and it is as close to the look and feel of a real guitar as you will find out there. In short, as guitar game controllers go, this thing rocks.
There are so many functions built in to this guitar game controller that its value is at once recognized. But, because of this, the You Rock Guitar will appeal across the entire spectrum, from gamer purists to actual musicians. In fact, one of the key issues that "real" musicians have complained about was the feel of playing the Guitar Hero and Rockband controllers. They quickly became bored with it. Then there were the gamers themselves, those who wished they could rock with the best of them. Roughly two-thirds (72%) of gamers have stated that, because of the influence of playing games like Guitar Hero and Rockband, they intended to go out in the next year or two to buy the real deal.
But, would the skills that gamers acquired when playing these games transfer over to the real world of playing an actual guitar? Let's be honest with ourselves, all ye rock gods. Probably not. But the basics of finger positions and strumming could probably lead you toward a future of acquire real guitar playing skills.
Enter Inspired Instruments and their new You Rock Guitar game controller. The idea is to bridge the gap between the gamers and the guitarists, to bring gamers closer to the experience of the real thing, and to bring guitarists back to Guitar Hero and Rockband, both by giving each end of this spectrum a game controller that looks, feels and plays like a real guitar.
You Rock Guitar, with a simple plug-in, allows you to use it with not only Guitar Hero and Rockband, but you can even hook up to your iPod or mp3 player to jam along with your favorite tunes. After developing your skills playing Guitar Hero or Rockband, there should be no reason why you couldn't be be playing a real guitar, once you have gone on to the expert level with your favorite game console. And if you are already a professional guitar player, then the chances of you getting bored with these games becomes diminished, as the You Rock Guitar will challenge you all over again on a different level, one you are already more familiar with.
