Rocksmith is not so much a game as it is an education tool for playing guitar/bass guitar. So I will be reviewing it as that, and not necessarily as a game. With that out of the way, here we go!

TL;DR at the bottom.

Summary[/b]
Rocksmith is a great piece of software by Ubisoft, never thought I'd say that out loud. It's purpose is to teach you how to play guitar or bass using an almost Guitar Hero like system to tell what chords, or riffs, to hit when. It is almost as if an Ubisoft exec. saw Guitar Hero and thought, "yeah that's all well and good, but can they play a real instrument that way?" and voila Rocksmith was born.

Honestly the game has helped me remeber why I loved playing guitar and bass. I stopped a few years ago, and I now deeply regret it, as Rocksmith has reignited my passion for playing an instrument, and learning how to play my favorite songs along the way.

Now for the TL;DR
Positives[/b]
+Actual proven method to learn an insturment
+Good for beginners to old pros
+Large song library to learn from
+mod support
+Will help hone advanced skills like sliding and hammer-ons
Negatives[/b]
-DLC out the wazzoo that you need if you want to learn a new song
-Needs a Rocksmith instrument hookup cord to work
-Can be hard to calibrate at times

Overall Rocksmith is a wonderful piece of software that will ignite, or re-ignite, your passion for playing guitar or bass, I know it did for me. I strongly recommend this for anyone who already plays and wants to hone their skills, or even for someone that just wants to learn an instrument for the first time.

Rocksmith is not so much a game as it is an education tool for playing guitar/bass guitar. So I will be reviewing it as that, and not necessarily as a game. With that out of the way, here we go! TL;DR at the bottom. [b][u]Summary[/b][/u] Rocksmith is a great piece of software by Ubisoft, never thought I'd say that out loud. It's purpose is to teach you how to play guitar or bass using an almost Guitar Hero like system to tell what chords, or riffs, to hit when. It is almost as if an Ubisoft exec. saw Guitar Hero and thought, "yeah that's all well and good, but can they play a real instrument that way?" and voila Rocksmith was born. Honestly the game has helped me remeber why I loved playing guitar and bass. I stopped a few years ago, and I now deeply regret it, as Rocksmith has reignited my passion for playing an instrument, and learning how to play my favorite songs along the way. Now for the TL;DR [b][u]Positives[/b][/u] +Actual proven method to learn an insturment +Good for beginners to old pros +Large song library to learn from +mod support +Will help hone advanced skills like sliding and hammer-ons [b][u]Negatives[/b][/u] -DLC out the wazzoo that you need if you want to learn a new song -Needs a Rocksmith instrument hookup cord to work -Can be hard to calibrate at times Overall Rocksmith is a wonderful piece of software that will ignite, or re-ignite, your passion for playing guitar or bass, I know it did for me. I strongly recommend this for anyone who already plays and wants to hone their skills, or even for someone that just wants to learn an instrument for the first time.