Guitar Rising perfects the “Guitar Hero with real guitars” genre

February 07th, 2008 | Category: Gadget News

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We’ve seen more than a few attempts to meld real guitars and Guitar Hero, but most of them involve wonky custom guitars — or worse, retrofitting your existing guitar with a dorktastic MIDI pickup. Well, it looks like a company called GameTank has answered the bell with a game called Guitar Rising, which allows you to use any guitar to play. The PC game takes audio input basically any way it can get it — direct audio in, microphone, or

1/4-inch-to-USB adapter — and allows you to play along with a catalog of tunes at beginner to expert difficulties. GameTank says Guitar Rising will be out late that year — check a video to whet your appetite after the break.

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