History VideoGame / Rocksmith

* PreOrderBonus: Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Bodysnatchers" and Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Free Bird" were included with pre-orders of the game. As was Music/TheSmashingPumpkins' "Cherub Rock" for pre-orders of the 2014 version.

* EdutainmentGame: Not of the stereotypical type, but it teaches you things, so suprisingly the game is this.

What makes ''Rocksmith'' different from most guitar-based rhythm games is that it goes away from the full band gameplay and focuses only on guitar (later bass as well with an expansion pack/DLC). Or to be more precise, real guitar, as there is no five-button plastic guitar mode in the game. Instead, you can plug in any electric guitar with the help of a specially made Jack-to-USB cable that comes bundled with the game and, with the help of on screen instructions on theory, you will actually learn the song on a real guitar as you play.

** "[[Music/Dragonforce Through the Fire and Flames]]" is DLC. And you thought trying to play it in VideoGame/GuitarHero was bad...

* NintendoHard: The lack of Music/{{Dragonforce}} songs in this game, doesn't mean it's easy (well for the most part anyway), and don't expect to hit 100% on anything without a lot of practice and dedication either.

* DynamicDifficulty: The song's difficulty varies depending on how well you do.

* PreOrderBonus: Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Bodysnatchers" and Music/LynyrdSkynyrd's "Free Bird" were included with pre-orders of the game. As was Music/SmashingPumpkins' "Cherub Rock" for pre-orders of the 2014 version.

''Rocksmith'' is a RhythmGame created by {{Ubisoft}} as a competitor to ''{{Rock Band}} 3'''s pro guitar mode and the poorly-regarded PowerGigRiseOfTheSixString. It was released October 18, 2011, in North America and it took about a year before an international release became a reality.

!!This game provides examples of:

* EpicRocking: "Fear of the Dark" (Music/IronMaiden), "Cemetery Gates" Music/({{Pantera}}) and some other songs.

* EpicRocking: "Fear of the Dark" (IronMaiden), "Cemetery Gates" ({{Pantera}}) and some other songs.

* PreOrderBonus: {{Radiohead}}'s "Bodysnatchers" and LynyrdSkynyrd's "Free Bird" were included with pre-orders of the game.
** As was SmashingPumpkins' "Cherub Rock" for pre-orders of the 2014 version.

[[caption-width-right:250:The first and only game where you can plug into any real guitar![[note]]This is not true. [[OlderThanTheyThink There have been older guitar-based games]] and you can't plug in an acoustic guitar that lacks an electric pick-up.[[/note]] ]]

* RhythmGame: ''No really?''

''Rocksmith'' is a RhythmGame created by {{Ubisoft}} as a competitor to ''{{Rock Band}} 3'''s pro guitar mode. It was released October 18, 2011, in North America and it took about a year before an international release became a reality.