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Video Game: Rocksmith

The first and only game where you can plug into any real guitar!^note

Rocksmith is a Rhythm Game 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.

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.

The game also features several mini games (the Guitarcade) designed to help players learn guitar techniques through play, various practice modes and an "Amp Mode" where you can use the game as your own custom guitar amplifier.

This game provides examples of:

Downloadable Content: Tons of songs are now available for download, as well as amp and effect pedal add-ons for amp mode.
Dynamic Difficulty
Edutainment Game: Not of the stereotypical type, but it teaches you things, so it's an edutainment game.
Game Mod: There are a number of people who have figured out how to add their own songs through PC trickery.
Nintendo Hard: There are no Dragonforce songs in this game, but that doesn't mean it will be easy either. Don't expect to hit 100% on anything without a lot of practice and dedication.
- To be more specific, the most difficult on-the-disc song for guitar featured is Sweet Home Alabama, for bass it's Higher Ground. The DL Cs so far has introduced arguably harder songs for the guitar, namely Hangar 18,Painkiller, and Cliffs of Dover.
Nobody Loves the Bassist: When the game was first released, there was no bass mode, even if the game supported the technology to make it possible, though bass charts have later been added through DLC.
Orange Oni, Blue Oni: The auras for the game types (guitar and bass, respectively) are this, which actually fits. (Guitar often gets lots of solos, while bass tends to play a backseat.)
Pre-Order Bonus: Radiohead's "Bodysnatchers" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" were included with pre-orders of the game.
Rhythm Game: No really?