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i have most all the xbox 360 guitar games. but with the air drums and guitar that comes with this for suck a low price. the guitar alone is worth more than what it sells for on here.

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I haven't played the game yet because I bought the unit for the drum kit to use with my other games. The guitar works great as long as you can remember to skip the nut and go to the first fret, which requires some knowledge of a real guitar. The drums work great with my other games once I angled it like the other drum sets instead of straight on the ground. I wish it was made to sit like this instead of me having to angle with other things but after that inconvenience they're fine.

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OK, the game itself isn't that bad. Despite the cheesy graphics and goofy storyline, the music is actually OK.

My bad review is on the instrument peripherals.

The airstrike drums are completely frustrating and UNfun. They don't register hits half the time. You're not actually playing drums, you're striking the air with the drumsticks. The IR sensor has to be exactly aligned with the drum sensors and you have to "shake" it to get it to register the hit. It definitely does not feel like you're really playing drums. Do yourself a favor, use a Rock Band drum kit.

And then the "real guitar." It really is technically a real guitar, that you can use to play this game. But it's mostly a gimmick-don't expect to actually learn how to play guitar. This is a rhythm game just like guitar hero, except you're using a real guitar with strings instead of a plastic guitar with buttons.

The only addition is the option to play "power chords". The game uses a whopping TWO power chords-one uses two fingers and one uses one finger-and the fingering is exactly the same no matter where it's played on the fretboard. A monkey can learn how to do that.

Actually playing the song with the power chord option, I did not find to be very much fun either.

If you want to learn real guitar skills I suggest you get Rock Band 3 and buy the pro guitar peripheral.

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I FEEL AS THOUGH SOO..MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SLEEPING ON THIS WHOLE POWER GIG GUITAR THING! THE BAND SET IS NICE! THE GUITAR IS AWESOME! I CAN USE THE GUITAR TO PLAY EITHER ROCK BAND AND GUITAR HERO GAMES! AS WELL AS THE GAME IT COMES WITH! ROCK REVOLUTION OR ANY OTHER GUITAR GAME! HECK EVEN WITH ROCK OF THE DEAD! AND ALSO...FOR ROCKSMITH!!! PEOPLE HAVE SAID THIS GUITAR WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR ROCKSMITH BECAUSE IT'S CONSTANTLY GOING OUT OF TUNE! HAVE THEY TRIED!? BECAUSE IF THEY DID THEN THEY'D KNOW THAT IT STAYS IN TUNE PERFECTLY FINE WITH THE GAME! I KNOW! I'VE PLAYED THIS GUITAR WITH BOTH THE GUITAR AND BASS INSTRUMENTS ON THE GAME! DAYS AND DAYS AND HOURS ON END WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL! IT ALWAYS STATES THAT,"YOUR GUITAR IS IN TUNE"! NOW I'LL ADMIT,I'M NO GUITAR PLAYING PRO! BUT THIS GUITAR WORKS JUST FINE FOR ME,A BEGINNER WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY GUITAR! TO HAVE A REAL ELECTRIC GUITAR,THE PRICE IS WORTH IT FOR THE THAT ALONE! I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE ROCKSMITH GUITAR BUNDLE! JUST $35.00 FOR THIS BAND SET AND THE ROCKSMITH GUITAR AND BASS GAME SOLD SEPERATELY AT $36.00! FOR A TOAL OF $71.00 WITH SHIPPING AND HANDLING!(ALL HERE ON AMAZON) I REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE MY POWER GIG SET! AND I THINK IF YOU WERE TO GIVE IT A TRY...AND DON'T BASE YOUR JUDGEMENT AND OPINION ON WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID! BE OPEN MINDED AND HAVE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENTS AND OPINONS! RESPONDING LIKE THAT, I THINK YOU'D REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE IT TOO!!!

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Power gig sucks. Who played air strike drums and its the same as guitar hero with the buttons. I only like the fact that its a real guitar. Thats it