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A game that I am (maybe) looking forward to

Power Gig: Rise of the Six Stringis an not likely to be on the wishlists of most this year, or even have taken any interest in. With heavily anticipated titles already being released in autumn of this year (when Power Gig is scheduled to ship out).

That could be for a couple of reasons, it was somewhat overshadowed at GDC last week due to the premiere of the Playstation Move and the release of big budget games like FFXIII or GoWIII.

Maybe it's due to the fact that this is a rythm game, many say that once you've played one Guitar Hero or Rock Band, you've played them all and having to spend quite a bit of money to buy another one of those is less than worth it, especially when all it features is a new tracklist such as Guitar Hero Aerosmith boasted. While I admit this is true, and that I'm not fond of having so many plastic guitars lying around my house when I have been playing my real ones far more often, Power Gig deserves some attention for some unique features.

It sounds like a basic music game with a catch in that the guitar peripheral itself is slightly more genuine than that of Guitar Hero. A real functioning six string model is the tool that is used to shred out solos onto your PS3 or X360 this fall when the game is released. While this is a new twist and should make for some extra fun I normally wouldn't get from oither music games, it has it's issues. I can't see people without prior guitar experience wanting to buy into this as it's a vastly steep learning curve for one game although guitar players such as myself are thrilled.

Anyways, just thought I'd raise some awareness for Power Gig, hoping it isn't prematurely forgotten.