<s>
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
SixString	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Seven45	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
musical	O
instrument	O
manufacturer	O
First	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
2010	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
songs	O
using	O
instrument	O
controllers	O
that	O
mimic	O
the	O
lead	O
guitar	O
,	O
drums	O
,	O
and	O
vocals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Promotion	O
for	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
also	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
songs	O
from	O
several	O
artists	O
that	O
had	O
never	O
appeared	O
in	O
other	O
music	O
games	O
before	O
,	O
including	O
Eric	O
Clapton	O
,	O
who	O
endorsed	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
objections	O
to	O
the	O
simplified	O
interpretation	O
of	O
guitar	O
playing	O
used	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
primarily	O
towards	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
bundled	O
guitar	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
besides	O
a	O
mode	O
that	O
added	O
power	O
chords	O
to	O
songs	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
otherwise	O
played	O
identically	O
to	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
other	O
features	O
or	O
lessons	O
designed	O
specifically	O
around	O
realistic	O
guitar	O
play	O
(	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
its	O
main	O
competitor	O
on	O
launch	O
,	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
other	O
guitar-based	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
note	O
display	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
colored	O
lanes	O
corresponding	O
to	O
different	O
frets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
2/3	O
scale	O
six-string	O
electric	O
guitar	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
usable	O
with	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
and	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
a	O
standard	O
guitar	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
supports	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
band	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
guitarist	O
,	O
drummer	O
,	O
and	O
vocalist	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
guitars	O
and	O
drums	O
that	O
were	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
or	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
has	O
unique	O
a	O
"	O
Mojo	O
Power	O
"	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Star	O
Power	O
"	O
mechanic	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
affects	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
score	O
in	O
different	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
setlist	O
comparable	O
in	O
size	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
only	O
master	O
recordings	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven45	O
Studios	O
claims	O
that	O
because	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
is	O
closer	O
to	O
playing	O
a	O
real	O
guitar	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
rhythm	O
games	O
(	O
with	O
only	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Pro	O
Mode	O
"	O
being	O
more	O
realistic	O
)	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
attract	O
artists	O
that	O
have	O
otherwise	O
shied	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
genre	O
believing	O
that	O
the	O
simplified	O
note-matching	O
mechanic	O
is	O
not	O
equivalent	O
to	O
learning	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
real	O
instrument	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Dave	O
Matthews	O
and	O
Kid	O
Rock	O
stated	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
was	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
music	O
games	O
as	O
they	O
move	O
past	O
the	O
simple	O
button-pressing	O
mechanic	O
;	O
furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
puts	O
a	O
real	O
guitar	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
aspiring	O
musicians	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Matthews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
are	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
unreleased	O
DLC	B-Protocol
songs	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
located	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
game	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
SixString	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
including	O
sufficient	O
in-game	O
functionality	O
built	O
around	O
its	O
guitar	O
peripheral	O
;	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
beyond	O
a	O
mode	O
that	O
adds	O
power	O
chords	O
to	O
sections	O
of	O
songs	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
otherwise	O
played	O
identically	O
to	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
(	O
with	O
note	O
patterns	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
accurately	O
reflect	O
how	O
a	O
song	O
would	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
an	O
actual	O
guitar	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
little	O
effort	O
in	O
providing	O
any	O
education	O
on	O
the	O
instrument	O
's	O
fundamentals	O
(	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
offered	O
similar	O
"	O
Pro	O
Guitar	O
"	O
accessories	O
and	O
modes	O
with	O
more	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
in-game	O
lessons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Griffin	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
referred	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
dumbfounding	O
product	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
settles	O
for	O
using	O
a	O
new	O
toy	O
to	O
manipulate	O
an	O
old	O
game	O
—	O
but	O
still	O
manages	O
to	O
categorically	O
fail	O
at	O
both	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
only	O
made	O
a	O
"	O
basic	O
and	O
rudimentary	O
attempt	O
to	O
teach	O
players	O
about	O
the	O
strings	O
of	O
a	O
guitar	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
laughably	O
bad	O
"	O
premise	O
of	O
its	O
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
"	O
had	O
this	O
actually	O
been	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
comparable	O
to	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
3s	I-Application
Pro	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
real	O
six	O
string	O
guitar	O
,	O
then	O
I	O
would	O
be	O
thrilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
praising	O
certain	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
accuracy-based	O
scoring	O
,	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
open	O
strums	O
on	O
guitar	O
charts	O
(	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
,	O
were	O
only	O
present	O
on	O
bass	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
GamePro	O
criticized	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
for	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
guitar	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
(	O
including	O
using	O
a	O
flat	O
,	O
vertical	O
tablature-like	O
display	O
for	O
notes	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
angled	O
"	O
highway	O
"	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
criticized	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
for	O
not	O
"	O
capitalizing	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
real	O
guitar	O
,	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
activate	O
Mojo	O
Power	O
on	O
a	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
or	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
guitar	O
by	O
tilting	O
it	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
weirdo	O
fantasy	O
story	O
mode	O
"	O
that	O
spent	O
too	O
much	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
exposition	O
of	O
its	O
universe	O
(	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
corny	O
and	O
self-serious	O
in	O
equal	O
measures	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
"	O
deliberately	O
befuddling	O
"	O
decision	O
to	O
exclude	O
bass	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
instrument	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
artists	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
on	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
before	O
,	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
100	O
percent	O
leftovers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
ultimately	O
named	O
Power	B-Application
Gig	I-Application
the	O
worst	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
bad	O
,	O
lazy	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
game	O
already	O
being	O
dominated	O
by	O
two	O
fierce	O
competitors	O
who	O
are	O
more	O
skilled	O
,	O
more	O
experienced	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
funded	O
.	O
</s>
