<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
during	O
September	O
2012	O
in	O
Australian	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
and	O
October	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
several	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
feature	O
is	O
that	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
rhythm	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
that	O
require	O
proprietary	O
controllers	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
instead	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
plug	O
in	O
virtually	O
any	O
electric	O
guitar	O
and	O
play	O
along	O
via	O
a	O
USB	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
,	O
Rocksmith+	B-Application
,	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Real	O
Tone	O
cable	O
,	O
a	O
USB	O
cable	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
in	O
(	O
6.35mm	O
)	O
output	O
jack	O
of	O
most	O
electric	O
guitars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
players	O
can	O
provide	O
their	O
own	O
guitar	O
,	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
was	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
adapter	O
,	O
an	O
Epiphone	O
Les	O
Paul	O
Junior	O
guitar	O
,	O
strap	O
,	O
and	O
2	O
picks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
along	O
a	O
career	O
(	O
separately	O
for	O
guitar	O
and	O
bass	O
)	O
where	O
more	O
songs	O
,	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
challenges	O
open	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
earns	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
completes	O
songs	O
or	O
other	O
games	O
modes	O
within	O
the	O
career	O
,	O
they	O
earn	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
points	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
which	O
unlock	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Guitarcade	O
"	O
becomes	O
available	O
after	O
completing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Technique	O
Challenges	O
,	O
which	O
incorporates	O
that	O
technique	O
into	O
a	O
mini-game	O
element	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Ducks	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Galaga-like	O
shoot-em-up	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
get	O
their	O
fretboard	O
positions	O
correct	O
to	O
fire	O
on	O
targets	O
approaching	O
in	O
various	O
lanes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
has	O
its	O
origins	O
in	O
a	O
project	O
called	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Tank	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
startup	O
business	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
technology	O
demonstration	O
,	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
proprietary	O
hardware	O
–	O
a	O
USB	O
cable	O
that	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
audio-out	O
jack	O
of	O
nearly	O
any	O
electric	O
guitar	O
–	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
notes	O
and	O
chords	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
performing	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
typical	O
note-matching	O
gameplay	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
or	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demonstration	O
at	O
GDC	O
featured	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
taken	O
into	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
;	O
the	O
interface	O
would	O
show	O
notes	O
colored	O
by	O
string	O
and	O
numbered	O
by	O
fret	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progressed	O
in	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
or	O
note-density	O
would	O
change	O
to	O
reflect	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
doing	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
avoid	O
frustrating	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
too-difficult	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
field	O
was	O
of	O
interest	O
;	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
Detoc	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
just	O
could	O
not	O
believe	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
waste	O
that	O
had	O
gone	O
in	O
people	O
spending	O
so	O
much	O
time	O
with	O
plastic	O
guitars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
acquire	O
Game	O
Tank	O
and	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
bringing	O
aboard	O
Parks	O
and	O
his	O
lead	O
designer	O
Nick	O
Bonardi	O
as	O
Ubisoft	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ubisoft	O
studio	O
team	O
of	O
about	O
60	O
were	O
led	O
by	O
Paul	O
Cross	O
and	O
Nao	O
Higo	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
about	O
to	O
transform	O
the	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
into	O
a	O
retail	O
product	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Jason	O
Schroeder	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Guitar	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
PC	O
tech	O
demo	O
of	O
note	O
recognition	O
"	O
and	O
set	O
about	O
redesigning	O
the	O
HUD	O
so	O
that	O
non-guitarists	O
could	O
understand	O
the	O
game	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
to	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
rated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
80/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
78/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Curtis	O
Silver	O
of	O
Wired	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9/10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
intuitive	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
note	O
track	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
is	O
an	O
amazing	O
learning	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
guitar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ania	O
Kwak	O
of	O
GamingExcellence	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.8	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
rare	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
encompasses	O
a	O
teaching	O
tool	O
as	O
effective	O
as	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
,	O
with	O
virtually	O
no	O
negatives	O
to	O
observe	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Dulge	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Universe	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8.5	O
:	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
is	O
an	O
absolute	O
must	O
buy	O
for	O
anyone	O
slightly	O
interested	O
in	O
learning	O
how	O
to	O
truly	O
rock.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amy	O
Flower	O
of	O
Gamesblip	O
was	O
very	O
impressed	O
,	O
rating	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
:	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
's	O
adaptability	O
to	O
your	O
particular	O
chops	O
kicks	O
arse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Mallory	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mediocre	O
2½/5	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
...	O
fails	O
as	O
both	O
an	O
educational	O
platform	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
rhythm	O
title	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
groundbreaking	O
technological	O
foundations.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ubisoft	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
European	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
"	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
opposition	O
was	O
filed	O
by	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
from	O
Southend	O
,	O
England	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
filed	O
for	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
patent	O
,	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
9	O
,	O
839	O
,	O
852	O
,	O
for	O
an	O
"	O
Interactive	O
guitar	O
game	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
principles	O
of	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
subsequently	O
filed	O
a	O
patent-infringement	O
case	O
against	O
Yousician	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
app	O
aimed	O
to	O
teach	O
users	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
musical	O
instruments	O
which	O
used	O
similar	O
principles	O
as	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
