<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
followup	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
plug	O
in	O
virtually	O
any	O
electric	O
guitar	O
or	O
bass	O
guitar	O
and	O
play	O
along	O
via	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
USB	O
adapter	O
–	O
removing	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
any	O
proprietary	O
controller	O
like	O
other	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comes	O
with	O
66	O
songs	O
on	O
disk	O
,	O
with	O
over	B-Application
a	I-Application
thousand	I-Application
more	I-Application
available	I-Application
to	O
download	O
as	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
2013	O
E3	O
presentation	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC/Mac	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
releasing	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continued	O
to	O
receive	O
new	O
DLC	B-Application
song	O
packs	O
weekly	O
until	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Rocksmith+	B-Application
,	O
a	O
music	O
education-based	O
subscription	O
service	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
recommends	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Hercules	O
"	O
adapter	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
and	O
bass	O
guitars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
offers	O
three	O
different	O
development	O
paths	O
for	O
lead	O
,	O
rhythm	O
,	O
and	O
bass	O
guitar	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
now	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
set	O
song	O
difficulty	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
having	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
song	O
starting	O
at	O
the	O
lowest	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
Session	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
in	O
jam	B-Application
sessions	I-Application
with	O
the	O
in-game	O
musicians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
teaching	O
tool	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
more	O
than	O
85	O
lessons	O
covering	O
bends	O
,	O
accents	O
,	O
slides	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
mode	O
for	O
colorblind	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
why	O
the	O
publisher	O
chose	O
the	O
name	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2	O
,	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
Tony	O
Key	O
explained	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
encourage	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
yet	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
second	O
one	O
,	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
a	O
previous	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
described	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
replacement	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
argued	O
that	O
its	O
new	O
songs	O
,	O
modes	O
and	O
improvements	O
justified	O
the	O
purchase	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
already	O
bought	O
the	O
original	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
—	O
Remastered	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remastered	O
version	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
existing	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
retail	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
with	O
six	O
additional	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
six	O
bonus	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Application
for	O
all	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
an	O
additional	O
patch	O
for	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
—	O
Remastered	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
capabilities	O
that	O
removed	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
the	O
Real-Tone	O
Cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
mode	O
allows	O
for	O
note	O
detection	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
it	O
disables	O
the	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
's	O
Authentic	O
Tone	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
clean	O
"	O
guitar	O
sound	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
no	O
further	O
DLC	B-Application
after	O
the	O
Opeth	O
song	O
pack	O
,	O
as	O
focus	O
was	O
shifting	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
contains	O
66	O
playable	O
tracks	O
with	O
over	B-Application
a	I-Application
thousand	I-Application
more	I-Application
available	I-Application
as	O
DLC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Cherub	O
Rock	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
Smashing	O
Pumpkins	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
DLC	B-Application
giveaway	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
importing	O
most	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arctic	O
Monkeys	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Bat	O
Country	O
"	O
Avenged	O
Sevenfold	O
2005	O
Drop	O
D	O
"	O
Ultra	O
Soul	O
"	O
B'z	O
2001	O
E	O
standard	O
:	O
A444	O
"	O
Snarling	O
of	O
Beasts	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Bedowyn	O
2013	O
D	O
standard	O
"	O
Knockin	O
 '	O
on	O
Heaven	O
's	O
Door	O
"	O
Bob	O
Dylan	O
1973	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Peace	O
of	O
Mind	O
"	O
Boston	O
1977	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Machinehead	O
"	O
Bush	O
1994	O
E	O
standard	O
:	O
A447	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Stop	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Crimson	O
2011	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Stuck	O
on	O
a	O
Wire	O
Out	O
on	O
a	O
Fence	O
(	O
Orange	O
)	O
"	O
The	O
Dear	O
Hunter	O
2011	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Pour	O
Some	O
Sugar	O
on	O
Me	O
"	O
Def	O
Leppard	O
1987	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
My	O
Own	O
Summer	O
(	O
Shove	O
It	O
)	O
"	O
Deftones	O
1997	O
Eb	O
drop	O
Db	O
"	O
Sea	O
to	O
Swallow	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Disonaur	O
2013	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Wasteland	O
"	O
EarlyRise	O
2011	O
Drop	O
D	O
"	O
Chompers	O
"	O
Fang	O
Island	O
2012	O
Drop	O
D	O
"	O
Everlong	O
"	O
Foo	O
Fighters	O
1997	O
Drop	O
D	O
"	O
Brand	O
New	O
Kind	O
of	O
Blue	O
"	O
Gold	O
Motel	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
X-Kid	O
"	O
Green	O
Day	O
2013	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Eight-Ball	O
,	O
Coroner	O
's	O
Pocket	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Hail	O
the	O
Sun	O
2013	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
The	O
Trooper	O
"	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
1983	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Sixteen	O
Saltines	O
"	O
Jack	O
White	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Stay	O
In	O
"	O
JAWS	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Satch	O
Boogie	O
"	O
Joe	O
Satriani	O
1987	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Desolate	O
Motion	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Karawan	O
NA	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
You	O
Really	O
Got	O
Me	O
"	O
The	O
Kinks	O
1964	O
E	O
standard	O
:	O
A461	O
"	O
Rock	O
and	O
Roll	O
All	O
Nite	O
"	O
Kiss	O
1975	O
Eb	O
standard	O
"	O
Love	O
That	O
's	O
Gone	O
"	O
La	O
Sera	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Black	O
Magic	O
"	O
Magic	B-Application
Wands	I-Application
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Blood	O
and	O
Thunder	O
"	O
Mastodon	O
2004	O
D	O
standard	O
"	O
On	O
Top	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Matt	O
Montgomery	O
,	O
Brian	O
McCune	O
,	O
Brendan	O
West	O
2013	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Cold	O
Company	O
"	O
Minus	O
the	O
Bear	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Sweet	O
Mountain	O
River	O
"	O
Monster	O
Truck	O
2013	O
D	O
standard	O
"	O
Knights	O
of	O
Cydonia	O
"	O
Muse	O
2006	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Heart-Shaped	O
Box	O
"	O
Nirvana	O
1993	O
Eb	O
drop	O
Db	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Look	O
Back	O
in	O
Anger	O
"	O
Oasis	O
1996	O
E	O
standard	O
:	O
A451	O
"	O
Cemetery	O
Gates	O
"	O
Pantera	O
1990	O
E	O
standard	O
:	O
A434	O
"	O
Now	O
"	O
Paramore	O
2013	O
Drop	O
D	O
"	O
Sore	O
Tummy	O
"	O
PAWS	O
2012	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Self	O
Trap	O
"	O
(	O
Unlockable	O
Song	O
)	O
Playground	O
Kings	O
2007	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Every	O
Breath	O
You	O
Take	O
"	O
The	O
Police	O
1983	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
We	O
Are	O
the	O
Champions	O
"	O
Queen	O
1977	O
E	O
standard	O
"	O
Losing	O
My	O
Religion	O
"	O
R.E.M.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
DLC	I-Application
songs	O
are	O
forward-compatible	O
with	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
,	O
but	O
DLC	B-Application
songs	O
released	O
on	O
or	O
after	O
22	O
October	O
2013	O
are	O
compatible	O
only	O
with	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
and	O
will	O
not	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
3	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
835	O
songs	O
and	O
209	O
song	O
packs	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
San	O
Francisco	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
stopping	O
development	O
of	O
further	O
DLC	B-Application
for	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
as	O
they	O
transitioned	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
,	O
after	O
delivering	O
383	O
weeks	O
of	O
DLC	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Application
for	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
,	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
are	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
Disc	O
Import	O
Tool	O
that	O
will	O
import	O
52	O
of	O
the	O
57	O
songs	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2013	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
PC	O
version	O
89/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
86/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
87/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
Cooper	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
general	O
improvement	O
over	O
2011	O
's	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Every	O
facet	O
of	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
a	O
nice	O
thick	O
coat	O
of	O
improvement	O
in	O
Rocksmith	B-Application
2014	I-Application
,	O
issues	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
have	O
either	O
been	O
removed	O
entirely	O
,	O
or	O
overhauled	O
beyond	O
recognition.	O
"	O
</s>
