
Rock Prodigy, like Guitar Hero, but for real guitar playing.
Having just read about the demise of the Guitar Hero franchise this week I thought it would be apt to review a new iOS app called Rock Prodigy. This free application works on iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad, and is a guitar teaching app/game that works much like Guitar Hero, but you use a real guitar instead. You can purchase songs by many different artists for a few dollars a track, or basic guitar exercises for around a dollar (prices depending on your location). Songs and exercises are rated by difficulty too, so it will make it easier for people to pick songs at their skill level.
Rock Prodigy is much like Guitar Hero, except you use a real guitar, and play real notes to trigger the guitar parts of the song, and score points. A timeline is shown in a tablature type format, with the notes you need to play scrolling across the screen. Play the correct note or chord as it crosses the “Play line” and the guitar part in the song will play for you. (more…)