As we mentioned earlier today, there's quite a few music games coming out this fall.  One game though that's doing something a bit different is PowerGig: Rise of the Six String.  Like Rock Band 3 and its pro mode, PowerGig is looking to add something to a stalling genre by introducing ways to learn how to really play the instruments.  Best of all, it's out now.

Several months back, we first heard about Power Gig Rise of the Six String. The game is billed as a more authentic guitar playing experience, using what is basically a standard guitar that can change into a more typical music game peripheral.  Wonder how that all works?  G4 has posted their time playing the demo hands on.  It's certainly interesting, but it remains to be seen whether Power Gig will topple Guitar Hero and Rock Band from the top of the music game heap.

Abbot and Costello, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Pork and Beans: apart from each other, they are acceptable, but combined, they turn into something far better.  So what would happen if you took an actual, functioning electric guitar, and combined it with the fake plastic doodads used to control music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero?  You'd get something like the Power Gig guitar, shown above.