- Guitar Rockstar
Guitar Rockstar is a virtual air guitar, manufactured by
Tomy . It originated inJapan . Gameplay consists of holding buttons representing notes and strumming where the strings would be, in a similar fashion to air guitar. An infra-red beam passes from the end of the guitar head, and as your hand passes through the invisible infra-red beam a note is played.Guitar Rockstar was launched in the UK with 8 licensed pre programmed rock songs
*'Wild Thing' by The Troggs
*'Smoke on the Water' by Deep Purple
*'I Love Rock n Roll' by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
*'One Vision' by Queen
*'I Believe in a Thing Called Love' by The Darkness
*'Take me Out' by Franz Ferdinand
*'Venus' by Shocking Blue
*'Change the World' by Eric ClaptonGuitar Rockstar was launched in Europe in 2008, and a competition in association with
MTV was used to launch the product.Colour Variations
As of 2008, Guitar Rockstar was available in 3 colour variations
*Black / brown
*Red / black
*Blue / yellowExternal links
* [http://www.guitarrockstar.co.uk Official Guitar Rockstar Website]
* [http://www.tomy.co.uk/about-us/news/air-guitar-with-guitar-rockstar/ Press Release] from Tomy
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