No matter what anyone says, Guitar Hero is not going to teach how to play the guitar. It is not going to make you better at the guitar in any way, shape or form. However, Gametank is looking into making a game that will be able to make you a better guitar player, and it’s called Guitar Rising.

Guitar Rising aims to take the flying colored dots of Guitar Hero, and apply them to an actual guitar. It also includes varying difficulty levels, and the ability to slow down songs or sections of songs to make them easier to learn. The game will supposedly be fun and challenging for the non guitar player all the way up to the expierienced shredder.

So will this game be fun? I think it can be, if done properly. Details are a little sketchy on how exactly it will detect the notes your playing (their site says by USB chord or microphone.) This kind of game could be easily ruined by poor note detection. However, if they do that well, this game has a lot of potential.

Can this game make you a good guitar player? I think that if you play it a lot and work up the difficulty levels, this game could make you a better guitarist, but I don’t think you’ll become great by just playing this game. If you are the kind of person that enjoys keeping score and having definable levels to move up, then this could be a great tool for you. This could also be a great way to younger kids into playing guitar.

So, do you think this game will be fun, and help people improve as guitarists? let us know what you think. Here’s the trailer so you can see it in action: