Video games have often been rooted in fantasy. Playing Madden 11 doesn’t make you a better football player no matter how many times you take your team to the Super Bowl. While the army does use some video game simulation training for soldiers, it’s unlikely hitting prestige in Call of Duty will make you an elite killing machine.
However the round of rhythm games look to make that leap. Since the first Guitar Hero strummed its way into our hearts – people have mocked and trashed the plastic instruments gamers used to become fake rock gods...