Rock Band 3 Pro Mode looks intimidating

Rock Band 3 is right around the corner. I have absolutely no interest in the new keyboard peripheral, but the Pro Guitar mode that Harmonix is heavily marketing makes this game a must-buy.

Check out the video above, which details the two types of guitar controllers that you can use to play Pro Mode. Just watching some of the game play footage gave me the same 'holy crap' sensation I felt the first time I bumped up Guitar Hero II from medium to hard.

Watching the footage reminds you how hard playing actual guitar really is and how challenging some of the songs are going to be. As someone who has played guitar off and on for the last few years, I'm really excited to give this mode a try. It's going to kick my ass, that I'm certain, but the satisfaction I know I'll get from five-starring a song on Pro Mode is will be above almost any video game satisfaction I've experienced before.