Gitaroo Man

Gitaroo Man (2001)

by iNiS, Koei
Genres:Music
Themes:Fantasy, Comedy
Game modes:Multiplayer, Split screen
Story:Gitaroo Man is a rhythm video game featuring visual production by Mitsuru Nakamura and an original soundtrack by Japanese band COIL. The game was later ported to the PSP under a new title: Gitaroo Man Lives!
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user avatar@Jarathenuser avatar@Jarathen
January 29, 2025
This is an incredible game that marries classic rhythm game concepts with an infectious and engaging soundtrack. Once you learn its ins and outs its a 1 hour game, but it's also a 1 hour concert you put on as you guide your hero and his dog towards cosmic victory. So charming, so joyous, so much shredding. And it's stuck on PS2.
user avatar@aaroncl55user avatar@aaroncl55
January 30, 2025
This game is perfection. The rhythm action GOAT. Everything is top tier: the dynamic song difficulty, the fun story, the great soundtrack. Defeating the Sanbone Trio on Master mode is still my greatest gaming achievement to this day.
user avatar@sarahvaituser avatar@sarahvait
February 21, 2025
You would have to pry my PS2 copy of this game out of my cold dead hands. My favorite music game of all time, I played it obsessively as a kid, and again when the PSP version came out. Love it to this day.
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