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Must Have Rhythm

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Any bad review of this and many of the wonderful dance/music based games (including the classics Bust-A-Groove and Parappa the Rapper and the unexpectedly entertaining despite bad music, Britney Spears' Dance Beat) on the PS and PS2 platforms can only be attributed to lack of rhythm. It is a requirement.

If you have none, stay far, far, away from this and games like it as you will only provide amusement for those who witness your erratic button pushing.

If you do have rhythm, however, you will quickly become completely addicted. It's challenging enough for the experts and easy enough for the beginners. Plus, the other options inluding Freestyle and Re-mix modes add some variation and give your creative side a nice little stretch.

The rhythmless have been warned. :-)

Absolute Mindbending Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game. I was just browsing around the internet for new games and I never thought Amplitude would become one of my favorite games. I had never even heard of it until I viewed the trailer. The music beats of electronica and today's punk makes it great for me and following the beat to my favorite songs makes it even better. From all 4 levels of difficulty, I became inpressed on how hard it was. It took me around a week to complete one song! Other than that Online is just so fun YOU WILL NOT STOP. Addicting, Attractive, and Absolutely cool.

A masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Amplitude is easily the most addicting game I have ever played. Reflexes, coordination, and a solid beat are required to truly master the game, but there are enough difficulty modes for everyone to enjoy. The easiest modes are designed so even someone who doesn't even play videogames can pick up a controller and learn how to play, much like the atari games of old.

In true Tetris like fashion, the game is extremely simple to learn, yet incredibly hard to master. There are only 4 buttons (for 90% of the game, only 3) that are ever used. Everyone I know has liked this game instantly upon playing. I actually was fortunate enough to receive a demo for this game that I literally played for a couple hours before I bought it.

I have had amplitude for nearly a full year and have only finally come around to "beating" the game on its hardest difficulty mode (insane). The game has the most replay value I have seen since the days of coin op games from the sega genesis and super nintendo era. There is still plenty left to do as there are Bonus Songs that can be unlocked only after certain high scores have been achieved. Online play is merely icing on the cake.

Whether the music appeals to you or not, you will find yourself so completely immersed in the game that it will hardly ever matter. For all intents and purposes, I could not (and still don't really like) stand Blink 182, yet the song Rock Show had me bobbing my head up and down a few times as I played. There are such surprises abound in the game. Some of the music will even grow on you, if you let it. Rest assured, there is a little something for everyone in terms of tastes in music.

I have been playing video games since I was 3 (I'm almost 18 now) and Amplitude is easily one of the most memorable games I have ever played. It has my highest reccomendation, and if you have ever played a "music" game before and even remotely enjoyed it, Amplitude will reel you in, hook line and sinker.

amplitude is awsome.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well i felt compelled to edit this reveiw as it was short, full of spelling errors, and useless. so here you go, my new reveiw of amplitude.

Amplitude was developed by harmonix studeos. It is a music/rythem game. There is no plot or story to this game, but then considering the genre, its not drawing much away from the game. FreQuency (amplitude is harmonixes second that i know of music game with FreQ being the first) did not impress me at first, i found no point to the gameplay and was doing VERY BAD. this turned me off a while but when i finnaly started accualy trying to play it i found myself getting better. And enjoying it more. What im saying is if you have severe trouble with this game you may not find it enjoyable. The game can be brutally hard and the increase in difficulty on each progressive difficulty level is very obvious. YOU MUST HAVE GOOD REFLEXES IN ORDER TO BEAT THIS GAME. Some of the later levels are ridiculous. I have busted 3 controllers because the levels had so many notes to hit so fast that the trigger keys (used to play the notes) started sticking badly. So beware, dont play the harder levels reapetedly with your fav controller. The music in the game, the whole POINT to the game, is very good, with only a couple exceptions (like pink for example..... ughhhh...) But there is a moderate variety of music, the bands featured include BT, Slipknot, Manchild, deiselboy, papa roach, quarashi, garbage, freezepop,blink 182... im sure at least a couple of those ring a bell. There are also several other bands that are really 1 person, symbion project, dj hmx, komputer kontroller, cosmonaut zero (yeah that is where i got my account name from :P) all of these are the same person, Kasson Crooker i believe is his name and he searved as the music directer for amplitude as well. All in all this game is very good and i recomend AT LEAST trying it out, then if you like it, pick up FreQuency as well!

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The Best Replay Value of Any Game EVER!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Amplitude is an exellent game. I was introduced to it a few years ago and I still play it once or twice a week. With a total of 5 difficulty levels this game never gets old. Mind you the GAME never gets old, but the songs do. That is my only compaint with amplitude. Other then that this game is awsome.
Solo and multiplayer modes are fun and always challenging. It takes a little while to get your chops down but as soon as you understand how the game works its all fun from there. Get your buddys together and push eachother everytime you play. Some people are better then others, some are still learning, but everyone can appreciate the skill it takes to play amplitude.
I would compare it to DDR or Guitar Hero, where you can really show your moves but in the privacy of your own home, and without haveing to buy an expensive controller to go along with the game. This game also truley proves that the Hand is faster then the Eye. I still find myself in awe watching people play.
Suggestion: take a break from amplitude every few hours to avoid brain anerisms. Although the back grounds and lighting of this game are trippy, and almost hypnotic to those around you who are watching, the actual player never even looks at the background. I can't even really explain it, once you are good at amplitude you are in a whole other world when you play. Please be considerate of those around you at a party while playing. Amplitude will take the life out of a party because no one can take their eyes off of it, and since the truley funnest way to play is with one player every one else kinda gets shut out.
This game has the best replay value of any game I have ever played. With its difficulty levels, bosses, and bonus bosses, few games can match amplitude. Just when you think you have figured it out, it throws another wrench in your machine. Let me tell you somthing, the difficulty level Insane is just that INSANE!!! Don't just stop playing after you beat it on Normal, if you think that is amplitude you are wrong my friend. As soon as you can bust out a 2000 plus score on I am Hated by Slipknot on Insane, then you know amplitude. I highly recomend this game, it should be in every true gamers collection, and at a price of 20 bucks, who can beat it?

Amplitude Picks up the Beat

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Harmonix has really outdone themselves this time. I was a die-hard FreQuency fan, and was worried that the seQuel to their incredible music game would be the same game with different songs. Amplitude takes it up another notch (from 11 to 12), and really delivers.

With a total of 26 songs (yes, I've beaten them all on Insane), Amplitude is perfect for the casual gamer, or the hardcore musician. There are four different difficulty settings, so all ages can get into the fun. As an audiophile and snobbish gamer, I have to admit that I'm hooked on Amplitude.

The graphics are wonderful. Load times (a problem in FreQuency) are virtually non-existent. The gameplay has a slight learning curve, but once you get the hang of it (use the shoulder buttons!), then you can rock out to Blink-182 and Papa Roach. All explicit lyrics are omitted in the tracks, which should appeal to parents (however lyrics by Slipknot might be a bit disturbing). The genres in the game include Trance, Hip-Hop, Rap (Icelandic rap, even), Rock, Metal, Dance, Techno... I might have left a few out.

The nicest thing about Ampltidue is the aspect of being able to replay the game. There is a drive to go back and beat your old scores on songs and push yourself. I have not yet tried the online feature of this game, but I suspect it will also be excellent.

In summary, if you love music, then you NEED this game in your collect. Heck, buy FreQuency too. You will not be disappointed.

Very cool... great followup to Frequency

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I loved Frequency, and Amplitude is a very nice followup to it. The graphics (though not the point of the game) have really improved and there are gameplay changes (like the additions of the "streak arrows" that let you know where you can go to keep your multiplyer up) that greatly improve the game itself. Also the music choice isn't quite as obscure, including some more famous bands and some tracks that might really suprise you. The online game has some nice additional features than the online version of Frequency that comes with the Network adapter, and remixes can be shared online instantly so other players can compete with you on remixes you've created yourself. They now can even be uploaded to a remix library, a very nice feature that can keep the game challenging.

The only reason it doesn't get 5 starts is, as mentioned in some of the other reviews, there just isn't quite as many songs as there could of been. There are a lot of cool stuff that could have be done so that real fans would always have some new music to play with. If they can share remixes online they could of also posted brand new songs for downloading from time to time, though this problably will never happen since record companies are so scared of any type of file sharing. Finding ways to add songs would make this great game a constantly new musical experience.

Still, this has to be one of the most creative titles for the PS2 and is fun for just about any music fan. The songs it does have allows for hours and hours of solo gameplay and if you have put your PS2 online you'll have three times the fun as you challenge all hundreds of other music Freqs on the 'net.

This game will quite possibly be the best game evah!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the first one do not hesitate with getting this one. Better songs and everything! Plus the FreQs actually move in this one! if you played the first one you'd also know how much skill is required WHICH MAKES IT GREAT!!!!!! I cant wait to see how challenging amplitude will be!!!!!!!!!!

Underestimated

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Most people think that the game concept is stupid, but they're wrong. I was one of those people before I played Frequency on the internet set up disk. I was sold. Now I have Frequency, and Amplitude on reserve. Just give it a try, you won't be sorry...

Amplitude

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. I loved Frequency, and Amplitude just adds to everything great about Frequency. The songs are great, offering much more variety in music type, also get much more challenging, something that Frequency kinda of held back on. Again, this game is fantasic, if you liked Frequency, of even Dance Dance Revolution, I highly recommend Amplitude.

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