Amplitude for PlayStation 2

Pros: Fun, fun fun!
Cons: None, none none!

INTRO

One of the great benefits to a system with the popularity of the PS2 is the massive library of games. Of course you’ll have a full range of games from great, to mediocre, and downright awful. The one oft overlooked area are...

Pros: Addictive gameplay, soundtrack has something for everybody
Cons: Significant learning curve, graphics can be distracting at times

I’m a Dance Dance Revolution dropout. I had decided that I was going to get in shape via video games, and that I was going to play DDR every day for some amount of time, both because it’s fun and it’s a good workout, but I couldn’t even...

Pros: Great songs, addictive play, perfect thumb candy
Cons: Song repetition, censorship

Overall: 9 Gameplay: 9 Graphics: 9 Sound: 10 Concept: 10 Replay Value: 8 Rhythm games usually feature some cartoonish main character singing cheesy songs created specifically for that game. Games with great, modern licensed music usually feature ...

Pros: Over 20 tracks of hit music! interesting visuals, addictive
Cons: A bit of a learning curve

When I first bought PS2 Online, I recieved a demo of a game called Frequency. Eyeing the cover front and back I popped it in my PS2. I thought it was odd but enjoyed the music. That was probably 3 years ago. I've recently been playing the sequel ...

Pros: gameplay, multiplayer, freq, menus, difficulty level
Cons: takes some time to get good, backrounds,

I fell in love with Amplitude the first time I played it at my cousins. I knew I just HAD to get it, but how? I didn't have a PS2. Well, when my birthday came up, I got a whole bunch of money to spend (that's a first) and got the PS2 and the Network ...

Pros: Addictive as anything!! Crazy graphics. So original!!
Cons: Difficulty and bright lights will probably scare people away. Iffy Practice mode.

Many video game genres are dominated by one game or series. Role playing games (RPGs) are dominated by the Final Fantasy series. Sports? Madden and every other EA sports game. Action sports? Tony Hawk games and everything ...

Pros: Its fun, addictive, and has more replay value than you can shake a stick at...
Cons: It never hurts to have more songs...

A few years ago, a friend introduced me to a little music game entitled, Parappa the Rapper, for the Playstation. I quickly fell in love with the game and began to look out for new games in the music genre. Games like Bust a Groove and Dance Dance Revolut ...

Pros: Non-violent addictive gameplay, forces players to react quickly. Large music roster.
Cons: Some tracks I can live without (notably Slipknot), somewhat limited in design.

These days, I often wonder what ever happened to video games that required reflex, skill and a high demand of hand to eye coordination. Sure, it's great to have offerings that place you in immersive worlds or have some fairly insightful gameplay. But we ...

Pros: The colors, the music, the graphics! Everything is improved from Frequency.
Cons: Harder to catch notes than in Frequency, online mode takes up half the game.

It's taken me long enough to write a review, and I have finaly done so. This game, Amplitude, h ...

Pros: Incredibly addictive, tons of replay value, integrated online play, and fantastic music.
Cons: Other than a bug in the online play, there are no cons.

The rhythm game genre over the past few years has been allowed to stagnate. While there have been a few standout titles such as Gitaroo-Man, Rez, and Space Channel 5; the truly mainstream titles have really begun to suck. The stars of the genre like...

Pros: Fun gameplay
Guitar Hero like gameplay
Cheap
Cons: I don't like the songs.

By Harmonix, the makers of Guitar Hero, came a game by the title of Amplitude, the sequel to Frequency. Gameplay In Amplitude you are a space ship traveling on notes. You have different sections that you have to complete to make a part of a ...

Pros: A sequel to one of the greatest music games ever.
Cons: Two player mode is near impossible.

This game is, in essence, the sequel to "Frequency" on the PlayStation 2. It's pretty much the same game with improved graphics and more licensed music, not that that's a bad thing. In fact, the improvements really are much more than I make them out to...

Pros: Addictive as hell
Cons: May cause seizures

Amplitude is the sequel to perhaps the most under-appriciated ps2 game Frequency.

If you're unfamiliar with the Frequency/Amplitude concept, these games have the player attempting to push complex button sequences to music. Completing a...