Amplitude

"Frequency's Sequel, Amplitude is the best ever!"

Introduction: Harmonix had made an awesome music game called Frequency. Amplitude is the sequel to Frequency and better than the first! With over 25 songs you can play the music normal or you can go and remix them. The fun part is going online and really seeing how good you are, or you can download some other peoples custom remixes from the Remix Respiratory.

Sound 10/10: The sound in this game is great no doubt about it. It's a music game, of course the sound is going to be good. The songs selected for this game are catchy and fun to listen to.

Graphics 9/10: Graphics are awesome. It's more 3D compared to Frequency and the graphics are still nice and smooth. Only problem is that they can get a little bit intense on a fast moving level, very flash and stuff. Just a little heads up there. Otherwise awesome graphics, the backgrounds on each song are amazing.

Songs 9/10: I'm not familiar with many of the songs, only a couple. But if you hear them there is only maybe 1 or 2 that you might not like. Depending on your style of music. There is Rap-Rock, Electrona, Hard Rock, Techno, and some other type of songs. Don't worry about if you don't know them, like I said, it's still fun playing!

Online Play 8/10: Online play is pretty good. There are still people playing this game online and they are all very friendly. Since this game came out over a year ago it doesn't use a headset but you can use a keyboard to chat in the lobbies or in a remix game. You can play up to four players online and either play a regular game or a remix. I am forewarning you that the players online are pros! So watch out! There is also a ranking system so you can try and go to the top. The only thing about online is that the no score glitch can make you lose.

Replay Value 9.5/10: This game is so fun and so addicting that you play for hours straight. It isn't to hard to beat but it's so addicting you will realize that you are still sitting there playing the same song just trying to get a high score. I've seen people with scores in the 10,000's which made me want to play this game some more and try and get some big scores. If that doesn't get you then you will be online trying to get a good online ranking or just having fun with some people playing there remixes or regular songs.

Other Great Stuff: Also some sweet stuff on this game is they have a soundtrack where you can just chill and listen to the music they have on there. Or they have Remix mode which is very fun to do online to see everyone's different talents. You can create a remix of a song by verses, chorus, bridges and breaks. Then when you're done you can save it! A down thing is the Duel mode for multiplayer and/or online. It's not very fun and it's pretty cheap if you just press any buttons you want. But still there are lots of things to unlock in this game so Duel mode won't drag it down!

Overall 9/10: Overall this game is great. Awesome songs, good graphics and sound, and fun online play! It never uses up time with a slow loading bar, the music just goes straight to what you select! Also if your a beginner you can go on Mellow difficulty and work your way up. The difficulty settings go from Mellow to Insane. There are 4 difficulty settings and they slowly progress to get harder as your playing.
I recommend you buy this game! It has so much replay value that you will be playing for over a year, I rented this game six times before I finally bought it and still play it all the time today! If you like music in general you should definitely check out this game! Trust me, it is worth every penny!

Note: This review was originally posted under my other contributor name but I requested removal of it and revised the review to this. Just clarifying that.

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 04/11/04