Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man is a Music, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed Koei and published by THQ. U-1 is a young boy who is ridiculed by his classmates, passed over by Pico (his dream girl) and bullied by his rival Kazuya. The plot starts when Puma, a dog with a capability of speaking, teaches the protagonist how to play the guitar. As the story advances, the protagonist comes to know that he is the last legendary hero of Planet Gitaroo. During the gameplay, the player as the protagonist faces lots of opponents in musical battles and each level, the player and the opponent have a life bar, and the main objective is to deplete the life bar of each other to win and struggle to reaches the end of each stage without running out of life. There are three phases in each level such as Charge, Guard and Attack. During the charge and the Attack phase, the player follows the trace line using the analog button and play music, while in charge phase, successful notes will be restored the health of the player. With prominent features, smooth gameplay, and good graphics, Gitaroo Man is a good music game to play.
#1 Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero 5 is a Music, Rhythm, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision for PlayStation and Nintendo. The game is the fifth main installment in the series of Guitar Hero video games, serving as the 12th overall. It adds new features, including bands drop-in or drop-out play, and instruments. A competitive mode comprises several scoring mechanisms, and both general and song-specific challenges let the player unlock new avatars, outfits, and other items. There are over eighty-five songs available, and the game features many playable characters from which the player can select his favorite one to jump into the game. Using the customization the player can change the appearance of his character, choose his instrument, and play several songs by following the notes to make points. Like previous games, it uses a unique controller and attempts to match scrolling notes as they appear on-screen along a track to mimic the playing of the rock music. Momentum Streakers, Perfectionist, Do or Die, Elimination, etc. are prominent modes.
#2 Def Jam Rapstar
Def Jam Rapstar is a Single-player and Multiplayer Music Simulation developed by 4mm Games and published by Konami. The game introduces rap-themed karaoke gameplay, and it uses the radio versions of all the tracks to secure a T rating by the ESRB. In the game, the player isn’t penalized for cursing, but it isn’t a needed part of this game. It introduces two modes, such as Party and Career. The career mode span over five stages and each stage has eight unique tracks for the player to master, including a new song challenge, which will become accessible when the player advances through the scene. The party mode lets the players pick a song and perform it to become the mater. There are several challenging levels, and the player must unleash his musical abilities and show the best performance to become the master. Def Jam Rapstar includes prominent features such as Two Modes, lots of Songs, Challenging Levels, and more.