Since music has worked out so far, I'm gonna once again delay my hard sell - actually, this one will probably be a difficult one as well.

The cover art, I imagine, is a turn-off to some. Looking a little too anime-y, you say? Well... yeah, the game has the cutesy anime look a lot of times. But that's not what matters; instead, consider the music. Before Harmonix made it big with Guitar Hero, rhythm games on the PS2 relied on button coordination or following some sorts of patterns with a regular controller. Gitaroo Man is one of said games.

What makes it unique? Certainly not the story, it's generic anime tripe. However, the music is simply [u]wonderful[/u]. It's varied, from acoustic ballads to bluesy jazz[/url]. Each stage has its own style of music. As it progresses, it gets rather difficult - I'm still stuck on... stage 8 or 9 (SOOO CLOSE TO THE END!). If you're still a PS2 gamer, give this a shot. Also, there's a PSP remake called Gitaroo Man Lives that's easier to find.