Gitaroo Man

Gitaroo Man

Gitaroo Man Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20294 Release date: February 19, 2002 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-50653 SLES-50633 Release date: 2002 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPM-62062 (Trial Version) SLPM-65012 SLPM-65160 (Koei Summer Chance) SLKA-25216 (PlayStation 2 - Big Hit Series) SLPM-67508 Release date: April 5, 2001 (Trial Version) June 21, 2001 July 5, 2002 (Koei Summer Chance) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Koei/Inis
Publisher(s): Koei
Genre: Music
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: IGN: 8.5/10, Metacritic: 82/100
Game description: Music is all you need to tame the beasts in Gitaroo-Man. As U-1, descendant of the legendary Gitaroo-Man, it's up to you to save the planet from the clutches of the evil Gravillian family. To accomplish this heroic feat, you must press buttons that correspond to onscreen commands. If executed successfully, your health meter goes up while the enemies' health meter diminishes. Gitaroo-Man also features both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes in which players perform different parts of the music.
The player character is U-1, a young boy who is frequently ridiculed by classmates and passed over by Little Pico, the girl of his dreams. The story proper begins when Puma, a dog with the ability to speak, teaches U-1 to play the guitar, simultaneously teaching the controls of the game to the player, and subsequently revealing to him that he is the last legendary hero of Planet Gitaroo, and the possessor of the Last Gitaroo. When they are then attacked, Puma transforms into Puma AC-30 and gives U-1 the Gitaroo, transforming him into Gitaroo Man.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	17 01 2013 1.1.0 r5517-	GSdx 5464 SSE41 [09 12 2012]	SPU2-X 2.0.0 [17 01 2013] LilyPad 0.11.0 [28 12 2012]	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz NVIDIA GTX 760 2GB DDR5 256-bit	04 04 2015 1.3.1-20150404012146 (git)	GSdx 20150404012146 (MSVC 18.00, AVX) 0.1.16 [GSdx32-AVX]	SPU2-X 20150404012146 2.0.0 [SPU2-X]	Works well at 60 FPS with minor glitches.	Telmo

Trivia

• Original names: ギタルマンワン (SLPM-62062), ギタルマン (SLPM-65012), 기타루맨 (SLPM-67508)
• Also known as Gitaroo-Man One (JP)

Known Issues

White triangles on stage 4(Warning for epilepsy)

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: White triangles keep flashing through the stage.
• Workaround: Under Emulation Settings set VUs Round Mode to Nearest. Some time the character become much darker than normal whit this workaround but is better than annoying flash triangles even for concentrate.

	Gitaroo Man (SLUS 20294) (U) Gitaroo Man (SLPM 65012) (J)