Amplitude
Amplitude is a reboot of the critically-acclaimed controller-based rhythm action game developed by Harmonix and originally released in 2003 Amplitude features over 20 songs composed for an optimal beatmatching…
Amplitude is an arcade developed by Harmonix Music Systems, released 5 January 2016 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
What Amplitude is
Amplitude is an arcade game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and released in 2016. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In 2112, Nanotechnologists at the Applied Meta-Prionics Limbic Tuning Department will create organic machines that can be inserted into the human brain to access both the physical and metaphysical secrets within. In an attempt to induce synesthesia, a “gift” that one of the technologists has, Mari programs a new batch of bots to enter her mind and unlock this enhanced visual/aural perception. This deluge of imagery and sound is overwhelming and unfortunately, Mari’s brain shuts down. You will use the AMPLITUDE Operating System to enter Mari’s memories, senses and emotions. There you will blast away the protective scarification that her brain has created around these synesthetic senses and…
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are action, party and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Amplitude holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Amplitude launched on 5 January 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Yakuza Kiwami, Darkest Dungeon and Yakuza Kiwami. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Yakuza Kiwami, Darkest Dungeon, Yakuza Kiwami.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Amplitude yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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