"Oh Wait, No, This Song Is My Favorite" - Gitaroo Man
14Wait, hang on, no, it's THIS one...
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Gitaroo Man is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Koei for PlayStation 2. The game features visual production by Mitsuru Nakamura and an original soundtrack by Japanese band COIL. The game was released in Japan on June 21, 2001, in North America on February 18, 2002 and in Europe on June 21, 2002. A port of the game for PlayStation Portable, titled Gitaroo Man Lives!, was released in 2006.
The player character is U-1, a young boy who is frequently ridiculed by classmates, bullied by his rival Kazuya, and passed over by 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. Eventually, Puma takes a reluctant U-1 to Planet Gitaroo to confront the Gravillian Empire who has taken over the planet, led by their prince Zowie.