Fiercely Engaging
Thoughts on Thumper by Drool
Among the many rhythm games that dominated the late 90’s and early aughts, Amplitude was the only one that hooked me. I sank hours into Harmonix’s 2003 successor to Frequency and precursor to Guitar Hero. Maybe it was a “right time, right place” kind of thing, but no rhythm game before or since has felt like much more than a shiny chore. My fondness for Amplitude survived a two-generation break from gaming, and upon returning to the hobby, I found a few modern games which seemed like they could scratch that itch.
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