<s>
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
iNiS	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Gitaroo	O
Man	O
Lives	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
named	O
U-1	O
who	O
is	O
often	O
picked	O
on	O
by	O
his	O
rival	O
Kazuya	O
and	O
passed	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
girl	O
of	O
his	O
dreams	O
,	O
Pico	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
as	O
U-1	O
is	O
suddenly	O
attacked	O
,	O
his	O
talking	O
dog	O
Puma	O
transforms	O
and	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
weapon	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Last	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
transforms	O
U-1	O
into	O
the	O
legendary	O
warrior	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
many	O
enemies	O
,	O
sent	O
by	O
Prince	O
Zowie	O
of	O
the	O
Gravillian	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
obtaining	O
their	O
Gitaroos	B-Application
,	O
Puma	O
brings	O
a	O
reluctant	O
U-1	O
to	O
Planet	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Gravillian	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Refusing	O
to	O
fight	O
her	O
,	O
U-1	O
uses	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
music	B-Application
to	O
convince	O
Kirah	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
against	O
Zowie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obtaining	O
all	O
eight	O
Gitaroos	B-Application
,	O
U-1	O
becomes	O
the	O
True	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
defeats	O
Zowie	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
is	O
returns	O
home	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
confident	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
U-1	O
,	O
faces	O
against	O
various	O
opponents	O
in	O
musical	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
pressing	O
and	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
phase	O
,	O
timing	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
appearance	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
releasing	O
the	O
button	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
music	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
up	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
battle	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
two	O
teams	O
playing	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
's	O
parts	O
and	O
his	O
opponent	O
's	O
parts	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
additionally	O
features	O
Duet	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
co-operatively	O
ad	O
hoc	O
in	O
two	O
exclusive	O
new	O
levels	O
;	O
"	O
Metal	O
Header	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Toda	O
Pasion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
video	O
game	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
background	O
music	B-Application
played	O
during	O
the	O
Collection	O
viewing	O
and	O
the	O
Masters	O
 '	O
Play	O
versions	O
of	O
songs	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
four	O
"	O
Ropeland	O
"	O
remixes	O
of	O
certain	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gitaroo	O
Man	O
Lives	O
!,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
local	O
Ad-Hoc	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
options	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
adds	O
a	O
new	O
Duet	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
players	O
control	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Kirah	O
in	O
two	O
exclusive	O
new	O
stages	O
,	O
"	O
Metal	O
Header	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Toda	O
Pasión	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
in	O
very	O
low	O
quantities	O
by	O
Koei	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
have	O
become	O
somewhat	O
rare	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
cult	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
November	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
copies	O
of	O
Gitaroo	B-Application
Man	I-Application
began	O
popping	O
up	O
in	O
GameStop	O
game	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
reprint	O
by	O
GameQuestDirect	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
their	O
previous	O
reprints	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
RPGs	O
Persona	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Rhapsody	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Musical	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
very	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
genius	O
here	O
is	O
n't	O
in	O
any	O
bold	O
gameplay	O
innovations	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
that	O
it	O
delivers	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
well-rounded	O
package	O
that	O
is	O
beautifully	O
crafted.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Music	B-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Received	O
IGN	O
's	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Music	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
