Patapon (PSP)

With the PSP being a handhled console, it can't help but have a lot of puzzle games out for it. This is another one. Although this is very distinct & unusual. Paptapon is a puzzle game that has been crossed with a musical game. It is viewed in 2d from the side like Lemmings or Worms. You control a group of soldiers on screen called Patapons. They are capable of different actions like advance, attack or retreat. The thing that makes this game realyl novel is the way you issue your instructions. No traditional point & click here. Each of the 4 buttons on the psp represents a drum beat. An instruction is 4 of these drum beats one after the other. Which ...  Read the complete review

I bought this game as it was made by the same people that made Lococroco, and I wasn't disappointed, the music, sounds and graphics are excellent. It's a rhythm based game (like Parappa the Rapa) where you guide your patapons (troops) fighting through a variety of levels. You control your little eyeball troops (they look really cool - see the cover) by tapping in specific 4 beat rhythms on the psp face buttons. And depending on which buttons you press depends on what action they do, attack, defend, march etc. It must all be in time to the quirky music though or they will just look at you a little confused. If done correctly they chant they rhythm back to ...  Read the complete review

I picked up this game after it had some positive reviews and lots of hype surrounded it. After playing it, I have to say the game has some great points but also needs some attention in others. The game has some great graphics but gets a little repetitive. The game has great graphics and some of the best on the PSP system. The game has little slowdown and runs very smooth. The controls are very easy to learn so anyone can play. The sound is very good and you will be singing it all the time. The game has some really addicting gameplay but after a couple weeks it got really repetitive and got boring after awhile. The game has a ...  Read the complete review

This game seemed very appealing as it looked to be different to much I've seen before on the small collection of psp titles out there. I picked it up for 14.99 in game, so not overpriced. The gameplay, when you first play is simply quite amazing. You take charge of a trible called the patapons and have to reclaim land lost to a second tribe called the Zigotons. It's totally rhythm based and you must move, attack and defend your men by the pressings of certain button sequences. The accompanied sound is great and gets you singing along to your as your patapons shout out to nearby enemies. Graphics and colour are very crisp, animation is funky and ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this because it sounded so different and unique, getting rave reviews from all the big websites. I had also previously enjoyed Loco Roco, a similar game, which I had really enjoyed. I just don't get it, well I do, but perhaps the difficulty is just beyond me. Little eyeballs, wealding weapons, need to defeat other armies of cute characters. To get them to do various actions, you have to press a correct combination of the PSP's buttons in the correct rhythm. I managed to achieve success in some levels, but felt sometimes it was more luck than skill. Other levels just left me confused and stuck. The idea of the game is really unique and ...  Read the complete review