I recently bought Patapon for PSP. Its a 2D side scrolling rhythm game. At first glance it doesn’t really look like much fun, but once you start playing and really get into the game its quite addictive. The gameplay is very different from any other game I’ve ever played. You start of as the great patapon (the patapon’s god). You control a primitive tribal army of eye ball shaped creatures (patapons) using drum beats. Using the Square, Circle, Triangle, and Cross buttons you hit the different drums in the right pattern to control your army. There are only a few simple commands like forward, attack, defend… The more you progress through the game the more types of patapons, and weapons you unlock. The player can customize his army by equipping amour and weapons found in the game, and choosing different squads of patapons to play with. Other than the actual game there are some mini games that you can play to receive items and ka-ching (money), like hunting where you guide your army through a level with no enemies and only animals witch you kill to receive meat to build more patapons. GameSpot gave this game a 9/10 and cited its excellent art and gameplay. I recommend this game to everyone who are looking for the rare few good games for PSP.
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