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Product Details of Patapon

Description

Patapon has players guiding a tribal army of eyeball-shaped creatures across the screen solely by rhythmic button tapping. By alternating six drumbeats with the four-button controls, players can command their wee warriors to attack, march, defend, retreat, use magic, and power up. The goal is to defeat the devious Zigoton army, who ousted the Patapon tribe from their homes.

Quick Glance

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Game Genre: Action/Adventure

Release Date: 2008-2-26

Max # of Players: 1

Summary

Product Title: Patapon

Manufacturer: Sony

Power Score: 4.5 | 20 Reviews

Game Information

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Game Genre: Action/Adventure

Release Date: 2008-2-26

Memory Space Required: 320 KB

Maximum Number of Players: 1

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Reviews on Patapon

  • 5
  By member: henwy - Apr 13, 2008

Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon!

Strengths: Unique gameplay, addictive, wonderful music, good storyline

Weakness: Level grinding required

This is a must-buy for the PSP. I want to make that clear right from the start. I've never been a big fan of rhythm games in the past, but Patapon is in a category all by itself. The general idea is that you are the God of a bunch of little eyeball creatures and through the beating of drums, you can command them to move and fight. Their goal is to reach Earthend where they will see 'IT' and all...

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  • 4
  By member: vherub - Sep 16, 2008

Solid rpg/rhythm mechanics

Strengths: Fresh take on rpg genre

Weakness: Getting the rhythms can be frustrating

Right off the bat, the price on this is fantastic. It was fantastic at release at only $20 and often went on sale for even less. Additionally, I found the art direction excellent, in a minimalist manner and the sound, of course, topnotch. It starts off slow, in order to teach, but by the second hour, you realize the system is a lot deeper than it seems. Patapon is not flawless, however, and I...

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  • 4
  By member: eau697 - Sep 5, 2008

Patapon

Strengths: Unique, music, gameplay

Weakness: level grinding

Patapon is an unique game based on music and strategy. The gameplay requires some level of strategy and rhythm to control your army of patapon in its quest to rid the land of evil. There are many levels and each one is unique and requires some strategy. You can earn stuff as you move up the levels and create new type of patapon. Patapon is unique, addictive and surprising entertaining. If you...

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  • 5
  By member: ahkayos - Aug 30, 2008

Great Game-- for short gameplay or long!

Strengths: Simple interface, creative graphics, addictive gameplay, can play for 5 minutes or hours

Weakness: Hard game if you don't have rhythm... gotta keep the beat!

This is a great game. I haven't had a PSP for very long, but I like the idea of games that are versatile timewise-- this is one of those. You can choose to play it for a very short time or play for hours and it is just as entertaining. It is fairly difficult to play in noisy environments without headphones as you really have to keep the beat with the music. Once you get the hang of how to play,...

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  • 5
  By member: MadWolfie01 - Jul 11, 2008

One of the better genre-defying PSP titles out now....

Strengths: Stellar visual style, unique rhythm/real time strategy hybrid game play, budget price

Weakness: Level grinding required for certain items, no multiplayer support, no pause feature

From the development studio that brought you Loco Roco, Patapon offers players yet another unique gaming experience on Sony's PSP handheld system. The near universal applause this title has garnered from critics hails from a variety of attributes the game possesses, the very least of which is the $20 budget price. Using a cartoon visual style not unlike that of Loco Roco, Patapon sees you lead a...

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  • 4
  By member: bob330i - Jul 7, 2008

Patapon

Strengths: music, different

Weakness: no pause

Probably one of the more unique titles I’ve played on the PSP. It’s a combination of a rhythm and SRPG game. You control your “troops” using drum beats/sequences. As you gain more victories, your “troops” get stronger. There are quite a few different types of troops that you can pick from as you move through the game. The strategy comes in when you choose which 3 types you use when...

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  • 4
  By member: TokioB - Jun 30, 2008

Patapwned

Strengths: Beautiful graphics, Quirky

Weakness: Confusing battle system, Too much rides on super timing accuracy

Patapon is a rhythm game through and through -- I wish it wasn't so much so. Why couldn't they make it more like traditional side scroller with rhythm elements thrown in? I was seduced by the visuals and the hypnotic chanting drums when this game was announced and had to buy it. * The reality is, it relies too much on timing accuracy with little wiggle room. Get the beat combination wrong and you...

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  • 5
  By member: rpnguyen - Jun 15, 2008

An excellent new music game for PSP

Strengths: Great Value for $20 - I got it for $10. A unique blend of music/rpg/strategy game, never seen before. Catchy music with beautiful art direction

Weakness: No Pause, very odd for a portable game, backtracking is required to advance in certain situations.

In this game, you control a squad of little guys known as patapons in their quest to rid the land of evil. There are different classes of patapon, such as spear users and cavalry. You can only choose 3 types to control during any given level, so there is an element of strategy involved. You control these guys by using the face buttons matching the music beats along the edge of the screen, telling...

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  • 4
  By member: FOnewearl - Jun 3, 2008

An Interesting Mix of Gameplay

Strengths: Innovative Gameplay, Graphics & Presentation

Weakness: Non I Can Think of

Patapon is an interesting game as while it probably would be considered a Real Time Strategy game if you had to pick one type of game it really is more then that as you will be controlling your army of Patapon troops by means that is much like a rhythm game such as Space Channel 5 or Parappa The Rapper. Before battles you will have to pick from different types of troops to take into battle which...

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  • 4
  By member: justin42 - May 31, 2008

Unique rhythm game

Strengths: Creative concept, addictive gameplay, music gets stuck in your head, very cute graphically

Weakness: Can get repetitive, controls can be hard to remember in the heat of battle

Patapon is a REALLY unique rhythm game for the PSP-- or any system. Instead of directly controlling your Patapons, you are basically their god and controlling them by drumming to the pattern of the music. The game provides you different drum beats to control what your Patapons do-- advance, attack, retreat, etc. You need to both keep time to the beat, and drum the right patterns, to successfully...

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  • 4.5
  bestcovery.com - Dec 3, 2008

Best PSP Video Game

Bestcovery experts have rated the Sony Patapon (PSP) as a best pick for the Best PSP Video Game. Bestcovery's experts recommend the best products and services for a particular need based on extensive research and evaluations. Click below to see Bestcovery's full review of this product.

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  • 4.2
  testseek.com - Nov 3, 2008

Patapon

Testseek.com has collected 35 expert reviews for Patapon and the average expert rating is 85 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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  • 4.3
  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008

Patapon

Patapon receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.45 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #664 game of all time and #15 PlayStation Portable game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 23 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on the link below.

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  • 4.6
  GameZone - Feb 19, 2008

Patapon

There was a time when peace reigned. When the Almighty inspired the beat of the magical drums and the tribe known as the Patapons lived contentedly in their homeland. But then the almighty went away and a neighboring tribe, the Zigotons, drove the Patapons from their homeland. But Hatapon believed the Almighty would return, and that the magical drums would once again ring out, lead the Patapons...

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