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 - Pon, Pon, Pata, Pon!!this is one of the most original games created, i play the demo about 2 weeks before launch, and can't wait for the complete adventure, once it release I cant give a rest to my PSP it's very addictive. this game is unique, try it you wont regret. Rating: - Perfect Game for a Perfect PriceMy very first impression when I got the game was that it might be another one of those that I pick up, play, and get bored after three minutes. But it is exactly the opposite the game is highly addictive and FUN- all around. I couldn't stop playing it and the songs that the Patapons sing get stuck in your head. My cousin heard it only once and then the next thing you know he's saying PON PON PATA PON. It's also a game that isn't as easy as it looks. The simple graphics and concepts can be deceiving but it actually takes a lot fo smarts to beat it! You won't be disappointed if you get the game and I recommend it. The game controls are simple, the concept is easy to get, and the graphics and wonderful to look at. It is the Perfect Game for a Perfect Price! Rating:  - Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon!Patapon is a quirky little game for the PSP, created by the same guys behind LocoRoco. The basic premise is this: you have stumbled upon the Patapon, a tribe of small one-eyed creatures and now as the new Mighty Patapon (leader), you must lead your people to glory using the sacred war drums. Basically, you're their god (the base character name is "Kami," Japanese for god) and you must control your miniature army to reclaim the Patapons' former glory, like in the days under the previous Mighty Patapon. The enemy tribe is called the Zigaton, and is basically the Patapons except red. The simplistic story sets up nicely for the whole experience, and the atmosphere of leading a primitive tribe of miniature people on an adventure using a set of drums is somehow childishly magical. The musical theme of the game cements that experience, and it is most definitely a rhythm game. You control your army of Patapon by using the four buttons: X, square, triangle, and circle. Each button corresponds to a different drum beat and you use a combo of 4 beats to give orders to your Patapon army. For example, square-square-square-circle is the Move order, and translates to Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon on your war drums. As the game progresses, you obtain more command beats such as Defend and Charge. The Patapon army and you alternate beats, as in you give the order "Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon" or Move, and they go Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon. You must continue this call-back style of rhythm to command your miniature army. Keeping the beat is important as that's how you control your army. If you're good, as in you maintain the beat 10 times in a row, you will enter Fever mode where there will be certain bonuses, like boosted attack and etc. The more you keep up the beat, the more interesting the music gets. What was initially just Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon gains rhythms and tracks by the time you're in Fever mode in a fun little song instead of just Pata~Pata~Pata~Pon. The whole game's filled with musical treats ranging anywhere from the opening to the save stage. There's even a mini-game where you have a jam session with a dancing tree. It's all very cute and engaging. They've even got little tribal celebrations every time you complete a mission, and a high priestess to help worship you. ;) The clean and egalitarian graphics aid in this setting. Your Patapon will be just black characters as most of your enemies will be. Aside from some green grasses and the blue sky and other general one-toned background, there isn't anything complex or amazing like Crisis Core. But like I said, the very simplicity helps preserve the charming atmosphere of the game. It's like a storybook set to motion on a musical theme. Patapon is just very fun and addicting. At $20, you're not losing anything. In fact, you just might be losing out on a stylish little gem of a game. Rating: - Very diffierent, kind of repetitiveI bought this based on lots of great reviews I read about it on GameSpot, Game Informer, etc. After playing it for about 5 hours, I can say it is definitely different from other games in how it combines a rhythm game with real-time strategy. Overall, I like it, but it can get a little frustrating sometimes because you're repeatedly typing out the same pattern over and over during battle. If you get off slightly you lose "fever mode" which can turn the tide against you pretty quickly. Basically, if you like rhythm games like Guitar Hero or DDR, and have any interest in Real Time Strategy you might give this game a try. Rating:  - Very DisappointingI grabbed this title after reading all the rave reviews and find it a GREAT disappointment. The rhythm part of the game is fun, but the RPG part is tedious with impossible controls. I have a very simple gauge to judge how much fun a game is: if I pick it up, start playing, and look up at the clock a half hour later, the game rocks. Here I stopped playing Patapon after about ten minutes and went back to Pursuit Force 2. At any rate, I believe there is a reason this game sells for just $20, and it involves the inferior controls and inadequate instructions. I would recommend this game to RPG fans only. Rhythm fans will have much more fun with Gitaroo Man, and puzzle gamers will prefer Downstream Panic...
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