(You can check out his work at .) And, of course, there's the music - wonderful stuff that builds and grows as you play it. Rolito's peculiar two-dimensional creatures and outlandish landscapes are a treat to behold. If you're able to keep the proper beat, the little Patapons grow more powerful and more frenzied – eventually going into "Fever" mode – and are able to deal some serious damage to their foes (Zigoton warriors as well as a host of fantastical monsters).īeyond the unique gameplay, "Patapon" deserves praise for the visual wonderland that is its setting. You'll have to listen to the rhythm of the music that pulses and grows as you play, striking the PSP's square, circle, triangle and X buttons in a call and response pattern with the Patapons. The challenge here is to keep the proper beat while hitting the right button combo needed at the right time. ![]() A proud warrior tribe forced into exile by a bunch of enemy eyeballs known as Zigotons, the Patapons are on a quest to regain their former glory and make their way to a place called Earthend in hopes of finding IT - though what IT is is something of a mystery.Īs the Patapons' disembodied god, you command them into battle by beating out various four-button combinations in a rhythmic pattern - one combination ordering them forward ( pata, pata, pata, pon), another ordering them to attack ( pon, pon, pata, pon), another ordering them to defend ( chaka, chaka, pata, pon), etc. ![]() I've been playing the whimsical and addictive "Patapon" for days now and for every day I've played it, I do not exaggerate when I say that the following night has been haunted by the four-count beat of the drum that is the driving force behind this game, which, by the way, is nothing short of a total visual and sonic delight and thus worth losing a good bit of sleep over.įeaturing the freaky-cool silhouetted artwork of single-named French graphic artist Rolito, "Patapon" lets you play God to a lost tribe of marching, fighting, singing eyeball creatures called - you guessed it - Patapons.
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