Patapon

Description
Players are tasked with leading the colorful Patapons, a brave and noble tribe, through a series of epic battles against opposing armies and gigantic monsters. In a distinct twist, players utilize drumbeats to... [ more ]

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Consoles
PSP

Release Date
February 26, 2008

ON THE WEB

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PSP Go Officially Released

Sony's new handheld just hit stores, but should you buy one? The answer lies within.

Patapon producer 'listening to' requests for PS3 version, more sequels

Patapon 2 is finally coming to the PSP in North America. While associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda couldn't precisely explain why the title has taken so long to reach its final destination, he did say that the added time provided more...

Patapon 2 won't be sold on UMD, retail to sell PSN vouchers [Update]

An ArsTechnica "source" -- who has apparently given the site solid intel in the past -- claims Patapon 2 won't have a physical, UMD-based existence when it releases May 5. The game will allegedly be sold on the PSN for $15, with the retail copy,...

Sony adds 10 titles to PSP Greatest Hits line

Sony is bulking up its Greatest Hits collection for the PSP, dropping the price on 10 select titles starting April 5. Available for the lowered price of $19.99, the majority of the new batch of Greatest Hits games are third party, though there...

TGS 08: Patapon 2: bigger, badder and more badass

Filed under: Sony PSP, Action, TGS

How big is Patapon 2? Well, take the original game ... and then multiply it by two. The upcoming PSP-exclusive sequel will feature a staggering amount of content which makes the original seem rather diminutive....

PSP E3 2008 screenshot roundup

Filed under: Sony PSP, E3, Galleries

Liberation? Retribution? There's definitely something up with the jump to handheld third person ... Dive deeper into the mystery in the gallery below, and then check out Super Stardust (um, not in HD), and a...

Famitsu: Patapon 2 marches on Japan PSPs this Winter

Filed under: Sony PSP

The latest issue of Famitsu (via PSPHype) reveals a sequel to Patapon is in the works and coming to Japanese PSPs this Winter (no US or Europe release mentioned). The game is being developed by Pyramid Studios, who made the...

Readers pick best webcomic: 100 Kirbies

Filed under: Culture, Online, Polls

One hundred Kirby amalgams make for one hundred different avatars. Special thanks to VG Cats' Scott Ramsoomair for the Grim Fandango-inspired Kirby. As prize, we (and the Joystiq voters) crown the strip best...

Metareview: Patapon (PSP)

Filed under: Sony PSP, Action, Strategy, Metareviews, Rhythm

Ready the troops, it's time to march (pata-pata-pata-pon) into battle (pon-pon-pata-pon) with Patapon, a delightful rhythm-based action/strategy game standing proud and alone in a new...

PSN Thursday: Sadists rejoice with new PAIN character

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Online

Not through pummeling your pixelated pals with PAIN? Well, this week the PSN update will allow you to procure for a pittance a pirate to persistently pound into pavement. Skurv Dogg is a new...