Patapon Remastered
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Patapon Remastered Trailers
Patapon Remastered - PS4 Gameplay Demo with Shuhei Yoshida | E3 2017
PaRappa The Rapper Remastered - PlayStation Experience 2016 Trailer | PS4
Critic Reviews for Patapon Remastered
The mix of rhythm action and strategy gameplay is still as inspired as ever, with visuals that polish up impressively well on the PlayStation 4.
Ten years after it debuted on a handheld a fifth the size of a PS4, Patapon remains an utterly unique experience. For the life of me I couldn't tell you what lessons it could hold for future games, but I'm glad it's in a position for more folks to enjoy all over again.
As special as it was ten years ago, Patapon Remastered is a glorious example of when art, music and gameplay coalesce into something far more intoxicating than its sum parts would have you expect.
Like the original, Patapon Remastered proves that rhythm games can hide many other genres inside to have a fun as well as complex game.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Patapon Remastered is a broken game and a frustrating experience. What a pity!
Review in Italian | Read full review
Patapon Remastered is let down by an input lag issue and some low resolution assets ruining an otherwise fantastic game.
Patapon Remastered is a decent port of the madcap PSP title. It's a unique, challenging game with real personality that fans of rhythm and/or strategy will have fun with over its ten hour campaign. Difficulty spikes and some well hidden key items can put a dampener on things, while the audio mix isn't quite up to scratch. Fortunately, the fun, simplistic gameplay is compelling enough that you won't be too worried about its flaws. Fans will love the trip down memory lane, but we also hope newcomers will drum up the enthusiasm to give this a go.
Patapon Remastered most certainly looks and plays the part, shining beautifully on the PS4 with zero hiccups in gameplay during my experience. Due to the repetitive grindy nature, however, it is best left bookending longer play sessions of other games, and is ill-suited to a home console, unless you could take it on the go as well, as with the Switch.