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Patapon - Rhythm Action Game

Patapon is cute, funny and addictive. It will bring a smile to your face. This is the game to buy a PSP for. Try out the game at http://www.patapon-game.com and you’ll see what I mean. The reviews are singing the praises of this great game.

1. GameSpot (Score: 9 out of 10: Editors’ Choice) - There’s never been a game quite like Patapon before. Its combination of light real-time strategy and rhythm is as superb as it is surprising. Anyone with access to a PSP would do well to check it out.
2. GameSpy (Score: 4 out of 5) - Patapon is like a cleverly designed trojan horse, built to sucker you in with cute graphics and then beat you down with its primal, rhythmic challenge. It’s great fun, but you may find it tough to actually play the game on the go considering the amount of attention it requires.
3. IGN (Score: 9.2 out of 10) - If you own a PSP, make sure you go to the stores and you get a copy of this game. Your game collection will thank you, and you won’t be disappointed.
4. Gaming Age (Score: A) - … Patapon is a must own PSP title. For under $20, you get what amounts to a huge adventure, and easily one of the most original games of the year - on any platform. Pata-pata-pata-portable perfection.
5. 1Up.com (Score A) - [Patapon] … understated strategic depth, an astounding sense of reward (both literal and whimsical), and an inspired difficulty curve that sticks with you to the end.
6. videogamer.com (Score: 8 out of 10) - It’s easy to recommend Patapon to almost anyone with a PSP, especially if you’ve got a soft spot for catchy little tunes and don’t mind annoying everyone around you while you play.
7. PSXExtreme (Score: 9 out of 10) - … Patapon makes for a terrific handheld title, exactly what you’d want to be playing when you’re on a road trip, airplane, or subway. And who knows, perhaps Patapon will emerge as your catalyst for kooky adventure games.
8. GameZone (Score: 9.3 out of 10) - Patapon is a truly great handheld game. It is unique in many regards, charming in its presentation, aurally pleasing and a lot of fun to play. It is also quite addicting and a real time-eater. Sit down for five minutes and before you know it, it has been 30 minutes. And it will draw you back time and again. … If you have a PSP, you owe it to yourself to play this game.