PATAPON - YUNIZA KHOO

Okay... this game that I'm gonna review is THE BEST GAME EVERRRRRRRRRRRRR! I think I've never been so addicted to a game like I was to Patapon... You have got to try it out if you haven't.

SO WHAT IS PATAPON EH??
(I figured since you guys followed my old template.. I'm gonna make a new one for myself, haha)

THIS IS PATAPON! It is a PSP-based game.It is a story-based game that has one objective; destroy the enemies and get to the end point. How to do that???Go through all the different levels by using drum-beats to navigate your army through the stages.

 So.... what makes people like me get addicted to this game??
1) Aesthetics: Graphics are extremely simple yet interesting. The use of colours and shapes play a big role in their aesthetics.
2) Character design: The extensive use of different characters makes the game even more complex. Every group of character has their own unique strengths/flaws.
3) Sound design: EXTREMELY cute sound effects!!! Have you heard them before?! You must... I'll provide a video at the end of this review so don't forget to check it out.
4) Storyline: I'm sure this factor here is a pretty important one for most games. And the storyline for Patapon is straightforward and simple.


So! While pressing the buttons XOSquareTriangle buttons on the psp, you have to memorise the certain combinations. It is vital that you remember which symbol is for which drum beat.
 O = PonSquare = PataTriangle = ChakaX = Don

For example:
Square Square Square O = Pata Pata Pata Pon = Move ForwardO O Square O = Pon Pon Pata Pon = Attack!
And so on and so forth...

And while you hit the beats according to a rhythm that they will hint to you.. the army does as you ask them to. Here's a print screen of the army once you've built it.


What's next??


You have food excursions... where you kill creatures to gain food, items or $$$



Which enables you to make your soldiers! Different kinds of soldiers will need different amounts of money and different combinations of items to make. Needless to say.. the harder it is to retrieve the asset, the stronger the certain soldier is!


Over here... we can see the entire army getting ready for war. Your army's statistics are all available to you and should you want to change soldiers, you are able to do so.



One feature of the game: You can engage different weather conditions if you want to. Sometimes it helps in your missions to obtain a certain weather condition. For example, you want the wind to blow from left to right so that your arrows will shoot further. This is possible if you enter the weather realm which will require you to beat a certain combination of drum beats before being able to obtain that certain weather condition.



Over here we have the main tribal area where the storyline is fed to you after each mission.



This is during one of the boss mission where you find a boss to kill at the end of the mission. There are different bosses in different missions, each one harder to kill than the previous one.



Another feature of Patapon - you get to play side games to obtain certain items to build soldiers. There are many of these side games. Here is one of them where you have to hit the correct combinations after a singing tree.



Another one is the singing plant. You have to water the plant by hitting the correct combinations and in return, you will also be awarded with valuable items.



As I mentioned previously, Patapon has a compelling storyline that makes you keep on going on and on and on and on and on. It keeps you addicted to the game because you want to find out what's next, what's in the next mission, what's the next reward etc etc. It's really damn interesting! I spent every waking hour playing this game lah....



And once your mission is complete... hooray hooray!!!!


So is this game tough to play?!Honestly? Yes! Maybe at the beginning.. but once you get the hang of it, you never wanna stop. I'm serious. But as with every good game, this game has levels which increase the difficulty with each stage. If not, every level will be so easily accomplished....cannot right?? It'll be boring if it was like that!  Flaws in this game??HMMMM I think the Japanese were too smart for this. I cannot find any flaws though I'm trying really hard to. Really!


Wokays, last Question: Is it fun?NEED I SAY MORE?????? GO PLAY IT NOW!!!!