Nintendo today held its latest games-focused Direct, which focused on games coming to the original Switch (as opposed to the soon-to-be-discussed Switch 2). Two of the games it revealed were Patapon ...

The best word for Patapon 2 Remastered is crisp. There are a few minor exceptions to this assessment. The opening movie doesn’t have the same vibrancy as the rest of the game, especially when we’re ...

I was genuinely caught off guard by Patapon 1+2 Replay when I first saw it during the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. I know the rails have come almost all the way off in terms of first-party exclusivity, ...

The Patapon are at war again and need God’s drum beats to march to victory. After Haripon’s ship crashes he awakens to your rhythm after and sets out to find survivors. If this sounds a lot like ...

Rhythm games tend to offer the same basic gameplay. Some do it better than others, some add fun peripherals, but by and large they all want you to press buttons in time to the music as colored ...

UPDATE 3/8/23: Ratatan has smashed through even more of its Kickstarter goals. After getting funded in less than an hour, the team has now passed stretch goals for a console version of the rhythm ...

Patapon 2 adds plenty of new ideas to the already unique gameplay, making it a worthy successor to the original. UK REVIEW--When Patapon came out in early 2008, its deep gameplay, stylish visuals, and ...

The Patapon series is known for its complex mix of rhythm and real-time strategy elements, which go together better than one might initially expect. With Patapon 2 Remastered, PS4 players can ...

The Patapons have not Pata-ed or Pon-ed in a new game since 2011 when Patapon 3 came out on the PSP. There’s still no clear indicator that another official entry is on the way, but some of its ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Like Puzzle Quest before it, Patapon is a game that grabs key features from existing genres, squishes them together like different-colored balls of ...

So, there’s a race of very excitable eyeball people with spindly arms and legs called the Patapon, and you’re their Lord and Saviour. They love to sing and dance and are literally looking for any ...