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GameCyte’s REAL Ultimate Video Game Holiday Gift Guide 2008 | GameCyte
Original at GameCyte
• Wed, Nov 26
Patapon for PSP; The World Ends With You for DS; Sins of a Solar Empire for PC; Okami for Wii; The only sports game to be listed on at least three sites is NHL 09 on the Xbox 360; Rock Band 2 was suggested more than Guitar Hero World ...
IGN: The PlayStation Q&A | Latest PSP Games - News and Reviews
Original at PSP Games
• Tue, Nov 25
Meanwhile, the PSP killed in Japan and got Patapon and Chains of Olympus along with the redesigned PSP-3000 in the United States. Where do you go when you want to know if the PSP is dead, where the hell Home is, and what year three will ...
IGN: Playstation Q&A | PC Gaming news
Original at PC Gaming
• Tue, Nov 25
Meanwhile, the PSP killed in Japan and got Patapon and Chains of Olympus along with the redesigned PSP-3000 in the United States. Forget all that, though. We’re videogame fans; we look forward and not backward. A new year of games, ...
PSP piracy down, but so are major releases - Joystiq
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Nov 25
looking at http://www.metacritic.com/games/psp/scores/ I see for '08 the following games with a rating above 75: God of War: Chains of Olympus Patapon FIFA Soccer 09 Space Invaders Extreme Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII MLB 08: The Show ...
The PlayStation Q&A
Original at IGN
• Tue, Nov 25
The PlayStation Q&A CA - Meanwhile, the PSP killed in Japan and got Patapon and Chains of Olympus along with the redesigned PSP-3000 in the United States. Forget all that, though. ...
Status of 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' muddled in Gearbox layoffs ...
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Nov 24
Adorable Japanese Patapon 2 commercial · Star Ocean: Second Evolution delayed two weeks · Prinny: Is it okay to show off the first level of gameplay? Get ready for Black Friday deals [Update] · MTV: Crisis Core is 'The whole world in ...
Adorable Japanese Patapon 2 commercial | Latest PSP Games - News ...
Original at PSP Games
• Mon, Nov 24
Filed under: Video, Patapon If Patapon 2 weren't adorable enough, this Japanese commercial for the upcoming PSP action game takes it a step further -- by introducing little kids! Watch as the magical drums make them march in line, ...
PlayStation.Blog » New Urban PSP Ad Campaign Launches
Original at PlayStation.Blog
• Fri, Nov 21
My question does not apply to Patapon 2 or Loco Roco 2. Hopefully something will be unveiled because Square’s PSP titles are far-off. 36. bronxchulo | November 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm. i’ve been seeing the PSP ad for NYC a lot the last ...
PSP Homebrew: PSP Pandora Deluxe v2.8 - PlayStation Portable News ...
Original at Qj.net
• Fri, Nov 21
14 Jumps Real-life Patapon 2 ad pata-pwns: horde of Japanese school kids invadi.. 13 Jumps Datel's PSP-3000 Lite Blue hack tool now accepting pre-orders. 11 Jumps New features, screenshots for Warriors Orochi 2 ...
PSP Homebrew - Jelly Clock v1 - PlayStation Portable News - PSP ...
Original at Qj.net
• Fri, Nov 21
17 Jumps Datel's PSP-3000 Lite Blue hack tool now accepting pre-orders. 16 Jumps Real-life Patapon 2 ad pata-pwns: horde of Japanese school kids invadi.. 15 Jumps Terminator Salvation: The Videogame coming May 2009 ...
Real-life Patapon 2 ad pata-pwns: horde of Japanese school kids ...
Original at PSP Games
• Thu, Nov 20
Yes. It's a Patapon 2 TV spot from Japan showing a horde of cute school children invading a sheep ranch. The title of this post couldn't be any more direct. Right now, I'm wishing I had a time machine and lived in a different country ...
Real-life Patapon 2 ad pata-pwns: horde of Japanese school kids ...
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, Nov 20
It's a Patapon 2 TV spot from Japan showing a horde of cute school children invading a sheep ranch. The title of this post couldn't be any more direct. Right now, I'm wishing I had a time machine and lived in a different country (i.e. ...
PS3 News: Sony: 50% Of PS3 Owners Have A PSP
Original at PSX Extreme
• Tue, Nov 18
i bought a psp to play crisis core :) well worth it. and btw IMO Patapon is the most innovative game ever. Agree with this comment 0 up, 0 down Disagree with this comment. Daedusian Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 11:42:03 PM ...
How to Install Mac OS X on PSP - wikiHow
Original at wikiHow
• Sun, Nov 16
By 204.14.13.65 Related Articles. Play the Patapon Game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) · Put SNES, NES, Sega, and Other Classic Games on Your Sony PSP · Use Your Sony PSP · Make Your PSP Appear to Run Windows Vista ...
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Original at Brantford Expositor
• Sat, Nov 15
Canada - Nov 15, 2008 Games such as Patapon and LocoRoco are available only on this platform and will keep you entertained (no matter where you are) for hours. ...
Newsbits for 11/13/08: Dissidia, Patapon, VGA, Strike Force and more!
Original at PSP
• Thu, Nov 13
Well some pretty exciting news for you today! God of War Chains of Olympus and Patapon have been nominated for best handheld game of the year, a new PSP-3000 bundle is on the horizon, and Sony is launching a new ad campaign! More news below: A new trailer for Gundam Japanese Rocket. If your a Fi...
VGA 08: God of War, Patapon nominated for Best Handheld Game
Original at PSP Fanboy
• Thu, Nov 13
By PSP Fanboy Staff Both PSP-exclusive titles God of War: Chains of Olympus and Patapon have been nominated for Best Handheld Game. Unfortunately, that's all these two have been nominated for. There can only be one winner and it's going to be a tough call ...
<b>PSP</b> Preview: <b>Patapon</b> 2
Original at PSX Extreme
• Sat, Nov 8
The original is still one of the best available handheld titles, and we're super excited about the sequel: it's bringing an all-new multiplayer mode!
"Can You Pat A Patapon?" [Patapon]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 23
By Luke Plunkett Rhetorical question. We don't really care whether you can or can't. That's your business. We only care about Patapons and petting in the context of game art done in the style of Dr. Seuss. Like this piece, by Rebecca Clements. Which, after a hard day's internetting, was enough to put smiles on our...
Review: World of Goo for Wii and PC
Original at Arizona Daily Star
• Tue, Oct 21
AZ - Oct 21, 2008 The game’s art style attempts to inject life into the mucky affair, and falls just short of achieving the quirky cuteness of LocoRoco or Patapon. ...
Patapon Review - TotalVideoGames.com
Original at Total Video Games
• Sat, Oct 18
By editor@totalvideogames.com Patapon review: Pata, Pata, Pata, Pon... TVG goes slightly crazy in love with Kouno-san and Rolito's creative collaboration...
TGS 08: Patapon 2: bigger, badder and more badass
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Oct 15
By Andrew Yoon While critics and fans have embraced Patapon's unique gameplay, the new content expansion should make the sequel much more appealing to newcomers and veterans alike. The core gameplay remains largely untouched -- each of the face buttons represents a certain sound, and pressing butto...
TGS 08: Patapon 2: bigger, badder and more badass
Original at PSP Fanboy
• Wed, Oct 15
By PSP Fanboy Staff While critics and fans have embraced Patapon's unique gameplay, the new content expansion should make the sequel much more appealing to newcomers and veterans alike. The core gameplay remains largely untouched -- each of the face ...
There was plenty to smile at Tokyo Game Show 2008
Original at Pocket Gamer
• Tue, Oct 14
UK - LocoRoco 2 and Patapon 2 were also on show and in fine form, as you'd expect, although I was surprised to see a PSP version of Namco Bandai's ...
TGS Newsbits for 10/10: Patapon 2, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Gran Turismo and more!
Original at PSP
• Fri, Oct 10
Well today is the second day of the Tokyo Game Show in Japan. Here is what has been happening since the last newsbits: A new Patapon 2 trailer was released and is hosted via Gametrailers. Remember the Ad Hoc Party feature we mention in the last newsbits? Well it seems that Phantasy Star Portabl...
Patapon 2 trailer and screensOriginal at That VideoGame
• Thu, Oct 9
By Luke Walker Furthermore, SOE designer Hiroyuki Kotani has revealed that in the sequel it will be easier to keep the beat, thus ending the only source of frustration Patapon had. Now, once players keep the beat and go into Fever mode, it will be easier to keep the Fever because the first mistake causes th...
TGS 08: First look and hands-on of Patapon 2
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Oct 8
By Dale North Sony listened to Patapon fans' requests from the first title, and did their best to incorporate new features that would make those gamers happy. Because of this, Patapon 2 will include repeatable missions, customizations, the ability to ...
Sony Shows Off Patapon 2 Multiplayer
Original at PSP
• Wed, Oct 8
During the pre-show session of this years Tokyo Game Show, Sony demonstrated the new multiplayer mode for Patapon 2. The object of this new mode is to try to hatch giant Ostrich eggs with other players. Players will first prepare their customizable Patapon Warrior's with various equipmen...
TGS 2008: LocoRoco 2 new features, gameplay demo vids
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Oct 8
By Gino D. Patapon 2 isn't the only game gracing Sony's pre-TGS session. Enter LocoRoco creator Tsutomu Kouno to walk us through some of the new features in their upcoming blob-rolling sequel. We've heard of LocoRoco 2's many new features before ...
How does Patapon Multiplayer work? Gather round and listen ...
Original at Destructoid
• Wed, Oct 8
By Colette Bennett In this mode you get to play the new customizable hero class Patapons. Kotani's hero (which he'd named "Hero") rode a horse, but others we saw included an archer-type hero and one mounted on an eagle. Along with the hero class, ...
Patapon 2: story, multiplayer modes, new game plus, eggs, heroes ...
Original at Qj.net
• Mon, Oct 6
By Gino D. Over land, over sea...Patapon 2's story begins almost immediately where the first game left off. After the Zigaton threat was dealt with, the tribe built a ship to cross the sea. However, judging from the screens (screen on top, ...
Dissidia limited edition PSP is ridiculously limited edition - PSP ...
Original at PSP Fanboy
• Thu, Sep 18
Jonathon Ferrell said... That's cold. That's real cold. I was looking forward to one of those. Now I gotta hope for a Patapon PSP-3000. That's messed up Square Enix, really messed up. Reply. 2 stars vote down vote up Report ...
Review : Patapon Pwns! [PSP] - from GamePro.com
Original at GamePro.com
• Mon, Aug 25
EDITOR'S NOTE: We erroneously reported that the creators of Locoroco were also the creators of Patapon. This is not the case. Each game was developed by a unique development team. GamePro apologizes for the confusion. ...
Patapon 2 to have twice as much one-eyed tribal fun, easier difficulty
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Jul 23
By Charles D. Kotani also discussed how the new single player mode will have twice as much content compared to Patapon. Fans can expect more powerful Patapons aside from the Hero units, with equally strong opponents to face the tribe of one-eyed ...
Famitsu: Patapon 2 marches on Japan PSPs this Winter
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Jul 9
By Ross Miller 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 previous game and LocoRoco. The magazine also h...
No Led Zeppelin Music in Rhythm Games Anytime Soon
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sun, Jul 6
By Rajiv Ashrafi A disappointing choice by Page hurts all of us gamers who were looking forward to “Stairway” on our virtual set lists someday. Maybe someday Mr. Page will change his mind and endow upon us some of his awesome tunes. Related PostsUltimate Band AnnouncedRiding on the recent surge of music-bas...
IGN imagines the best E3 conference ever
Original at PSP Fanboy
• Tue, Jun 17
By Andrew Yoon downloadable games direct to PSP (a promised feature), downloadable music and movies from the PLAYSTATION Store, tons of PS1 downloadables (such as Metal Gear Solid, Vagrant Story). Oh, and the announcement of games like Patapon 2, ...
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/17 - 3/23
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Mar 23
By Andrew Yoon Last batch of screenshots before the US release.Dungeon Explorer demo (PSP)Astonishia Story 2 demo (PSP) Reviews Could this be yet another legal headache for Sony? Make your PSP waterproof with Aquatalk Because you really need to shower while playing Patapon. Wipeout HD PSP Videos
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Mar 16
By Andrew Yoon Umihara Kawase demo (PSP) Obscure Japanese platformer for you to try. Reviews PSP dev unsurprisingly chooses Sony. Video: Adding yen to a Japanese PSN account Online + camera = ass. PSP Headlines Loco Roco teaches Japanese kids how to divide and multiply
Sony Responds To February NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Mar 13
By Michael McWhertor PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) continued its trend of strong sales with 243,115 PSP hardware units sold in February, representing a year-over-year increase of 38%. Power of the PlayStation Portfolio Jack Tretton, president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Frankenreview - Patapon (PSP) [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Feb 27
By Mark Wilson LocoRoco had massive amounts of hype, but feel flat during a time when the PSP needed another Lumines. But the developers of LocoRoco are back with a new title called Patapon, a mix of rhythm game, RPG and RTS that's even more beautiful than its predecessor.
Opinion: Download Patapon to your PSPOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Feb 27
By rss@youtube.com (jbellyfish) Read a review here: http://www.squidoo.com/sonypspgamemoviedownloads The PSP is more than just a great gaming system -- it's a portable multimedia device. You can listen to music, watch videos, surf the web, and even connect to the Playstation 3. With more and more solid games and new appl...
Win an exclusive Patapon Be@rbrick figure!
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Feb 25
By Andrew Yoon Are you as excited for Patapon as we are? (Read our review to see why we're in love with the game!) To celebrate the release of this unique PSP-exclusive music action game, SCEA has provided us a very exclusive Be@rbrick figure to give away. To enter, have a Patapon avatar on your Blogsmith pr...
On Shelves This Week: February 25 to March 2
Original at pc.qj.net
• Sun, Feb 24
By Sally B. PSP fans will be pleased with the debut of Patapon, SCEJ's much-beloved rhythm game for Sony's handheld. There are also a lot of good things in store for all kinds of gamers, so better check out the list below and see what title catches your fancy.
Sony Responds To January NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Feb 14
By Michael McWhertor PlayStation Hardware Momentum PS3 Outsold Xbox 360: PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3 ) demonstrated continued momentum in January 2008 with 269K hardware units sold in January, 17% higher than Microsoft. Jack Tretton, CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Today in Joystiq: February 14, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Feb 14
By Ross Miller Try on Patapon: demo comes to PSN today Microsoft acknowledges Xbox 360 shortages in US No classification for Dark Sector in Australia EA responds to BioWare/KOTOR MMO rumor Sony execs talk backward compatibility, PS3 comeback PSN Thursday: Demo MLB 08 twofer, Patapon
Sony Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jan 17
By Michael McWhertor PlayStation by the Numbers - December 2007 PlayStation platforms had three software titles in the top ten list across all consoles for the month of December: Guitar Hero III for PS2 sold 800K units, Madden NFL 08 for PS2 sold 655K units and Call of Duty 4 on PS3 sold 522K units.
Patapon Review (Eurogamer)
Original at Patapon
• Thu, Jan 10
By Anthony The way it works is that you issue commands to your army of tribesmen by tapping out simple, predefined rhythms using the PSP’s face buttons. Different rhythms make them perform different tasks as they advance across a horizontal, side-scrolling battlefield. The game is broken up across...
Patapon & ASCII Logo
Original at my.opera.com
• Thu, Dec 27
By address-withheld@my.opera.com.invalid () The goal of Patapon is (AFAIK) to hunt down animals (collecting meat), create servants, provide them with weapons / armor and destroy the enemy tribe(s). To hunt or attack you'll need those little creatures. To control them, simple-yet-rhythmic sequences are required. Here is an example...
Joystiq hands-on: Patapon (PSP)
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Dec 16
By Andrew Yoon We've been spending some time with a localized near-final version of this PSP exclusive, and we have to say we're impressed. We wouldn't expect any less from the team that brought us LocoRoco. It's hard to pinpoint a genre to this innovative title, as it fuses elements from the music and stra...