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NPD: Platform-Specific May Charts Exhibit Consumer Trends
Original at Gamasutra
• Mon, Jun 15
CA Activision Blizzard's X-Men Origins: Wolverine hit number one in May on the PSP-specific chart, while four Sony first party games made the list. One of those games was Patapon 2, PSP's number three game for the month. Sony released the game in digital ...
Review: Patapon 2
Original at WA today
• Mon, Jun 15
Australia Those tiny, eyeball-ish creatures, the Patapon, continue their march towards Earth's End, guided every step of the way by you, the player. As the silhouette-like terrain scrolls from left to right, your small army runs a gauntlet of challenges, ...
Living up to the hype
Original at WA today
• Sun, Jun 14
Australia Meanwhile, great games like Advance Wars Dark Conflict, TheWorld Ends with You and Professor Layton helped continue the Nintendo DS console's dominance of the handheld market, while Patapon and God of War excelled for Sony's PSP.
The eyes have it -- Patapon 2 improves on winning formula
Original at Winnipeg Free Press
• Thu, Jun 11
Canada Ever wonder what it would be like to play god to a warmongering tribe of musical eyeballs? Neither did I. But now that I'm an eyeball god in Patapon 2, I can tell you it's remarkable fun. The PlayStation Portable game developed by Pyramid and published ...
E3: What we'll be playing on the PS3 and PSP
Original at Santa Rosa Press Democrat
• Wed, Jun 3
CA Portable titles like "Patapon 2," "Resistance: Retribution" and "Rock Band Unplugged," this is already shaping up to be a solid year for Sony. And it isn't coming too soon. Both the PS3 and the PSP trail their rivals in the North American market. ...
Sony steals a page from the Apple playbook; rolls out pint-sized PSP
Original at Christian Science Monitor
• Tue, Jun 2
PSP Go users will have to buy their new titles directly from the PlayStation store, streamlining the buying process and potentially cutting the local video game store out of the equation. The recent game Patapon 2 tested these waters by letting PSP ... Sony PSP Go a definite Go for E3 PMP Today
Mole: PSP-Go details confirmed, smaller PS3 is on the way
Original at Ars Technica
• Thu, May 28
I also doubt that Patapon 2 will be the last game sold as a download voucher inside a plastic case, although we don't have any firm information about that strategy at this time. Both of these projects have been talked about for some time, ... Sony PSP Go a definite Go for E3 PMP Today
Opinion: 'Patapon 2' gives series a great new beat
Original at Herald & Review
• Thu, May 14
Herald & Review, IL By AIMEE GREEN Lee News Network When I started playing "Patapon 2," I was a little worried. The missions and even the story seemed horribly familiar, as if the game was going to be just a rehash of the original. Luckily, my fears were unfounded. ...
First impressions: The beat goes on in 'Patapon 2'
Original at USA Today
• Thu, May 14
Keep the beats going and the Patapons enter a fever state, during which their attacks and defenses increase. Some rhythms also perform special abilities, such as calling for rain. During each battle, the Patapon warriors -- ranging from ax-wielding ...
Review: 'Patapon 2' leads parade of rhythm games
Original at Today's Zaman
• Sat, May 9
Turkey You control the Patapon -- an army of eyeballs with arms and legs -- by tapping out rhythms on the PSP buttons. Various beats cause them to march, retreat, attack or unleash special powers. “Patapon 2” gives you more of everything: more beats, ...
Review: Patapon 2 for PlayStation Portable
Original at blog.seattlepi.com
• Fri, May 8
Patapon places you in the roll of a benevolent deity looking over a tribe of little cartoon guys named Patapons. The first Patapon game ranked up with Okami and Fl0W as one of the more successfully different PlayStation games. ... Review - Patapon 2 (PSP) Loot Ninja
Opinion: A god among Patapons
Original at PSU Daily Vanguard
• Wed, May 6
If you remember, it'sa song for offense and rallying the troops, beaten on a Patapon drum of war. The Patapon series is so named for the Patapons themselves—a tribe of cute, tiny cyclopean warriors that exist against a backdrop that's something of a ... Review - Patapon 2 (PSP) Loot Ninja
Sony tests download delivery with new PSP game
Original at Globe and Mail
• Tue, May 5
Patapon 2, sequel to last year's critically acclaimed rhythm/strategy hybrid Patapon, is everything its predecessor was and more. Players once again take command of a primitive tribe of googly-eyed warriors, beating out simple but strategic rhythms ...
Opinion: Sony's Patapon 2 unleashes its rhythm magic download-only: Will ...
Original at CNET News.com
• Tue, May 5
Expect a weird combination of beautiful art from French artist Rolito, trance-like rhythm-based attack minigames, and obsessive character leveling. More character classes, a well-explained evolution tree for the Patapon warriors you bring to life, ...
Review: `Patapon 2' leads parade of rhythm games
Original at San Francisco Chronicle
• Mon, May 4
USA - Lou Kesten You control the Patapon — an army of eyeballs with arms and legs — by tapping out rhythms on the PSP buttons. Various beats cause them to march, retreat, attack or unleash special powers. "Patapon 2" gives you more of everything: more beats, ...
How To: [PSP] Patapon 2 - Getting Blacksmith Ton Kampon - Manboroth 3 lvlOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, May 3
By rss@youtube.com (Matrielx) Author: Matrielx Keywords: [PSP] Patapon Getting Blacksmith Ton Kampon Manboroth lvl how to get minigame mini game gameplay analiza moczu matrielx pata pon boss Added: May 3, 2009
Joystiq review: Patapon 2
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, May 3
By Jem Alexander At a glance, Patapon 2 looks almost identical to its 2008 predecessor. However, Sony's Japan Studio has, as it did with Loco Roco 2, expanded upon the original game, resulting in a sequel that retains the simple gameplay and charm of the original but offers a much larger list of features and...
Opinion: Patapon producer 'listening to' requests for PS3 version, more sequels
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Apr 30
By Kevin Kelly Hinojosa-Miranda told us that the development team continues to get requests for a downloadable PS3 version of Patapon that features online modes, which he says the studio is "listening to." The team is also looking at licensing out more of those popular Patapon plush dolls (in case you m...
PSN Thursday: Marvel vs Capcom vs the Helghast
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Apr 30
By Jem Alexander Two big deals appear on the PSN Store in the US this week. Killzone 2 gets its first batch of DLC and the Marvel vs Capcom 2 demo is now available for everyone to enjoy. Yes, even those of you in Europe, if you've got a US account. Other than that it's mostly DLC, including even more Disgaea 3 content....
Review: Patapon 2 hides hardcore strategy in casual clothing
Original at Ars Technica
• Thu, Apr 30
As you play, you gain items and equipment, and the game offers a robust system of using the spoils of war to create new Patapon warriors with different traits for your squads. Or you can simply level up the Pataponians you have. ... Review: Patapon 2 Bitbag
Sony'splosion 09: a preview of, er, our previews
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Apr 28
By Andrew Yoon White Knight Chronicles (PS3) hands-on: White Knight Chronicles MAG (PS3) hands-on: MAG Patapon 2 (PSP) SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP)Continue reading Sony'splosion 09: a preview of, er, our previews
How To: [PSP] Patapon 2 - Getting Chef Rah Gashapon - Fenicchi 3 lvlOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Apr 28
By rss@youtube.com (Matrielx) Author: Matrielx Keywords: [PSP] Patapon Getting Chef Rah Gashapon Fenicchi lvl how to get cooking patapon phoenix boss analiza moczu gameplay matrielx Added: April 28, 2009
Patapon 2 Review
Original at IGN
• Mon, Apr 27
CA If you're just joining the Patapon craziness here on IGN, I'll do my best to explain what's happening in this game. The Patapon tribe is a group of one-eyed warriors trying to make a life for themselves in the great, wide wilderness. You are their god. ...
Patapon hack HOW TO PLACE IN PSPOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Apr 25
By rss@youtube.com (drift5130) Author: drift5130 Keywords: patapon hack drift5130 hacks Added: April 25, 2009
Opinion: The Story of Success
Original at TotalPlayStation.com
• Sat, Apr 18
And on May 5th PSP owners can finally get their hands on Patapon 2 exclusively via download through the PlayStation Store. If you're looking for some great PSP action today, then check out our Hammerin' Hero review right now! That's a lot of great news ...
Sony blames legal hurdles for lack of downloadable UMD games in America
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Mar 25
By Andrew Yoon The PlayStation Store in Japan is completely different than the one featured here in the States. Not only is it filled with classic PSone content, PSP owners can digitally download most modern games such as Loco Roco 2, Patapon 2 and even Resistance Retribution. The US Store features none o...
Patapon 2 Review – Beat your tribe
Original at iTWire
• Mon, Mar 23
Australia There are three types of basic Patapons to command, some are better at defence, others carry melee or ranged weapons, and new to the series are Heropons, robust individuals with special powers including the ability to resurrect and to change Patapon ...
Review: Patapon 2
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• Tue, Mar 10
New Zealand By GERARD CAMPBELL - The Press At last year's Tokyo Game Show during a presentation for Patapon 2, the game's designer Hiroyuki Kotani asked for some volunteers to join him in a four-player co-operative session of the rhythm game. ...
Practice Your Pata-Rhythm
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Tue, Mar 10
Want to piss off your coworkers, classmates or roommates with horribly annoying Patapon chants? Check out this free webgame. For all its cuteness and visual flair, Patapon was a hard-as-nails rhythm game. Maybe it's just me, but I have an easier time ...
Patapon 2 UK Review
Original at IGN
• Fri, Feb 27
CA The premise for Patapon 2 is pretty much the same as the first game. As the Almighty you must guide your army of loyal Patapons to victory, tapping out rhythms in time to the beat to advance, attack, defend and so on. As the story unfolds new Patapon ...
Preview: 'Patapon 2' packs quite an eyeful
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Thu, Feb 19
PA You reprise your role as The Mighty Patapon, the unseen leader of the patapon tribe on a quest to reach "It" at Earthend. What "It" is even the patapon don't know. Of course, this hunter-gatherer tribe is beset by beasts and enemies, and it's up to you ...
Patapon Video Review 1
Original at GameSpot
• Sat, Jan 17
Justin Calvert purges the Zigaton army in this review for Patapon. www.gamespot.com
Double Review: LocoRoco 2 & Patapon 2
Original at Next Generation
• Tue, Dec 23
By Edge Staff It’s a common misconception that fat things are jolly, but one that the relentlessly rotund and cheerful LocoRocos do little to dispel. It’s impossible to play LocoRoco 2 and avoid smiling, singing along and laughing. It’s one of the happiest pieces of software ever released, constantly...
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 ...
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...
Patapon 2 trailer and screensOriginal at That VideoGame
• Thu, Oct 9
• 6 related articles
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...
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Sony Bringing Fourteen "Unannounced" Games To TGS 2008
Original at Siliconera
• Tue, Sep 30
By Spencer Sony plans to have a huge presence at this year’s Tokyo Game Show with LittleBigPlanet, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Patapon 2, and Resident Evil 5 at their booth. In addition to big, established brands they have fourteen unannounced games to show (!). Twelve of them come directly from S...
How To: Patapon and the rain juju
Original at boardsus.playstation.com
• Fri, May 23
By the_four Okay, for those who have Patapon, i have a question. I got the Don drum and the Rain JuJu, and when it takes me to the tutorial on how to make it rain in the desert, i can get it to work, but then when i NEED it for that part where its ...
25 excellent PSP games at a bargain price (part 5 of 5)
Original at Qj.net
• Tue, May 20
By Rio S. In case you've been living under a rock, this rhythm video game is pretty simple. You've got a tribe of little cyclops called Patapon and they've lost their land to the nefarious Zigoton. You'll have to communicate with the little critters using the war drums and lead them to victory. Certain...
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...
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...
Joystiq Podcast 030 - Holiday edition
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Dec 20
By Justin McElroy It's nearly Christmas and we've got a gigantic, jam-packed, hour-and-a-half long Joystiq Podcast to mark the arrival of the Yule. Featuring: Another quick Suicide Girl visit, Patapon hands-on and our very special video-game related holiday memories. Also, your usual Brush With Fame,...
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...