http://psp.ign.com/articles/852/852601p3.html
| 9.0 | Presentation From the story to the mini-games and its action sequences, Patapon is an enthralling underdog tale with excellent characters. | |
| 9.5 | Graphics Visually engaging, it feels like you're playing a cartoon instead of a videogame. | |
| 9.5 | Sound The songs will get stuck in your head for days – not in an annoying way, but in a toe-tapping, giddy and mind-pleasing manner. | |
| 9.0 | Gameplay Simple mechanics belie deep gameplay through the adventure, although it would be much better if you could pause and buy weapons and gear with items or Ka-Ching. | |
| 9.0 | Lasting Appeal Put the game down, and five minutes later you'll want to pick it back up. The only thing possibly hampering you is the amount of time you can dedicate to one game session. | |
| 9.2 | OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average) |  |
That is pretty impressive! Patapon looks like a great game, but I am still glad to see reviewers feel it deserves such a high score. I thought it might just be a niche title, but with scores like this it will definitely have sold more units than before.
Who is going to buy this? I am still itching for a PSP. Maybe I will break down and buy one by the end of the year.
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