The first time I saw this game in my brother’s friend’s PSP, my first reaction was to ignore it. I didn’t know what type of game it was and didn’t quite appreciate its weird graphics. But when you are beset with boredom to the point when nobody knows what you’re capable of doing, well, this is what I got myself into. Now I thank boredom and its many causes.
It’s amusing at the start, then it becomes interesting, then outright addictive. The amount of times you play it accelerates into a crescendo of feverish nirvana. With the rhythm and the fun it brings, you’ll surely find yourself pouring time and effort to get those darned eyeballs cross that pink post. Dip yourself more and you’ll realize it’s not just a kid’s game that requires you to stay with the beat, but that it’s a strategy game as well in that you have to make do with whatever resources and Patapons you have to finish each mission. Plus, if you’ve heard that video games boost hand-eye coordination, well, this one boosts your capacity to listen and react. And we all know as adults that listening before reacting makes or breaks a person.
With just 2 weeks of playing time, I now often find myself chanting its lines, stomping my feet to its beats, and searching the net for tips, tricks, cheats, walkthroughs, and what-have-you’s just to help me with the game. One of the walkthroughs I found had this Q&A portion which I found really really funny. The question was how to know one has been playing too much Patapon. The answer it gave was when your son comes home, tells you he has fever, and you say “keep it up son.” To understand this better, play the game.
