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Fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

There aren't many games that can top the fun of Parappa the Rapper. It's got great beats and great voices. So so so entertaining.

In the rain or in the snow, PaRappa's got the funk flow!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I grew up playing this game, and when it came out I had never seen anything like it. As a music game, it is more about feeling the beat than watching the screen. The button timing is very well done. The graphics in the game are "flat" (think paper-mario) and very colorful. The characters are all very unique with highly different styles of music. From Mr. Onionhead to the Reggae Frog, this game will keep you singing long after you turn it off.

My personal favorite thing about this game is freestyling. You can press the buttons as you feel in time to "freestyle". If you get up to the level of "cool" then it's just you on stage, freestyling for a ton of points. Each levels "cool" stage is very different and unique and as you progress through the game, reaching the "cool" stage becomes quite difficult. While the game may appear short, if you love music games and will replay the same levels to reach each the status of "cool" on each level, you will have plenty of play time with this game. You just gotta believe this game is good.

You gotta do what?

I gotta believe!

Short But Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The premise of the game is that you're PaRappa, a dog who raps his way through winning over the girl of his dreams, who happens to be...a sunflower? Rap your way through a garage sale, making a birthday cake, driving a car, and more.
The characters and situations are pretty funny, and get funnier if you mess up (especially the cake level.) The songs are ridiculously catchy and you may find yourself replaying levels just to hear the songs. The only downside to this game is that it is VERY short, and if you're good at rhythm-based games you can probably beat this one in a day. If you're looking for amazing graphics you may be disappointed, since the characters are all rendered as 2d cutouts, almost like a pop-up book. However, this is one of my favorite PSone games and if you like games that are a little on the silly side such as Katamari Damacy and Elite Beat Agents, this is a good game to buy.

Kind of Lame

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 13
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is not a particularly exciting game, but it might be OK for little kids. I only bought it because it has a character in it named "Joe Chin," which happens to be my name.

Addicting Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I first thought that this game was too silly but when I tried it I got hooked! The game is much like Dance Dance Revolution. But you don't need a mat for this one. You basically get into the rhythm and the beat to move on to the next challenge. It is funny and entertaining. If you have a bunch of friends over you can really have a party with this one. As a solo game it is a one-of-a-kind laughter-inducing fun challenge. I highly recommend this for people who are looking for something fun and unique.

A very fun and very different type of game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Befor eI got to play it, my brother kept on singing all the songs, and it bugged the crap out of me! so i picked up the controller and tried it myself, and i was amazed by how fun(ny) this game was. it's much like dance dance revolution where you have to prees the appropriate button to the beat. the songs are annoying and cool at the same time. the dialogue inbetween songs are very funny, and the storyline is great. the only problem i found was the poor grading scale, which lowered your grade sometimes even if you were really close to getting it right. so now whenever i play the song where parappa has to pee, i lose because you basically have to hit most of the buttons or you lose. i still have not beaten it, but to the point where i got, its a very addicting game and if you have a playstation, or a ps2 for that matter, i highly recommend it.

CLASSIC!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was about 20 when I first played this game and thought it was the weirdest thing I'd ever seen but the music was too catchy to resist. If you don't fall in love with this game then you don't have a pulse.

Unwhitting fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was one that I thought would be another kids game. It's not, it's actually tons of fun. The game play thou basic can get very tricky. Hand eye cordination is tested to the max with this on. And the songs aren't bad either.

What's with the low average rating?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

(I read over the reviews and there were only like 2 bad reviews...yet the average rating is very low. It must be a problem with the site.)

Man oh man is Parappa a cool game. I remember seeing commercials of this and being hooked on the spot. This could very well be the first music-type game released, and what a first game of its genre it is. There's nothing to hate here. The character designs are plain but original. Especially Joe Chin.

Parappa's gameplay is simple enough- you hit the buttons corresponding to the top of the screen: the buttons appear and you have to get the timing as to when to hit them to match lyrics. That's all there is to it really. But it gets much harder as you play along. Heck, the second level gives some people trouble even. The only real strategy for getting through the game is to tap your foot along with the music. That should make it easier on you.

Some people here have complained about "dumb graphics and story"...like either one of those matters. What matters is if a game is fun, and Parappa is definately fun. I don't know anyone that got sick of this even after playing through 5 times in one day. Actually, if you play the game via PS2 and set the graphics to "smooth", it looks a lot better, and there aren't any "jaggies" on the character designs.

Parappa also has one of the coolest soundtracks I've heard in a game. The songs'll get stuck in your head for days after playing through. Even the music between levels during the plot bits is catchy.

So give Parappa a chance to get a break from your silly rpgs where you just "care about the story". And pick up the game when you see it- as I think it's out of print. Just look at those insane used & new prices.

Cool but the levels should be longer than 6

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Cool but the levels should be longer than 6 like Um Jammer Lammy

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