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Who knew playing a lamb could be so much fun?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 14
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

All the originality and fun that made Parappa the Rapper such a hit is evident in Um Jammer Lammy (with some minor improvements, even!). Catchy and funny songs; amazing, wacky animation; challenging gameplay (you thought Parappa was tough?...you're in trouble); great replay value (the new head-to-head and cooperative play modes make this more of a party game than its predecessor); and lots of fun. My sister and I just love playing this game together. Perfect family game. Perfect party game. And you get to play as a LAMB, dangit. Who could ask for anything more?

Warning! Addictive!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 05, 1999
Author: Amazon User

What a fun and cool game this is. No description can truly convey the wacky addictive nature of the gameplay. Entirely well done. You just can't stop until you've gotten a "COOL" rating and unlocked all the secret gameplay modes. Tons of replay value and a great party game too! The US version is changed up a bit (rewrote the 'Hell' sequence) but it's not hacked up like some translations. Get it soon!

UmLammy Jammer proves guitar can be more fun than rapping

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 09, 1999
Author: Amazon User

For those who have played parapper and even those who haven't, this game is outrageous. Lammy is an amazing trip of bizarre lyrics and challenging gameplay! Unlocking the cool codes and new levels of parapper are the best part. Lock yourselves in for a few days and get jammin! The japanese translations and storyline exceed anything you might expect. Keep playing to get to a cool rating on each level.

Well, ha ha ha...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

... A lamb playing a guitar!(Not a swipe at another reviewer, honest). It held me and my cousin's interest for almost several hours. Its fun, challenging, the graphics(out-dated 2D) have a certain goofy appeal and the controls are good. Since I don't own a Playstation(A Nintendo player since I was 6, baby!) trying to watch the screen and hit buttons that I'm not familiar with was hard. But after awhile I got it. Only one level has a bad song and thats the one with the insane, midget pilot. Even though the songs aren't stuff I'd want to listen(some are so '80-ish and stupid), taking part in them is a lot of fun. Single player is fun, less fun than multi-player though. I wish there were some hidden stages or something along those lines, but still, its fun.

I'm driving my boyfriend crazy...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The only way I can review this game is from a spectator's chair. I have more fun getting a buzz on and yaking at my boyfriend to get through the various levels than if I were actually in the game. I want the soundtrack so that while I am cleaning my home I can bounce around like that manic ewe. It is as if the designer got a hold of one my past acid trips, scored it, and let everyone else in on the fun. Though I haven't actually played, it seems challenging, which I guess is important. Whether playing or watching, this is the SH#$! Give me more.

Um Jammer Lammy will bring you to your knees

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: June 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this sequel to Parappa the Rapper. It still has the paper-thin 2-D graphics but that's what gives the game a fun, cartoonish feel. But now you're slinging a guitar. This game will keep you on your toes for hours and your fingers on the buttons for eternity. It's a lot harder than Parappa but gives you more freedom. You have several effect peddles at your disposal which you use to change the sound of your guitar. Using different kinds and holding different buttons will gurantee a funky sound. If you're coordinated, buy this game. You'll need that dexterity! It's also a great party game. Buy it!

The game you HAVE to get!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: August 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Um Jammer lammy is definately my favorite game ever! The button combinations in this game are challenging and keeps my interest all day. I drive my friends crazy, this game being the main thing I talk about. I wish everybody had a Playstation so they could see that this game is ACTUALLY really fun, and that I'm not nutty. My favorite level is the last one, "No cutting corners" With Ma-san on the drums, Katy Kat on the base and singing, and Lammy playing the guitar and greeting all her past level friends in the end, this level is really a riot. Then, when you get Parappa, to add to the fun, P.J. Beary raps in the background why you try out even HARDER button combinations, scoring points. From the increadibly shy and somewhat ditzy Lammy to the loud and outspoken Parappa, if you love 2D action with a twist, this game is DEFINATLY for you!

Ummm...Why Is This Game So Hard?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: September 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is a great attempt at making a truly innovative and unique game. Of course it's a sequel to Pa Rappa the Rapper and if you liked that first game this sequel is worth it, it adds some new features and makes for an interesting game. However that being said I found this game just too hard. I played it for about two weeks and then just gave up in frustration.

Before I start examining the game let me explain it a little since it's so different from any other game. Basically you are Jammer Lammy and you're trying to get to a concert in time to play with your band. To get there you have to play your guitar at a various set of places along the way. Each of these times you play your control paddle like it was a guitar trying to follow along with a bouncing ball like display. Of course you can improvise and change the style quite a bit and if you're music still works you should still get the same amount of points if not bonus points. If you beat a boss then you get an additional item to modify the sound of your guitar. There are also Vs. modes and Cooperative modes so you can play with a partner (either the computer or a real human).

Anyway, during the time I played the game I was able to get to the second to the last stage of the single player game and was also able to play and unlock several of the vs. stages, and I probably got around 20-30 hours of game time out of it, but it just got boring as I kept pounding my head up against the wall. My biggest complaint is that I couldn't tell why I was getting bad scores, there seemed to be almost no difference between the times I got good points and the times I got bad points, so I didn't even know how to improve.

Nonetheless this game has some great sound, and interesting graphics. The graphics are 2-dimensional but move 3-dimensionally so all of the characters look like paper cut outs. The sound is pretty good and despite having heard some of the songs dozens of times they never really started to irritate me. The control is pretty good I guess but as I mentioned above at times I couldn't understand why I was losing. Oh one final note of warning this game is very surreal there are things that simply don't make sense but it's kind of cool in a way too.

I'd recommend this game to anyone who played the first one, or anyone who likes a really challenging game. Moreover if you want to try an innovative puzzle game that is quite a bit different this is a good game to get.

What happened here?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 23, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was a big fan of Parappa the Rapper and I was seriously disappointed with this sequel. It's bad enough that you can beat it in 30 minutes, but what's worse is that you wouldn't want to! The music is just bad and that is inexcusable for a music game. Where are all the catchy tunes? I can't remember one line from this game, whereas I have all of Parappa the Rapper's songs memorized. It's missing those great lyrics found in Parappa like my favorite: "Sunny in my life, she's like a dice, I can't tell which way to turn 'till I spice!" Skip UmJammer and get Parappa.

Can't you agree on SOMTHING?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Have you noticed that, while one person gives it 1 star and completed it in 1/2 hour, and one person spent weeks on it and gave 5? Well the answer is, this game is of limited appeal. If you're a musical fellow who loved parappa, found it quite hard, and is hungry for more, why not? If, however, you listen to the likes of Steps and Five, this game isn't for you.

What do I think? Well, the Graphic style is great, the music is reasonable and I can play it for hours. However,like most games, it ain't as good as the original.

If you like both Parappa and Um Jammer, see Vib Ribbon! The same guy, sense of humour, but with more......erm.......more. You get to play your own CD's and the disc music is......well, again, of limited appeal.

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