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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.

Hard(...)

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 22
Date: August 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This was the worst game ever I give it a thump down unlast you what to send your money Don't buy this game!!(...)

Good rental game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: August 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I would rent this game. It takes no skills what so ever to beat it. Maybe it just came naturally to me, or maybe I'm just to critical but this game is not worth buying. In my opinion this game would only appeal the the 8-11 age range and even then would they only play it once or twice.

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.

Nothing Special.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

PROS:
1. difficulty mode select
2. ability to turn vibrations and subtitles on or off
3. Colorful, eyecatching visuals

CONS:
1. No tutorial
2. No save option if played on PSII
3. No Pause option (pushing select will make you start from the beginning or quit)
4. No level simple enough for younger children - notes can be quick and complex
5. Oftentimes bad music with vocalists that are too goofy or difficult to understand

I picked this up, hearing it followed along the PaRappa games. Familiar with the others, I I conquered this one - only having to do 2-3 songs twice.

At first, the songs are clear and catchy, in my opinion. But the last half really disappointed me - the lyrics became difficult to understand, and the voices were either too goofy or grainy to rely on them for help with the beat. Additionally, the songs themselves were musically displeasing and I found myself wanting to hurry up and get through a song just so it would be over.

In conclusion, I think it's a fun game for people who like the music-based style, but not anything special. Buy it used and cheap if you wanna play it - like I did.

BETTER MUSIC-BASED GAMES: See Amplitude and Taiko Drum Master.

Fun game, but it's not for everyone

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

OK, first off, I'd like to say that Um Jammer Lammy is a great game. But ONLY for a select few. Some people might be turned off by the 2D graphics and cute characters, and it can be frustrating to time yourself while "playing" the guitar. At first I could only get through the levels on the Easy mode, but after a while everything gets easier.

The main concept is this: You are Lammy, Um Jammer Lammy, a guitar-playing lamb in a rock band called "Milkcan" (which also includes a bass-playing cat, a drumming dog, and a rapping onion). Throughout the whole game you are helping Lammy get out of sticky situations by playing the guitar (ex. putting out a fire, flying a plane). You are rated as awful, bad, good, or cool- and if you make it to "cool" you get to solo. You play the guitar by pressing different buttons on the control in time to the music, and there a guide telling you when to play. The songs are catchy and sometimes very funny, the animations are funny too but most of the time you are watching a scrolling guide on top of the screen, so this game is sometimes more fun for spectators.

Um Jammer Lammy has great music, good gameplay (esp. if you like puzzle games, or music for that matter), imaginative controls and, and the whole game is a cool concept (come on, a guitar playing lamb-- it's never been done before). There are hardly any music games out on PSX (as far as I know, PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy are the only ones, but I could be wrong). Overall, Um Jammer Lammy is a very fun game. If you're interested in a challenging game with catchy songs, a rock band made of up animals, bizarre scenarios, or just something different, then this is for you.

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!

A fun game, but not without its problems

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: January 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Um Jammer Lammy is in many ways a much better game than Parappa the Rapper 2, though it precedes it by several years. The story is funny and believable without being overly childish or simplistic. The gameplay is definitely a step up in difficulty than Parappa, but the music produced by Lammy's guitar makes the increased difficulty worth it. The dynamic graphics that change as Lammy's (your) playing ability gets better or worse was really well done, especially on the airplane stage and final concert stage.

This game would have gotten 5 stars without any trouble, in my opinion, but there are at least two things that make me hesitate giving it such a high rating.

The first is the hospital stage. I don't see anything wrong with the song itself, but the nurse constantly throwing up was just dumb. There wasn't any reason for it, and it made that level almost unbearable. The song was good, though.

The second problem is much more serious. On a PS2, Um Jammer Lammy can't save game status. It doesn't detect the memory card, so the game must be restarted from the beginning every time the machine is turned off. Obviously, the game was designed for the PS1 and that could be the reason the game doesn't know how to save, but Sony could have figured a way to let Lammy access the PS2 memory card. Without a memory save ability, the only way to play the game is to play straight through. This is not an easy nor short task with the game being as difficult as it is.

If you have the time, you can probably make it through this game in a few hours. The game is great and much better than Parappa, which plays like molasses now.

I definitely recommend this game with 5 stars to PS1 owners, but have reservations recommending it to PS2 owners because of the memory card problem.

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.

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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