Childrens Toyshop
Welcome to The Childrens Toyshop, here you will find all the latest and traditional toys in our toyshop. You can search and locate the best selling Toys Games & Puzzles to purchase online and have delivered to the door. We have a large selection of Video Games with reviews.
Back to Home Page > Go back a page
Video Games : Patapon (PSP)
1 2 3
Rating: 
- Great little game.
This is my most favourite game for my Psp, at the moment.
Basically, you are an almighty god to a tribe of eyeball-like beings.
It's your task as their god, to make different beats with four different drums.
Each of the Psp's buttons acts as one of the four drums.
Different beats command your tribe to do different things.
Like: Advance, defend, retreat, attack etc..
You must guide the small clan through several levels, battling not only huge bosses.
But also another tribe called the Zigotons. (the baddies)
It doesn't sound like much of a game, but it REALLY is VERY addictive.
I found myself returning to the game every five minutes.
This really is worth getting.
The graphics, colours and animation is well done indeed.
Rating: - Addictive fun!!!
I recently bought this game, and I haven't put it down since! The game is controlled with 4 buttons, which you beat in different rhythms to control your army of pons. There's lots of fun to be had playing all the little side games, and the cute graphics add to the game's fun. The music is completely random and you just get lost in the beat!!! (Look out for the dancing tree ,UBO BON...) I've been playing this game for nearly 8 hours, and I'm nowhere near finishing, so this game offers plenty of playing time. At times, this game is quite challenging, and it takes a certain amount of skill to navigate some battles! However, this offers fun for all, and I would seriously recommend this game to anyone! Worth the money in my opinion, and one of the most enjoyable titles on the PSP!
Rating: - Very original, great fun, stylish.
This really is a rather special game. You are war god to a small tribe of violent eyeballs on legs. You direct them by playing rhythms on your drums which will set the marching into war, attacking, retreating, or working miracles to help them along.
The small creatures are packed with character, and will wave banners or jump up and down in time to your rhythms. They repeat your rhythms in a chant, and if you get enough correct in a row they will get even more boisterous in their singing - like much of this game it's a simple idea perfectly executed.
Even the very early, very simple stages are very enjoyable, and help you into getting the hang of things. For example, you will learn that if the wind is behind you it is good for battle missions as your spears will fly further - but bad for hunting as your prey will smell you. (Though given the spectacular racket a band of patapons on the march makes, we can only assume the prey must be totally deaf!)
There is a continual stream of speech bubbles from your creatures and their enemies - these are frequently very funny! I particularly enjoyed the war cry of 'Spank their bottoms!", and the speech bubble appearing above a bush of 'Those stupid Patapons will never spot us here!"
The graphic style is extremely original and effective - black and white characters in front of brightly coloured backgrounds. It works very well on a small screen.
The mini games add to the experience, and you may find yourself hitting a baby mountains toes with crystal spoons, or persuading a tree with an itchy head to dance!
If your troops are killed but you retrieve their hats, they can be buried at the tree of life, and will promptly pop back to life again.
The real suurprise is that underneath this gloss is a strategy game of some depth, as you decide which units to upgrade and which to deploy on particular missions, or who gets what special weapon. Underneath lies a system of hit points, damage and armour that is a match for any role playing game, but much easier to manage. For example, there is an 'automatic' option which will do a pretty decent (but not perfect) job of deploying your weapons amongst your troops.
The missions are a mix of killing boss monsters, hunting for food and resources, and battles against the enemy zigatons.
As you advance through the game you gain access to new type of units (such as cavalry) - you only gain better special weapons by taking them from the enemy.
Easy to play, difficult to master, witty, graphically impressive - this could easily turn into one of those games that make people go out and buy a PSP, just so they can play it.
Very highly recommended.
Rating:
- Patapownage
In the summer of 2006, LocoRoco was released for the PSP - and with precious little in the way of fanfare. With the exciting launch of the first next-gen console to anticipate and a crowded release calendar which included new instalments of such venerable franchises as Half-Life, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell and Final Fantasy, it wasn't a surprise to see this excellent new IP fall under most gamers' radar. Today, however, it stands shoulder to shoulder with Katamari Damacy as among the most unique and innovative platformers to come to video games in decades. Its simple yet distinctive aesthetic proves uniquely appealing, while its gravity-oriented gameplay mechanics are a breath of fresh air next to more traditional fare. LocoRoco is a brief thrill, admittedly, but an unforgettable one nonetheless, and considering how much it has in common with Patapon, one can only hope that Japan studio's latest proves able to carve out a more appealing fate. And let it be said: this game demands your recognition.
Patapon won't be for everyone. Simple rhythm-game controls belie an experience that is equal parts God game and real-time strategy, but it straddles these genres with such conviction you'd be forgiven for thinking its creators have made such games before; assuredly, they have not, and Patapon is all the better for their invigorating new approach. You do not so much control the titular creatures - a tribe of eyeballs with legs, fallen on hard times - as inspire them. Each of the PSP's four face buttons is mapped to a particular sound, be it pon, pata, don or chaka, and by combining these voices according to the songs your army discovers throughout its journey, the player is able to drum out certain rhythms which the Patapon understand to mean such things as attack, retreat, charge and defend. There are no on-screen prompts beyond the initial tutorials: you will memorise these songs, or you will fall to the Zigaton, a warring tribe which controls the East of the island. The earliest stages of the game are thankfully rather easy going, giving the player enough time to grasp the importance of both your growing army's make-up and load-out and the competing rhythms of the Zigaton forces. It isn't long, however, before you realise that what might appear a cutesy cash-in on the increasingly mainstream rhythm-game franchises is instead a deceptively deep simulation, as rewarding as it is taxing.
None of which is to say that Patapon isn't worth your time. It's an incredibly satisfying title which hooks you in and refuses to let go until you've stamped out every last Zigaton and gazed, ultimately, upon the mythical 'it' which awaits your army at the end of their hardship. The clarity of the simple graphics are a perfect fit on the handheld platform, and a courageous challenge to all those developers bent on low-res realism. The music and audio effects are as madcap as can be - utter nonsense, and yet utterly infectious. The controls are intuitive and effective; and this is surely a fuller and better developed experience than LocoRoco offered. Sadly, however, some of Patapon's length is a cheat: believe it or not, there is grinding to be done here, and plenty of it. Kids and the otherwise attention-challenged aren't likely to have the patience to see it through, but should you - and you should, I urge you - there is a bittersweet lesson to be learned of the uncomplicated narrative that guides you, and an experience to be had that is unlike any other, in any genre of video games and in any medium of entertainment. Flawed, then, but absolutely inimitable, and unequivocally brilliant.
Rating: - hooked after demo!
After downloading the demo, this is clearly a must by game! ingenious, inventive and truly unique, patapon offers an all round fun experience! for those looking for something quirky and truly original, look no further! one of the best offerings on psp so far!
- Great little game.This is my most favourite game for my Psp, at the moment.
Basically, you are an almighty god to a tribe of eyeball-like beings.
It's your task as their god, to make different beats with four different drums.
Each of the Psp's buttons acts as one of the four drums.
Different beats command your tribe to do different things.
Like: Advance, defend, retreat, attack etc..
You must guide the small clan through several levels, battling not only huge bosses.
But also another tribe called the Zigotons. (the baddies)
It doesn't sound like much of a game, but it REALLY is VERY addictive.
I found myself returning to the game every five minutes.
This really is worth getting.
The graphics, colours and animation is well done indeed.
Rating:
- Addictive fun!!!I recently bought this game, and I haven't put it down since! The game is controlled with 4 buttons, which you beat in different rhythms to control your army of pons. There's lots of fun to be had playing all the little side games, and the cute graphics add to the game's fun. The music is completely random and you just get lost in the beat!!! (Look out for the dancing tree ,UBO BON...) I've been playing this game for nearly 8 hours, and I'm nowhere near finishing, so this game offers plenty of playing time. At times, this game is quite challenging, and it takes a certain amount of skill to navigate some battles! However, this offers fun for all, and I would seriously recommend this game to anyone! Worth the money in my opinion, and one of the most enjoyable titles on the PSP!
Rating:
- Very original, great fun, stylish.This really is a rather special game. You are war god to a small tribe of violent eyeballs on legs. You direct them by playing rhythms on your drums which will set the marching into war, attacking, retreating, or working miracles to help them along.
The small creatures are packed with character, and will wave banners or jump up and down in time to your rhythms. They repeat your rhythms in a chant, and if you get enough correct in a row they will get even more boisterous in their singing - like much of this game it's a simple idea perfectly executed.
Even the very early, very simple stages are very enjoyable, and help you into getting the hang of things. For example, you will learn that if the wind is behind you it is good for battle missions as your spears will fly further - but bad for hunting as your prey will smell you. (Though given the spectacular racket a band of patapons on the march makes, we can only assume the prey must be totally deaf!)
There is a continual stream of speech bubbles from your creatures and their enemies - these are frequently very funny! I particularly enjoyed the war cry of 'Spank their bottoms!", and the speech bubble appearing above a bush of 'Those stupid Patapons will never spot us here!"
The graphic style is extremely original and effective - black and white characters in front of brightly coloured backgrounds. It works very well on a small screen.
The mini games add to the experience, and you may find yourself hitting a baby mountains toes with crystal spoons, or persuading a tree with an itchy head to dance!
If your troops are killed but you retrieve their hats, they can be buried at the tree of life, and will promptly pop back to life again.
The real suurprise is that underneath this gloss is a strategy game of some depth, as you decide which units to upgrade and which to deploy on particular missions, or who gets what special weapon. Underneath lies a system of hit points, damage and armour that is a match for any role playing game, but much easier to manage. For example, there is an 'automatic' option which will do a pretty decent (but not perfect) job of deploying your weapons amongst your troops.
The missions are a mix of killing boss monsters, hunting for food and resources, and battles against the enemy zigatons.
As you advance through the game you gain access to new type of units (such as cavalry) - you only gain better special weapons by taking them from the enemy.
Easy to play, difficult to master, witty, graphically impressive - this could easily turn into one of those games that make people go out and buy a PSP, just so they can play it.
Very highly recommended.
Rating:
- PatapownageIn the summer of 2006, LocoRoco was released for the PSP - and with precious little in the way of fanfare. With the exciting launch of the first next-gen console to anticipate and a crowded release calendar which included new instalments of such venerable franchises as Half-Life, Tomb Raider, Splinter Cell and Final Fantasy, it wasn't a surprise to see this excellent new IP fall under most gamers' radar. Today, however, it stands shoulder to shoulder with Katamari Damacy as among the most unique and innovative platformers to come to video games in decades. Its simple yet distinctive aesthetic proves uniquely appealing, while its gravity-oriented gameplay mechanics are a breath of fresh air next to more traditional fare. LocoRoco is a brief thrill, admittedly, but an unforgettable one nonetheless, and considering how much it has in common with Patapon, one can only hope that Japan studio's latest proves able to carve out a more appealing fate. And let it be said: this game demands your recognition.
Patapon won't be for everyone. Simple rhythm-game controls belie an experience that is equal parts God game and real-time strategy, but it straddles these genres with such conviction you'd be forgiven for thinking its creators have made such games before; assuredly, they have not, and Patapon is all the better for their invigorating new approach. You do not so much control the titular creatures - a tribe of eyeballs with legs, fallen on hard times - as inspire them. Each of the PSP's four face buttons is mapped to a particular sound, be it pon, pata, don or chaka, and by combining these voices according to the songs your army discovers throughout its journey, the player is able to drum out certain rhythms which the Patapon understand to mean such things as attack, retreat, charge and defend. There are no on-screen prompts beyond the initial tutorials: you will memorise these songs, or you will fall to the Zigaton, a warring tribe which controls the East of the island. The earliest stages of the game are thankfully rather easy going, giving the player enough time to grasp the importance of both your growing army's make-up and load-out and the competing rhythms of the Zigaton forces. It isn't long, however, before you realise that what might appear a cutesy cash-in on the increasingly mainstream rhythm-game franchises is instead a deceptively deep simulation, as rewarding as it is taxing.
None of which is to say that Patapon isn't worth your time. It's an incredibly satisfying title which hooks you in and refuses to let go until you've stamped out every last Zigaton and gazed, ultimately, upon the mythical 'it' which awaits your army at the end of their hardship. The clarity of the simple graphics are a perfect fit on the handheld platform, and a courageous challenge to all those developers bent on low-res realism. The music and audio effects are as madcap as can be - utter nonsense, and yet utterly infectious. The controls are intuitive and effective; and this is surely a fuller and better developed experience than LocoRoco offered. Sadly, however, some of Patapon's length is a cheat: believe it or not, there is grinding to be done here, and plenty of it. Kids and the otherwise attention-challenged aren't likely to have the patience to see it through, but should you - and you should, I urge you - there is a bittersweet lesson to be learned of the uncomplicated narrative that guides you, and an experience to be had that is unlike any other, in any genre of video games and in any medium of entertainment. Flawed, then, but absolutely inimitable, and unequivocally brilliant.
Rating:
- hooked after demo!After downloading the demo, this is clearly a must by game! ingenious, inventive and truly unique, patapon offers an all round fun experience! for those looking for something quirky and truly original, look no further! one of the best offerings on psp so far!