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Monday, May 4
Joystiq review: Patapon 2
CA - Jem Alexander Not everyone's cup of tea, perhaps, but upgrading troops through a skill tree and customizing your Hero Patapon to perfectly suit your play style felt more engaging than we had anticipated. The presence of Hero Patapons is new to the sequel. ...
Sunday, May 3
Joystiq review: Patapon 2
At a glance, Patapon 2 looks almost identical to its 2008 predecessor. However, Sony's Japan Studio has, as it did with Loco Roco 2, expanded upon the original game, resulting in a sequel that retains the simple gameplay and charm of the original but offers a much larger list of features and...
Friday, May 1
WRUP: Binary edition
CA - Alexander Sliwinski For this weekend, that means Patapon 2 and PixelJunk Eden Encore. I would play the Final Fantasy XIII demo again, but I think 10 times is perhaps the limit. For now. JC Fletcher (@jcfletcher): I continue to float away into Rhythm Heaven. ...
Thursday, Apr 30
Opinion: Patapon producer 'listening to' requests for PS3 version, more sequels
Hinojosa-Miranda told us that the development team continues to get requests for a downloadable PS3 version of Patapon that features online modes, which he says the studio is "listening to." The team is also looking at licensing out more of those popular Patapon plush dolls (in case you m...
PSN Thursday: Marvel vs Capcom vs the Helghast
Two big deals appear on the PSN Store in the US this week. Killzone 2 gets its first batch of DLC and the Marvel vs Capcom 2 demo is now available for everyone to enjoy. Yes, even those of you in Europe, if you've got a US account. Other than that it's mostly DLC, including even more Disgaea 3 content....
Tuesday, Apr 28
Sony'splosion 09: a preview of, er, our previews
White Knight Chronicles (PS3) hands-on: White Knight Chronicles MAG (PS3) hands-on: MAG Patapon 2 (PSP) SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP)Continue reading Sony'splosion 09: a preview of, er, our previews
Wednesday, Apr 22
Pata with a friend: Patapon 2 multiplayer trailer
CA - Richard Mitchell by Richard Mitchell { Apr 22nd 2009 at 6:00PM } Sony has released a trailer for Patapon 2 featuring its new multiplayer mode. The multiplayer mode allows up to four Hero Patapons to play at once, with the overall goal being to carry a magical egg to ...
Thursday, Apr 2
PSN Thursday: Behind the Bullet edition
Today's American PSN update is much more interactive than the European content that went live earlier today. There's another (free!) episode of Qore, the Killzone 2 Behind The Bullet demo and swarm-based tower defense title Comet Crash. Plus a standard helping of DLC, including the Pata...
Wednesday, Mar 25
Sony blames legal hurdles for lack of downloadable UMD games in America
The PlayStation Store in Japan is completely different than the one featured here in the States. Not only is it filled with classic PSone content, PSP owners can digitally download most modern games such as Loco Roco 2, Patapon 2 and even Resistance Retribution. The US Store features none o...
Friday, Mar 20
WRUP: Incoming GEE-DEE-SEE 2009
CA Also, between Patapon 2, Resistance Retribution and Silent Hill 1, it looks like I'll be spending a lot of time with my PSP. JC Fletcher (@jcfletcher): I get to play two weird rhythm games this weekend: Bit.Trip: Beat and ... Rhythm Heaven. ...
Friday, Mar 13
Free St. Patrick's Day & Monkey King costumes coming to ...
CA April 2: Patapon costume ($1.99) -- March to the beat, and get dressed as the lovely (but deadly!) PSP mascot. April 9: Heavenly Sword Mini-Pack ($2.99) -- Get Nariko, Kai, and 27 stickers to make your levels look a bit more heavenly. ...
Wednesday, Oct 15
TGS 08: Patapon 2: bigger, badder and more badass
While critics and fans have embraced Patapon's unique gameplay, the new content expansion should make the sequel much more appealing to newcomers and veterans alike. The core gameplay remains largely untouched -- each of the face buttons represents a certain sound, and pressing butto...
Sunday, Mar 23
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/17 - 3/23
Last batch of screenshots before the US release.Dungeon Explorer demo (PSP)Astonishia Story 2 demo (PSP) Reviews Could this be yet another legal headache for Sony? Make your PSP waterproof with Aquatalk Because you really need to shower while playing Patapon. Wipeout HD PSP Videos
Sunday, Mar 16
PS Fanboy Week in Review: 3/10 - 3/16
Umihara Kawase demo (PSP) Obscure Japanese platformer for you to try. Reviews PSP dev unsurprisingly chooses Sony. Video: Adding yen to a Japanese PSN account Online + camera = ass. PSP Headlines Loco Roco teaches Japanese kids how to divide and multiply
Monday, Feb 25
Win an exclusive Patapon Be@rbrick figure!
Are you as excited for Patapon as we are? (Read our review to see why we're in love with the game!) To celebrate the release of this unique PSP-exclusive music action game, SCEA has provided us a very exclusive Be@rbrick figure to give away. To enter, have a Patapon avatar on your Blogsmith pr...
Thursday, Feb 14
Today in Joystiq: February 14, 2008
Try on Patapon: demo comes to PSN today Microsoft acknowledges Xbox 360 shortages in US No classification for Dark Sector in Australia EA responds to BioWare/KOTOR MMO rumor Sony execs talk backward compatibility, PS3 comeback PSN Thursday: Demo MLB 08 twofer, Patapon
Thursday, Dec 20
Joystiq Podcast 030 - Holiday edition
It's nearly Christmas and we've got a gigantic, jam-packed, hour-and-a-half long Joystiq Podcast to mark the arrival of the Yule. Featuring: Another quick Suicide Girl visit, Patapon hands-on and our very special video-game related holiday memories. Also, your usual Brush With Fame,...
Sunday, Dec 16
Joystiq hands-on: Patapon (PSP)
We've been spending some time with a localized near-final version of this PSP exclusive, and we have to say we're impressed. We wouldn't expect any less from the team that brought us LocoRoco. It's hard to pinpoint a genre to this innovative title, as it fuses elements from the music and stra...
