Release Dates:
Japan: - December 20
North America: - February
Europe:: TBA
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- The development team for Patapon is called Pyramid, but is being produced by Japan Studios, the same studio that developed and produced LocoRoco
- Kenmei Adachi composed and directed the game’s score as well as its sound design. He was also the music composer on LocoRoco.
- Patapon’s game director is Hiroyuki Kotani who wasn’t on LocoRoco, but did the popular Devil Dice back on PS. (The creator of LocoRoco is Tsutomo Kouno.)
- ROLITO is the artistic director and has a line of sweet vinyl toys
Patapon is a Japanese video game currently under development exclusively for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game console by the creators of the critically acclaimed LocoRoco. In a two-dimensional environment, the player controls an army of miniature creatures by pressing buttons in time to create a rhythm, much like a drum would be used keep a human army marching as a single entity, or to scare an enemy. (Wikipedia)
The Patapons are a warrior tribe exiled from their home. They’ve lost all will and direction until you, the Great Patapon, comes along and quite literally beats new life into the tribe. You’ll learn that the Patapons follow the beats of your mighty war drum, and as lead them through their world, you’ll find different drums that will help you instruct the Patapons to attack, retreat, and invoke secret JuJu chants.
