Hot take, songs in this game are better than the original. Plus, I kinda dig the more out their plot of this than the more simple of the original.
Meejor q el 1!
Imcredibly fun rhythm game with a unique art style, story, and characters. I am surprised how well this holds up, and my main complaints are it is not long enough, and some strange issues I was having where notes would not register as on-time when they were. Like honestly we really don't get games like this anymore. Great.
This game made me feel like a kid again.
It's one of those games like Ratchet and Clank or Psychonauts where I really wish I grew up with it/ played them as a kid. Although the game is almost 25 years old at this point, the cartoon art style and simple gameplay aged beautifully. I forget how much I love rhythm games although I'm not good at them.
This is my first Parappa game and it left me a great first impression. Some of the songs like the 1st level burger guy and 3rd level ant guru songs are absolute bangers and I found myself bopping my head to many of them while playing. The story is just nonsense and I love it, random cartoon stuff like noodles taking over the world and trying to impress your crush, stuff I would see in shows I used to watch as a kid.
The game can be pretty challenging at times, the controls are not the best and so its easy to miss notes because of what I assume to be an input delay. The final act in the very last level is also stupid hard, normally a beat plays then you repeat it with the buttons shown but in this part, the button prompts pop up super quickly with no beat to follow that even if you did have the reaction time to do it, the input delay would screw you over. I had to redo this level countless times due to this, the others I had no challenge with. Although it seems impossible to get a perfect score in the levels because of this input delay, there looks to be a lot of replay value.
This game made me want to check out the other games in the series, it was super fun and I do like that you can play the whole thing in one sitting.
It's one of those games like Ratchet and Clank or Psychonauts where I really wish I grew up with it/ played them as a kid. Although the game is almost 25 years old at this point, the cartoon art style and simple gameplay aged beautifully. I forget how much I love rhythm games although I'm not good at them.
This is my first Parappa game and it left me a great first impression. Some of the songs like the 1st level burger guy and 3rd level ant guru songs are absolute bangers and I found myself bopping my head to many of them while playing. The story is just nonsense and I love it, random cartoon stuff like noodles taking over the world and trying to impress your crush, stuff I would see in shows I used to watch as a kid.
The game can be pretty challenging at times, the controls are not the best and so its easy to miss notes because of what I assume to be an input delay. The final act in the very last level is also stupid hard, normally a beat plays then you repeat it with the buttons shown but in this part, the button prompts pop up super quickly with no beat to follow that even if you did have the reaction time to do it, the input delay would screw you over. I had to redo this level countless times due to this, the others I had no challenge with. Although it seems impossible to get a perfect score in the levels because of this input delay, there looks to be a lot of replay value.
This game made me want to check out the other games in the series, it was super fun and I do like that you can play the whole thing in one sitting.
Growing up surrounded by all the Parappa memes (chinese), all the music (Big, Toasty Buns, Noodles Can't Be Beat, etc), and the colorful artstyle... I guess you can say I've been Parappa pilled since I was very young. However, I only recently got my hands on a copy Parappa The Rapper 2 (so expensive... oh man) and finally experienced the game for myself.
Before this, all I had played was the brutally unfair first stage of Umjammer Lammy (on an old PS1 Jampack demo disc) and maybe tried the PSP version of Parappa 1, but I was blown away at how much this game helps the player adjust to the button mashing playstyle. Practice mode is extremely helpful and fun, and having the inputs get simpler during a song when you're ranking BAD/AWFUL feels less like an insult (like in the older entries) and more like the game itself is trying to help you. It makes it so much easier to pick up and play.
The soundtrack is, in my opinion, easily better than the first game. Whereas the first game did have some bangers (❗️❗️) I feel like a lot of those songs' lyrics emphasized actions (kick punch chop crack crack left right Blah blah), something that they do a whole lot less in here. I find that it makes the songs WAY more listen-able and they stand strong even as standalone songs. The instrumentals are genuinely godlike, the production is so good that even the BAD/AWFUL versions of each track are worth listening to.
The whole noodle story is so goofy, I wouldn't have it any other way. 2 player mode is so much fun, even if it is just button mashing. I really really miss when games were this colorful, silly, groovy, and fun.
Before this, all I had played was the brutally unfair first stage of Umjammer Lammy (on an old PS1 Jampack demo disc) and maybe tried the PSP version of Parappa 1, but I was blown away at how much this game helps the player adjust to the button mashing playstyle. Practice mode is extremely helpful and fun, and having the inputs get simpler during a song when you're ranking BAD/AWFUL feels less like an insult (like in the older entries) and more like the game itself is trying to help you. It makes it so much easier to pick up and play.
The soundtrack is, in my opinion, easily better than the first game. Whereas the first game did have some bangers (❗️❗️) I feel like a lot of those songs' lyrics emphasized actions (kick punch chop crack crack left right Blah blah), something that they do a whole lot less in here. I find that it makes the songs WAY more listen-able and they stand strong even as standalone songs. The instrumentals are genuinely godlike, the production is so good that even the BAD/AWFUL versions of each track are worth listening to.
The whole noodle story is so goofy, I wouldn't have it any other way. 2 player mode is so much fun, even if it is just button mashing. I really really miss when games were this colorful, silly, groovy, and fun.
being one of my first BIG hyperfixations, this series shaped who i am as a person. this game helped me meet my best friend of all time alongside many other people. sentimentality aside its a very fun rhythm game that immensely improves upon the first game with more replayability and more challenge involving getting cool ranks.
Anything goes even CHINESE
Needed a palate cleanser game, and played this because it's something that I had on PS Plus and could be finished in less time than it takes to watch a film. Sort of lacks some charm compared to the original or Um Jammer Lammy, and there seems to be a bit of an input delay so you basically have to learn to press everything slightly ahead of time. Still a decent time though.
Really fun game with a wacky story. I think this game has better sings than the first, but I really do not like the boom box character. A fun time, definitely worth playing. The multiplayer mode also sucks
this game runs like SHIT on my laptop BUT i was able to play it. so its ok <3 parappa
"chinese,chinese,chinese,chinese, anything goes even chinese!"
I assume anyone who doesnt like parappa 2 looks like that doodlebob mf from spongebob
In my opinion, the most fun story and characters ever created, and also ost wise is perfection
Def better mechanicly than parappa one and has a diff charm!
Like a game that can easily be the backbone of your entire personality
In my opinion, the most fun story and characters ever created, and also ost wise is perfection
Def better mechanicly than parappa one and has a diff charm!
Like a game that can easily be the backbone of your entire personality
The music got even better. A feature complete type of game that left me coming back over and over long after I'd finished it, PaRappa 2 builds on the remix gameplay it pushed in the first entry in a very engaging way.
Weaker than the first one, but the multiplayer mode was a plus,
still has bangers.
still has bangers.
As músicas são melhores e ele tem uma duração melhor do que a do primeiro. Mas que caralho foi essa história com macarrão vei? Que droga esses cara fumou???
Unironically peak
Solid rhythm game with a solid story.
Wow, this game is really, REALLY funny, I can't look at it with a straight face, and I mean it positively— among the simple yet challenging gameplay, colorful visuals, the zany characters and the head-boppin' tunes, I've been hooked on a feeling with this game! I'd totally recommend for anyone who's like, looking for a rhythm game to play in an "in the moment" type-beat. Also BIG is a REALLY good song you guys have no ide—
AMO ESTE JUEGO DEMASIADO
I’m so relieved Master Onion isn’t homeless anymore.
While the first game may have more memorable jams and moments, this is an overall improvement in every other way. The input delay problem is mostly gone and there’s still plenty of funny songs that will be stuck in my head forever now. Lammy deserves a sequel too.
While the first game may have more memorable jams and moments, this is an overall improvement in every other way. The input delay problem is mostly gone and there’s still plenty of funny songs that will be stuck in my head forever now. Lammy deserves a sequel too.
PaRappa the Rapper 2 is one of those sequels that takes everything that was good about the previous games, and just makes it better!
The presentation has seen a boost thanks to the PlayStation 2's power, with more detailed environments, and slight shading on the 2D characters, which is nice to see.
The songs are also really well made, and are probably my favourite in the series, just because I was groovin' to most of them.
And they fixed the biggest issue that I had previously, the timings are now not nearly as weird as before. I was also able to improvise more on the fly now, compared to before, and get away with it, which made the gameplay feel more interesting.
I know the improv. mechanic was in previous games as well, but this time, because of the looser timings, I was able to pull it off better.
There is even a bonus game that you play a few times during the game's story, just to add more variety, and I appreciate it.
The story also is a bit more "epic" than last time, as the gang has to fight off a noodle invasion, and there's an actual antagonist now, which is interesting.
Even Lammy shows up a bit here and there in the story, and it's cool seeing PaRappa and Lammy interact, even for how small those interactions are.
Overall, PaRappa the Rapper 2 is an improvement over what came previously, and it's just a really fun rhythm game! Go check it out if you're curious.
The presentation has seen a boost thanks to the PlayStation 2's power, with more detailed environments, and slight shading on the 2D characters, which is nice to see.
The songs are also really well made, and are probably my favourite in the series, just because I was groovin' to most of them.
And they fixed the biggest issue that I had previously, the timings are now not nearly as weird as before. I was also able to improvise more on the fly now, compared to before, and get away with it, which made the gameplay feel more interesting.
I know the improv. mechanic was in previous games as well, but this time, because of the looser timings, I was able to pull it off better.
There is even a bonus game that you play a few times during the game's story, just to add more variety, and I appreciate it.
The story also is a bit more "epic" than last time, as the gang has to fight off a noodle invasion, and there's an actual antagonist now, which is interesting.
Even Lammy shows up a bit here and there in the story, and it's cool seeing PaRappa and Lammy interact, even for how small those interactions are.
Overall, PaRappa the Rapper 2 is an improvement over what came previously, and it's just a really fun rhythm game! Go check it out if you're curious.
Esse jogo definitivamente é uma boa continuação do primeiro e é melhor em muita coisa. A input é melhor que a do primeiro, apesar de ainda não ser tão boa, não é tão frustrante e desnecessariamente difícil igual o primeiro jogo, acrescenta outros modos, visual interessante, OST muito boa. Enfim, é uma grande melhoria do primeiro jogo
"I gotta believe!"
Fetish game
Okay so where to start with this. The button inputs don't time properly it feels but that may be an issue with the port to ps4, the songs just weren't as good but that might just be because the 1st one was way better in my opinion. A lot of the voice actors were changed between games which is sad to see like Joe Chin and Parappas dad.
The worst moment for me would be at the end of the last song where you have to press buttons the frame they appear when you start to rap first which led to my only loss being because of poor game design.
Overall this game is worse than Parappa The Rapper one and just feels sorta sad in comparison.
The worst moment for me would be at the end of the last song where you have to press buttons the frame they appear when you start to rap first which led to my only loss being because of poor game design.
Overall this game is worse than Parappa The Rapper one and just feels sorta sad in comparison.
Even though it's short it's a very easy game to come back to and play over and over. The music is fantastic and the aura is charming
Um ótimo jogo, personagens carismáticos, músicas muito boas e uma gameplay simples, mas que pode ser difícil em algumas partes
such a glow-up from the og. one of the best rhythm games out there
Man this is how boys become men
NOW COOK THOSE BURGERS COOK THOSE BURGERS TURN THE PATTY OVER TURN THE PATTY OVER NOW WATCH THEM FRIES WATCH THEM FRIES