While the rhythm game is an interesting genre, most games have you playing guitar or drums or the like, essentially keeping the rhythm for its own sake is the ultimate goal of the game. One game that took the rhythm genre in a different yet extremely addictive genre was Patapon for the PSP. You took control of a tribe of cutesy yet fearsome eyeball creatures called Patapons on their quest for the “IT at Earthend”. By drumming different songs in different rhythms you could instruct them to advance, attack and various other actions, including creating rain and other miracles.

With the ending of the first leaving a sequel possibility wide open and the title having performed well both critically and financially it’s no surprise that a sequel has been announced for later this year. As with the original the sequel is being developed internally by Sony and will build upon many of the features of the original. The press release boasts 200%+ more content for the sequel, with new units including bird riders, magicians and robots, more bosses, minigames and songs. There will even be a fully customizable ‘Hero Patapon’ who can be outfitted with a variety of weapons and equipment. The sequel also adds multiplayer capabilities to the game which will be releasing Spring or Summer of this year.