Feb 26 2008

P-Day is upon us!

Gather up all spears and swords; mount the horses and man the catapults; shelter all the women and children: P-day is upon us! Yes kids, Patapon is now available at all your fine retail shops, mega-stores and game stores nationwide. You are but a drive (walk, bike, skate) away from drumming up mighty rain clouds [...]

(Average: 4.46 out of 5)

Feb 22 2008

Patapost Friday: Get your Patapon BE@RBRICK

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Word around Patapolis is that Priestess Meden is built like a brick house … a BE@RBRICK house that is. You’ve probably seen images of it floating around, and the overall sentiment has can be easily outlined as follows: – zOMG, how cool. – Where can I get one? – How much it be? zOMG how [...]

(Average: 3.97 out of 5)

Feb 13 2008

Weekly Patapost: Valentine’s Day Demo Download

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Goodbye sadness, hello Patapon (demo that is). This is an official announcement for the Patapon demo, and yes, this isn’t Groundhog Day; and no, you didn’t just have a Memento moment. So, what’s all the fuss about? Well since Valentine’s Day is coming up, we decided that instead of sending each and every one of [...]

(Average: 4.53 out of 5)

Feb 01 2008

Patapost Friday: All We Need is a Miracle

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Do you believe in magic JUJU? You’ll have to if you want to survive through Patapon … but more importantly you’ll need to know where to find it … and how to identify it. As any great warrior will tell you, you must always mind your surroundings, and Patapon is much the same as each [...]

(Average: 4.43 out of 5)

Jan 25 2008

Patapost Friday: Demo-pon, Pata-Details

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Each passing day gets us closer to P-day (aka Feb 26th) when millions (perhaps trillions) of you will rhythmically march (perhaps even chanting “pata-pata-pata-pon?”) to your local retailers for a minty new copy of Patapon … so, with much fanfare, whistles and drums, I’d like to officially start the Patapon launch countdown … just 4 [...]

(Average: 4.30 out of 5)

Jan 21 2008

Patapon Pata-Price: $19.99

+ Posted by Jeff Reese

I’m fortunate enough to see a lot of PlayStation games at various stages of development. From back-of-the-napkin to playable code, one of the things my team and I are tasked with is to provide feedback to the development teams making the games. We look at the core gameplay (is it fun??!), the competitive landscape (will [...]

(Average: 4.58 out of 5)

Jan 18 2008

Patapost Friday: Lifestyles of the Pata-Rich and Pon-Famous

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Welcome back dear gamer! As promised, today is the day we set off on a tour full of glam and pon-couture – the Patapon home city of Patapolis. First we’ll start off by visiting a couple of haute spots, grab some lunch at Patapolis’ finest dining establishment, take in a music show (or two) and [...]

(Average: 4.56 out of 5)

Jan 11 2008

Patapost Friday: Pata-strategy

+ Posted by Chris Hinojosa-Miranda

Feliz Happy New Years to everyone and welcome back! It’s been a few moons since we’ve had a good Patapon update – – and we’ve all been previously introduced – – so lets just skip the formalities and jump straight into what you’re really here for: juicy tidbits on the Patapons, their quest and formidable [...]