
In this era of high definition gaming, the only time my PSP gets any love is when I travel. Such an occasion recently arose, so I dusted it off for some portable time-killing – “killing” being the operative word.

In this era of high definition gaming, the only time my PSP gets any love is when I travel. Such an occasion recently arose, so I dusted it off for some portable time-killing – “killing” being the operative word.

I left the safety of my home theater room, as well as country, and traveled to Jamaica for a week. In preparation for this exodus, I dusted off and charged up my Sony PSP and in doing so, I was reminding of a new game coming out for it, “Patapon.”
On the flight down to paradise, I fired up the new game. I liked the company’s previous title, “Loco Roco,” and I like this one too. The art style is perfect for the PSP and I find it very appealing. I’m not sure how long this game lasts and while it’s cute, it’s kind of repetitive. You’re essentially a drum major and your beats determine the actions of your band of warriors. You know four songs: march, attack, defend and some other special beat which I haven’t discovered yet. In keeping time, you hit the various beats in time and if your timing is right, your warriors act on your drum command.