

Sounds easy, sure, but in practice it can be perplexing, often leading to bouts of frustration. Set across six stages, players need to match the button prompts displayed on-screen to the beat of the track. Still, after twenty years, the two dimensional beanie-wearing pup is still one of PlayStation’s most fondly remembered mascots, despite the series’ admittedly niche appeal.Įven if rhythm games are your jam, PaRappa doesn’t exactly line up with the modern standards set by Guitar Hero, Amplitude, and Thumper.

Beneath the uplifting vibe and uniquely charming 2D visuals is a demanding, unconventional, and somewhat broken milestone for the rhythm action genre. A lot of people will never understand PaRappa The Rapper.
