Review of: PaRappa the Rapper

Reviewer:         Joe Ruffini 

Title:                PaRappa the Rapper

System:           PlayStation

Genre:             Music

The first modern rhythm based game was Parappa the Rapper for the PlayStation.  The game follows Parappa, the rapping dog, who is trying to win over the heart of Sunny Funny, a flower girl. The game was very simplistic, but it was incredibly fun. You had to press a sequence of buttons to pass the song. The graphics were 2D but it was relevant because Parappa in Japanese means “paper thin”.  I can remember playing Parappa when I was a little kid. It was so much fun to play because of had to time when you would press triangle or whatever it may be and you could just sit there forever playing because of how much fun it really was. Now-a-days the game is a classic. A new, unopened Parappa is worth more than $200. 

Graphics: B-

Game play: A-

Sound: B

Lasting Appeal: A+

Overall: A