The rapping pup, PaRappa, dreams of impressing his friend, the beautiful Sunny Funny, and going out on a date with her. But what he lacks is confidence - help PaRappa rap his way through learning Kung Fu, a driving test, cooking and more, all in order to get the girl. And remember - You Gotta Believe!

PaRappa the Rapper is a game based on lyrics, music and rhythm. The game itself is very basic - each stage has a 'teacher', that PaRappa must follow. You'll see the teacher say some lyrics, and then PaRappa must copy the teacher by pressing the appropriate buttons to repeat those lyrics back. Rap well, and you'll be able to continue; fudge up the lyrics, and the music will start to distort and the teacher will become displeased. Continue to mess up and you'll fail the stage.

Of course, the goal is not to copy the teacher, but instead to outperform them - you can do this by improvising in the song's gaps. Listen to how the song goes, and improvise in time to the music; if you perform well enough, the teacher will step aside, leaving you to freestyle on your own!

The PSP version of the game is a remake of the PlayStation original. However, it includes a few upgrades, such as a 16:9 display, sharper graphics, game sharing, multiplayer support of up to four players, and the addition of song remixes, which can be downloaded via the internet onto your Memory Stick Duo.

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Alternate Titles

"PtR" -- Informal abbreviation
"パラッパラッパー" -- Japanese spelling

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Worth Playing	Jul 27, 2007	7.5 out of 10	75
TTGamer	Jul 30, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Playstation Universe	Aug 01, 2007	7 out of 10	70
Deaf Gamers	Aug 14, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65
GameTrailers	Aug 02, 2007	6.5 out of 10	65
Gamers.at	Aug 06, 2007	63 out of 100	63
Game Freaks 365	2007	6 out of 10	60
Gamestyle	Dec 09, 2007	6 out of 10	60
Futuregamez.net	Aug 14, 2007	59 out of 100	59
PAL Gaming Network (PALGN)	Aug 16, 2007	5 out of 10	50

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Trivia

Japanese TV Ads

In the Japanese PlayStation TV ads, PaRappa shared a house with Crash Bandicoot with hilarious consequences.

Awards

The game received the Best New Concept in Game Design Award in PSExtreme Magazine's 1997 Extreme Awards (Vol. 3, Iss. 3).

Information also contributed by Big John WV.

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This entry was contributed by Ben K