<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Pyramid	O
and	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
genre	O
was	O
described	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
rhythm	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
design	O
were	O
conceived	O
when	O
game	O
designer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kotani	O
discovered	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
designs	O
from	O
French	O
artist	O
Rolito	O
's	O
personal	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Rolito	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
an	O
old	O
French	O
word	O
for	O
"	O
children	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
invisible	O
deity	O
to	O
a	O
tribe	O
of	O
anthropomorphic	O
eyeballs	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Patapons	B-Application
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
commanded	O
to	O
move	O
forward	O
,	O
attack	O
,	O
defend	O
and	O
retreat	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
sequence	O
of	O
drum	O
beats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribe	O
in	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
reach	O
Earthend	O
and	O
gaze	O
upon	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
among	O
critics	O
with	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribe	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
including	O
a	O
BAFTA	O
award	O
and	O
won	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
2008	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
led	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
two	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
;	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Patapon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
deity	O
worshipped	O
by	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
eye-ball	O
army	O
known	O
as	O
Patapons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patapon	B-Application
village	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
hub	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
revive	O
fallen	O
troops	O
,	O
select	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
missions	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
command	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
by	O
inputting	O
specific	O
sequences	O
using	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
each	O
representing	O
a	O
drum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pulsating	O
border	O
signals	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
what	O
rhythm	B-Application
to	O
input	O
the	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successfully	O
entering	O
a	O
proper	O
sequence	O
in	O
sync	O
with	O
the	O
rhythm	B-Application
will	O
lead	O
the	O
tribe	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
Fever	O
"	O
increasing	O
their	O
attack	O
and	O
defensive	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
ceases	O
to	O
command	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
or	O
inputs	O
the	O
commands	O
off-beat	O
of	O
the	O
border	O
's	O
rhythm	B-Application
,	O
the	O
combo	O
and	O
fever	O
will	O
be	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Patapon	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
drop	O
a	O
cap	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
once	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
cap	O
is	O
not	O
retrieved	O
during	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
is	O
permanently	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Patapons	B-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
village	O
using	O
the	O
tree	O
of	O
life	O
and	O
requires	O
Ka-ching	O
and	O
materials	O
such	O
as	O
sticks	O
,	O
stones	O
,	O
and	O
branches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
rarer	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
materials	O
creates	O
stronger	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
follows	O
the	O
titular	O
Patapon	B-Application
Tribe	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
eyeball-like	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribe	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
flourishing	O
nation	O
led	O
by	O
their	O
deity	O
,	O
the	O
Mighty	O
Patapon	B-Application
,	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
Earthend	O
to	O
gaze	O
upon	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
object	O
simply	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patapon	B-Application
nation	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
was	O
banished	O
to	O
the	O
desolate	O
frontier	O
by	O
their	O
sworn	O
enemy	O
of	O
similar	O
eyeball-like	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Zigotons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Mighty	O
Patapon	B-Application
returning	O
to	O
a	O
banner-wielding	O
Hatapon	O
after	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
time	O
after	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
 '	O
banishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mighty	O
Patapon	B-Application
is	O
led	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
Tribe	O
to	O
resume	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
Earthend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
re-encounter	O
the	O
Zigoton	O
tribe	O
and	O
other	O
beasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zigoton	O
general	O
,	O
Gong	O
the	O
Hawkeye	O
,	O
challenged	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
multiple	O
times	O
by	O
provoking	O
them	O
using	O
Patapon	B-Application
hostages	O
and	O
eventually	O
having	O
a	O
final	O
duel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
his	O
death	O
,	O
Gong	O
reveals	O
to	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
Zigotons	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
prophecy	O
foretelling	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
will	O
fall	O
into	O
chaos	O
when	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
gaze	O
at	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
progress	O
on	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Zigoton	O
warriors	O
sell	O
their	O
souls	O
to	O
the	O
dark	O
forces	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Zigotons	O
,	O
Queen	O
Kharma	O
,	O
sells	O
her	O
soul	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patapons	B-Application
defeat	O
Gorl	O
and	O
reach	O
the	O
coastline	O
to	O
witness	O
the	O
sunrise	O
which	O
they	O
assume	O
is	O
Earthend	O
and	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Queen	O
Kharma	O
joins	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
and	O
admits	O
to	O
them	O
that	O
the	O
Zigotons	O
also	O
fooled	O
themselves	O
into	O
believing	O
the	O
sun	O
was	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
concludes	O
with	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
and	O
Zigotons	O
working	O
together	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pyramid	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kotani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
were	O
created	O
in	O
2002	O
by	O
french	O
artist	O
Rolito	O
and	O
were	O
featured	O
on	O
his	O
personal	O
website	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotani	O
contacted	O
Rolito	O
through	O
a	O
representative	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
Interlink	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
recruited	O
him	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Patapon	B-Application
"	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Rolito	O
taken	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
French	O
nursery	O
rhyme	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
Patapon	B-Application
"	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
characters	O
using	O
adjectives	O
and	O
complex	O
grammar	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
simplified	O
to	O
making	O
the	O
commands	O
more	O
onomatopoeic	O
once	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
decided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Patapon	B-Application
having	O
a	O
unique	O
genre	O
with	O
no	O
established	O
name	O
,	O
Kotani	O
dubbed	O
the	O
genre	O
"	O
Command	O
Carnival	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pyramid	O
proposed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
sing	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
once	O
a	O
command	O
was	O
sent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
onto	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Jeff	O
Hayes	O
considers	O
Patapon	B-Application
,	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
rhythm	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
PSP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
reviewer	O
Justin	O
Calvert	O
gave	O
Patapon	B-Application
cited	O
its	O
excellent	O
art	O
design	O
and	O
innovative	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lewis	O
called	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
"	O
eye-catching	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribe	O
being	O
full	O
of	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayes	O
made	O
similar	O
comments	O
,	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
playing	O
a	O
cartoon	O
and	O
how	O
expressive	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribes	O
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
reviewer	O
Grant	O
Holzhauer	O
compared	O
the	O
art	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
children	O
's	O
book	O
,	O
Where	B-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Things	I-Application
Are	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Erickson	O
described	O
the	O
visuals	O
as	O
an	O
impossibly	O
stylish	O
2-D	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
tribe	O
as	O
unbearably	O
cute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
multiple	O
reviews	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
catchy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
nominated	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2008	O
"	O
awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Graphic	O
,	O
Artistic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
original	O
game	O
mechanic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
original	O
IP	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Rhythm/Music	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
"	O
and	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
original	O
music	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
innovative	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Best	O
Music/Rhythm	O
game	O
,	O
Best	O
Artistic	O
Design	O
,	O
Best	O
Original	O
Score	O
,	O
Best	O
New	O
IP	O
,	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
5th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
Awards	O
for	O
the	O
Handheld	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
inspired	O
two	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
titled	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
a	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
new	O
Patapon	B-Application
units	O
,	O
a	O
customizable	O
Hero	O
character	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
evolution	O
system	O
to	O
upgrade	O
Patapons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
chinese	O
developer	O
Beijing	O
Q&D	O
created	O
a	O
clone	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
PATAPON	B-Application
-	O
Siege	O
Of	O
WOW	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
Patapon	B-Application
and	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
titled	O
Jungle	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
,	I-Application
Happiness	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Bananas	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
indie	O
developer	O
Disco	B-Application
Pixel	I-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
