<s>
is	O
a	O
2008	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>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Patapon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
unique	O
genre	O
that	O
combines	O
rhythm	B-Application
and	O
strategy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
and	O
Zigoton	O
tribe	O
finish	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
their	O
ship	O
,	O
they	O
set	O
sail	O
to	O
continue	O
their	O
journey	O
to	O
Earthend	O
to	O
gaze	O
upon	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
time	O
at	O
sea	O
,	O
their	O
ship	O
is	O
struck	O
down	O
by	O
a	O
sea	O
monster	O
and	O
both	O
Patapons	B-Application
and	O
Zigotons	O
drift	O
ashore	O
on	O
an	O
unknown	O
island	O
where	O
they	O
encounter	O
a	O
new	O
enemy	O
tribe	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Karmen	O
and	O
a	O
lone	O
Patapon	B-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
invisible	O
deity	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Mighty	O
Patapon	B-Application
and	O
commands	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
Tribe	O
to	O
march	O
,	O
attack	O
,	O
defend	O
,	O
and	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
a	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
evolve	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
army	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
units	O
to	O
unlock	O
including	O
a	O
singular	O
Hero	O
Patapon	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
four-player	O
ad	O
hoc	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Patapon	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
rhythm	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
directly	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
tribe	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
warriors	O
;	O
to	O
command	O
the	O
warriors	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
inputs	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
"	O
talking	O
drum	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
a	O
drum	O
rhythm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
inputs	O
an	O
unknown	O
sequence	O
or	O
enters	O
them	O
off	O
the	O
main	O
rhythm	B-Application
,	O
the	O
tribe	O
will	O
become	O
confused	O
and	O
stop	O
whatever	O
they	O
are	O
doing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
repeatedly	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>
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
units	O
:	O
The	O
bird-riding	O
and	O
Harpoon-wielding	O
Toripons	O
,	O
the	O
robot-armed	O
Robopons	O
,	O
the	O
Wand-wielding	O
Mahopons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
singular	O
Heropon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
classes	O
can	O
now	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
the	O
evolutionary	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
Rarepon	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
without	O
sacrificing	O
Patapon	B-Application
to	O
make	O
space	O
for	O
newer	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
maintain	O
an	O
incentive	O
for	O
collecting	O
items	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
abundant	O
amount	O
of	O
classes	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
to	O
rely	O
upon	O
,	O
some	O
Patapon	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Pyokoran	O
"	O
Rarepon	O
being	O
nimble	O
in	O
battle	O
as	O
well	O
being	O
immune	O
to	O
freezing	O
but	O
are	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
fire	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
a	O
Patapon	B-Application
can	O
level	O
up	O
by	O
using	O
more	O
material	O
with	O
effects	O
amplifying	O
at	O
every	O
5	O
levels	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
designer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kotani	O
has	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
stems	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
of	O
which	O
will	O
involve	O
giant	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
eggs	O
contain	O
Masks	O
for	O
the	O
Hero	O
Patapon	B-Application
to	O
wear	O
or	O
new	O
CPU	O
Kumopons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
and	O
Zigotons	O
have	O
constructed	O
has	O
been	O
finally	O
completed	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
set	O
sail	O
for	O
new	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
their	O
way	O
there	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
Kraken	O
who	O
easily	O
defeats	O
them	O
and	O
sends	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
into	O
the	O
ocean	O
to	O
be	O
washed	O
ashore	O
in	O
a	O
strange	O
new	O
land	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
actually	O
and	O
originally	O
their	O
homeland	O
,	O
the	O
Patapolis	O
)	O
where	O
they	O
come	O
up	O
against	O
another	O
tribe	O
called	O
the	O
Karmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
discover	O
the	O
mysterious	O
"	O
Hero	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
wears	O
a	O
mask	O
that	O
boosts	O
his	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Akumapons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Dark	O
One	O
"	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
actually	O
Makoton	O
,	O
the	O
Zigoton	O
that	O
was	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
Baban	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
was	O
reincarnated	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
his	O
soul	O
to	O
the	O
demons	O
for	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gong	O
the	O
Hawkeye	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
Zigotons	O
appear	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
against	O
the	O
Karmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
learns	O
of	O
a	O
legend	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
was	O
broken	O
and	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
ruined	O
because	O
a	O
Wakapon	O
broke	O
the	O
"	O
World	O
Egg	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
last	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
Hero	O
was	O
actually	O
the	O
Wakapon	O
who	O
broke	O
the	O
egg	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Karmen	O
tribe	O
was	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
's	O
ancestral	O
enemy	O
,	O
knowing	O
them	O
as	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
overtook	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
Ancients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patapon	B-Application
Princess	O
was	O
trapped	O
inside	O
an	O
egg	O
by	O
Ormen	O
Karmen	O
,	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Karmens	O
,	O
who	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Princess	O
his	O
queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
the	O
demon	O
Dettankarmen	O
that	O
the	O
Karmens	O
summoned	O
,	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
journey	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
bridge	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
break	O
an	O
egg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dazzled	O
by	O
the	O
bright	O
light	O
that	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
egg	O
,	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
assume	O
they	O
have	O
found	O
"	O
IT	O
"	O
at	O
Earthend	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
searching	O
since	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Patapon	B-Application
Princess	O
emerges	O
from	O
the	O
egg	O
,	O
compliments	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
job	O
well	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
Hero	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
task	O
-	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
true	O
Earthend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Patapons	B-Application
are	O
seen	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Karmen	O
and	O
Zigotons	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
bridge	O
that	O
will	O
lead	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Pyramid	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Japan	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
Hiroyuki	O
Kotani	O
began	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
during	O
the	O
localization	O
development	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
producer	O
Junichi	O
Yoshizawa	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
of	O
Patapon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
Kotani	O
received	O
requests	O
for	O
Patapon	B-Application
to	O
have	O
more	O
customization	O
and	O
longer	O
gameplay	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotani	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
complaints	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
being	O
too	O
difficult	O
and	O
aimed	O
at	O
making	O
the	O
sequel	O
easier	O
but	O
also	O
have	O
enough	O
features	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
considered	O
Patapon	B-Application
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bird-riding	O
Toripons	O
introduced	O
in	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
initially	O
planned	O
for	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voices	O
for	O
Patapon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
enemies	O
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
a	O
child	O
under	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Blico	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
digital	O
format	O
only	O
via	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
case	O
to	O
determine	O
consumer	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
flash	O
minigame	O
titled	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Art	O
of	O
War	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Kerb	O
to	O
promote	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
#1	O
top-selling	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
questioned	O
whether	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
fit	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
Australia	O
initially	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
reporting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
continues	O
directly	O
where	O
its	O
predecessor	O
ended	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
make	O
any	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
–	O
UK	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
ludicrous	O
to	O
criticize	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
beginning	O
and	O
ending	O
but	O
continued	O
to	O
state	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
Patapon	B-Application
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
Heather	O
Bartron	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
must-have	O
title	O
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
owners	O
,	O
"	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
already	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
addictive	O
Patapon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bartron	O
wrote	O
that	O
both	O
titles	O
have	O
great	O
visual	O
style	O
though	O
Patapon	B-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
limited	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
"	O
needs	O
more	O
songs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hyper	O
Tracey	O
Lien	O
commends	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Patapon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
good	O
because	O
the	O
original	O
was	O
really	O
rad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
