PaRappa The Rapper Remastered

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Critic Reviews for PaRappa The Rapper Remastered

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High Score - 90/100

Low Score - 40/100

GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)

6/10

“One of the most influential rhythm action games ever made, but the graphics and gameplay are definitely show their age – remaster or not.”

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Mattia Ravanelli (IGN Italy)

5/10

“Ouch! The remastered PaRappa is not the one you remember from the Psx heyday. Serious lag issues and a primitive game system irreparably harm the game.”

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Anders Wollner (M3)

4/10

“Parappa the Rapper may have started the music genre as of today, but this remaster clearly shows that the game hasn’t aged well – mainly because some technical problems.”

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
Areajugones	Juan R. Ufarte	6.5 / 10	04-04-2017	With PaRappa the Rapper Remastered you will have a good time with its funny characters and catchy songs, especially if you play with the kids. It lacks new content for the PlayStation 4, but it is worth a try.	Read review
Atomix	Emilio Reyes	60 / 100	04-04-2017	PaRappa The Rapper looks amazing on its visuals but the gameplay hasn’t aged that well. The lack of a tool to calibrate our screens maybe is the worst part of this new edition of the classic rhythm game.	Read review
Cerealkillerz	Gabriel Bogdan	7 / 10	04-03-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a nice but short nostalgia trip for Fans of Rhythm games, if you can live with a good amount of input lag. The improved framerate and optical changes are still a nice add-on if the technical handicap doesn’t bother you.	Read review
Destructoid	Caitlin Cooke	5.5 / 10	04-03-2017	As much as I love PaRappa and his quest to find love with Sunny Funny, the experience was significantly marred with the visible lag and the lack of calibration options. For a remastered rhythm game, this is practically a must-have given calibration difficulties with modern televisions. I still enjoyed my time with the updated, clean-looking PaRappa, but I might just go back to playing the PSP version if I got the funky flow…	Read review
Everyeye.it	Nicolò Pellegatta	7 / 10	04-07-2017	The Remastered Version of Parappa the Rapper improves on the graphic style of its original version. Now the game runs on PS4 PRO at 4K but the nostalgic appeal remains unchanged.	Read review
GameMAG	Vadimeys	5 / 10	04-06-2017	PaRappa The Rapper Remastered is a controversial Ultra HD Edition with updated graphics and cool music, which suffers from broken controls and blurry cutscenes. The game can be recommended only for fans of the series. Everyone else can safely skip.	Read review
Gamers Heroes	Casey Scheld	6 / 10	04-25-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered suffers greatly from being a lazy port with no extra features. The lack of calibration settings stings, but those willing to overlook its faults will find a unique experience worth at least one playthrough.	Read review
GameSpew	Richard Seagrave	6 / 10	04-07-2017	PaRappa the Rapper is possibly worth buying if you’re a huge fan wanting a nostalgia trip. Just be prepared to have your fond memories of the title tested somewhat.	Read review
GameSpot	Justin Clark	6 / 10	04-03-2017	Parappa returns, looking like 2017, but still rapping like 1996.	Read review
GBAtemp	Austin Trujillo	4 / 10	05-10-2017	I’ll always love Parappa. It’s due to this love that I have to be harsh here because I expect better from the origin of rhythm games. We’ll just have to believe if he ever comes back he makes a debut that feels like a modern rhythm game should.	Read review
God is a Geek	Chris White	6 / 10	04-05-2017	It may not hold up to the current crop of rhythm games, but there’s still lots to love about this 20-year old classic. Besides, who doesn’t appreciate a love story between a rapping dog and a sassy sunflower?	Read review
Hobby Consolas	Daniel Quesada	52 / 100	04-06-2017	A rhythm game that can’t match the standards of today’s gaming in almost no department. You could be interested on it because of nostalgia, but there isn’t any more substance to it that that.	Read review
IGN Italy	Mattia Ravanelli	5 / 10	04-05-2017	Ouch! The remastered PaRappa is not the one you remember from the Psx heyday. Serious lag issues and a primitive game system irreparably harm the game.	Read review
IGN Spain	Juan García	6 / 10	04-07-2017	A nostalgic game that lives better on our minds that in reality.	Read review
Leadergamer	Kaan Gezer	8 / 10	04-04-2017	If you like music/rhythm games and if you want to experience nostalgia on top of it, PaRappa The Rapper Remastered is your game.	Read review
LevelUp	Daniel Dehesa	6 / 10	04-09-2017	PaRappa the Rapper is a legend, but even legendary status doesn’t prevents its latest remasterization from being a let down. The charm is still there in the music and its visuals, the problem comes with the archaic mechanics and some technical issues. If only Sony would have went beyond the graphic remasterization, maybe the game could have fulfilled our nostalgic expectations.	Read review
M3	Anders Wollner	4 / 10	04-04-2017	Parappa the Rapper may have started the music genre as of today, but this remaster clearly shows that the game hasn’t aged well – mainly because some technical problems.	Read review
Metro GameCentral	GameCentral	6 / 10	04-04-2017	One of the most influential rhythm action games ever made, but the graphics and gameplay are definitely show their age – remaster or not.	Read review
PlayStation LifeStyle	Chandler Wood	6 / 10	04-04-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a great throwback aurally and visually, but the frustratingly tight timing required and delay of PaRappa’s audio samples make it a chore to play. It’s a shame that the menu wasn’t reworked to highlight the additional arrangements or to take advantage of how control schemes were updated over time, and I’d rather just listen to the songs than hear PaRappa freestyle his own messy groove over the tracks for the sake of a high score. Still, as frustrating as it can be visiting an old friend that never grew up, there’s something endearing about playing PaRappa the Rapper almost exactly as it played 20 years ago, with a fresh, vibrant coat of paint on its audio and visuals.	Read review
PlayStation Universe	Neil Bolt	5 / 10	04-06-2017	PaRappa The Rapper Remastered is not quite the hero’s welcome PaRappa deserved. I wanted to believe, and there’s evidence here of why the game is fondly remembered, but this particular dog has had his day.	Read review
Push Square	John Cal McCormick	6 / 10	04-04-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a time capsule from the late 90s – warts and all. The high-definition gloss might make the game look better than ever, but it can’t mask how the genre has moved on in PaRappa’s absence. The mechanics don’t hold up against the competition of today, but the fantastic soundtrack, charming characters, and budget price should prove more than enough to get the nostalgia juices flowing in anyone who remembers the old dog’s first outing 20 years ago. You gotta believe!	Read review
Rectify Gaming	Ryan Baez	4.5 / 10	04-05-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a FAILED attempt to revive an old classic game.	Read review
Rice Digital	Oscar Taylor-Kent	4.5 / 5 stars	04-10-2017	The loose design of the system embraces the loose nature of actual rap and hip hop.	Read review
Saudi Gamer	ريان الدويش	6 / 10	04-15-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a unique game from its genre with a funny songs that stick in your head, but the issues with the timing and the length of the story makes it a good game only for the old fans.	Read review
Shacknews	Brittany Vincent	8 / 10	04-03-2017	PaRappa the Rapper: Remastered is an excellent re-release of a PlayStation classic, even if it feels as though it squandered some of the potential it has as a new PlayStation 4 release. It still has the same excellent music, memorable characters, and zany charm it had when it originally released, and if you never got a chance to check it out, you’re in for a real treat. I hope Um Jammer Lammy gets the same treatment going forward.	Read review
SomHráč.sk	Martin Kubeš	55 / 100	05-10-2017	The 90s legend tried to make a comeback, but it didn’t work as anticipated. The game is still solid fun thanks to the great songs, but the video games have moved on considerably.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	7 / 10	04-04-2017	PaRappa The Rapper Remastered is your occasion to play a PS One classic, now with the dynamic 4K support for PS4 Pro. Besides this, is exactly the same game of twenty years ago.	Read review
The Games Machine	Davide Mancini	7 / 10	04-03-2017	The remastered edition of Parappa the Rapper is like an old tape found in a drawer: despite the (sometimes) cranky sound, it could be an authentic gem, for someone else, it’s probably just an old, worthless gimcrack.	Read review
TheSixthAxis	Jim Hargreaves	8 / 10	04-07-2017	PaRappa the Rapper Remastered is a game we’d recommend to every die-hard PlayStation fan, but being a straight-up remaster is a double-edged sword. On one hand it preserves everything about the original game PaRappa fans love, albeit in a much higher resolution, but on the other, it shuns new features or a revised approach to its rhythmic gameplay. There’s a lot of history there as well as some great tracks and one of gaming’s most iconic art styles. PaRappa can be as punishing as it is unconventional but, with an open mind, it may also be one of the best games you’ve experience on PlayStation 4.	Read review
VGN	Pietro Quattrone	6 / 10	04-05-2017	The first rhythm game we ever had on a console is finally available on PS4 with a porting that, unfortunately, offers a simply upgrade of the graphics. No new modes or songs are available in this remastered edition, with almost no changes or improvements in comparison to the original gameplay that, today, seems to be not so compelling. Such a shame!	Read review

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After 20 years since his Debut, PaRappa the Rapper returns to PlayStation! Relive the original music game and join PaRappa on his quest to win the heart of Sunny Funny and learn from favorite rap masters like – Chop Chop Master Onion, Instructor Mooselini, and Cheap Cheap The Cooking Chicken. Complete with all the music and gameplay that made PaRappa the Rapper an instant classic.

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