My first experience playing this game was on a Playstation demo disk that included other games like Tomb Raider. Judging by the the cover and name you would assume that there would rapping going on and that the dog on the cover is the main character. Correct!!! Being a big fan of music, just the name invited me to give the game a try.
PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game for Playstation created by Masaysa Matsuura and his NanaOn-Sha company. PaRappa is a rapping dog that must make his way through each of the games six stages by rapping. To do this PaRappa has a teacher Master Onion who teaches him moves at the kung-fu dojo. To do the moves PaRappa (the player) must press the corresponding buttons on the controller in correct timing with the teachers response. There is a U' Rappin' meter displayed on the side of the screen that lets you know how well you are on beat (Cool, Good, Awful, Bad). When in Cool Mode the player can rap freely and earn large points.
The game audio is primarily stereo. The soundtrack of the game features crazy sound effects that reflect the moves of PaRappa. The background music is a combination of a hong kong and hip hop theme fused together that allow for the PaRappa's raps to flow respectively.
All of the characters in the game appear to be flat, two dimensional beings cut from paper while the surroundings are primarily three dimensional.
PaRappa the Rapper 2 was later released as a sequel to its previous version on Playstation 2 in 2002.
The game was later released on PSP in July 2007.
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