Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon. Don`t know what that is? Well, soon enough you will be dreaming it, so don`t worry. However, considering the massive success this game has been, it`s pretty unlikely that you`ve never heard the little eyeballs chant their song. This little game hit Games32 like a hurricane, and soon enough, everyone was muttering different Pata-songs, while threatening to lock me in the bathroom with my PSP.

If you`ve been living under a rock for the past months (and I bet it sure is cool there), or if the PSP market doesn`t really strike your fancy, then let me explain what all the hype surrounding this game is about.

The Patapon tribe is without a god to worship, and to lead them on their journey to find the great "It"... or at least that`s the case until you show up and become their favorite deity. The first few missions serve as a tutorial, teaching you the basic "move" song, better known as Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon and the "attack" song - Pon-Pon-Pata-Pon. Let me tell you how this works. Your Psp will become a huge (or maybe slim) battle drum, every button corresponding to one special beat. You will get to know the Pata, Chaka, Pon and the Don beats of the drum all too well... and so will your family, friends, neighbors and everyone around you.

Want your warriors to move forward? Then sing the "move" song. Are enemies ahead of you? Then sing the "attack" song for as long as it takes to get rid of them. Later on, you will receive two other songs, the "defend" song and the "retreat" song. This may sound simple, and the fact is that... it really is, but simplicity has its own beauty. The beats of the drums must be timed just right, for the Pons to do as you say. The edges of the screen will help you accomplish this, as they will pulse in rhythm. Of course, after a while you won`t need to look at your screen to get your beats right, and everything will become second nature. Only then can you really start enjoying the game, because if you don`t master the drums, then the game can be one seriously frustrating experience.

While playing, you will quickly realize that there is more here than meets the eye. Starting from the numerous mini games that you can unlock, to the number of different Pons that you can train, the game has enough content to keep you hooked for months. The mini games can be unlocked by collecting different items during your regular or hunting missions. They all revolve around the same rhythm concept, where you have to repeat different and increasingly different beats, to receive special items. For example, the first mini game, the singing tree game as I like to call it, has you singing along a tree that will give you special pieces of wood if you do well enough. It takes meat to start the game, so if you don`t sing well enough to receive any wood, than you`ve just lost your other resource.