{"id":14496,"date":"2025-07-13T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-patapon-12-replay-ps5-the-best-versions-of-two-psp-classics-in-one-package\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T19:30:00","slug":"mini-review-patapon-12-replay-ps5-the-best-versions-of-two-psp-classics-in-one-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-patapon-12-replay-ps5-the-best-versions-of-two-psp-classics-in-one-package\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mini Review: Patapon 1+2 Replay (PS5) &#8211; The Best Versions of Two PSP Classics in One Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-patapon-12-replay-ps5-the-best-versions-of-two-psp-classics-in-one-package\/#Mini_Review_Patapon_12_Replay_PS5_%E2%80%93_The_Best_Versions_of_Two_PSP_Classics_in_One_Package\" >Mini Review: Patapon 1+2 Replay (PS5) &#8211; The Best Versions of Two PSP Classics in One Package<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mini_Review_Patapon_12_Replay_PS5_%E2%80%93_The_Best_Versions_of_Two_PSP_Classics_in_One_Package\"><\/span>Mini Review: Patapon 1+2 Replay (PS5) &#8211; The Best Versions of Two PSP Classics in One Package<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"picture embed pictures\" id=\"screenshots\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157332\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157332\/900x.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 1 of 8\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n<ul class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"swiper-slide first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157333\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157333\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 2 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157334\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157334\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 3 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157335\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157335\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 4 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157336\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157336\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 5 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157337\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157337\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 6 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157338\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157338\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 7 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"swiper-slide last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157339\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/157339\/170x110.jpg\" width=\"170\" height=\"110\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Patapon 1+2 Replay Review - Screenshot 8 of 8\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><span class=\"icon icon-chevron-left\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><span class=\"icon icon-chevron-right\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The PS4 remasters of Patapon and Patapon 2 did a sufficient job of reintroducing people to the quirky PSP rhythm titles where you direct tribes of warriors to the beat, but they definitely had their share of problems. Input lag and muddy textures put a dampener on the initial attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Bandai Namco has taken a mulligan here, correcting the lingering issues from the PS4.<\/p>\n<p>Input lag is nowhere to be seen, and you can now adjust the timing window for hitting beats if needed. Plus, the textures look crisp and downright beautiful \u2013 they easily look the best they ever have.<\/p>\n<p>A new difficulty option is available from the main menu, though interestingly, both titles default to \u201ceasy\u201d. Either way, the controls feel responsive, and with no lag to worry about, so it\u2019s easier to get into flow with the music.<\/p>\n<p>The titles themselves are bizarre, but they have rich lore, fun world-building, and great use of colour. For those of you unfamiliar with the originals, you&#8217;ll be drumming out beats using the face buttons to command a group of troops in a unique blend of rhythm and RPG.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Old issues remain, like how grindy the games can be. This is especially true of Patapon 2, which has more content and variety, but requires you to keep revisiting maps over and over for resources.<\/p>\n<p>While not wholly unexpected, it is disappointing to learn there are no quality-of-life improvements here to reduce some of the repetition of the originals. Some of the more confusing objectives haven\u2019t been clarified either, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s hard to knock the games too hard for retaining original experience intact in this respect, as the remasters improve pretty much everything else. This collection leaves you with what is now the definitive way to experience Patapon and Patapon 2.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"positive-negative\">\n<ul class=\"positives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Wonderfully vibrant visuals<\/li>\n<li>Quirky and bizarre lore<\/li>\n<li>Great gameplay loop<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">No more input lag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"negatives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Very grindy with no changes<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Some objectives remain unclear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"scoring rating\">\n<p class=\"stars\"><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"score\"><span class=\"accent\">Great<\/span> <span class=\"value accent\">8<\/span>\/<span class=\"best\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"policy\">Review copy provided by Bandai Namco<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"ethics#product-reviews\">How we review products<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"scoring#score-8\">Scoring Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/patapon-1plus2-replay\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Review: Patapon 1+2 Replay (PS5) &#8211; The Best Versions of Two PSP Classics in One Package The PS4 remasters of Patapon and Patapon 2 did a sufficient job of reintroducing people to the quirky PSP rhythm titles where you direct tribes of warriors to the beat, but they definitely had their share of problems&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6659e99714960\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1451,1402,1491,1400,1398],"class_list":["post-14496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-bandai-namco","tag-mini-reviews","tag-patapon-12-replay","tag-ps5","tag-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}