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Look, I loved the first PaRappa game so much that I imported the soundtrack. Heck, I even love UmJammer Lammy despite it's vomiting catipiller's forcing women to give birth, but this game just doesn't measure up. The main problem is the lack of a fun story-line. The entire business about all food being turned into noodles is even dumber than it sounds, and the events leading up to the actual levels are just plain unfunny. The fact that the songs aren't catchy is also a big let-down, and then add in the fact that you have to play an annoying practice level before each song, and well......it just gets worse from there. The two player version isn't much to write home about, and the load times hasn't improved much at all. All in all, this game has had the fun beaten out of it with a large bat, and that makes me all too sad. You can find the first two games waaaaay cheap, so if you haven't played a PaRappa game, then pick them up and avoid this unless you're a die-hard fan. In that case, just rent it.

This game is awesome! I put it in my PS2, expecting it to be a snore-fest, but once you start playing, you can't stop! The only "problem" it that the songs get stuck in your head.

I just purchased a PS2 yesterday, and this is one of the many games I bought with it. Being a fan of the original as well as Um Jammer Lammy, it was one of the many games I felt like I had missed out on by only owning an XBox and a Gamecube. So, that being said, if you're a fan of the other two games, you'll love it for the music (although the songs aren't quite as memorable as the previous titles.) One of the nice additions to this sequel is that most of the songs no longer have a "call and answer" feel to them, meaning that while your opponent is rapping, Parappa is usually doubling the vocals in places or doing a little freestyle here and there over it. Even having to replay a couple of the levels twice, I finished it in a little over an hour. So basically the question is, how much did you replay the original games just to hear the songs again? If, like me, the answer is "a lot", then it's most certainly worth your time. Others might be turned off by the incredibly short length of the game and its very bizzare plotline, but if you're a musician or a music fan you should have a lot of fun revisiting this game on occasion.