The poor man’s Singstar, or the rapping sensation of the 90’s that scared Puff Daddy into a name change, 
opinion of Playstation game Parrapa the Rapper will always be split between the diehard faithful and the non-believers.
The brainchild of J-pop sensation Masaya Matsuura, the game lets players take control of a love struck teenage pup called Parrapa. They must negotiate their way through six levels of button-bashing, rap-ripping, madness to capture the heart of his love interest – for some reason a massive sunflower – called Sunny Funny.
Whilst the logistics in the bedroom boggle the mind, what is less complicated is the seamlessly simplistic game play. A scrolling bar at the top of the screen enables a listen and repeat system, where the player will hear Parrapa spit some lyrics before offering their own version by pressing buttons when instructed to on the screen, with free styling a must in order to reach the highest level of rap seniority offered by the game; ‘You rappin’ Cool’.
Whilst the 2D paper animation graphics do make Southpark look like a George Lucas film, the game has a heart which no amount of Uncharted 2 or Wii Sports can match. Show me another game where you can train in rap karate under the tutelage of an Onion with a black belt, or take a driving test whilst being rapped at by an angry Moose and I might reconsider.