While no prizes will be won for name innovations, Tap Tap definitely deserves some props.
Block-based puzzle games are ten-a-penny these days yet few shake up the formula as much as Lumines. A subtle blend of rhythm action and a music based score system this gives the block puzzler a new lease of life.
What is a Patapon, you ask? A one-eyed cartoon tribesperson, who lives only to follow the commands sent through the rhythmic thumps of four drums. These hapless minions are led by drumbeats from the "Almighty" (i.e. you); who makes them do everything from walking and fighting to performing the odd rain dance by beating on the main keypad.
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