PATAPON 3 (PSP PORTABLE PLAYSTATION)

Patapon 3 is the direct sequel to Patapon and Patapon 2. It follows the gameplay of its predecessor: guiding the Patapon army to their destiny in battle by beating the sacred drums Pon, Pata, Chaka and Don to the beat of music to give Patapons orders. This time, however, instead of the almighty god Patapon, the player takes on the role of an Uberhero and can team up with other Uberheroes in multiplayer.

At the start of the game, the player resurrects one of the three Patapon heroes: Taterazay, the shield hero, Yumiyacha, the bow hero, and Yarida the spear hero. The resurrected hero will lead the army as the avatar of the Mighty One. Instead of squad units like in previous episodes, the army is formed by the superhero Patapon and three other units, Ton, Chin and Kan, the disciples of the three Patapon heroes. Each unit has customizable skills and gear and levels up by gaining experience points in quests. The superhero also wears a mask which can be changed by acquiring other masks to give him different abilities. Each level can now be played cooperatively with up to 8 players. Communication between players is done via the new Pata-Text feature.