Patapon 2 (2008) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Patapon 2

The story of the Patapon tribe marches forth as they hunt for the fabled Earthend. Shipwrecked in a new and strange continent the Patapon are depending on you, their god, to lead them safely through this…

87 27 November 2008

What Patapon 2 is

Patapon 2 is a music game developed by Pyramid and released in 2008. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation Portable.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Patapon 2 is a 2008 rhythm video game developed by Pyramid and Japan Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is a direct sequel to Patapon, and like its predecessor, uses the same unique genre that combines rhythm and strategy. The game was released in Japan in November 2008, in PAL regions in March 2009, in North America in May 2009, and a port for the PlayStation 4 was released on January 30, 2020. A remaster of the game is included in the compilation Patapon 1+2 Replay, released on July 11, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Windows.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Patapon 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 89% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 22 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Patapon 2 launched on 27 November 2008, within three weeks of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty: World at War. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead, Call of Duty: World at War.

Cheats and codes

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