PaRappa the Rapper Remastered

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 71
  3. Negative: 30 out of 71

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  1. Sejduku
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Broken Game, the Chicken lvl is one big bug. In my opinion is the worst remaster of all time.
  2. armidylano44
    Apr 23, 2017
    0
    The timing in this game is so completely and utterly messed up to the point where there is no way to get better at it. You'll hit the timing perfectly so he raps along in beat and you'll lose all your points. Then you'll push a jumble of **** that doesn't line up at all and you'll go up a rank.

    This game has no rhyme or reason to it, which is completely **** because it's supposed to be    The timing in this game is so completely and utterly messed up to the point where there is no way to get better at it. You'll hit the timing perfectly so he raps along in beat and you'll lose all your points. Then you'll push a jumble of **** that doesn't line up at all and you'll go up a rank.

    This game has no rhyme or reason to it, which is completely **** because it's supposed to be a RHYTHM game.

    Any possibility of this game being fun is ruined by it's horrible game play.    … Expand
  3. ourtimehascome
    Jul 19, 2017
    0
    As of writing this review, the game is almost completely broken with timing issues. How you can make a "remaster" and still create a worse version of a game than the original is beyond me. This might just be the worst remaster of all time.
  4. UselessOpinions
    Apr 6, 2017
    4
    Poor remaster of a good game. Timing is inaccurate leaving it broken. Great visuals, great sound, poor control, as mentioned by other reviewers. If it can be patched to match rhythm better it would be a solid 8/10. As of now its not worth the asking price.
  5. Chapa9dj
    Aug 28, 2017
    0
    It's a steamy hot piece of garbage poorly done, buggy and broken beyond repair. Absolutely shameful
    One would expect improvements over the original game, but this is worse than the original.
  6. PantsOnFire
    Mar 24, 2021
    4
    I never played the original, but was always interested in it. When I saw in PS store, it was an instant buy. And an instant regret. The game looks cute, and it's fun. But the framerate is all over the place (have no idea why, it is not a too demanding game): upon new notes it drops to single digit, that can be very disorienting. The easy/normal switch does not seem have any effect. LooksI never played the original, but was always interested in it. When I saw in PS store, it was an instant buy. And an instant regret. The game looks cute, and it's fun. But the framerate is all over the place (have no idea why, it is not a too demanding game): upon new notes it drops to single digit, that can be very disorienting. The easy/normal switch does not seem have any effect. Looks very unpolished, it could have been a really nice game.… Expand
  7. DarthSutius
    Jun 30, 2023
    0
    What a disasterpiece of a remaster. Imagine - a modern remake of a rhythm game that 100% refuses to take in to account the input/audio lag issues of modern systems and TVs. It's not that hard to add in some audio/input lag calibration.

    And then imagine they didn't fix the already buggy timing layout from the original. Should you hit the timing right on the beat? Before? After? Well    What a disasterpiece of a remaster. Imagine - a modern remake of a rhythm game that 100% refuses to take in to account the input/audio lag issues of modern systems and TVs. It's not that hard to add in some audio/input lag calibration.

    And then imagine they didn't fix the already buggy timing layout from the original.

    Should you hit the timing right on the beat? Before? After? Well that DEPENDS on the song, the line, and in some cases, you hit late at the start and early at the end in the one line. You fail levels when PaRappa sounds perfect, and he sounds like he's having a fit when you pass them.

    Crap, crap, crap this game in to the bin.    … Expand

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. Games Master UK
    Jun 20, 2017
    51
    If it worked perfectly this would still be a pretty limited game, but with no way of fixing input lag, it's a huge disappointment. PaRappa deserves better. [June 2017, p.83]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 14, 2017
    50
    PaRappa will always have a place in my heart, but if the original game was Snoop Dogg, this disappointing upscale is Lil' Bow Wow. [June 2017, p.87]
  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Apr 17, 2017
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
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