Game Classification

PaRappa the Rapper NaNaOn-Sha (Masaya Matsuura), Sony Computer Entertainment (Japan), 1996  

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Classification

VIDEO GAME

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Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 8 to 11 years old / 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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PaRappa the Rapper PaRappa the Rapper (Japanese: ????????, 1996), also known as "PaRappaRappa", and "PaRappa the Rappa" is a rhythm video game for the Sony PlayStation created by Masaya Matsuura (the former leader of the Japanese "Hyper Pop Unit" PSY S) and his NanaOn-Sha company. Released in the mid 1990s, it was one of the first rhythm video games of its time. While the gameplay is simplistic on a certain level, the game is remembered for its unique graphic design, its quirky soundtrack, and its bizarre plot. The game is named after its protagonist, PaRappa, a rapping dog, with the motto "I gotta believe!" [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Playstation (PSX) - PlayStation Portable (PSP)

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