Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great game! Just a bit too short.
Comment: I love this game! Very catchy themes, fun gameplay that is easy to pick up and play, and an awesome two-player mode. However, even with all the extra options, it is still apparent this game is too short.
Even if it far outlasts it's predacessor Parappa in replay value, it is still short. However, the difficulty may make it last longer for less expirenced players. But at the price Amazon is offering it for, it's well worth it!
Overall...I'd recommend this game to anyone who likes a fun pick-up-and-play game, doesn't mind a little frustration, and prefers quality over quantity.
Customer Rating: Summary: Quirky and Catchy and Really Really Different
Comment: Music games aren't just another genre, they're another universe. Inside that category you have everything from hit-the-button-at-exactly-the-right-moment of Space Channel 5 to the ensemble jamming of Rock Band. But once upon a time before music games were all that popular there was a cute funny Japanese title called Parappa the Rapper for the Playstation that redefined what could make a good game. It featured cute animals in a wacky story that required you to push the buttons in time to the music, but also let you freestyle and improvise to a degree to get the highest scores. The songs were strange but extremely catchy, and the characters were so lovable that people who were looking for something different couldn't help but love it.
Fast forward to the sequel. Instead of the puppy Parappa, you control the guitar player Lammy who's trying to hit the big time with her band. Every button press corresponds to guitar licks instead of words spoken, but that's not the only change. First of all, you can use the whammy bar to add that effect, as you play numerous other effects are unlocked that you can also use, and those effects really do change the sound of the guitar. Secondly, once you beat the game you start to unlock other unique options, such as multiple modes of two-player (cooperative or competitive), and the ability to play the whole game as Parappa (rapping instead of jamming).
Personally, I think the guitar works way better than voice did in Parappa. It just feels more like making music. And although the game can at times be frustratingly difficult, the whole experience is much more accessible (again, just my opinion) than games that use controllers that resemble musical instruments. There's no music technique involved on the basic level other than a sense of timing and the ability to hit the button you're supposed to in sequence. But again, it CAN be really difficult.
I'll admit it. I've never been that good as rhythm and music games, despite my love for them. I could never beat Space Channel 5 1 or 2 despite countless hours of practice. And I don't think I ever achieved "COOL" ranking in Parappa. I did however, achieve that ranking in this game a couple of times, and once you do it is one of the coolest things in any video game, kind of like obtaining invincibility for a minute. Basically, as the game song progresses your accuracy either makes you gain or lose rank, and if you DO obtain the top ranking of "COOL", you can freestyle however you want in a solo. It is just so incredibly cool playing a music instrument with just a regular controller. The next closest thing I can think of is the percussion jamming you can do while shooting down enemies in Rez. There's just something really wonderful about creating your own improvisations to music (and if you're never gonna make it playing a real instrument or in a band for that matter, it may be the only solo time you get in life). True, it's no rock band, but the two games are apples and oranges, and this game is decidedly Japanese.
Truly, a game this strange could only come out of Japan. As with the first game Parappa, everything is paper cut-outs, the songs are all about performing a task (making a guitar with a chainsaw, landing a plane, putting out a fire, ect), but they are all great in their wacky way. There is also tremendous variety in the types of songs, which range from the now classic Master Onion Chop to the split-personality thrash rock of the plane song. Of course it's all feel good stuff culminating in a super-feel-good climax of the band playing their big gig.
With all the unlockables this game is a great value. If you loved Parappa you should definitely buy a copy. And even if you didn't, you may want to give it a try. I have yet to find a person who enjoyed playing the two-player with me, but the five minutes my older sister Codemaster Talon did play with me were pure magic :)
