Patapon 1+2 Replay (Nintendo Switch) Review

I was genuinely caught off guard by Patapon 1+2 Replay when I first saw it during the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. I know the rails have come almost all the way off in terms of first-party exclusivity, but, like with Crash Bandicoot before it, I never would’ve thought to see something that was pretty indicative of the PlayStation—namely, the PlayStation Portable—winding up on a Nintendo console. 

But it’s certainly an excellent time for Patapon to land on the Nintendo Switch because I question how many people got a chance to play it back in the day. I know the PSP technically sold well, but I genuinely don’t remember anyone owning one, outside of a cousin who always seemed to have all the consoles—he was the only person I knew who had a Dreamcast. I liked Patapon when I first played it back in 2008, and that feeling continues to this day—Patapon 1+2 Replay are excellent, albeit somewhat flawed games that combine creativity with genuine ingenuity.

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