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Before I start examining the game let me explain it a little since it's so different from any other game. Basically you are Jammer Lammy and you're trying to get to a concert in time to play with your band. To get there you have to play your guitar at a various set of places along the way. Each of these times you play your control paddle like it was a guitar trying to follow along with a bouncing ball like display. Of course you can improvise and change the style quite a bit and if you're music still works you should still get the same amount of points if not bonus points. If you beat a boss then you get an additional item to modify the sound of your guitar. There are also Vs. modes and Cooperative modes so you can play with a partner (either the computer or a real human).

Anyway, during the time I played the game I was able to get to the second to the last stage of the single player game and was also able to play and unlock several of the vs. stages, and I probably got around 20-30 hours of game time out of it, but it just got boring as I kept pounding my head up against the wall. My biggest complaint is that I couldn't tell why I was getting bad scores, there seemed to be almost no difference between the times I got good points and the times I got bad points, so I didn't even know how to improve.

Nonetheless this game has some great sound, and interesting graphics. The graphics are 2-dimensional but move 3-dimensionally so all of the characters look like paper cut outs. The sound is pretty good and despite having heard some of the songs dozens of times they never really started to irritate me. The control is pretty good I guess but as I mentioned above at times I couldn't understand why I was losing. Oh one final note of warning this game is very surreal there are things that simply don't make sense but it's kind of cool in a way too.

I'd recommend this game to anyone who played the first one, or anyone who likes a really challenging game. Moreover if you want to try an innovative puzzle game that is quite a bit different this is a good game to get.

13 of 14 found the following review helpful:

Who knew playing a lamb could be so much fun?Nov 16, 1999

All the originality and fun that made Parappa the Rapper such a hit is evident in Um Jammer Lammy (with some minor improvements, even!). Catchy and funny songs; amazing, wacky animation; challenging gameplay (you thought Parappa was tough?...you're in trouble); great replay value (the new head-to-head and cooperative play modes make this more of a party game than its predecessor); and lots of fun. My sister and I just love playing this game together. Perfect family game. Perfect party game. And you get to play as a LAMB, dangit. Who could ask for anything more?

6 of 6 found the following review helpful:

UmLammy Jammer proves guitar can be more fun than rappingDec 09, 1999

For those who have played parapper and even those who haven't, this game is outrageous. Lammy is an amazing trip of bizarre lyrics and challenging gameplay! Unlocking the cool codes and new levels of parapper are the best part. Lock yourselves in for a few days and get jammin! The japanese translations and storyline exceed anything you might expect. Keep playing to get to a cool rating on each level.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Fun game, but it's not for everyoneMar 15, 2001

OK, first off, I'd like to say that Um Jammer Lammy is a great game. But ONLY for a select few. Some people might be turned off by the 2D graphics and cute characters, and it can be frustrating to time yourself while "playing" the guitar. At first I could only get through the levels on the Easy mode, but after a while everything gets easier.

The main concept is this: You are Lammy, Um Jammer Lammy, a guitar-playing lamb in a rock band called "Milkcan" (which also includes a bass-playing cat, a drumming dog, and a rapping onion). Throughout the whole game you are helping Lammy get out of sticky situations by playing the guitar (ex. putting out a fire, flying a plane). You are rated as awful, bad, good, or cool- and if you make it to "cool" you get to solo. You play the guitar by pressing different buttons on the control in time to the music, and there a guide telling you when to play. The songs are catchy and sometimes very funny, the animations are funny too but most of the time you are watching a scrolling guide on top of the screen, so this game is sometimes more fun for spectators.

Um Jammer Lammy has great music, good gameplay (esp. if you like puzzle games, or music for that matter), imaginative controls and, and the whole game is a cool concept (come on, a guitar playing lamb-- it's never been done before). There are hardly any music games out on PSX (as far as I know, PaRappa the Rapper and Um Jammer Lammy are the only ones, but I could be wrong). Overall, Um Jammer Lammy is a very fun game. If you're interested in a challenging game with catchy songs, a rock band made of up animals, bizarre scenarios, or just something different, then this is for you.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Warning! Addictive!Dec 05, 1999

What a fun and cool game this is. No description can truly convey the wacky addictive nature of the gameplay. Entirely well done. You just can't stop until you've gotten a "COOL" rating and unlocked all the secret gameplay modes. Tons of replay value and a great party game too! The US version is changed up a bit (rewrote the 'Hell' sequence) but it's not hacked up like some translations. Get it soon!

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