

The player's performance is ranked throughout the song and at the end of each stage as being either Cool, Good, Bad, or Awful. The player is scored on how accurate he/she is with each button press. The button commands match the flow of each teacher's rap. To rap, a line of button commands will appear at the top of the screen, which the player must match after the teacher shows them.

This is accomplished by having a teacher in each stage rap a line, which PaRappa must copy afterward, similar to the game Simon. To progress in the game, each stage has PaRappa rapping to complete a task. Gameplay Kick, Punch, it's all in the mind! It was originally released Decemin Japan for the PlayStation, with a PSP port later released on July 17, 2007. PaRappa is often credited as being the first major music/rhythm game. PaRappa the Rapper is a wacky, music/rhythm game created by Masaya Matsuura that follows a rapping dog trying to impress the flower girl of his dreams.
