PaRappa the Rapper 2
Developer(s): NanaOn-Sha
Publisher(s): SCEI (JP), SCEA (US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Music
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameRankings: 67/100, Metacritic: 67/100
Game description: The original rap star is back in the house! See if you have enough rhythm to keep the beat with everyone's favorite rappin' puppy. Join Parappa and a cast of new and familiar characters on a mission of the utmost importance: prevent the Evil Noodle Syndicate from turning everything into noodles. Check out the funky fresh tunes that are guaranteed to get your toes tappin' and your head bobbin'.
This time, Parappa won a 100 year supply of noodle products. He liked it at first but later got sick of it. His love, Sunny Funny, friendly mocked him by calling him a baby for refusing to eat noodles and he started to question his maturity. But he then noticed something: everything in his town is turning into noodles! Including food! It's now his job to be a grown up and save the day.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
NTSC-U | ? |
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0.9.8 (r4600) | GSdx (r4600) |
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BIOS: SCPH39001, INTC Spin Detection, Wait Loop Detection, mVU Flag Hack, mVU Block Hack, VU Cycle Stealing are safe. The game is completely playable. | MyDreamName |
NTSC-U | Windows |
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1.1.0 (r5492) | GSdx SSE41 (r5464) |
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Runs above full speed. | |
PAL | Windows 10 |
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1.5.0 (dev-1999-gd23caa9) | GSdx 1.1.0 SSE2 |
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Game speed at 50 FPS (PAL speed) during the entire game with Hardware OpenGL, native resolution and Hardware Depth enabled. No graphical issue, except for the black/void square at the upper left corner, but it's only a minor issue. | SomosExe |
Trivia
- Original names: パラッパラッパー2 (SCPS-15017) & (SCPS-19201)
- This is the sequel to the PS1 game PaRappa the Rapper.
Known Issues
Objects sometimes get in the way of lyrics
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: Objects sometimes get in the way of lyrics.
- Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, set Renderer to "OpenGL (Hardware)" and make sure Hardware Depth/Depth Emulation is enabled, or set Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options. A different issue will appear in the top left corner of the screen. However, this is a very minor issue that does not get in front of the lyrics.
The "rappin' bad" effect is missing
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The "rappin' bad" effect is not shown. (This can also be seen in the PS4 port of the game)
- Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings, set Renderer to "OpenGL (Hardware)" and make sure Hardware Depth/Depth Emulation is enabled, or set Renderer to any of the "(Software)" options. A different issue will appear in the top left corner of the screen. However, this is a very minor issue that does not get in front of the lyrics.
Black box at the top left of the screen
- Status: Active
- Type: Major
- Description: A black box appears at the top left of the screen in both HW and SW modes (called the black noodles by fans because of it being a corruption of the awful mode effect)
- Workaround: This issue is fixed in 1.7.0 by disabling MTVU. For older builds, the "Disable Depth Emulation" HW hack can be used but will cause additional graphical issues.
The blur effects are offset when upscaling
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: The blur effects are being offset during upscaling, resulting in the effect not working properly.
- Workaround: Go to Config > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings > Advanced Settings and Hacks and set texture offsets according to your resolution scale:
Modding tools don't work on newer versions
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: PTR2BESMS (A modding tool for PaRappa 2) doesn't work on 1.7.0 and newer
- Workaround: Use it with PCSX2 1.6.0
Fixed Issues
The "rappin' bad" effect is rendered incorrectly
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: The noodles seen in bad mode don't look the way they're supposed to.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
The multiplayer background is rendered incorrectly
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: The background renders as corrupted text.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.