A collaboration that’s music to our ears (pic: Rice Digital)

The makers of PaRappa The Rapper and Elite Beat Agents are allegedly collaborating on a new music game called Project Rap Rabbit.

Not that we’re complaining, but all of a sudden we seem to be drowning in video game crossovers. From Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite and Puyo Puyo Tetris to the rumours today of Mario + Rabbids and now… Gitaroo Man and PaRappa The Rapper.

The release of a remastered version of PaRappa The Rapper last month naturally encouraged speculation that a new game of some kind might be on its way, but if this rumour from website Rice Digital is accurate it won’t be a straight sequel.



What at first seems to be just a random, unsourced rumour does have some fairly believable looking artwork attached to it. And even a little logo.


The game is called, or perhaps just codenamed, Project Rap Rabbit and is supposedly a collaboration between PaRappa developer NanaOn-Sha and Gitaroo Man creators iNiS (also known for fellow rhythm action games Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents).

The Japanese text at the bottom of the screen apparently says, ‘Make rhythm-action great again’. Which is an idea we can certainly get behind.

How similar the game will be in terms of gameplay between the two is impossible to know at the moment. But while Gitaroo Man was never as successful as PaRappa it is one of our favourites in the genre, and well worth seeking out on PlayStation 2 or PSP.

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