If you owned a PlayStation Portable in the late 2000s, there is a very high probability that the phrase “Pata-Pata-Pata-Pon” is permanently burned into your subconscious. Spearheaded by Patapon creator Hiroyuki Kotani alongside veteran composer Kemmei Adachi, Ratatan carries that exact musical DNA forward—except this time, it trades rigid single-track marching for frenetic, real-time roguelike combat and four-player online co-op.

Now available on Xbox Series X|S for $34.99 (published by Game Source Entertainment), Ratatan is not just a nostalgic victory lap. It is an ambitious, rhythm-driven beat-’em-up that successfully modernizes the formula.