The songs are catchy, the UI is better than PaRappa's, and the scoring system is far less cryptic. Even once it's over, you have three(!) additional modes and instrument variations to do it all again.

But what really brings it together is Lammy, who might be the most relatable video game protagonist ever. She's adorable and deserves more recognition.

Also, maybe it's just me, but Lammy playing riffs to match the vocals makes a lot more sense than PaRappa echoing his teachers - it hardly makes him much of a rapper. Thematically, this just works better.