Welcome to Weird Names for Weird Games Volume 1! Today we take a look at Um Jammer Lammy, a rhythm game for the PSone. Um Jammer Lammy is the less talked about sequel to PaRappa the Rapper, another rhythm game for the PSone with the same cute charm as this game.
Before I go any further, let me say something about the graphics. The characters are paper thin. They're like cutouts from a magazine or something. It looks pretty cool, but skip the cut-scenes. They're... strange. Some look good, some look pretty bad. Overall the graphics are pretty much the same as for PaRappa the Rapper.
The story starts with Lammy, a... something with a guitar, who sounds like she's been taking voice lessons from Elmer Fudd. "B-b-but-but I-I-I'm in kind of a h-h-hurry!" She plays guitar for an all-chick band called Milkcan, WTF!? Anyway, when she's late for a gig, Chop Chop Onion Man comes along and makes her believe that whatever she's holding can be used like a guitar. Yes, I said Chop...