and love every minute of it, you might as well skip out on Um Jammer Lammy". Similarly, IGN's Jay Boor commented on the gameplay, story, graphics and sound: "If you can look past all the crazy effects and wild animations, the plot isn't as funny, or as cute, as Parappa the Rapper’s. In fact, it was kind of bland. ... But the rest of the game is sweet. ... Um Jammer Lammy is a great addition to the Parappa cosmos... [and] has so much more that Parappa didn't have". GameRevolution called it "a cool game, if for no other reason than to entertain sufficiently inebriated party guests. It's easily the most insane mish-mash of psychadelia yet seen on a console, and at least deserves a shot (or the whole bottle, even)", but criticized the story, calling it "the most obtuse, disjointed, drug-induced mess of a story that has ever been conceived, period". The site even went so far as to rate the game as #40 on the list of the Top 50 Worst Game Names Ever. Next Generation said of the Japanese version, "any game that includes a stage dive deserves five stars out of hand". The alternate U.S. version of Lammy's Stage 6, however, drew mixed praise and criticism. IGN's Boor called it "a far off island [that] has that Japan-idol-talk influence... So if you were expecting to see one of the levels being in hell, well, it's not in there". Similarly, GameSpot's Gerstmann made a later update on his March 26, 1999 review by commenting on the U.S. alterations to Stage 6, exclaiming: "It doesn't really affect the game too much, since much of the game doesn't make a lot of sense to begin with". The game won E3 1999 Game Critics Awards in the categories "Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game" and "Outstanding Achievement in Sound". References External links Um Jammer Lammy at GameFAQs Um Jammer Lammy at MobyGames Um Jammer Lammy Now!! (Japanese) 1999 video games Arcade video games Fictional sheep Guitar video games Interactive Achievement Award winners Multiplayer and single-player video games Music video games Namco arcade games NanaOn-Sha games PaRappa the Rapper PlayStation (console) games PlayStation Network games Rhythm games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring female protagonists Video games scored by Masaya Matsuura