7 Video Games That Aren't About What You Think

First released on the PSP in 2007, Patapon is a stylish rhythm game in which the player must use the face buttons to tap out various drum combos, each of which have different effects upon the tribe of Patapons that you control - for instance, one combo makes them march, and another makes them attack.

It's in-depth yet accessible, and while, at first glance, Patapon might seem like a simple game where your cutesy army of minions defeats its enemies and forges ahead on the path to find the mysterious "IT", there's more to this story than meets the eye - and it's not as cheery as it looks.

A better way to describe the Patapons would be that they're an army of religious zealots, destroying anything and everything that opposes them in an effort to serve the almighty god that they fanatically worship. They annihilate other tribes like the Zigotons, who, for the most part, appear to be minding their own business until the Patapons show up and start chucking spears at them.

The Zigotons even have a prophecy which states that the Patapons will destroy the Earth in their quest, and certain enemies in the game will even question why the Patapons feel the need to murder their way across the world.

Because of how intently you have to focus on tapping out those drum combos, it's very easy to miss the speech bubbles that provide this context, but look a little closer, and it becomes clear that the Patapons are far from being the good guys.