Tag: Katamari Damacy

I’m still devoting all my waking moments to World of Warcraft, so I haven’t got time to play it, but the reviews are in on “We Love Katamari” and it seems to be more of the same goofiness which made “Katamari Damacy” the most fun I’ve ever had with a console game.

GameZone gives “We Love Katamari” a 9.2 rating for gameplay, noting,

We Love Katamari, like its predecessor, is a blast to play. The reason for this is it is so simple in premise yet it is so addicting. You will tell yourself that you will only play one level and the next thing you know you have played through three. The controller will not want to leave your hands because this game is so much fun to play.

Meanwhile, GameSpot says,

In the end, We Love Katamari is basically just a big, happy love letter to the fans that contributed to the first game’s success. Namco clearly had no intention of mucking up a winning formula, and as such, it has created a sequel that delivers more of the same fetchingly enjoyable gameplay and whimsical humor that made Katamari Damacy so much fun. Undeniably, We Love Katamari lacks the consummate originality of the first game, but for most, the lack of originality won’t be a hindrance. And anybody who played and enjoyed Katamari Damacy will feel right at home with the sequel.

Archive.Org is currently hosting some Katamari Damacy speed run videos in Divx format.

Via Boing! Boing! comes this awesome announcement,

May 18-20, All Day – Namco Hometek – We LOVE Katamari Ball – Help the Prince please the King of All Cosmos at this E3Expo with the We LOVE Katamari ball. The King of All Cosmos has requested all attendees to provide items throughout the three days. Items should be lightweight enough to be attached and as nutty and creative as possible. Items should NOT be x-rated in nature or include clothing, books, magazines, papers or garbage. Those representing the Prince also have full right to decline any item.

Excellent. Can someone say, ROYAL RAINBOW!?

Katamari Damacy was sort of like Getting Things Done — it seemed like everywhere I turned someone was raving about it and at only $20 for a PS2 game, I figured why not. Now I can’t get the damn wireless controller out of my wife’s hands. Aaargh — everytime I bring a cool game into the house, I make the mistake of showing it to my wife and then its all over and I’m back to blogging rather than wasting my time, in this case, rolling over things.

Katamari Damacy is, in many ways, like Seinfeld — its a game about nothing. You start with a oddly shaped ball — the katamari. You roll over things and they stick to the katamari. As more and more things stick, the katamari gets bigger and bigger and you begin to pick up bigger and bigger things. Its a totally silly concept for a game, and just as irresistable as the first 500 hours you wasted playing Tetris and its many variants.

They shouldn’t let people make games like these. I’m sitting up at 2 a.m. in my pajamas gleefully rolling over cats and legos to build up my katamari thinking, “You know, I remember when I used to stay up late reading Aristotle.” Now I spend my time rolling my katamari around in a vain effort to please the Lord of All Cosmos and catch myself humming the soundtrack at work.

ROYAL RAINBOW!