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Katamari Damacy Sequel Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the rollin-rollin-rollin dept.

GamesIndustry.biz has the news that a sequel to Katamari Damacy, the best selling ball rolling game, is going to be coming up sometime next year. From the article: "Namco is working on a sequel to its quirky and innovative PS2 title Katamari Damacy and plans to release it in Japan on the PlayStation 2 during its 2005 financial year, according to a report on US website IGN."

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  1. Obligatory webcomic reference by pogle · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.reallifecomics.com/daily.php?strip_id=1 322

    That game is so weird. Why anyone would want a sequel...I just won't understand some things, I guess.

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    1. Re:Obligatory webcomic reference by McKinney83 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't forget the Penny Arcade link

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  2. $19.99 by McKinney83 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Hope it stays $19.99(USD) like the first one was.

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  3. Great.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So a game that stands out for being innovative, interesting, and new amidst a sea of sequels gets....a sequel. And the cycle continues....

  4. Katahada Damahoocha by tweder · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3?date=2004-10 -01&res=l

  5. Never played it? Try it! by Stormalong · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Seriously, if you've never played this, give it a try. I'm a typical gamer (currently playing HL2 and GTA: San Andreas), and I never would have thought to try this game, but my buddy brought it over and got us hooked. The next day my GF bought it at EB ($12 CDN used, plus she had $5 store credit, so it was $7). Its a helluva lotta fun for $7.

    Its more fun if you have spectators, as they can see (and call out..."Ha! You picked up a cow!") all the wacky things you pick up, which you tend to miss as you are busy trying to control where the silly thing goes.

    1. Re:Never played it? Try it! by eamonman · · Score: 2, Funny

      I found the Taurus and the Ursa levels to be the funniest and at the same time most frustrating in the game. All I can say is, I hate those floating Bear signs and those Cow traffic cones.

      Its more fun if you have spectators, as they can see (and call out..."Ha! You picked up a cow!") all the wacky things you pick up, which you tend to miss as you are busy trying to control where the silly thing goes.

      The funniest part of the game was the first time started to collect office buildings; the caucaphony of all the people screaming and telephones ringing will get your first-time spectator laughing.

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