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Katamari Damacy and Gamespy Wireless on the DS

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

Hit quirky game Katamari Damacy will be coming to the Nintendo DS sometime in the near future, according to Joystiq. From the article: "The game is listed under Namco's planned DS titles. Squint hard at the top of the image, and you'll see it. Get that stylus ready. You're going to be pushing around a world of crap with it, soon enough." At the same time, GamesAreFun.com has information about the DS Wireless Service, which is going to be hosted partially by Gamespy.

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  1. Great gaem, but... by Scutter · · Score: 2, Interesting

    KD is a great game, but it was *way* too short. Ten levels? It only really gets good on the last level! I'd at least like to see a "free play" level, where it's not timed and you can just keep rolling stuff up forever (or until you've rolled up the whole universe).

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    1. Re:Great gaem, but... by Megane · · Score: 2, Interesting
      It lasts a bit longer if you go for all items and all names. That can take a few weeks if you have a regular job, and the last few items will drive you crazy trying to find them, even with the help of Google.

      And then there's the ending credits "level", in which it is exremely difficult to pick up all countries. I went for all items and all names but only played the ending credits once, and that was only after I read that it was playable and wanted to see what it looked like. It gets really hard toward the end because the camera is so far away that you can't see what you're doing.

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    2. Re:Great gaem, but... by Ghost_MH · · Score: 2, Interesting

      900m is about as large as you can make the thing. Sadly, each of the Eternal levels seems to have a maximum size...Try as I may there seems to be a limit I cannot break in any of the three Eternal Modes. One cool thing in the Eternal Modes are the appearances of the small prince's family members. In the very first Eternal Level you can find a cousin of yours eating all the food in the family's fridge. What I would rather see in a Katamari Damacy game is a random level generator. It's not like the worlds are all that complex...I can't imagine it being too difficult for the game to randomly generate these levels.

  2. Re:But will it be available in europe? by fr0dicus · · Score: 3, Interesting

    They claim the code isn't in any state to convert to the lower PAL framerate. Timing-based games require some tweaking in this respect. Metroid Prime 2 with its 60hz only mode and Ninja Gaiden with its broken first person view in 50hz mode tend to support this pov that developers occasionally use as an excuse. I believe Sony insist on a 50hz mode, and would be unlikely to change policy for a third party.

  3. It'll be interesting to watch the price by pnice · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So we have this great game, Katami Damacy, and it made a name for itself being unique and fun. It was also released brand new for the PS2 at $19.95. You think it'll release on the DS for $19.95? Somehow I doubt it. Should it? That's a tough one to answer. Someone help me out. I want it for the DS and for $19.95 I would pick it up first thing on the day it came out...I'll still get it when it ends up costing more...but it would be a nice surprise.

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