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Katamari Damacy 2 Due In July
A sequel to the ball rolling simulator Katamari Damacy is due out in July of this year, according to a Gamespot news blurb. From the article: "In Minna Daisuki Katamari Damacy, gamers once again assume the role of the diminutive hero known as the Prince of All Cosmos. And, once again, the prince must save the universe by rolling around a giant snowballing mass of sticky debris (katamari) to pick up various objects." Update: 04/08 06:02 GMT by Z : If it's okay with everyone, I'm just going to retcon this one and pretend that I know how to read.
Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi will be released in Japan on November 27th for 8,800 yen ($84.45 US).
You should really just go out and rent/buy a copy. There's just no good way to describe the game using mere words--you really need to experience whole the giddily bizzare thing for yourself.
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Zonk,
1. How did you manage to get the date SO WRONG?
2. It's only coming out in Japan in July, not America. We'll probably get it late summer early fall if we're LUCKY.
3. Is finding actual news really that hard? This is a press release. A non european/US press release at that.
You've been naughty. You get a copy of Eve Online for Christmas.
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You realize that it's both developed and poublished by Namco, right?
You know, the Namco of Pac Man fame?
And Soul Caliber II fame? (You know, the game, where Nintendo granted them the rights to use Link from The Zelda series in it?)
Check out Nintendo.com's master games list.
Also there are dual analogs. One's called a C stick. It might be a tad more awkward due to the non symatry, but it's entirly doable.
Touch everywhere, even when inappropriate.
That's the same price the original was in Japan, as well.
I bet you anything when they release it in the US, it will be at the same $19.99 price point.
Namco has somewhat announced that they are making Katamari Damacy for the Nintendo DS.
Personally, I'm glad it's out for the PS2. That means the most amount of people can enjoy it.
..was the fact it had crude graphics for certain items.
All of the humans and such looked like Playmobil figures. It looks as if the developers tried using as few polygons as possible to make them. The result are eye-catching characters with weird tweaks(like diving board hairstyles). The cop reminds me of the cop from South Park.
I also like some of the sounds the people make when you pick them up. One of them is a woman making a weird cackling laugh "ahihahiahhaihaih".
Probably an unlocalized sound, unlike the ones that are in plain English.
The other favorite sound is one of the big office where there's a phone ringing and some woman screaming.
As for a sequel there's some room. You could introduce a puzzle segment where you have to get your katamari a certain size to pass a tunnel, otherwise it goes down a pit(like billiard balls).
I've heard that the story involves you rolling up things to appease fans (because Everybody Loves Katamari Damacy) instead of to replace the stars/moon in the sky.
Early movies have suggested that actual gameplay is very very similar to the original.
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How is this search engine called again ? Ah, that's it : Google.
After a quick search, here is the first relevant link : Katamari Damacy Soundtrack. And no, I won't gain anything from you clicking on this link.
And yes, it completely deserves to be bought, especially the Japanese version, which is IMHO slightly better thant the US version.
Who needs a