Video Gaming News - September 2004
San Jose, CA (September 22, 2004) - Namco Hometek announced today that
Katamari Damacy has shipped to stores exclusively for the PlayStation 2.
From Namco:
When the great King of the Cosmos leaves the kingdom in disarray by
destroying all of the stars in the sky, it is up to his son, the Prince, to
restore the galaxy to its former glory. In Katamari Damacy, which translates in
Japanese to “clump of souls,” players assume the role of the pint-sized prince
and must grow their “katamari” by rolling around cleverly designed locations to
collect objects throughout the world in order to re-create the starry skies.
“If ever there was a game that combined outrageous sound effects, addictive
gameplay, endless surprises, colorful entertainment and laugh-out-loud humor, it
IS Katamari Damacy,” said Rod Nakamoto, Executive Vice President of Research and
Development for Namco Hometek Inc. “The game’s storyline is clever and loaded
with hilarity, giving the casual gamer the ultimate pick-me-up.”
The Prince of the Cosmos starts off with a small “katamari,” but with every
level he completes, the “katamari” can quickly grow from a fraction of an inch
to a monstrous mass in no time. The bigger the player’s “katamari” grows, the
larger the objects the player can amass along the way -- ranging from playing
cards and people to ocean liners and entire stadiums! Failure to grow your
“katamari” will result in a verbal tirade from the elaborately adorned and
eccentric king.
Katamari Damacy features a single-player story mode and a two-player battle mode
to allow for optimal “katamari” pandemonium and object collecting chaos.
Katamari Damacy is rated ‘E” for “everyone” by the Entertainment Software
Ratings Board and carries a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game is now
available in stores nationwide. For more information, please visit
www.namco.com
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