Katamari Forever Goes Gold
I want to wad you up into my life....
Published: August 28, 2009
Ah, that fateful day back in 2004 when I strolled into my local GameStop (hey, it's all we had in Fairbanks, Alaska) and asked the guy at the counter if they had gotten in Calamari Dotmatrix. Or maybe I said Contemporary Dominos. I sure as hell didn't know how to pronounce it. But I had seen videos and I knew I had to play it. The guy at the counter had no idea, but his friend knew what I was talking about. They had gotten two copies in. One was gone. I got the other. Best $19.99 I ever spent.
For those of you unaware of the Katamari phenomenon, it's quite simple. You, the Prince, have been tasked by your father, The King Of All Cosmos, to replace all the stars and planets in the sky. You see, the King had gotten a little drunk, and he might have mistakenly wiped the cosmos out. Oops. How can you replace those celestial objects? Well, of course by rolling a ball (katamari) around ever growing environments, picking up every object you roll over, from erasers to sushi to horses to race cars to buildings to continents. Then you dad throws those up into the sky to replace the ones he destroyed. Is there more to it then that? Maybe, but not really. Oh the best thing of all? It's set to the most amazing soundtrack ever put into a game.
Well, if you missed out, or if you are feeling nostalgic, now you can jump back in (albeit for $30 more than the original) with the upcoming release of Katamari Forever.
Use the Prince’s Katamari to roll up as many everyday objects as possible within a time limit. The more objects that the Prince rolls up, the larger his Katamari becomes, allowing him to roll up bigger items. The Prince faces his toughest challenge ever as Katamari Forever boasts the largest collection of stages, modes, songs, and cousins to date. Remixed classic Katamari Damacy tunes, a brand-new storyline, multiple new visual effects and 1080p graphics round out Katamari Forever into the ultimate Katamari experience ever.
An unfortunate accident has caused the King of All Cosmos to lose his memory and all the stars to disappear from the night sky. The Prince must use his finely tuned Katamari rolling skills once more to re-create the absent celestial bodies, save his royal father and restore order to the Cosmos. Thumb tacks, sushi, cats, people, skyscrapers, ocean liners and continents – nothing is safe as the Prince makes his way through the largest variety of stages in a single Katamari game.
Katamari Forever features a brand new art style along with multiple graphic filters to bring out even more variety than ever before. The new changeable graphic filters give Katamari Forever a certain “je ne sais quoi” that all Katamari games possess. Wood Tone transforms everything in the world into carved out wooden blocks while Comic Book paints the screen with bold colors and stroke outlines. Players looking to take a trip down memory lane can switch to Classic to re-create the series trademark visual style in glorious 1080p. Make sure to try them all out and find your favorite for a totally new way to experience the world of Katamari.
In addition to all these great new features, Katamari Forever also includes fun and frantic cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Choose your favorite cousin and play together or compete in heated Katamari competition. Who will become the Katamari champion in your house?
For those of you unaware of the Katamari phenomenon, it's quite simple. You, the Prince, have been tasked by your father, The King Of All Cosmos, to replace all the stars and planets in the sky. You see, the King had gotten a little drunk, and he might have mistakenly wiped the cosmos out. Oops. How can you replace those celestial objects? Well, of course by rolling a ball (katamari) around ever growing environments, picking up every object you roll over, from erasers to sushi to horses to race cars to buildings to continents. Then you dad throws those up into the sky to replace the ones he destroyed. Is there more to it then that? Maybe, but not really. Oh the best thing of all? It's set to the most amazing soundtrack ever put into a game.
Well, if you missed out, or if you are feeling nostalgic, now you can jump back in (albeit for $30 more than the original) with the upcoming release of Katamari Forever.
Use the Prince’s Katamari to roll up as many everyday objects as possible within a time limit. The more objects that the Prince rolls up, the larger his Katamari becomes, allowing him to roll up bigger items. The Prince faces his toughest challenge ever as Katamari Forever boasts the largest collection of stages, modes, songs, and cousins to date. Remixed classic Katamari Damacy tunes, a brand-new storyline, multiple new visual effects and 1080p graphics round out Katamari Forever into the ultimate Katamari experience ever.
An unfortunate accident has caused the King of All Cosmos to lose his memory and all the stars to disappear from the night sky. The Prince must use his finely tuned Katamari rolling skills once more to re-create the absent celestial bodies, save his royal father and restore order to the Cosmos. Thumb tacks, sushi, cats, people, skyscrapers, ocean liners and continents – nothing is safe as the Prince makes his way through the largest variety of stages in a single Katamari game.
Katamari Forever features a brand new art style along with multiple graphic filters to bring out even more variety than ever before. The new changeable graphic filters give Katamari Forever a certain “je ne sais quoi” that all Katamari games possess. Wood Tone transforms everything in the world into carved out wooden blocks while Comic Book paints the screen with bold colors and stroke outlines. Players looking to take a trip down memory lane can switch to Classic to re-create the series trademark visual style in glorious 1080p. Make sure to try them all out and find your favorite for a totally new way to experience the world of Katamari.
In addition to all these great new features, Katamari Forever also includes fun and frantic cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Choose your favorite cousin and play together or compete in heated Katamari competition. Who will become the Katamari champion in your house?
