New Katamari in West this year
With downloadable content too.
Beautiful Katamari will launch on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the US "later this year", Namco Bandai said late last week, following official confirmation of the game's development.
That means that - on PS3 at least - gamers in Europe will have no trouble playing it, since the PS3 doesn't feature region-locking for disc-based game software, while it's optional in Xbox 360 games with some NTSC titles - like Gears of War and Viva Piñata - working on PAL systems.
Beautiful Katamari will run in fancy 720p graphics, promises a new "unforgettable" soundtrack and online multiplayer on both systems. Players will once again find themselves stepping into the tiny shoes of the Prince, whose father the King of All Cosmos has had a "very un-royal and unfortunate accident" that he needs to sort out by rolling up the world into a ball.
As usual you'll run into around 50 of the Prince's cousins on your travels, each of whom likes to play with the Prince, and there will be more to expect in the form of downloadable content later on.
All of which has us quite excited, even if we're a bit wary of Katamari games created since Keita Takahashi disappeared from the credits. Beautiful Katamari is reportedly directed by Jun Moriwaki, co-lead game designer on PSP title Me & My Katamari.
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Other than that, I'd like some Katamari love on my x360, as I haven't played any of its previous appearances.
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He's working on new IP for next-current-whatever-you-call-it gen.
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Asda.
/pats bum
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The cow has now officially been milked dry.
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Either way, I wasn't trolling, as you seem to suggest. That was an honest question and me owning a 360 does not change that.
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I do hope they bring in something new though. I liked the "how big can you get with just 50 items" level, for instance.
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If there is a way to region lock disc-based PS3 games (and that is still an "if" in my mind), the fact that no one has done it, so far, does not necessarily mean that, in the future, no one will. So, IMHO, assumptions that European PS3 gamers need not worry could be unfounded.
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From the screens I've seen it looks like the PS2 game in HD... and I'm not taking the piss either. o_O
Scale is nice though, would prefer the game to be released on PSN/XBLA than retail or it would seem like a rip-off.
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Well, Katamari was supposed to be a one-off, a unique experience... but then it got popular, and Takahashi was pressured into making a sequel. After that, as far as I can ascertain, he got as far away from the games industry as possible. Can't say I blame him.
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He still works for Bandai Namco. As far as I know, he's working on a new game.