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Tonight, Paul came into my room and asked me if I would introduce him to Katamari Damacy. Paul’s not really the gamer type at all, but he got immediately hooked on Katamari, and soon he, Raj and even Elena were all excited to get their turn with the little Prince of the Cosmos. I haven’t touched this game since this past summer, but it was super fun to play with a whole new group of people. I need to round up more people in Providence and get them hooked on this game.
If you’re unfamiliar with what Katamari Damacy is, Wikipedia has a very nice overview of it. If you’ve played Katamari before, you will perhaps enjoy this bit from Wikipedia about the title of the game:
In Japanese, Katamari (å¡Š?) means “clump” or “clod” and Damashii is the rendaku form of tamashii (é‚?) which means “soul” or “spirit”. Therefore, the phrase approximates to “clump spirit” (in the same sense as “team spirit” or “school spirit”; cf. the use of “damashii” in Yamato Damashii).
I got my PS2 when I was in high school, the desire for it motivated by having played Grand Theft Auto 3 at a friend’s house. Now GTA3 was a fun little game, but playing it never really offered me the same level of satisfaction as playing any of the NES and SNES Mario games. And neither did playing some of my favorite games for the PS2: Kingdom Hearts, .hack, Ico,…Until one fateful night in the fall semester of 2005, my roommate at the time introduced me to Katamari Damacy. I really don’t play video games much anymore, but Katamari Damacy never fails to provide such an enjoyable experience. All of the elements of gameplay, even down to the music, are so entertainingly designed.
I’d go on and gush and gush about this game, but I think that’s enough.
But. Yeah. Katamari Damacy. Stop by my house to play. And if you don’t live anywhere near me, find someone in your neighborhood to bug.
(Images from Wikipedia.)
I wonder who I can bug around here? I’ve never owned a Playstation, but I love that game. It’s been too long since I’ve played it.
I’ll bet as the PS3 gets more available, you could probably get your hands on a PS2 for pretty cheap.
Have you played the sequel? The sequel has more annoying cut sequences, etc., but it’s also a lot more wacky. The levels are more challenging, and at the end you get to roll up pretty much the entire world (much much larger than what they have you do at the end of the first one). And, super exciting, there’s a cooperative two-player mode! Each person controls one half of the Prince’s movement, but you get no help coordinating your actions, so at first there’s a lot of shouting and yelling, but eventually you get to this cool ability to play the game without really needing to say much to your partner.
Oh, and if you’re dying to play the game, I’ll trade you my PS2 + the games for your Wii ;-)
I only played one of the two and I think it was the first, but I’m not sure. The biggest things I could ever pick up were rainbows and islands.
I could probably get a PS2 for cheap, yes, but it’s not worth more than $30 or $40 (plus the cost of the game) to me since there’s nothing else I want the PS2 for.
And anyway, I’m trying to make myself not play games too much anymore except for super-exiciting-and-important ones like Zelda, Metroid Prime, Mario Galaxy, and Spore. Oh god I can’t wait for Spore.