Like Tyler, I too also like to talk about games both well-known and not so well known, so I'm pretty open when it comes to discussing different games and what not.
Today I'll be talking about game that probably a few of you guys may know about, but if not, then'll here it is!
Title: Katamari Forever
Genre: Third Person Action-Puzzle
Developer: Namco Bandai
Publisher: Namco Bandai
System: Playstation 3
Release Date: September 22nd, 2009
The phrase "let the good times roll" would be a good choice of words to say about any game in the Katamari series, especially with Katamari Forever.
Generally in the series, the King of All Cosmos (shown in the bottom center of the box art) does something that messes up something in space, and it's up to you (as The Prince and his cousins) in order to fix it by rolling up objects with a ball called a katamari and restoring them to their former glory.
However, in Katamari Forever, the phrase "like father, like son" can also come into play.
The main plot of the game is that one day the King of all Cosmos decides to show the Prince his jumping ability (with the Prince Hop being the newest ability for the Prince and his cousins), but he suddenly hits his head on a falling star, causing him to fall into a coma.
The Prince decides to call up all of his cousins and decides to be a robotic version of the king, however, the RoboKing, after being activated with a katamari as his reactor core goes haywire, destroying all of the stars and planets in space, and sending all of the cousins into many different areas on Earth. So now it's up to Prince to get his cousins (all 57 of them) back, restore space to normal, and restore his father's memories.
The Prince serves as both the main character and the first character you play as in all of the Katamari games. His cousins, who are scattered throughout many different levels are also playable as well.
In Japan, the game is called "Katamari Damacy Tribute", which means the game uses a majority of levels and music (which is remixed) from previous Katamari games, as well as celebrating the series' 5th anniversary.
The game consists of 34 levels, 31 of which are from previous games, and 3 are original to Katamari Forever, which is split into two sections: The King's Cosmos, and RoboKing's Cosmos.
In the King's Cosmos, your job is to roll up Katamaris in order to help the King restore his memories and awaken him from his coma. In RoboKing's Cosmos, your job is to roll Katamaris in order to create new stars and planets.
You'll be using both analog sticks in order to move the Katamari around as well as changing direction. The new move, Prince Hop can be used by either raising your PS3 controller up or by pushing the R2 button.
Levels tend to differ in terms of goals. Some levels require you to reach a certain height in a set amount of time, others may require you to stop at a certain height or when you get enough/a certain object(s) requested.
Even though the game mostly contains levels and music from past games, there are some new things they've added. Players can choose different graphical filters such as cel-shaded, colored pencil and wood grain graphics as well as play additional modes such as "Eternal Mode" which allows players to roll with no time limit, and "Classic Katamari" mode, which forces players to roll without the use of the Prince Hop or hint hearts.
Katamari Forever, is something like all previous games of the series are like. Humorous, fun, and all the more exciting when you roll things up and make your Katamari huge, along with seeing the different cousins who have their own unique styles and personalities, which makes the series unique in comparison to other games out there.
Anyways, I hope that you enjoyed my writings and what not, and hope to guest blog some other time. Until then, later guys!
-Anthony-
Katamari Forever, is something like all previous games of the series are like. Humorous, fun, and all the more exciting when you roll things up and make your Katamari huge, along with seeing the different cousins who have their own unique styles and personalities, which makes the series unique in comparison to other games out there.
Anyways, I hope that you enjoyed my writings and what not, and hope to guest blog some other time. Until then, later guys!
-Anthony-
I've seen plenty of videos on this game. this game looks very interesting. I'm more into the type of games with a more in-depth storyline to it. However, this game proves to be (by the videos) a game worth trying out for a gamer of my tastes. Looking forward to the next post!
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