Beautiful Katamari
Preview
Tiny prince of the cosmos rolls about in a new set of puzzles
by Rook
previewed on X360
Katamari series goes to X-Box
Namco Bandi is on the roll again with the newest installment of the Katamari series with Beautiful Katamari being released exclusively for the X-Box 360. If you have ever had the urge to save the cosmos in high definition, soon you will have your chance!
In a surprising turn of events, for the first time the Katamari series is coming to the X-Box and only the X-Box. Traditionally, the Katamari series called the Sony line of platforms their home. Originally, Beautiful Katamari was scheduled to be developed for the PS3, X-Box and development for the Wii had been announced later on. Now however, development has been halted for both the PS3 and Wii, granting the X360 the privilege of the exclusive title.
Tiny Prince of the Cosmos returns
The tiny prince of the cosmos returns with his friends and family to once again dig the great King of all Cosmos out of a potentially embarrassing situation. The tiny prince will once again return to the classic, additive and at times extremely disturbing gameplay of the original Katamari Damacy and its sequel We Love Katamari. The player takes the role of the tiny green prince of the cosmos and under the order of his father, the King of all Cosmos, you jump from mission to mission completing the tasks and objectives set forth by the great and often cryptic king. You will roll your great Katamari around the area map collecting items that add to the overall mass of the Katamari, ultimately rolling all manner or items, animals and people into its sticky grasp. Once the goal objective is met, the Prince will unlock the next mission and the next part of the story. Fail to meet your objective and the Prince will be met with a very irate King of all Cosmos. Needless to say, the great King of all Cosmos can be a difficult figure to get along with, even for the hard working Prince. The story mode can be played either single player of cooperatively and will retain its classic dual analog stick gameplay.
New cousins and features
A host of new cousins are planned to be introduced to the Katamari family as well as some new play features such as the “Thingy Battle”, which is a competitive head-to-head mode where the King of all Cosmos pretty much sends the players out to collect whatever item the King feels like on a whim. With 1 or 2 player support and up to 4 player support over X-Box live, Beautiful Katamari will offer new mini games in the lobby and endless head-to-head play.
Hi-def pastels
The biggest and newest change between Beautiful Katamari and its predecessors will be the graphics. This version of Katamari beings the Prince into the next generation with the support of 720p high definition resolutions. For the first time, you will be able to save the Cosmos and all its trippy glory in high definition. In addition to its new Hi-Def sheen, Beautiful Katamari will take full advantage of X-Box live by offering downloadable content to further extend your pastel, rainbow, talking flower gaming experience! With downloadable content, the tiny Prince and his cousins will have plenty places to see, things to do, and helpless citizens to roll up.
Currently, players should expect Beautiful Katamari to bring the Katamari craze home in October of 2007.
