We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari is a 2005 action-puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel and prequel to the 2004 sleeper hit Katamari Damacy.
PuzzleAdventure
- Time to beat
- about 6.7 hours
Overview
We Love Katamari is a 2005 action-puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel and prequel to the 2004 sleeper hit Katamari Damacy. The player controls a diminutive character named the Prince as he rolls around an adhesive ball called a "katamari" to collect increasingly larger objects, ranging from coins to pencils to buildings, in order to build stars as ordered by his father, the King of All Cosmos.
Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi opposed the idea of a sequel as he believed the video game industry's focus on sequels was detrimental to employee creativity. He agreed to direct We Love Katamari when Namco executives stated they would continue development with or without his input. The game was given a larger budget and staff compared to the original, with Takahashi leading a team of 30 employees to create it. We Love Katamari is themed around fan service as a response to the significant support from fans for Katamari Damacy. Takahashi mandated that it needed to retain the spirit of its predecessor while also feeling new and fresh at the same time.
Critics enjoyed We Love Katamari for keeping the style of Katamari Damacy intact, such as its unique gameplay, heavily-stylized visuals, and soundtrack. Its new additions, such as multiplayer modes and additional level objectives, were also met with praise. Some believed the game did not feel like the creative leap of the original, and its new ideas did not change much overall. It was the only other Katamari game to have involvement from Takahashi, and was followed by Me & My Katamari later that year.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Now Production, Keita Takahashi
- Publisher
- Namco, Electronic Arts
- Series
- Katamari Damacy
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- Yes
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- GRAC
- ALL
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 3
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 2 | Japan | 2005-07-06 |
| PlayStation 2 | South Korea | 2005-07-26 |
| PlayStation 2 | North America | 2005-09-20 |
| PlayStation 2 | Europe / PAL | 2006-02-02 |
| PlayStation 2 | Australia | 2006-02-06 |
Playable today
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | Yes |
Credits
- Publisher
- Namco, Electronic Arts
- Developer
- Now Production, Keita Takahashi
- Released
- 2005-09-20
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 6.7 hours
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