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PSP gets 2D Katamari

  • By Staff, GameSpot
  • Posted Dec 16, 2005 2:41 pm PT

Me and My Katamari to feature an unlockable side-scrolling minigame with retro-styled graphics.

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With the Japanese release of Me and My Katamari just less than a week away, new details on the game keep rolling in. According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Me and My Katamari will include an unlockable 2D side-scrolling minigame as a bonus. The minigame, also named Me and My Katamari, features pixelated graphics with the look of a classic 8-bit game. As in the main game, the objective is to build up a huge Katamari clump by rolling it around environments and picking up various debris.

Perhaps ripped from last year's headlines, the objective of Me and My Katamari is to create new islands for animals that became homeless after getting hit by a huge tsunami. Players take the role of the pint-sized Prince of All Cosmos and roll up huge balls of debris that will be turned into new islands by his father, the King of All Cosmos. Players who make remarkably large Katamaris on a given stage will unlock the untimed eternal mode for that stage as a reward.

Other features in Me and My Katamari include a scoreboard, a gallery mode for playing unlocked movies and music, and a photo album mode where players can check snapshots they've taken of their in-game exploits. Up to 12 snapshots can be stored in the album, and they can be set as wallpapers for the PSP. For more details on Me and My Katamari, check GameSpot's coverage from Tokyo Game Show 2005.

52 Comments

  • Sir_Lemsip

    Posted Mar 21, 2006 9:14 pm GMT

    ooh yeah, can't wait... PSP Katamari...*drools*

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 6:08 pm GMT

    i like this game

  • _C00P_

    Posted Jan 17, 2006 4:15 pm GMT

    i saw video of this on the site. i love the 8bit music. very cool unlockable.

  • amirkalloe

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 9:59 am GMT

    lol

  • NeoJedi

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 5:44 am GMT

    Awesome, as I just bought a PSP this weekend... another great game to buy for it now.

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 5:38 am GMT

    cool! a weird game with weird extras!

  • Zeke_Link

    Posted Dec 19, 2005 2:39 am GMT

    It'd be better on the DS

  • lord_lad

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:05 pm GMT

    interesting..............

  • lord_lad

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 8:04 pm GMT

    interesting..............

  • GunslingerMan

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 7:29 pm GMT

    That's good to hear

  • Jimbokundesu

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 5:37 pm GMT

    I wonder if the soundtrack will be as good as the other two....can't wait to the The Prince go 8-bit

  • ccsakura

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 3:55 pm GMT

    Alphega: If you read the preview you would of known the PSP version uses the d-pad and buttons. Anyway, I wonder how deep the gameplay can possibly be because once the ball gets big, it's going to be damn hard to avoid things (not that you'd want to). But since it's a bonus item, I have no complaints at all ^_^

  • jamesjjjjj

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 2:33 pm GMT

    I want it now

  • Alphega111

    Posted Dec 18, 2005 3:51 am GMT

    I say my hands will hurt after 15 mins. The PSP stick sucks and there isn't a second 1. I will stay with the other 2 Katamari games.

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 10:00 pm GMT

    lol, Doesn't look quite as fun.

  • RedG375

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 5:37 pm GMT

    thats pretty spiffy

  • GaMeRuInEr

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 5:21 pm GMT

    Jesus Christ, when I first saw the headline, I thought the actual game itself was to be in 2D.

  • bassplayer27800

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 5:13 pm GMT

    ok.

  • chinesehaohot

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 4:21 pm GMT

    OH MY GOD Another Good PSP games is coming out.....I can't wait to get my hand on Pursuit Force, Katamari, From Russia with love, Generation of Chaos.....take me to the candy shop, PSP! PLayed the Pursuit Force demo...man it is going be a great game....

  • Quezakolt

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 4:03 pm GMT

    great idea!!

  • SnowFarmer

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 1:46 pm GMT

    Humm it does sound kind of blah... a 2d side scroller. It is only a mini-game so it is not like the whole thing will be that way. Portable Katamari will most likely rock. The screenshots from the regular 3D game are looking good.

  • Squally55

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 12:12 pm GMT

    !O_O!

  • ewjim

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 10:51 am GMT

    Mmmmmmm... 2D Katamari...

  • rockfender

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 9:34 am GMT

    So what do you do, just roll to the right and watch the ball grow? Sounds like it'd get boring fast.

  • 8081

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 9:17 am GMT

    I keep hearing that katamari is a good game but I haven't played it
    yet, Is it really that good.

  • Dunmer_Lord

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 7:36 am GMT

    doesnt look all that fun. YAY left or right button all the way! I'll stick with the ps2 games.

  • secily

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 7:07 am GMT

    Wonder how many sequels we will see of katamari

  • FFman

    Posted Dec 17, 2005 6:54 am GMT

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  • CSM55

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 10:46 pm GMT

    Hey Gamespot, get your crap together and update your stories!

  • necrogodomega

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 9:57 pm GMT

    Holy freaking crap I'm buying a PSP right now! I LOVE KATAMARI

  • Mit_Man

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 8:35 pm GMT

    Yeah on that 2D version... What do you, just hold Right down and walk to the end of the stage gathering everything up? O_o Or occasionally change direction and backtrack everything you couldn't pick up earlier? O_o

  • supercrap1

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 8:26 pm GMT

    Must....have....expensive.....portable game thingy........AAAARGHHHH!!!

  • pinkrules

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 7:30 pm GMT

    sweet.

  • lageasy311

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 7:10 pm GMT

    ??

  • lageasy311

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 7:09 pm GMT

    P S P......fook yea!!! so lick on my butt and suck on my balls!!! Katamari balls that is

  • nflsonic

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 6:31 pm GMT

    Ha, this is actually pretty cool. All I need now is an Ace Combat game on the PSP and I'm in line!

  • mickel_darmawan

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 6:30 pm GMT

    Is it just like ori Katamari?? Or offering a different gameplay??

  • mao2

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 5:27 pm GMT

    The 2D version looks great! Damn, I wish they had included this in the PS2 version...

  • n2Deepeth

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 5:20 pm GMT

    Be the first to comment on this news! Post your message below.

    Ok.

  • n2Deepeth

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 5:20 pm GMT

    Wow, that's neat, but I wonder how the 2D version is going to work if the person can only go in two directions. I hope the DS version has this too.

  • crithon

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 4:44 pm GMT

    WOW!!!!!!!! Now I'm pretty much convince on getting a PSP.

  • cplusrun

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 4:01 pm GMT

    lol... that is freakin histerical! definitely gonna have to pick this one up when it comes out.

  • _sean_05

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:38 pm GMT

    WOW theres ALOT of cool new PSP games. Its official, i now have to get one. the fact it'll do stuff with ps3 only sweetens the deal

  • B_ond

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:15 pm GMT

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  • sushi_111

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:10 pm GMT

    sweet!

  • ultraburu

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:08 pm GMT

    Cool! This will give the game a new touch of originality! I hope the PSP game stands up to the name!

  • darkheart73

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:06 pm GMT

    SHWEETNESS! I FINALLY have a reason to use my PSP other than music and WipeOut Pure and SOCOM: FTB

  • latinchemist

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 3:05 pm GMT

    Cute Idea. =P

  • bdub20791

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 2:51 pm GMT

    i just cant wait...

  • gunmx

    Posted Dec 16, 2005 2:49 pm GMT

    Bwa ha ha ha! I

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