New details and screenshots for Beautiful Katamari Damacy

Posted Apr 19, 2007 at 2:05PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Downloadable Content, Namco Bandai, PlayStation Network

For those who have been eagerly awaiting their chance to be able to roll up ramen, islands, hopes, and dreams once again, then listen up as GamePro has some new details on the latest Katamari game. According to them (who managed to see the first few stages in action, the lucky guys...), besides getting a spankin' new soundtrack, Beautiful Katamari Damacy for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 will also be receiving huge doses of technical upgrades. For starters, since the game has gone next-gen, fans can now expect to play as the beloved Prince in HD glory. Among the improvements that the folks from GamePro noted are:

support for 720p
seamless Katamari growth
increased draw distances
improved physics simulation which allows more realism and more on-screen objects

Despite this leap in technology, they assure players that the game continues to maintain the quirky retro look, as well as the addictive gameplay that has made the series popular. Speaking of leaps in technology, one of the most exciting features that the next-gen Katamari game will have has got to be its online features. Previously, a Famitsu scan revealed to us that there will indeed be online play for Beautiful Katamari Damacy, but GamePro confirms that on both XBL and PSN, Downloadable Content">downloadable content will be made available. Among the things that you can download will be new cousins, presents, objects, and even entire stages.

Meanwhile, despite all this exciting developments, there are also unconfirmed reports on whether the team behind the game will be implementing online leaderboards or not, and there is also still no word on how many online players the game can or will support. Other details that are yet to be confirmed would be the availability of a downloadable demo, official release dates, as well as the title's price, so stay tuned as we wait for news about those.

Thanks to karim baki for the tip!

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Comments

by - 2007-04-19 14:07:56

beautiful my a$$

i love how they list 720p support as a "feature".

by - 2007-04-19 19:02:35

great game

great game, keep the news coming!

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