Katamari Damacy on the DS

[GamblinMonkey]

I don't know if it's widely known yet or not, but I just found out that Katamari Damacy has been announced for the Nintendo DS. I'm quite excited to say the least. I'm a big fan of the PS2 game and my DS is sorely lacking in quality titles. I can't wait to roll the ball around with the touch screen.

Here's the link to the article: http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4590

[Lady Jaye]

Oh yes!!!! That, combined with Animal Crossing, are now my 2 biggest must-have titles for the DS. :D

Now, if only Activision would make a 3D Tony Hawk game (any of them!) for the DS...

[stressboy]

This makes me glad I am picking up a DS in May 8-)

[djbeatmongrel]

wow that thread about katamari damacay selling the consoles may be correct after this announcement. i would kill to play KD on the road. might have to get a ds soon

[Crazycarl]

sweet...im ganna have to pick that up...happy i have my ds. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Dahne]

Ooooo. Wonder what they'll do with that touch screen.

[Emily]

Too Cool! I cant wait!

[Uzi 9mm]

I don't own a DS, but Katamari Damacy on the DS sounds very interesting. :)

[Graham Mitchell]

Ooooh. My fiancee' will be sooooooo pleased! (So will I!)

[davidbrit2]

Let's just hope it'll be a new game, and not a straight port. Not that I would mind having portable Katamari Damacy 1, mind you, but a new one would just be so much cooler, you know?

[downfall]

Let's just hope it'll be a new game, and not a straight port. Not that I would mind having portable Katamari Damacy 1, mind you, but a new one would just be so much cooler, you know?

Aside from the fact that they'd practically have to redo the game in order to fit a straight port on a DS card, they'd also have the problem wherein there's no real way to duplicate the dual analog sticks of the PS2. That, along with Nintendo's buddy-buddy relationship with Namco, would lead me to believe that this will be a new Katamari game that will take advantage of the unique input devices of the DS instead of a port.

Either way, a portable version will be a blast!

[NeoSNightmarE]

i may pick up a DS just for this and one or two other games. but i still love my SP to death at the moment. :D

[Sanriostar]

Metroid Hunters, Katari Damancy, Mario DS, and coming Soon, Super Princess Peach! :embarrassed:

I gotta get a DS....

[Crush Crawfish]

Good god, this fills me with joy. So many awesome games are coming out for DS! The wait for them is killing me though!

[Jasoco]

Well, games like Metroid have already shown they can use the four buttons as a second D-pad, I wouldn't be surprised if that's how it's done.

Still, I want it now!

[Necromutant]

That is cool... depends on what they do to change the game for me. If it is a port I'll pass, but if it is new, cool. :)

[retroman]

i will have to get it...love it one the ps2

[GobopopRevisited]

I've never played the game, but I've been wanting to try to see what all the love is about.

How does the rolling mechanic work on the Dual-Shock?

[Lady Jaye]

The rolling is controlled with both joysticks on the Dual Shock 2.

Both forward = move forward
Both backward = move backward
both upper left diagonal = turn left

etc.

Similar principle than Battlezone's arcade controls.

[MarioAllStar2600]

I likw the PS2 version..... but this will blow it out of the water! You have control of the ball on a whole different level. You control it more then you would on any other system. I am excited...... this could be a system seller!

[Zubiac666]

kewl

also coming:
Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
which makes me VERY happy :D :D

and
Goldeneye: Rouge Agent
well....at least it looks pretty good right now


HERE (http://s91397629.onlinehome.us/aoera001.jpg) are scans of those 2 games

[Promophile]

Yep the DS looks like the perfect system for katamari. You could use the touchpad to change directions and the arrows to move.

[poloplayr]

I must be the only person alive still not having played Katamari but as a DS owner I am intrigued to see that hyped games are making it onto the console. As has been mentioned in this thread, I too cannot wait for all the upcoming games. At the moment I am just enjoying my GBA games on the DS' vastly superior screen. All the Castlevania games are breathed new life into them...

[hydr0x]

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
which makes me VERY happy :D :D


completely different from the PC version though

[Zubiac666]

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
which makes me VERY happy :D :D


completely different from the PC version though

yeah i know! that's actualy the reason it makes me happy
I found the PC version pretty boring and the DS version promises to be more action-based