Katamari Forever, known in Japan as Katamari Damashii Tribute (塊魂TRIBUTE), is the fifth main entry in the Katamari Series. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on July 23, 2009 and in North America on September 22, 2009. A demo of the game became available on the Japanese PlayStation Network on its Japanese release date.
Story And Gameplay[]
Katamari Forever contains a mix of 30 levels, with some being brand new and some being levels from previous titles in the series. Older levels take place within the mind of The King of All Cosmos, who gets knocked in the head and suffers from amnesia. The levels are black-and-white in appearance, and the objective is to roll up junk to bring color back to the stages. New stages take place in the present, where RoboKing, a giant robotic version of the King of All Cosmos created by the Cousins, goes on a rampage and destroys all the stars in the sky. The objective of the new levels involves creating stars by rolling up junk as in previous Katamari games. New additions to the gameplay include: the "Prince Hop", which allows the Prince to jump into the air by flicking the controller up or pressing a shoulder button; and the "King Shock", which sucks nearby objects onto the Katamari like a magnet. The main hub for this game is The Village Square.
Katamari Forever does not include online multiplayer as in Beautiful Katamari, but instead features offline multiplayer and online leaderboards.
The game utilizes a full high-definition video format. In addition to graphics in the original style of Katamari Damacy, the game allows the players to select graphic filters such as cel-shaded, colored pencil or wood grain graphics.
Katamari Forever is also said to include the feature of unlocking rewards for PlayStation Home through gameplay.
Katamari Forever PlayStation 3 Video Icon Animation
Katamari Forever's video icon
Some of the items will include a t-shirt with a miniature Prince attached to the shoulder. Other cousins with other shirts will be unlockable for male and female avatars.
Katamari Achievements[]
See list of Katamari Forever Trophies.
Music[]
Katamari Takeshi's album cover
Katamari Damacy Tribute Original Soundtrack: Katamari Takeshi is the soundtrack album for the game. The music for the game includes a number of remixed tracks from previous iterations of the series, using a combination of "electric" and "organic" sounds according to the sound director Yuu Miyake. Miyake employed the help of other Japanese artists and remixers to help the soundtrack. The soundtrack is due for release in Japan on August 19, 2009. It will include a total of 36 tracks spanning two discs.
| Disc 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Japanese title | Length | ||||||
| 1. | Katamari on the Rhodes | Katamari on the Rhodes | 1:30 | ||||||
| 2. | Katamari on the Wings | 塊オンザウィングス Vocal：大橋卓弥 (fromスキマスイッチ) | 4:25 | ||||||
| 3. | Katamaresort Song | カタマリゾート・ソング Vocal：サイゲンジ | 4:52 | ||||||
| 4. | Bluffing Spirit (Refreshed by GUIRO) | つよがり魂 (Refreshed by GUIRO) Re-Arrangement：GUIRO | 5:00 | ||||||
| 5. | Katamari on the Rocks (5cm Prince Remix) | 塊オンザロック (5cm Prince Remix) Remix：AFRA | 5:32 | ||||||
| 6. | "MONOCHROME" | MONOCHROME | 0:39 | ||||||
| 7. | Galactic S-O-U-L | Galactic S-O-U-L Remix：バッファロー・ドーター | 7:31 | ||||||
| 8. | "Campus DAYDREAMER" | 校庭DAYDREAMER | 2:25 | ||||||
| 9. | "Scorching Savanna High School Performance： Horikoshi High School Band" | 灼熱のサバンナ高等学校 Performance：堀越高等学校吹奏楽団 | 6:45 | ||||||
| 10. | "Houston (Re-Arranged by KIRINJI) Re-Arrangement: Kirinji" | ヒューストン (Re-Arranged by KIRINJI) Re-Arrangement：キリンジ | 4:35 | ||||||
| 11. | "Cherry Blossom Color Season (fanfare mix) Re-Arrangement: Beautiful Hummingbird" | さくらいろの季節 (fanfare mix) Re-Arrangement： ビューティフルハミングバード | 5:55 | ||||||
| 12. | "Lonely Rolling No More Vocal: Yuusama & Natsukohan" | Lonely Rolling No More Vocal：ゆうさま＆なつこはん | 5:39 | ||||||
| 13. | "You are Smart (RAAGINIA SOFT MIX) Remix: SOFT" | You are Smart (RAAGINIA SOFT MIX) Remix：SOFT | 9:44 | ||||||
| 14. | "Cosmos" | ウチュウ | 2:14 | ||||||
| 15. | "SHADOW AND LIGHT Vocal: Shigeru Matsuzagi" | SHADOW AND LIGHT Vocal：松崎しげる | 5:28 | ||||||
| 16. | "Green Village" | Green Village | 2:17 | ||||||
| 17. | "Fuga #9998" | Fuga #9998 | 1:45 | ||||||
| 18. | "Fuga #9999" | Fuga #9999 | 2:48 | ||||||
| Disc 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Japanese title | Length | ||||||
| 1. | Katamari On The Funk (Señor Coconut’s “Katamambo!” remix) | Katamari On The Funk (Señor Coconut's "Katamambo!" remix) Remix：セニョール・ココナッツ | 4:43 | ||||||
| 2. | Gin & Tonic & Red Red Roses (YMCK 8bit Mix) | 真っ赤なバラとジントニック (YMCK 8bit Mix) Remix：YMCK | 3:17 | ||||||
| 3. | Everlasting Love + You | Everlasting Love + You Vocal：リア・ディゾン | 6:07 | ||||||
| 4. | The Royal Academy of Katamari (Kimitaka Matsumae Remix) | The Royal Academy Of Katamari (Kimitaka Matsumae Remix) Remix：松前公高 | 6:22 | ||||||
| 5. | Everlasting Love (atom™ remix) | Everlasting Love (atom™ remix) Remix：atom™ | 3:45 | ||||||
| 6. | Sayonara Rolling Star (Yuri's Mixx) | サヨナラ Rolling Star (Yuri‘s Mixx) Vocal： Micazo | 6:36 | ||||||
| 7. | "Katamari Spirit" | Katamari Spirit | 1:07 | ||||||
| 8. | "Katamari Dancing All Night Vocal: King Robo" | Katamari Dancing All Night Vocal：王様ロボ | 5:22 | ||||||
| 9. | "The Moon and The Prince (and LEOPALDON MIX) Re-Arrangement: LEOPALDON" | 月と王子 (とレオパルドンMIX) Re-Arrangement：レオパルドン | 5:30 | ||||||
| 10. | Mushroom Parade | Mushroom Parade | 1:02 | ||||||
| 11. | "Do Re Mi Katamari Do (-rh rehabilitation re-arrange-) Re-Arrangement: rei harakami" | ドレミカタマリド (-rh rehabilitation re-arrange-) Re-Arrangement：レイ・ハラカミ | 4:19 | ||||||
| 12. | "Katamari on the Swing (SEXY-SYNTHESIZER ALL ABOUT namco Mix) Remix: SEXY-SYNTHESIZER" | 塊オンザスウィング (SEXY-SYNTHESIZER ALL ABOUT namco Mix) Remix：SEXY-SYNTHESIZER | 4:55 | ||||||
| 13. | "Robotic Vision" | Robotic Vision | 1:23 | ||||||
| 14. | "Cosmic Message" | Cosmic Message | 1:18 | ||||||
| 15. | "Be Gorgeous" | Be Gorgeous | 2:49 | ||||||
| 16. | Katamari Nah-Nah (Hardfloor Remix) | Nana-Nan Damacy (Hardfloor Remix) Remix：Hardfloor | 8:01 | ||||||
| 17. | Katamari Nah-Nah (Hardfloor Alternative-Remix) | Nana-Nan Damacy (Hardfloor Alternative-Remix) Remix：Hardfloor | 8:45 | ||||||
| 18. | Last Chaotic Ambience | ラスト・カオティックアンビエンス | 3:56 | ||||||
Katamari Forever Behind the Scenes Trailer
Katamari Forever Behind the Scenes Trailer
Reception[]
Katamari Forever received a 33 out of 40 by Japanese gaming publication "Famitsu". It was the 6th best-selling game in Japan during the week of its release, selling 28,000 units. In America, "IGN" awarded the game a 7 of 10 noting that the game still suffered from many of the issues that plagued past entries in the series. "PixlBit" awarded the game 4 of 5 stars recommending the game to both fans of the series and newcomers alike.
Demonstrations[]
View Katamari Forever's demonstrations here[]
Katamari Forever promotional artwork
Cousins[]
A lot of cousins changed their locations in the game. While a few of them still hold their location in some respective levels. Only two new cousins are introduced in the game.
Levels[]
- For a list of stages in Katamari Forever, see List of Katamari Forever Stages.
Arguably, the stages in the game are 95% composed from its prequels. Only three were taken from Katamari Damacy, and the rest were mostly made up of Beautiful Katamari and We ♥ Katamari stages. No stages from Me & My Katamari are available, possibly due to the difficulties in changing from PSP graphics to PS3 graphics. Only three new stages were introduced in the game.
Manual[]
Katamari Forever promotional artwork
Gallery[]
External links[]
- English archived website (Requires Flash)
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official Japanese trailer