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Dragon Tamer knows exactly how to tame gamers

We somehow managed to resist Pac-Man World Rally, but we aren't sure how many times we're going to be able to see the Prince in games and keep our wallets holstered. We love Katamari Damacy like nothing else, and it's all we can do to remind ourselves that series creator Keita Takahashi is no longer making Katamari games, and that the Prince has become a Namco franchise character rather than a labor of love.

Still, seeing a "Princesaurus" in Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirit weakens our resolve. It doesn't matter what the game actually is (a monster-breeding/fighting game that uses sound inputs to generate monsters), we have a hard time saying no to that little face. It has an attack called "Katamari on the Rock" as well. If anyone had told us back in the day that Katamari Damacy would be a strong enough property that Namco would use it to promote other games, we'd have either laughed or given that person a sincere hug.

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Matdredalia1

8-29-2007 @ 2:35AM

Matdredalia said...

I find it incredulous that they're abusing the poor prince in such a way, but then again, I still think they need shot for not bringing Katamari to the DS. I'm still mourning it's cancellation.

*twitches* Wish someone would make that a homebrew game..

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