Katamari Damacy 2 Available

Contain your excitement. It’s not We Heart Katamari, and it’s not even a console game. It’s a Flash game that’s intentionally going for an 8-bit look and sound. (The MIDI-esque remix of the theme song makes clicking through worthwhile even if you don’t like the game.)

Several people I’ve sent this to haven’t been able to figure out how to play, so here’s a brief synopsis. The mouse cursor becomes The King of All Cosmos’ head. The katamari will follow the King’s head. Other than that and the lack of a time limit, it’s standard Katamari gameplay. You can pick up stuff smaller than your katamari, and stuff that’s bigger than your katamari will jar things loose and make your katamari even smaller. It’s slow going at first, but there’s a neat twist at the end, so hang in there.

I love that the people behind the Katamari games at Namco do things like this. You’re much more likely to put out a fun game if you’re having fun making it.

Via digg.