Katamari Damacy
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Katamari Damacy is a 2004 action puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. The game's plot concerns a diminutive prince on a mission to rebuild stars, constellations, a
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The "Make A Star" mode in Katamari Damacy is the primary mode, where the player must grow the katamari to a specific size (diameter) in a limited amount of time.
The Prince (left) and King of All Cosmos (right)
Takahashi in 2005, with a plush version of the Prince
Keita Takahashi
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Keita Takahashi is a Japanese game developer and artist. He is best known for creating the Katamari game franchise and working as director and lead designer on Katamari Damacy as well as its sequel, W
Katamari Damacy
…Damacy's story, settings and characters are highly stylized and surreal, often both celebrating and satirizing facets of Japanese culture. Designer Keita Takahashi struggled to pitch the game to Namco's superiors, eventually seeking student aid from the Namco Digital Hollywood Game Laboratory to develop the project…
Takahashi at the 2006 Game Developers Conference