<s>
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
puzzle-action	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
concerns	O
a	O
diminutive	O
prince	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
stars	O
,	O
constellations	O
,	O
and	O
Moon	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
inadvertently	O
destroyed	O
by	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
story	O
,	O
settings	O
and	O
characters	O
are	O
highly	O
stylized	O
and	O
surreal	O
,	O
often	O
both	O
celebrating	O
and	O
satirizing	O
facets	O
of	O
Japanese	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
becoming	O
a	O
surprise	O
hit	O
and	O
winning	O
several	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
drunken	O
stupor	O
,	O
an	O
eccentric	O
,	O
god-like	O
entity	O
called	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
destroys	O
all	O
the	O
stars	O
,	O
Earth	O
's	O
Moon	O
and	O
other	O
such	O
celestial	O
bodies	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
Earth	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Prince	O
as	O
he	O
rolls	O
the	O
katamari	O
around	O
houses	O
,	O
gardens	O
,	O
and	O
towns	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
certain	O
parameters	O
set	O
by	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
on	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
arcade	O
game	O
Battlezone	B-Application
to	O
control	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
katamari	O
rolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
mission	O
given	O
by	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Make	O
a	O
Star	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
grow	O
the	O
katamari	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
size	O
within	O
a	O
given	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
called	O
Action	B-Application
Drive	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Crazy	B-Application
Taxi	I-Application
but	O
with	O
more	O
spy-based	O
elements	O
atop	O
the	O
driving	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
central	O
to	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
:	O
the	O
King	O
,	O
the	O
Queen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Prince	O
of	O
all	O
Cosmos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
Drive	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
cited	O
two	O
concepts	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
inspiration	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Namco	O
had	O
been	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
model	O
that	O
Konami	O
had	O
used	O
in	O
1997	O
:	O
Konami	O
established	O
the	O
Konami	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
School	O
to	O
help	O
educate	O
new	O
game	O
developers	O
which	O
were	O
eventually	O
hired	O
in	O
Konami	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
experimental	O
ideas	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
School	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
became	O
products	O
within	O
the	O
Konami	O
Games	O
&	O
Music	O
Division	O
(	O
later	O
,	O
Bemani	O
)	O
that	O
were	O
highly	O
successful	O
,	O
including	O
Beatmania	B-Application
,	O
GuitarFreaks	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
initial	O
difficulty	O
faced	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
prototype	O
was	O
their	O
choice	O
of	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
project	O
started	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
just	O
announced	O
the	O
specifications	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
built	O
from	O
the	O
ground-up	O
to	O
support	O
3D	O
graphics	O
via	O
the	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
not	O
provided	O
any	O
updated	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
,	O
believing	O
that	O
developers	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
recently	O
announced	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
more	O
developer-friendly	O
features	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
's	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
for	O
their	O
prototype	O
even	O
though	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
work	O
on	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
began	O
in	O
late	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
assigned	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
team	O
consisted	O
of	O
about	O
twenty	O
members	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
,	O
and	O
Namco	O
had	O
allocated	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
about	O
(	O
about	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
production	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
about	O
the	O
tenth	O
of	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
budget	O
allocated	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
blockbuster	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
or	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
simplicity	O
and	O
innovation	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
future	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
is	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
7	O
,	O
402	O
,	O
104	O
,	O
"	O
Game	O
performing	O
method	O
,	O
game	O
apparatus	O
,	O
storage	O
medium	O
,	O
data	O
signal	O
and	O
program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
in	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
hailed	O
as	O
imaginative	O
and	O
original	O
(	O
winning	O
both	O
IGN	O
's	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2004	O
"	O
awards	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Katamari	O
Fortissimo	O
Damacy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-level	O
demonstration	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
(	O
TGS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
at	O
the	O
Experimental	O
Gameplay	O
Workshop	O
during	O
the	O
March	O
2004	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
Western	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
International	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Association	O
had	O
previously	O
brought	O
Mojib-Ribbon	B-Application
to	O
the	O
2003	O
Experimental	O
Gameplay	O
Workshop	O
after	O
seeing	O
it	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
the	O
2002	O
TGS	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
TGS	O
to	O
look	O
for	O
a	O
similar	O
title	O
to	O
exhibit	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovering	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
as	O
an	O
ideal	O
title	O
to	O
exhibit	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
arranged	O
with	O
Namco	O
to	O
have	O
Takahashi	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
officially	O
transliterated	O
as	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
in	O
most	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
enjoyed	O
moderate	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Me	B-Application
&	I-Application
My	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
continued	O
to	O
praise	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
special	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
unusual	O
and	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
hit	O
PlayStation2	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
U.S.	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
G4	O
awarded	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Innovation	O
"	O
prize	O
in	O
its	O
G-Phoria	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
recipients	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
Good	O
Design	O
Award	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
has	O
won	O
this	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
won	O
two	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
for	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Innovation	O
in	O
Console	O
Gaming	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
nominations	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Original	O
Music	O
Composition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
well-executed	O
,	O
non-traditional	O
game	O
,	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
influential	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
development	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
inspired	O
by	O
Katamari	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Wonderful	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
and	O
Donut	B-Application
County	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
has	O
spawned	O
numerous	O
sequels	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
newer	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
direct	O
sequel	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
,	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
introduces	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
co-operative	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
goals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
collecting	O
the	O
most	O
valuable	O
objects	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
through	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	O
president	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
America	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Carlson	O
Choi	O
described	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
to	O
the	O
exhibit	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
testament	O
to	O
the	O
creative	O
designs	O
embodied	O
in	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
's	O
games	O
...	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
validation	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
form	O
of	O
interactive	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Curator	O
Paola	O
Antonelli	O
selected	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
among	O
the	O
first	O
fourteen	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
museum	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
chosen	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
criteria	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
visual	O
quality	O
,	O
elegance	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
playing	O
behavior.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
Reroll	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
Encore	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
Encore	O
series	O
of	O
remasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
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