Katamari Damacy 2 screenshots

[A Black Falcon]

Just like RC cars and some racing games, yes.

Bubba you really need to buy a PS2 and play the game.

If I had that kind of money I'd think about it... but as it is when I get money I spend it on games. Buy an expensive console and a big chunk of my year's money is gone... so why not just get more games for the systems I do have?

ABF, that's exactly how you control the katamari. They just removed the treads part. It's the same thing though. You tilt one up and the other down, the prince runs around the katamari, which is the same as turning a tank. You tilt both up, he pushes it. You tilt both down, he pulls it. Tilt one up and leave the other alone, he circles the katamari, but slower. So yeah, it's the same as controlling a tank or something like that, it's just the animation that's different here (that and turning lets the Katamari stand still). Also, keep in mind the ball's inertia, so turning while moving is still pretty easy.

Some people don't like this control scheme, but probably because of that RC car I'm used to it and think it works well, for some games... Toobin' I'll admit is a major pain to control, but Vindicators is fun. :) One-up-other-down is always fun (spin in circles)...

I mean, I was thinking, this doesn't appear to be a game with some other kind of dual-analog controls ('run in one direction and shoot in another' (Robotron, etc) -- 'one is movement other camera' isn't applicable because, well, camera controls aren't movement... :))