Katamari Damacy REROLL (2024)

Katamari Damacy REROLL (known as Katamari Damacy Encore (塊魂アンコール, Katamari Damashii Ankōru) in Japan) is a third-person puzzle-action game published by Bandai Namco and developed by MONKEYCRAFT Co. Ltd., released on December 7, 2018 for the PC and Nintendo Switch, and later released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 19, 2020. It is a high-definition remaster of Katamari Damacy that was announced in the September 13th Nintendo Direct, previously delayed due to an earthquake in Japan.

The game is mostly unchanged from the original Katamari Damacy with the most notable changes being widescreen support, upgraded graphics and visuals, and motion controls exclusive to the Nintendo Switch version.

The game is available as a digital download on Steam, the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, and Xbox Live Marketplace, but is also available as a physical game card for Nintendo Switch and on Blu-ray disc for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Summary from the Nintendo Direct[]

The stop-at-nothing pushing prince is back and ready to reroll. When the King of All Cosmos accidentally destroys all the stars in the sky, he orders you, his pint-sized princely son, to put the twinkle back in the heavens above. Join the King and Prince of Cosmos on their wacky adventure to restore the stars at home or on the go – now in full HD.

Enjoy quirky, infectious humor throughout - from the insanely cosmic animations, to the wacky and wonderful musical stylings, to the royally contagious storyline that’s undoubtedly like no other.

Players will be able to take Katamari Damacy REROLL on the go with their Nintendo Switch™! Using the joy-cons, control the katamari using the gyro controls to turn and shake the joy-cons to perform the Prince Dash when in table-top mode. Players can also play on multiplayer mode with a friend by using the two Joy-cons on the Switch.

Changes from the original Katamari Damacy[]

Besides the new 16:9 aspect ratio and visuals being upscaled, REROLL features many differences from the original Katamari Damacy, ranging from models, music being removed from certain levels, and much more.

• The game's cutscenes with the Hoshino Family have their original Japanese voice acting.
• The Prince, his Cousins, and The Queen of All Cosmos had all their designs changed to be faithful to Keita Takahashi's artwork, their headwear, eyes, and mouths now being more rounded. The King of All Cosmos, besides his headwear's lights now glowing, is the only one unchanged from his original appearance. The Queen's design is changed to her recent accurate design, which includes the pink head stripes, hearts, and three pink dots. Her blue eyes which she originally had in Katamari Damacy were removed as well.
• Make a Star 1 does not use "WANDA WANDA" when first played as in the U.S. PlayStation 2 release, but "You Are Smart" as in the original Japanese releases.
• Instead of showing four Help screens after the Tutorial, the game only shows two.
• Certain levels had their time limits changed. Make Gemini's time has changed from 10 minutes to 11, Make Cancer's time has changed from 5 minutes to 7, and Make a Star 1's was changed from 3 to 4 minutes, making some levels easier than the original and making it easier to get 100% of the constellation objects.
• When you beat the Ursa Major or Taurus levels, the screen fades out faster.
• The sounds of some of the characters are changed to the modern Katamari games. For example, the Towel guy screams instead of saying "Oh, stop that!"
• The game changed the katamari physics, making it much more looser and has more momentum.
• The infamous 4th Step item has now been moved to an easier spot.
• The Prince is much more expressive, smiling when pushing the katamari if he has the katamari at the desired size, showing a determined face when pushing the katamari side to side, showing a tired face when he charged too much, and even feeling shocked in terror when he fails to get the katamari to the desired size, etc.
• The PS4 and Xbox One ports of the remaster include more graphical enhancements like bloom and more shading, slightly changed physics to the katamari to be closer to the original game, and a new "made in Unity" screen.

Katamari Achievements[]

See list of Katamari Damacy REROLL Trophies.

Trading Cards[]

See the list of the game's unlockable trading cards.

Gallery[]