Comments on: Namco's 'I Love Katamari' for the iPhone http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:16:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: iPhone Game Grip: Yea or Nay? | Cult of Mac http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-14208 iPhone Game Grip: Yea or Nay? | Cult of Mac Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:37:25 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-14208 [...] given the thumbs up for games that require a lot of movement (like I Love Katamari) at least one review said the color combo (the only one available) and price didn’t justify [...] [...] given the thumbs up for games that require a lot of movement (like I Love Katamari) at least one review said the color combo (the only one available) and price didn't justify [...]

]]> By: SurgicalGavin http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-12021 SurgicalGavin Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:44:35 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-12021 Hey everyone, I've played the ps2 and xbox installments of katamari and fell in love so when I saw it was on the touch I immediately bought it. Running a 32gb itouch and running the FreeMemory application before I play a game, I was met with little to no problems with the framerate lagging (except for a .5 second period when the angle changes when you get to certain predetermined sizes) and better yet the update today made the game even more responsive. This game is cute, fun and worth every penny. :) Hey everyone, I've played the ps2 and xbox installments of katamari and fell in love so when I saw it was on the touch I immediately bought it. Running a 32gb itouch and running the FreeMemory application before I play a game, I was met with little to no problems with the framerate lagging (except for a .5 second period when the angle changes when you get to certain predetermined sizes) and better yet the update today made the game even more responsive. This game is cute, fun and worth every penny. :)

]]> By: みそかつ « Gifu Ken’s Weblog http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-10532 みそかつ « Gifu Ken’s Weblog Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:10:20 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-10532 [...] things. Dollopはかたまりです！そっか。「塊魂」は人気なゲームですよ。iPhone版もあります！ [...] [...] things. Dollopはかたまりです！そっか。「塊魂」は人気なゲームですよ。iPhone版もあります！ [...]

]]> By: Eerste onafhankelijke Top 10-Iphone games | Gadget http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-9921 Eerste onafhankelijke Top 10-Iphone games | Gadget Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:19:31 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-9921 [...] Videoreview: Katamari [...] [...] Videoreview: Katamari [...]

]]> By: CrunchGear » Archive » Katamari on the iPhone? Oh no they didn’t! http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8642 CrunchGear » Archive » Katamari on the iPhone? Oh no they didn’t! Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:20:37 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8642 [...] Oh yes they did! And now I have to get a stupid iPhone just so I can roll up a katamari anywhere i go. At least, if I was dumb enough not to buy an iPod Touch 2G instead, since it’ll probably run way better on them. As it is, it slows down to nearly unplayable speeds when you get a lot of stuff stuck on your ball, which seems like something they would have addressed; after all, the entire point of the game is to get as much stuff as possible. [...] [...] Oh yes they did! And now I have to get a stupid iPhone just so I can roll up a katamari anywhere i go. At least, if I was dumb enough not to buy an iPod Touch 2G instead, since it'll probably run way better on them. As it is, it slows down to nearly unplayable speeds when you get a lot of stuff stuck on your ball, which seems like something they would have addressed; after all, the entire point of the game is to get as much stuff as possible. [...]

]]> By: Kansas city LAN Party » Blog Archive » I Love Katamari in the App Store, optimization not included http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8626 Kansas city LAN Party » Blog Archive » I Love Katamari in the App Store, optimization not included Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:07:06 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8626 [...] analog sticks, work great on a touchscreen as well. Unfortunately, it's not quite perfect yet -- the game slows down fast, and quickly becomes unplayable with all the stuff on the screen. But lots of people are hoping for [...] [...] analog sticks, work great on a touchscreen as well. Unfortunately, it's not quite perfect yet — the game slows down fast, and quickly becomes unplayable with all the stuff on the screen. But lots of people are hoping for [...]

]]> By: Apple Bloog » Blog Archive » I Love Katamari in the App Store, optimization not included http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8625 Apple Bloog » Blog Archive » I Love Katamari in the App Store, optimization not included Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:48:33 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8625 [...] it’s not quite perfect yet — the game slows down fast, and quickly becomes unplayable with all the stuff on the screen. But lots of people are hoping for [...] [...] it's not quite perfect yet — the game slows down fast, and quickly becomes unplayable with all the stuff on the screen. But lots of people are hoping for [...]

]]> By: David S http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8609 David S Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:23:42 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8609 yeah, disappointed Katamari fan here too. i did the "airplane mode" trick and it did improve the framerate a little. still...very disappointed in the performance of this game. i hope Namco will approach Apple and get some assistance in optimizing this game better. yeah, disappointed Katamari fan here too. i did the "airplane mode" trick and it did improve the framerate a little. still…very disappointed in the performance of this game. i hope Namco will approach Apple and get some assistance in optimizing this game better.

]]> By: Yuusharo http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8601 Yuusharo Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:44:30 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8601 Hate to say it, but I'm disappointed in this port. An update is necessary just to make it playable. The "6 minutes" in story mode on the first level goes well beyond 10 minutes, and the game crawls at a bad slowdown. Its almost painful to play that first level, rolling over things that are supposed to be picked up yet do not. Poor controls as well. Touching the center for a couple seconds do help recalibrate it on the fly, but that should never be necessary. Taping the katamari to run isn't consistent and unresponsive at times. Playing on an iPhone 3G (jailbroken, even ran in Safe Mode and Airplane Mode), and this port is just not playable, or if it is, not enjoyable. Namco coming to the App Store is fantastic, and Katamari definitely belongs on the platform, but if this is all we have to expect, its simply bad bad bad. Perhaps it was developed on an iPod Touch 2G, which has the faster processor and GPU, and the developers thought the same code would run on the older devices. I'm just trying to wonder why they would release the game in this state, as bad as it is. Hate to say it, but I'm disappointed in this port. An update is necessary just to make it playable. The "6 minutes" in story mode on the first level goes well beyond 10 minutes, and the game crawls at a bad slowdown. Its almost painful to play that first level, rolling over things that are supposed to be picked up yet do not.

Poor controls as well. Touching the center for a couple seconds do help recalibrate it on the fly, but that should never be necessary. Taping the katamari to run isn't consistent and unresponsive at times.

Playing on an iPhone 3G (jailbroken, even ran in Safe Mode and Airplane Mode), and this port is just not playable, or if it is, not enjoyable.

Namco coming to the App Store is fantastic, and Katamari definitely belongs on the platform, but if this is all we have to expect, its simply bad bad bad.

Perhaps it was developed on an iPod Touch 2G, which has the faster processor and GPU, and the developers thought the same code would run on the older devices. I'm just trying to wonder why they would release the game in this state, as bad as it is.

]]> By: Annie Ok : tangent » interesting 12.14.08 http://toucharcade.com/2008/12/13/namcos-i-love-katamari-for-the-iphone/#comment-8576 Annie Ok : tangent » interesting 12.14.08 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:57:42 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=1295#comment-8576 [...] Namco’s ‘I Love Katamari’ for the iPhone [...] [...] Namco’s ‘I Love Katamari’ for the iPhone [...]

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