Pac-Man, meet Katamari: New Munchables trailers

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 17th 2009 at 7:50PM }

Get used to it now, because you're going to read the Pac-Man / Katamari comparison a lot regarding Namco Bandai's The Munchables for Wii. Check out this latest trailer and you'll instantly see why. Essentially, the goal of the game is to eat everything in sight -- that's the Pac-Man part, see -- which in turn causes the main character to grow larger -- and there's the Katamari part. Watch closely and you'll even notice areas that require players to reach a specific size before they can be accessed, which is also similar to Katamari. The opening cinematic also shares some of Katamari's distinctive eccentricity.

On a side note, we're really digging the old-school cartoon sound effects employed by the game. They really help to offset the grisly reality that this thing is eating every living creature in its vicinity ... and it's the good guy.

[Via Go Nintendo]

The game seems to me a de blob or bloom box type of game should sell moderately well.

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Interesting. A game to watch! There's a release date in USA?

i want this now.

always wanted a katamari like game, but the stupid devs haven't put it on a nintendo system yet.

I really like the cartoony graphics! ^_^

hmm looks like it could be fun keepin my eye on this

looks like it will be worth a try

Well there's a Katamari-sized hole in my soul and in my Wii game collection. This will have to do. Looks great.

freakin' epic!
This is now on top of my wish list!

I dig this game's style, but the gameplay seems so bland. I know it has bosses from a previous trailer, so maybe things get more interesting later.

That's freaky, if it can go for the creepy yet awesome feel of Katamari I'm sold.