is a

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released by

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for the

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digital download service. It is a spin-off of the ''

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'' series. However, it bears little resemblance to the series, resembling ''

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'' more so. It features similar gameplay to ''

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'', another puzzle game created by

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. It was the first game in the series to appear on a Nintendo platform.

Gameplay

''Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy'' is a falling block puzzle game. The player must stack items up and then drop a katamari, a round object that rolls up items, to sweep them away all at once. It uses the gameplay of ''

''.

Development

''Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy'' was announced on February 18, 2009, and was released on March 25, 2009. It was published by

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. It uses the same gameplay mechanics of ''

'', an older puzzle game created by

. The game features music created with the

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synthesizer voice library

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Notes

References

External links

Official website
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