Namco Bandai’s PS Vita Lineup

By Cathy Rouleau October 21st, 2011

News

Namco's bringing Katamari to the launch party. Yay!

Namco Bandai has just announced that they will have three games ready for the launch of Sony’s PlayStation Vita, which is set for February 22nd, 2012. The titles are Touch My Katamari, Ridge Racer, and Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen. Namco claims that their launch titles will be taking full advantage of what the Vita has to offer.

In Touch My Katamari (a series that yours truly loves), players will control their ever-growing ball with either the touch screen or analog sticks. They will also be able to stretch the ball in order to get through some tight spaces. With Ridge Racer, fans will be able to use Vita’s “near” and Wi-Fi functions to instantly play with others world-wide. Lastly, in Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen, players will become master assassins and will be taken through a story of betrayal and intrigue.

Cathy Rouleau

MASH Veteran

Cathy enjoys playing video games to relax/escape from a long day. She really likes puzzle games as well as games that have a strong female lead. She is also kind of a poor gamer (as in money), so she tends to pick her games carefully. That way she can get the maximum fun for the cheapest cost.

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