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NOBY NOBY BOY

"The latest game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi, NOBY NOBY BOY lets players expand their imaginations as they stretch a creature named BOY to incredible lengths across the playground-like planets of the solar system."

Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Developer: Namco Bandai Games
Released: 19 Feb 2009
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Offering a unique play experience from one of the video game industry’smost creative minds, NOBY NOBY BOY gives players complete freedom tocreate gameplay suited to their tastes. As BOY, players can eat andspit out nearly everything they encounter in the game, from people andanimals to trees and buildings, helping them to gain length as theystretch their elongated body. Players can control BOY’s front and backends using the PLAYSTATION 3 controller’s two analog sticks, allowingfor incredibly detailed movements such as tying themselves into knotsor threading BOY through holes in clouds. NOBY NOBY BOY allows playersto record video footage as they play and upload it directly to YouTube™for easy viewing.

Delivering a new and innovate approach toonline gaming, NOBY NOBY BOY lets players collaborate to unlocks newgame stages. As players stretch BOY in their individual play sessions,the lengths to which they grow are uploaded to a persistent characterknown as GIRL, who grows at the same rate of all the players in theworld. GIRL starts at Earth and expands through the solar system asmore games are played and BOYs from all players continue to grow. WhenGIRL reaches a new milestone in the solar system, these areas areunlocked as playable stages in the game for everyone around the world.

       
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