Dejobaan releases The Wonderful End of the World @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on January 25, 2008

News: Save the world Katamari-style.

Dejobaan Games' The Wonderful End of the World was one of our picks for Early 2008 PC Sleepers and today, the company has announced the game has been completed and is now available for download at dejobaan.com/wonderful.

The full version of the game is available for $19.95. A demo is also available to download.

The Wonderful End of the World is a new take on the Katamari Damacy formula of soaking up bigger and bigger items until your character is flinging a giant ball of garbage around the world. Both games also present their scenario as one where the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Dejobaan describes The Wonderful End of the World thusly:

You can't save the whole world. It's going to be eaten by a mythological demon with the head of a fish. But as a puppet that absorbs all it touches, you can try to rescue as much of Earth's greatness as you can before the end arrives.

In the beginning, you roam the Earth, capable of absorbing only the tiniest of objects. A glass marble you collect becomes your head, and a pair of jellybeans becomes your hands. Small creatures overwhelm you, with rats kicking you around and golden retrievers threatening to stomp you to pieces. But with every object you collect, your puppet self grows larger. Eventually, you'll become a towering behemoth with fire engines for arms and the ability to absorb entire buildings.

We'll have more on The Wonderful End of the World soon.