Tom's short Normal-Clear and Super-Clear Requirements FAQ for We Love Katamari
by Tom Batchelor aka slowbro
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Version 1.4
Last Updated: January 19, 2006
changed: Added note about meteors you already have.
         Added Merriam�s strategy for the Saturn stages.




This is my list of all of We Love Katamari's requirements for Normal-Clears 
and Super-Clears.  If you complete a level just well enough to advance, you 
get a Normal-Clear.  If you do a little better, you get a Great-Clear, which 
means your planet/satellite/nebula will have a dim glow around it.  (I don't 
know the Great-Clear requirements.)  If you do particularly well, you get a 
Super-Clear, which means your celestial body will have a brighter glow in the 
shape of a Starburst around it.

The game is inconsistent.  Some super-clears are very easy to achieve, while 
some are darn near impossible.

Of course, each person will find some stages easier that I will, and some 
stages harder.  The difficulty ratings I give are just my opinions.  (If you 
want to add your opinions on the difficulty of the Super-Clears for one or 
more stages to this FAQ then e-mail me with your ratings.)  And I am assuming 
you have some experience in the game and know the levels fairly well:  for a 
gamer new to We Love Katamari even the "easy" Super-Clears would probably be 
very difficult.

Most of this information is available right in the game, or in Vix's complete 
FAQ.  But this list could be helpful if you want to try to collect all the 
Super-Clears (a feat I have not come close to achieving myself), or maybe if 
you want to find the fastest way to just barely clear each stage.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT METEOR TIMES: You will only get a meteor if you do both 
of the following: you beat the time listed, and you beat any previous attempts 
at the stage you have taken.  If you are beating the time I list but not 
getting a meteor, try going to the cosmos (up from the select meadow) and 
press buttons to see if you already have the meteor you are trying to get.  
But if you do beat the best you have ever done after you have already earned a 
meteor, you get a new meteor with a faster time.

(DC stands for Dumb FAQ-Writer�s Challenges.  Are some of the Super-Clear 
scores too easy?  If not then ignore the scores marked DC, or e-mail me if you 
think this FAQ would be better without them.  I provided more challenging 
goals for some of the stages.  If you are beating several of the Dumb FAQ-
Writer�s Challenge scores, or even if you�re not, then I highly recommend that 
you compete on the scoreboard on the message board Vix runs at 
http://s9.invisionfree.com/Katamari_Damacy.)




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As Large As Possible 1:
Requirement:  15cm
Super-Clear:  30cm
(DC: 33cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 0:45)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium
ALAP1 Meteor: 1:20.00

As Large As Possible 2:
Requirement:  40cm
Super-Clear:  90cm
(DC: 1m12cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Easy
ALAP2 Meteor: 4:00.00

As Large As Possible 3:
Requirement:  3m
Super-Clear:  5m
(DC: 5m70cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 4:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium
ALAP3 Meteor: 7:00.00

As Large As Possible 4:
Requirement:  12m
Super-Clear:  25m
(DC: 30m3cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 5:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium
ALAP4 Meteor: 10:00.00

As Large As Possible 5:
Requirement:  500m
Super-Clear:  2500m
(DC: 3630m)
(Additional DC: finish in 7:30)
(Additional Additional DC: reach 3600m with 4 minutes left)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium
ALAP5 Meteor: 13:00.00


As Fast As Possible 1:
Requirement:  Just reach 15cm at any speed
Super-Clear:  0:55.00
(DC: 0:45)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard
AFAP1 Meteor: 1:20.00

As Fast As Possible 2:
Requirement:  Just reach 50cm at any speed
Super-Clear:  0:55.00
(DC: 0:50)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal
AFAP2 Meteor: 1:20.00

As Fast As Possible 3:
Requirement:  Just reach 3m at any speed
Super-Clear:  0:55.00
(DC: 0:30)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard
AFAP3 Meteor: 1:20.00

As Fast As Possible 4:
Requirement:  Just reach 20m at any speed
Super-Clear:  0:55.00
(DC: 0:40)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard
AFAP4 Meteor: 1:20.00

As Fast As Possible 5:
Requirement:  Just reach 1000m at any speed
Super-Clear:  9:30.00
(DC: 7:30)
(Additional DC: Make the King say you�ve taken 2 minutes or less 
 during the second load screen)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard
AFAP5 Meteor: 13:00.00


Tutorial:
Super-Clear:  Roll up the Cousin
(DC: 24cm)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Automatic


School As Large As Possible:
Requirement:  1m50cm
Super-Clear:  3m80cm
(DC: 4m5cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium

School As Fast As Possible:
Requirement:  Just collect all the kids at any speed
Super-Clear:  1:30.00
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal


Racetrack As Large As Possible:
Requirement:  5m
Super-Clear:  20m
(DC: 23m80cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium

Racetrack As Fast As Possible:
Requirement:  Just reach 5m at any speed
Super-Clear:  1:00.00
(DC: 0:45)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard


Underwater As Large As Possible:
Requirement:  80cm
Super-Clear:  2m
(DC: 2m8cm)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Underwater As Fast As Possible:
Requirement:  Just reach 60cm at any speed
Super-Clear:  I don't know
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Almost Impossible


Campfire Small:
Requirement:  light fire at 1m50cm
Super-Clear:  light fire at 3m
(DC: 3m90cm)
(Additional DC: finish at any size in 1:45)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Campfire Medium:
Requirement:  light fire at 3m
Super-Clear:  light fire at 4m20cm
(DC: 5m40cm)

(Additional DC: finish in 2:30)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium

Campfire Large:
Requirement:  light fire at 6m
Super-Clear:  light fire at 7m40cm
(DC: 8m)
(Additional DC: finish in 3:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard


Saturn Small:
Requirement:  Reach at least 10cm and cancel out 
(I don't know the biggest you can get)
Super-Clear:  exactly 20cm
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Saturn Medium:
Requirement:  Reach at least 1m and cancel out 
(I don't know the biggest you can get)
Super-Clear:  exactly 2m
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Saturn Large:
Requirement:  Reach at least 25m and cancel out 
(I don't know the biggest you can get)
Super-Clear:  exactly 50m
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Saturn Super Clear Difficulty according to Merriam: Easy
>
>Just a quick note:  If you have some strips of masking tape or  
>similar handy, getting the Saturn levels correct is simplicity in  
>itself.  I put four strips (top, bottom, sides) marking the  
>boundaries of the initial "guide" image you're shown for size.  After  
>that, beyond trying not to roll up any ridiculously long items, it's  
>pretty easy to just match the sphere up.  I've gotten two of the  
>three levels finished perfectly.
>
Thanks Merriam for that info.


Sumo Vs. Komusubi (Small):
Requirement:  knock down at 133kg
Super-Clear:  roll-up at 157kg
(DC: 580kg)
(Additional DC: finish at any size in 1:15)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Easy

Sumo Vs. Ozeki (Medium):
Requirement:  knock down at 205kg
Super-Clear:  roll-up at 241kg
(DC: 585kg)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:00)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Easy

Sumo Vs. Yokozuna (Large):
Requirement:  knock down at 296kg
Super-Clear:  roll-up at 348kg
(DC: 585kg)
(Additional DC: finish in 2:30)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium


As Many Flowers As Possible:
Requirement:  50% (617 flowers)
Super-Clear:  90% (1111 flowers)
(DC: 98%)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Easy

Flowers As Fast As Possible:
Requirement:  Just collect 567 flowers at any speed
Super-Clear:  1:00.00
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard


As Many Friends As Possible (Zoo):
Requirement:  50% (150 animals)
Super-Clear:  90% (270 animals)
(DC: 99%)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium

Friends As Fast As Possible (Zoo):
Requirement:  Just collect 100 animals at any speed
Super-Clear:  I don't know
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Almost Impossible


Sweets - Gingerbread House:
Requirement:  Reach 1m30cm and pick up Hansel and Gretel
Super-Clear:  95%
(DC: 100% with 20 seconds left)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Easy

Sweets - Sweet Meadow:
Requirement:  Reach 1m30cm and pick up Hansel and Gretel
Super-Clear:  95%
(DC: 100% with over a minute left)
Super-Clear Difficulty: Very Easy


50-Item Challenge:
Requirement:  Just collect any 50 things
Super-Clear:  5m50cm
(DC: 5m90cm)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Clouds:
Requirement:  10% (50 clouds)
Super-Clear:  95% (475 clouds)
(DC: 99%)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Medium

Cowbear:
Requirement:  Pick up any Cow or Bear thing
Super-Clear:  Get the Cowbear
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal

Fireflies:
Requirement:  Reach 1m50cm and pick up the fan
Super-Clear:  Dazzling
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal

Paper Cranes:
Requirement:  60% (600 cranes)
Super-Clear:  100% (1000 cranes)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal

Save The Pandas:
Requirement:  Believe it or not, somewhere between $5 and $10 (!)
Super-Clear:  $100,000
(DC: $140,000)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Tidy-Up Room Cleaning:
Requirement:  Just collect all the junk at any speed
Super-Clear:  1:00.00
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Cousins:
Requirement:  Just roll up all 39 Cousins at any speed
Super-Clear:  2:30.00
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Brutal

Save Earth:
Requirement:  Catch the meteor
Super-Clear:  100% (195 countries)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Hard

Snowman:
Super-Clear:  Complete the snowman.  
50cm head 12m body is fine, 10m head 2m50cm body is fine
(DC: finish at 50cm2mm or less)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Automatic


Roses:
Super-Clear:  500,000 roses
(DC: 1,000,000, duh!)
Super-Clear Difficulty:  Sure takes a long time

Roll Up The Sun:
Requirement:  Roll up enough planets, then roll up the Sun
There is no Super-Clear in this stage.

Credits (King rolling the Sun):
Requirement: For the fans you collected to count in the item list you have to 
avoid getting rolled up all the way until you enter the Prince's house.
There is no Super-Clear in this stage.  

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If anybody has comments, corrections, or anything to add 
(including if you want to rate the difficulty of the Super-Clears) 
you are free to e-mail me.

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