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Friday 25 January, 2008
SUMMARY
The story begins with the little mishap caused by King of All Cosmos. One night, he accidentally destroyed and made all the stars in the sky disappear. In order to make things right again, he sends the Prince, or you, to help him gather all the stars back from Earth with your katamari. The object of the game is to make your katamari grow as big as it possibly can by making the objects stick to it. Eventually, the bigger the katamari, the bigger objects you can pick up; such as, people, cars, or even cows!
GAMEPLAY
This was my first time playing Katamari Damacy, and I must say, I really enjoyed the overall gameplay. First of all, this game is so unique and different from any other games that I’ve played before. Furthermore, I’ve actually never heard of this game. In fact, I was introduced to Katamari Damacy by my friend not long ago. When I finally got my hands on this game, I was pretty much very excited to roll a giant ball around. As dull as that may sound, it surely kept me entertained for nearly two hours. I was immediately greeted with flying pandas and singing ducks; at the second, I knew this game is definitely out of the ordinary. Since I wasn’t familiar with the controls, I decided to head on to the tutorial section. Surprisingly, the tutorial was very straight- forward and directions were clear. I mean, what else can go wrong with using just two analogue sticks? I was ready to play the real levels in no time.
The first level wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Basically, you start off with a small katamari, or ball, and you start rolling in every direction in order to pick up objects on the ground. The more objects you pick up, the bigger your katamari gets. The goal of the first level wasn’t difficult to achieve and I moved on to the rest of the levels like breeze. For example, most of the levels give you a certain amount of time to get your katamari to a specific size. Some even restrict you to only pick up certain items on the ground. This may sound a bit challenging at first, but you can definitely achieve it with a little practice.
Throughout the levels, the King of All Cosmos informed me of my progress in a humorous witty way. After each level, he would say the most random thing that anyone could’ve imagined. Yet, this was enough to catch my attention. Furthermore, the game not only has a whimsical nature, it also presents a colorful world filled with rainbows and bright, vivid colors. Even if I was irritated with the game for some time, the background music was so upbeat and happy that kept me from turning off the system. Overall, the game is extremely attractive in its own distinctive ways. I can’t wait to play again!
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