Underplayed Gems

We Love Katamari (2005)

We Love Katamari cover
Developer
NOW Production, Keita Takahashi
Publisher
Namco, Electronic Arts
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure
Rating
4.4 of 5, 51 player ratings
Main story
about 10 hours
Completionist
about 15 hours

How it feels

A goofy, joyful loop of rolling a sticky ball through cheerful worlds, growing bigger with every object you collect until chaos becomes satisfying order.

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About

We Love Katamari, is a third-person puzzle-action video game where the player controls the Prince, the 5-centimeter-tall son of the god-like entity the King of All Cosmos, who rolls around a "katamari", a magical ball that causes objects smaller than it to attach to it. Throughout each level, the play must collect objects in order to fulfill objectives set by the prince's father.

What players say

A warm, whimsical love letter to fans that feels genuinely good to play, packed with eccentric humor, a relaxing soundtrack, and gentle self-aware charm. Widely adored as one of the coziest, happiest games on the system.

Screenshots

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