Katamari Damacy Reroll for Nintendo Switch

This game is a remaster of the original Katamari Damacy, which is a bit of a cult classic.In short, you roll around a ball collecting ever larger objects to add to it, until the time runs out and you hopefully have grown the ball to the minimum dimensions required for the stage. The ball can only pick up similarly sized objects so you have to grind away collecting paper clips and drawing pins for example before eventually moving up to sugar cubes or plastic cutlery and - eventually - toys, dinner plates, people, vehicles and buildings.The game features a bright and unique visual style that has aged very well due to its use of mostly flat shaded polygons, which is very colourful, stylised and simplistic. I honestly still think this game looks fantastic, and the visual effects of the sense of scale you get from rolling about on a table top to eventually rolling around the suburbs still impresses me.The soundtrack is fantastic; wild, nonsensical bubblegum J-powerpop for the most part, which entirely matches the rest of the game’s vibe. It’s very Jet Set Radio/Gitaroo Man; and that is definitely a good thing. Plenty of ear worms here, with catchy melodies you’ll hate yourself for humming around the house for days on end after playing.The controls are, excuse the cliché, very simple to pick up, and difficult to master, if you ever really can “master” Katamari. This is because the momentum, physics and structure of the stacked ball itself are all quite tricky and maybe don’t always do what you may expect them to. Personally, I find this charmingly chaotic and certainly in-keeping with the frenzied nature of the gameplay; and I don’t know if I’m good or bad at Katamari, but I’ve never felt frustrated or as though my progress was halted by any great difficulty or lack of skill. It’s certainly not anywhere near as tricky or frustrating as Super Monkey Ball or something more twitch physics-based like that; although I also love Super Monkey Ball, and it maybe isn’t a terrible comparison to make to Katamari’s gameplay in general. Katamari is however a lot shorter and doesn’t have the mini games and so on, but it also lacks the pressure and the stress of Super Monkey Ball, so I find it a great game to just experience. There’s still more “game” here than something more “about the experience, man” like ‘Journey’ or whatever, but I do find it oddly relaxing for an “against the clock” game.I’m not sure why I find something so frenetic and fast paced also quite zen and calming, maybe it’s just because the plot is hilarious nonsense and it’s all just a lot of fun; so I never find it frustrating.It’s short, it’s certainly not for everyone, and although comparisons have been drawn between it and modern phone-based casual games, I think that does this game a disservice; it’s a wonderful title, well worth a revisit after completion and, crucially, is a lot of fun.It really hasn’t aged a day, and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it to anyone who likes bizarro Japanese titles, or even remotely enjoy modern day indie games with a generous dollop of whimsy and a side helping of rainbows.Keep an open mind, be prepared to have fun but also be aware you’re not buying a title that will give hours and hours of gameplay or a strict sense of completion, if that kind of thing matters to you!I feel the £20 or so I paid for it is fair value for money, however please note; I’m a moderate fan of the series who would probably have bought it at double the price just to be able to play it on the go and to add to my Katamari collection.

Never released in the UK on the PS2. Great port on Switch. Is region free.

Haha. Exactly as I remember it. If you've played it before, this is just a remake of the old game, so you'll know what you get. The music is wonderful, the story confusing, and the art is v v nice. Recommend as a casual game.

As the title suggests the game is pretty short 4-5 hours. It was a unique experience but nothing I would want to play again and I have no idea to improve my scores on any of the stages.Most of the game involves tyring to make your Katamari ball as big as possible with a few other random missions thrown in between, The best part is any mission you stick humans and other animals to your ball as you can imagine them squirming around trying to wriggle their way off.If you are looking to purchase this and are not sure if you will enjoy it, then you likely will not. If however, you want something different and of average quality, then my friend this is the game for you.

The media could not be loaded. O jogo chegou direitinho, no prazo e sem danos. Já tinha jogado a demo e gostei bastante (a excentricidade, a trilha sonora e a gameplay são muito divertidas). O contra é que a capa dessa mídia física é bem simples, nem arte interna tem.

Me encanto la estética del juego y el soundtrack, los controles son algo incómodos pero se puede cambiar. Muy recomendable para los más chicos.Me mantuvo entretenido por dos días pero lo retomará sin problemas si es que se da la oportunidad.

If you've played this game before, this is basically everything you loved and hated about the original PS2 game upgraded to widescreen with better graphics. All the Japanese singing music is here and sounds great.For those who haven't played this game it's a whimsical game that's good for all ages and has you rolling up random objects into your ball, your Katamari, to make it larger and larger so your father, the King, can make it into a star... because he took all the stars out of the sky... uh... yea, it's a zany story. You start by picking up thumb tacks or candies to grow larger enough to pick up cats and dogs to grow larger to pick up people and eventually construction equipment, cars, houses, etc., etc.. Oh, and your father will definitely belittle you in humorous ways if you fail to fulfill level requirements!The controls can be frustrating while you try to get the hang of it but it seems no different from the PS2 version. Sometimes you will get stuck in a tricky spot and you'll lose a lot of your Katamari's bulk because that's what happens when you hit things.Despite the occasional frustrations I love this game. Most of the levels seem well designed if you pay attention to the path of the items laid out for you to collect, the music is fun to listen to, and the humor will make you occasionally laugh out loud.Da daaa da da da da daa daa da da da daaaa... da daaaa da da da da da dum de dum de dum de dum...

das produkt gefällt mir großartig, alles am spiel ist höchst liebenswürdig und schön umgesetzt! wenn meine ohren wieder von einem der außergewöhnlichen musikalischen Meisterwerke des Spiels geküsst werden, kann ich nicht anders als drauflos zu rollen! ich kann das spiel alles Kugel-Enthusiasten nur wärmstens empfehlen

Despite being a fun and incredibly silly game, Katamari Damacy has always been a hard sell. I tried to get my son into this, but he hated the controls. I showed my wife and she thought that it was the dumbest “thing” she’s ever seen (the Untitled Goose Game being second). Everyone who doesn’t already love this game, hates it.I have always loved this game, and can say (that as a fan) this is an excellent remaster. The wonky controls are still there, but the graphics and cutscenes have been updated. The premise isn’t “dumber” than most video game plots, and there is something legitimately entertaining to this very day about the way living creatures react to being rolled into a massive ball that makes me laugh every single time it happens. It’s a fun game with great music.