Advantages: Still quirky, hilarious and addictive gameplay. Disadvantages: A wafer-thin disc of shattered dreams.
...sad to my core.
Beautiful Katamari, the latest descendent of the series that started in Japan only with Katamari Damacy, has hit the Xbox 360. The gameplay, it's most innovative feature from the start, has naturally remained the same. You play as a funny-shaped prince, or any number of his cousins, working under the hilariously nonsensical King of the Cosmos. His stupidity has lead to the solar system being swallowed up by a black hole, not that ... ...to see more of.
Beautiful Katamari is an appalling failure to bring anything new to the table. I got it for my birthday and was done with it the following day, having played it for scarcely three hours. All but one of the twelve (yes, twelve) levels followed the same pattern of gathering familiar objects in what more and more seemed like the same giant map. I remember feeling I was getting too big too fast, like I was Icarus and some powerful fiery ...
Furbystein 05.05.2008
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I have played this game and thoroughly enjoyed it - whilst at first it frustrates you to the point of tears when you learn the basics and you know what items you are big enough to roll up the fun really begins - the game is highly addictive and i would recommend it to players of all ages - the graphics are not great but the game is so embarrassingly addictive it will keep you occupied for hours - there is however a snag - if you are looking for achievements you can get possibly in the region of 600 points by playing the game however you will be forced to download extra packs if you wish to complete the game in full ...
alisonlong1984 18.06.2008
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(+) Play As All Four Turtles, Good Fun While It Lasts, Tag Team With Turtles (-) No Co-op Or Xbox Live Mode, Really Easy, Graphics Aren't Exactly Next Gen