I Love Katamari

We rolled the King and Queen, We did.

The thrill of getting the katamari big enough to roll people up still has not worn off. The squealing and hollering is music to my ears. This time round, the soundtrack didn't really roll me off my feet, with my favourites being the upbeat Everlasting Love and the offpitch rendition of the theme song, Katamari on the Rocks. If madness has a song, that would be it.

I fully support the cause of saving the pandas and have rolled up enough stuff in the streets to make sure they'll be around to populate Katamari 3.. if it ever comes to that. Highly unlikely though, as creator Keita Takahashi was already reluctant enough to see a sequel but grudgingly decided to go for it so that the result wouldn't be a total botched-up job. He's all about originality and creativity but if the fans have clamoured for it, who is he to stop the King of all Cosmos from making a triumphant return ?

All I want is more places to roll in, more variety of stuff to roll up and more dramatic sound effects when the big ball looms nearer and nearer. More of an expansion pack than anything else. The fiery katamari was a novelty, the sumo wrestler eating everything in his path a total workout, and the new rules invented by Baboo! a change but nothing compares to just gunning for the biggest katamari before the clock runs down. The rumble of the controller as the first pieces of land are picked up, absolute thrill !

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na katamari damacy...