WARNING: This game is highly addictive, may cause lack of sleep.
User Rating: 9 | Katamari Damacy PS2
This is by far the quirkiest, oddball game I've ever played. What's even better is that this game is so much fun, you won't be able to stop playing. The idea is so simple that even a toddler could understand, as all you do is roll things up into a ball. The more stuff you roll up, the bigger your ball gets. It's somewhat difficult to explain what makes this game so addictive and fun, but you will just have to try it to see for yourself. The controls are somewhat difficult to learn for the first 15 minutes, but after that it's a breeze. The environments are filled with every little thing you could think of to roll up in your ball. Push pins, candy, forks, mice, magazines, toys, egg plants, watermelons, chairs, children, bicycles, telephone booths, trucks, and the list just keeps going. The graphics aren't top notch, but it seems as though that was done on purpose. The entire game seems like Lego-land. However, the detail in the entire environment is still done very well. You'll always be able to look at every object and know right away what it is just by looking at it. The audio in this game is great, with some crazy songs in the soundtrack that certainly add to this already bizarre game. Some of the songs are in English and some are in Japanese, but all of them have a good vibe and fit the game perfectly. The sound effects are also great, and just plain hysterical sometimes (like when you are picking up people and they yell out certain things). The game is only $20, so why haven't you bought it yet? The sequel comes out in just a few days, so maybe you can buy that instead. Maybe the price of this one will be even lower than $20 since the sequel is coming out. Oh well, I leave it to you to decide, but pick one of them up, it's worth it. Only drawback is that the game can be beaten in less than 4 hours, but there is still lots of replay value and two player mode. Oddly enough, this game even has a plot, which is very comical at times. You might even think that the developers were taking illegal drugs when they made this game, because some of the skits are down right insane, but still very funny. 
