Hello all! I hope you had a great day!

Usually, you wouldn't see another "Shameless Promotions" until next month (still gathering info and such). But this was just too important to pass up. That... and Grizzly-Wizzlly threaten to take away my supply of chocolate (okay... so that part isn't true. But he still could <_<... >_> ).

Are you one of those gamers who've been gaming for many years (like me)? Are you just a bit tired of seeing games being turned into half-baked sequels and copycat games? Games that are over-hyped and turn out to be complete flops? Do you ever wish that a game would come along that's so radically different from the others, that you would feel... refreshed? I think I have the game for you...

KATAMARI DAMACY

Say it with me now: Katamari Damacy

I got it today. I played it for an hour. And I haven't laughed so much while playing a game in a looong time.

The story: Your dad, the King of All Cosmos (who looks like some character from a Monty Python animated short), well... he got wasted and accidentally got rid of all the stars. He sends you, the Prince, down to Earth to collect enough knick-knacks to create new stars. You collect objects by using your Katamari (your lump) to run them over, making them stick to your Katamari. You have to make it big enough before the time limit expires. If you succeed, then you make a new star. Yea! :D

Control is easy enough: you just use the Analog sticks. Yep, that's all. You use the L1 to look around and R1 to jump in the air to get a better view of things. And that's it. So wonderfully simple and easy to pick up! The music is so catchy (I was singin' along with the Japanese vocals -- somewhat :P); it's perfectly suited for the game. The graphics are cute and quirky. And the dialog... the King has some of the funniest lines ever. The fact that he uses the Royal "We" just adds to his character.

KD is just so bizarre, you just can't help but be amused by it all. Lemme tell ya... there's a certain feeling of satisfaction that you'll experience when you're able to collect a Tabby Cat for the first time :P

It's these types of quirky lil' gems that I love to support. And I'm asking y'all to do the same. If you own a PS2, buy it. It costs $19.99 US ($29.99 CDN). We need to see more games like KD out there nowadays, amidst the sea of over-hyped games and sequels. It's the breath of fresh air that rejuvenated my gaming spirit and made me remember why I became a gamer in the first place.

I'm begging ya, peeps. Please rally behind Katamari Damacy. The more we do, the better chance we'll have of seeing more games like it. It's all well and good to support fave 'big' games. But we can't let those lil' gems pass us by either.

Well, that's enough for me. I hope to see you on the other side of the Cosmos.

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Royal RAINBOW!