Katamari Forever Review

Parents need to know that while Katamari Forever is an action/puzzle game that is appropriate for all ages, controlling the giant sticky Katamari ball (which involves using both thumbsticks simultaneously) requires a certain amount of motor control that might be beyond the ability of very young children. The King's pessimism and neurotic behavior, while part of what makes the game so offbeat and endearing, might confuse younger players too. With two-player and cooperative modes, this is a fun game for friends and family to play together.

The fourth installment in the quirky Japanese series finds the King of the Cosmos suffering from amnesia after being bopped on the head by an asteroid. The Robot King constructed to take his place goes haywire and destroys all the stars in the cosmos. The Prince has his work cut out for him trying to put everything right by, once again, rolling up objects, people, animals, and scenery into a giant sticky ball. Unique to KATAMARI FOREVER is that players will be exploring two parallel worlds. In the first, they'll help RoboKing restore the cosmos by creating balls of a certain size in a certain amount of time that will be turned into new stars and planets. In the second, they'll help the real King restore his lost memories by clearing away the 'clutter' inside his head and completing challenges, like rolling up a specific item (such as a bear or a sumo wrestler), collecting items of a certain type (such as Zodiac symbols), or lighting up a dark Katamari by rolling up fireflies.

Now the Prince is tasked with restoring the King's memories and helping RoboKing rebuild all of the stars in the cosmos in Katamari Forever for. Emerald city confidential 1. GeekySweetie.com – Geeky & Kawaii Anime, Tech, Toys, & Game Reviews & News. Slice of Life and Shoujo Anime, Kdrama, Retro or Indie Game Reviews, JRPGs, RPGs.

A typically whacked-out Katamari intro (flashing stars, geese, dancing ultramen) sets up the story for this HD’d up half-remake, half-sequel. The king has lost his memory, and a giant robo-king has been made to take his place.

Only the robo-king has gone crackers and destroyed all the stars in the galaxy. As the prince you can fix both problems by rolling stuff up into giant sticky balls – clearing out the king’s brain in one thread, scooting around levels familiar from previous Katamaris, and creating new stars in the other, made from the assorted junk found in the robo-king’s levels.The gameplay has barely changed since the PS2 days (bar the introduction of the prince’s hop, activated sketchily by motion control or by simply pressing a button), which means it’s both really addictive, and way harder than the cutesy visuals would suggest. Planning a route through the mess is a must to hit the size targets on all but the first few levels, and despite appearances, this is a mean puzzler. For a full-priced title, there’s a lot of reused material here, but the bottom line is that this is the definitive Katamari on PlayStation.Sep 22, 2009.

Parents need to know that while Katamari Forever is an action/puzzle game that is appropriate for all ages, controlling the giant sticky Katamari ball (which involves using both thumbsticks simultaneously) requires a certain amount of motor control that might be beyond the ability of very young children. The King's pessimism and neurotic behavior, while part of what makes the game so offbeat and endearing, might confuse younger players too. With two-player and cooperative modes, this is a fun game for friends and family to play together.

The fourth installment in the quirky Japanese series finds the King of the Cosmos suffering from amnesia after being bopped on the head by an asteroid. The Robot King constructed to take his place goes haywire and destroys all the stars in the cosmos. The Prince has his work cut out for him trying to put everything right by, once again, rolling up objects, people, animals, and scenery into a giant sticky ball. Unique to KATAMARI FOREVER is that players will be exploring two parallel worlds. In the first, they'll help RoboKing restore the cosmos by creating balls of a certain size in a certain amount of time that will be turned into new stars and planets. In the second, they'll help the real King restore his lost memories by clearing away the 'clutter' inside his head and completing challenges, like rolling up a specific item (such as a bear or a sumo wrestler), collecting items of a certain type (such as Zodiac symbols), or lighting up a dark Katamari by rolling up fireflies.

Now the Prince is tasked with restoring the King's memories and helping RoboKing rebuild all of the stars in the cosmos in Katamari Forever for. Emerald city confidential 1. GeekySweetie.com – Geeky & Kawaii Anime, Tech, Toys, & Game Reviews & News. Slice of Life and Shoujo Anime, Kdrama, Retro or Indie Game Reviews, JRPGs, RPGs.

A typically whacked-out Katamari intro (flashing stars, geese, dancing ultramen) sets up the story for this HD’d up half-remake, half-sequel. The king has lost his memory, and a giant robo-king has been made to take his place.

Only the robo-king has gone crackers and destroyed all the stars in the galaxy. As the prince you can fix both problems by rolling stuff up into giant sticky balls – clearing out the king’s brain in one thread, scooting around levels familiar from previous Katamaris, and creating new stars in the other, made from the assorted junk found in the robo-king’s levels.The gameplay has barely changed since the PS2 days (bar the introduction of the prince’s hop, activated sketchily by motion control or by simply pressing a button), which means it’s both really addictive, and way harder than the cutesy visuals would suggest. Planning a route through the mess is a must to hit the size targets on all but the first few levels, and despite appearances, this is a mean puzzler. For a full-priced title, there’s a lot of reused material here, but the bottom line is that this is the definitive Katamari on PlayStation.Sep 22, 2009.