Bush Mackel

While the first mobile review of anything on this site might be something to celebrate, (especially after writing some 337 posts), the prospect of a mobile game enticing me to write a review is really where the praise is deserved. Now let me preface this review by saying I have an LG Chocolate on the Verizon network and you can get the game there. For the other carriers and phones, I just don’t know but you might wanna check over on Namco’s page.

If You’ve Never Played a Katamari Game…
It’s really simple. You’re this little guy and you push this little ball that EVERYTHING sticks to. The point of the game is to make the ball grow as big as you can make it. So I know that sounds really stupid and childlike but in execution it’s very cool. See, your ball starts out really small and as such it can only pick up small things like paper clips and pen tops. But as your ball grows, you’ll be able to roll and pick up bigger things like baseballs and then to trash cans to dogs, to cars… I mean, it’s a really really cool and relatively simple 3D game.

So How Does it Translate to the Handheld
SurPRISINGLY well! You’re not going to get the 3D view (at least in my version), but other than that it’s almost the exact same game and equally as fun! It handles pretty well, the graphics are great, and the effect used when the game zooms out as your ball gets bigger is spot on. Now I’ve been playing this for a WHILE now… Sometimes in waiting rooms, sometimes before bed, sometimes just in place of other games, and I’m STILL NOT DONE WITH IT! Which for me, is VERY important when buying a mobile game. If I can’t play it over and over again, it’s just not worth it the money to purchase it. If I had one negative thing to say about the game, I might cite the music… I know they tried to match the console’s “poppyness” but the same kind of stuff through my cell’s speakers just sounds abrasive.

Conclusion
If you liked the console version of this game, you’re gonna love the mobile. It’s almost as simple as that. And if you’ve never played the console version, it’s certainly not a requisite for the mobile game and certainly wouldn’t take anything away from the experience. Hooray! Royal Rainbow! (You’ll see…)