Beautiful Katamari

Platforms

• Xbox 360

  Oct 16, 2007

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  7.6

  playscore

  7.4

  10 Critics

  8.0

  11.4K Players

10 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Video Gamer

  6.0

  Whether the King of all Cosmos is getting a little old or the designers have just lost their way slightly, this latest Katamari game lacks the quirky humour of previous games, favouring more obvious quips, and in turn the whole game feels a little forced. Newcomers will likely find everything a little bizarre and wonder what all the fuss was about while fans will wonder why this next-gen debut pales in comparison to previous entries in the series.

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  Game Trailers

  8.0

  Online can be fun, but this still remains the sort of game where you just want to chill out and roll over some things, get bigger, and listen to some quirky music, not go competitive and trip up the vibe. The novelty of the series may be gone, but its core stands as a good game idea. It won’t win any beauty pageants, but a big enough Katamari could win a county fair.

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  Game Zone

  7.7

  Nothing much has changed in the world of Katamari and this is both a good thing and a bad thing, but one thing is for certain and that is that Beautiful Katamari for the Xbox 360 is still charming and fun. It might not push the franchise to new and exciting heights but for faithful fans or those experiencing the quirky series for the first time, this is still a fun game to own.

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  CVG

  8.0

  Single-player is undoubtedly Beautiful Katamari's strength. And although it doesn't represent a proper generational leap from its predecessors on the PS2, Beautiful Katamari is - as far as we're aware - the only Xbox 360 game where you can spend an afternoon in the company of an absurdist King, rolling around inside a Japanese convenience store and listening to hyper-hi-fi J-pop sung by 16-year-old idols.

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  Games Radar+

  8.0

  The big appeal is, as always, the game's unique style: an intoxicating blend of innocently eager charm, quirky music, simple-to-grasp gameplay, and downright weirdness. If you miss a certain racing game, you can turn the key on the one right behind it; if you miss a certain first-person shooter, there will be three more within a month. But if you miss Beautiful Katamari... you're just missing out.

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  Cheatcc

  7.8

  You will enjoy the online play, even with its random lagging problems, and the game also offers a good amount of new stages to play. The Katamari series is very particular, so if you're new to it and are not sure you'll enjoy the wacky sense of humor and bizarre gameplay, you might want to rent it first. The game is entirely addictive, and even when things are going wrong for you, you'll have this ridiculous desire to continue playing to see if you can beat the level once and for all. That's why I call it "good ol' evil Katamari."

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  GameSpot

  7.5

  Some players will undoubtedly be disappointed by Beautiful Katamari's lack of forward progress. After all, for a series that was founded on such an out-of-left-field and highly original concept, it hasn't made much headway over the last few years, instead turning in sequel after sequel that follows the same precise formula of the original Katamari Damacy. But even for all its sidestepping, Beautiful Katamari is undeniably charming and remains entertaining.

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  IGN

  7.8

  Right from the opening movie you know that Beautiful Katamari is something special. Its wacky style is guaranteed to bring a grin to the face of the most hardcore gamer and it?s a welcome addition to the barren category of family friendly games on 360. There?s a decent attempt to extend game through online multiplayer but once again Katamari?s biggest downfall is that the magic is short lived.

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  Euro Gamer

  6.0

  Atari founder Nolan Bushnell was in the news this week defending his wholesale rejection of modern games as "trash" by pining after games that left you struggling for context and means of comparison. Katamari Damacy was and remains among those games. Beautiful Katamari inherently cannot be, but what it does offer pales for other reasons, namely its lack of coherency, imagination and self-awareness.

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  jeuxvideo.com

  7.0

  Véritable ovni, Beautiful Katamari s'inscrit dans la droite ligne de ses prédécesseurs et diffuse sa magie et sa bonne humeur dès les premières secondes. On pourra effectivement lui reprocher sa faiblesse technique, mais comment ne pas se laisser embarquer par l'innocence dévastatrice et la force de son concept ? Ce dernier peut d'ailleurs être décrit comme "simple" et "accrocheur", des adjectifs que l'on accole généralement aux grands jeux.

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