One of the most satisfying gameplay loops ever, wrapped in understated but hilarious comedy, a timelessly beautiful art style, and a BACK-TO-BACK BANGER soundtrack. This game drips humour from every pore, be it the innate oddity of the gameplay, the chaos of a world in which you find King Kong & Ultraman coexisting with gnomes & thunder gods, or the meta satirisation of franchises. I can't go in depth on the soundtrack only because there's 17 tracks and I could rave about every single one. I also like the variety compared to the first Katamari, with a wider range of settings to explore (outer space, underwater, fairytale lands) and twists on the gameplay loop - a flaming Katamari which must be kept alight, a racecar Katamari which zooms around at high speed, a sumo Katamari who must be bulked up with ludicrous amounts of food. I'd perhaps rate the first Katamari higher as a 'pure' experience, but I definitely get more of a kick from this, with bigger laughs & out-there ideas that keep drawing me back. Can't say enough good things TBH.

Fave levels: Large as Possible 5, Flowers, Gingerbread House, Underwater, Animals, Fundraiser, Sumo Wrestler, The Sun, Save the Earth