Beautiful Katamari review Xbox 360

Beautiful Katamari is sure to be one of the wackiest releases on the Xbox 360 for some time to come. If you were lucky enough to play its predecessor We Love Katamari a couple of years ago, then you'll need no introduction to this colourful, HD sequel - the game is back in all its glory. Newcomers to Katamari will either be baffled or utterly bewitched by Beautiful Katamari - find out more about this intriguing game in our full review in this issue of 360Zine.
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Beautiful Katamari review for Xbox 360
If you're one of the few people fortunate enough to have played 2006's We Love Katamari, then you'll know exactly what Beautiful Katamari is all about. If you're one of the even fewer people to have experienced the import-only original, then you'll have an even better idea - Beautiful Katamari is closer to the first game in spirit than the sequel. It's basically Katamari in HD, and by now you'll already know if you want it or not.

If, however, you're a newcomer to Katamari then you're probably wondering what on earth is going on in the screenshots scattered about these pages. Quite understandably, too - in truth, this paragraph is probably going to put off more people than it excites. But stick with us - we promise it's worth it...

The story goes that the King of all Cosmos, a giant moustachioed chap with a head like a Christmas cracker, has created a giant black hole in the Milky Way with a particularly enthusiastic tennis shot. With all planets except Earth sucked into the void, it's up to his son the Prince to restore each planet. This is done by collecting various items by rolling over them with a sticky ball called a Katamari. The Katamari is controlled by both analogue sticks - nudge them upwards simultaneously and the Prince will push the ball forward, while tilting both to the same side will move it in that direction.

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