It’s funny to watch a screaming human, in all of his or her blocky glory, become part of your creation. Sometimes, oblong shapes make the ball move not quite as smoothly, only adding to the charm. There’s something extremely cathartic about rolling over objects and watching them become part of your growing ball. With each level, the scope of your mission increases. In later levels, you’re rolling over homes and skyscrapers and even mountains. In early levels, you go from picking up small household objects to small animals to humans. How do objects like boxes of cereal and tiny elephants help recreate the moon and stars? No idea, but it’s awesome anyway.Įach time you’re beamed to Earth, you have a certain amount of minutes to roll your ball to a set size.
The prince is zipped off to Earth with only a katamari - a ball with excellent sticking properties to gather the goods. The lime green prince, whose head looks like a pill capsule, is comically small for the objective.