I Love Katamari

The version for Android was released in 2012 exclusively for Samsung Android devices. In this game, the King of All Cosmos instructs the game's protagonist – the Prince – to gather as many objects as possible to grow a highly adhesive ball called a Katamari large enough so that he can pick up special objects to bring to the King so that he can regain his memory. The gameplay was identical to that of Katamari Damacy, where the players could roll a highly adhesive ball called a Katamari, collecting various objects of increasing size until it became large enough to transform into a star. The game utilized the specialized technology from the iPhone and iPod Touch in which players could tilt the device to move the Katamari across the playing field. Katamari received mixed reviews. While it has been praised for its game presentation, it has also been criticized for performance and control issues. The performance and control issues were improved in an update, but not entirely fixed.

• Title — I Love Katamari • Developer — Namco Bandai Games • Publisher — Namco Bandai Games • Series — Katamari Damacy • Genre — Puzzle, action • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — iOS, Windows Phone 7, Android

• Illustration — Gameplay of I Love Katamari In I Love Katamari, the players controlled a highly–adhesive ball called the katamari. The object was to make the katamari as large as possible by running over and collecting objects of increasing size. The more objects players collected, the larger the katamari became. Instead of using analog controllers to control the katamari as in the home console Katamari games, players could roll the katamari by tilting the iPhone/iPod Touch in the direction they wanted the katamari to go. The goal was to collect specific objects requested by the King of All Cosmos within a specified time limit.