Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"The Katamari Damacy series has always been one that felt like a bit of a fever dream, especially when the first one was released in 2004. Playing as a tiny green Prince and rolling a ball around to pick up coins and grow in size to the point of rolling up entire buildings made this humorous series as memorable as its wild soundtrack and unique style. This made it a bit of a surprise that, despite releasing a couple of remakes over the last few years, the franchise has actually been dormant for well over a decade with no brand new console release until now. Now, we have Once Upon A KATAMARI set to make its first step onto consoles once again after such a long period of time and bring with it brand new content, has the series managed to maintain its glorious ridiculousness?"
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "When you think about it, the essence of every game is problem-solving in one way or another. For the puzzle genre, that's expressed through a series of brainteasers. A challenge is placed at your feet and you're pushed to understand it with limited contextual clues. From industry veterans to relative newbies, familiar franchises to brand-new IPs, 2025 saw a deluge of impressive puzzlers. Among our finalists are not merely well-designed templates based on familiar staples; a couple move the genre forward in interesting directions."
Plus news on Once Upon a Katamari DLC and the Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac Sonic Collaboration Set DLC.
In Pocket Tactics' Once Upon a Katamari review, Daz travels back in time with the Prince to clean up the King of All Cosmos' messes, as usual.
