What kind of game would meditate on humankind's symbiotic relationship to nature by asking players to rip up entire mountain ranges by the root? Or criticize capitalism by letting us literally consume everything from a thumbtack to a streetlamp-and have a great time doing it? Only a game that takes its silliness very seriously.
But the 2004 release of Katamari Damacy almost didn't get the ball rolling. Reviewers worldwide weren't sure how...