It has been a very long time since I last sat down and actually played a video game from start to finish. Katamari Damacy not only got me to spend the time to complete the game, I find myself returning to the Prince of All the Cosmos and retrying old stages to do better.

What a great game. At first -about 3 months ago- when Nam and Buke showed it to me, I thought it was stupid. But after giving it a good run, I have fallen in love with it. Hell I'm even listening to the soundtrack as I type these words.

If you're not familiar with Katamari Damacy then here is the idea. The King of All the Cosmos was having some fun and destroyed all of the stars in the sky. Now you -the tiny Prince- must use your Katamari ball and travel to Earth to put the stars back into the sky. You do this by rolling up objects from Earth -because Earth has so many things-. As your Katamari get larger you can pick up larger objects. Starting with thumbtacks to candy, stationary, boxes, people, plants, houses, buildings, trees, hills, islands and so on. As your Katamari skills increase you get hooked.

The soundtrack for this game is amazing. So chill and fits in perfectly with the game play. A wide range of genres and mix of Japanese and English.

I've even gone as far as downloading Prince paper crafts so I can have a toy!

Laugh now, but if you play Katamari Damacy, you'll be dreaming about it in your sleep and scoping out items to pick up on your way to work in the morning.