<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Katamari	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
following	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Me	B-Application
&	I-Application
My	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
has	O
gained	O
extra	O
attention	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
abandoned	O
and	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
,	O
his	O
Queen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Prince	O
,	O
enjoying	O
some	O
tennis	B-Device
while	O
on	O
vacation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
serve	O
by	O
the	O
King	O
causes	O
the	O
tennis	B-Device
ball	O
to	O
rip	O
through	O
the	O
fabric	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
that	O
sucks	O
everything	O
but	O
the	O
planet	O
Earth	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
Prince	O
completes	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
King	O
then	O
orders	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
katamari	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
plug	O
up	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
and	O
restore	O
order	O
to	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Prince	O
then	O
rolls	O
up	O
enough	O
stuff	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Giant	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
large	O
Katamari	O
that	O
he	O
then	O
clogs	O
up	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
is	O
stopped	O
and	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
takes	O
all	O
the	O
credit	O
for	O
stopping	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
series	O
is	O
unchanged	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
diminutive	O
Prince	O
,	O
controls	O
a	O
"	O
katamari	O
"	O
to	O
collect	O
objects	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
katamari	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
katamari	O
to	O
grow	O
and	O
collect	O
even	O
larger	O
objects	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
meet	O
various	O
objectives	O
given	O
by	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
urged	O
to	O
build	O
katamari	O
with	O
specific	O
types	O
of	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
resolutions	O
of	O
720p	O
,	O
1080i	O
and	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
modes	O
include	O
2	O
player	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
and	O
24	O
player	O
support	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
both	O
cooperative	O
and	O
competitive	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
battle	O
types	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
Thingy	O
Battle	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
mode	O
in	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
where	O
each	O
player	O
must	O
collect	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
type	O
of	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
tracks	O
all	O
progress	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
various	O
modes	O
and	O
shares	O
this	O
data	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
to	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
compare	O
their	O
performance	O
to	O
others	O
,	O
including	O
on	O
normal	O
request	O
levels	O
,	O
time	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
play	O
performance	O
(	O
tracked	O
as	O
"	O
cookies	O
"	O
awarded	O
by	O
the	O
King	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
worldwide	O
katamari	O
"	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
total	O
size	O
of	O
all	O
objects	O
rolled	O
up	O
by	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
players	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
contribution	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
include	O
downloadable	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
additional	O
levels	O
are	O
available	O
individually	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
additional	O
level	O
occupies	O
only	O
about	O
384	O
kB	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
's	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
leading	O
game	O
reviewer	O
Aaron	O
Linde	O
to	O
complain	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shipped	O
feature-complete	O
but	O
crippled	O
unless	O
players	O
paid	O
additional	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
achievements	O
explicitly	O
requires	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
download	O
stages	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
1,500,000	O
km	O
katamari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
downloads	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
immediately	O
unlock	O
ten	O
cousins	O
or	O
presents	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
6	O
additional	O
levels	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
EU	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
,	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Keita	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Me	B-Application
&	I-Application
My	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
co-lead	O
game	O
designer	O
Jun	O
Moriwaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
various	O
reports	O
suggested	O
that	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
might	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
Autumn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
September	O
2007	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
from	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
catalog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post	O
from	O
Orange	O
Lounge	O
Radio	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
contained	O
the	O
report	O
that	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
to	O
retailers	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
post	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
to	O
feature	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Sixaxis	O
Wireless	O
Controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-April	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Famitsu	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
America	O
on	O
April	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Jun	O
Moriwaki	O
stated	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
that	O
while	O
a	O
Wii	O
version	O
of	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
under	O
consideration	O
,	O
difficulties	O
were	O
presented	O
by	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
controller	O
that	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
first	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Nintendo	O
editor-in-chief	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
reported	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
that	O
according	O
to	O
unnamed	O
sources	O
close	O
to	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
edition	O
of	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
porting	O
issues	O
and	O
stalled	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
sales	O
,	O
with	O
resources	O
being	O
redirected	O
towards	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Wii	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
Namco	O
revealed	O
their	O
E3	O
2007	O
lineup	O
,	O
listing	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
was	O
currently	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
cover	O
image	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
indicates	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Namco-Bandai	O
'	O
s	O
U.S.	O
website	O
briefly	O
identified	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
as	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
platforms	O
bearing	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
"	O
TBD	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
by	O
1UP	O
during	O
the	O
2007	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
director	O
Jun	O
Morikawa	O
claimed	O
specifically	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
another	O
Katamari	O
game	O
that	O
stars	O
the	O
King	O
of	O
Cosmos	O
in	O
the	O
lead	O
will	O
make	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
"	O
soon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Namco	O
later	O
released	O
Katamari	B-Application
Forever	I-Application
,	O
which	O
shares	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
levels	O
with	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
for	O
that	O
console	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
score	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
clearly	O
aims	O
to	O
include	O
everyone	O
and	O
exclude	O
no	O
one	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
just	O
plain	O
refreshing	O
amid	O
a	O
holiday	O
season	O
stuffed	O
full	O
of	O
deadly	O
serious	O
,	O
high-learning-curve	O
me-toos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
"	O
a	O
welcome	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
barren	O
category	O
of	O
family	O
friendly	O
games	O
on	O
360	B-Operating_System
"	O
but	O
also	O
found	O
fault	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
evolution	O
in	O
the	O
Katamari	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
lamented	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
in	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
"	O
ugly	O
duckling	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Katamari	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
facilities	O
but	O
calling	O
the	O
environments	O
"	O
dull	O
and	O
lifeless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
the	O
25th	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
24,186	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
