<s>
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
third-person	O
puzzle-action	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2004	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
diminutive	O
character	O
named	O
the	O
Prince	O
as	O
he	O
rolls	O
around	O
an	O
adhesive	O
ball	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
katamari	O
"	O
to	O
collect	O
increasingly	O
larger	O
objects	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
coins	O
to	O
pencils	O
to	O
buildings	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
build	O
stars	O
as	O
ordered	O
by	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
creator	O
Keita	O
Takahashi	O
opposed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
it	O
went	O
against	O
his	O
ideologies	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
sequels	O
being	O
detrimental	O
to	O
employee	O
creativity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
agreed	O
to	O
direct	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
when	O
Namco	O
executives	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
continue	O
development	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
his	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
themed	O
around	O
fanservice	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
significant	O
support	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
for	O
keeping	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
intact	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
,	O
heavily-stylized	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
Katamari	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
involvement	O
from	O
Takahashi	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Me	B-Application
&	I-Application
My	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
,	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
Reroll	O
+	O
Royal	O
Reverie	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
Prince	O
,	O
the	O
5-centimeter-tall	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
god-like	O
entity	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
,	O
who	O
rolls	O
around	O
a	O
"	O
katamari	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
magical	O
ball	O
that	O
causes	O
objects	O
smaller	O
than	O
it	O
to	O
attach	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
differs	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
in	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
self-referential	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
is	O
reacting	O
to	O
the	O
unexpected	O
success	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
his	O
goal	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
stars	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
,	O
the	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
All	I-Application
Cosmos	I-Application
was	O
surprised	O
to	O
discover	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
many	O
fans	O
down	O
on	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Namco	O
game	O
designer	O
and	O
artist	O
Keita	O
Takahashi	O
produced	O
the	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
only	O
moderately	O
successful	O
commercially	O
,	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Takahashi	O
agreed	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
chose	O
to	O
theme	O
the	O
sequel	O
around	O
supplying	O
fan	O
service	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
significant	O
support	O
from	O
fans	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
chose	O
to	O
name	O
the	O
sequel	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
in	O
reference	O
to	O
this	O
concept	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
level	O
structure	O
focusing	O
around	O
taking	O
requests	O
from	O
fictional	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
noted	O
that	O
such	O
concepts	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
impossible	O
to	O
implement	O
in	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
an	O
original	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
at	O
a	O
larger	O
scale	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
possessed	O
a	O
larger	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
30	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takahashi	O
mandated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
while	O
feeling	O
new	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
rarely	O
attempts	O
realism	O
,	O
focusing	O
heavily	O
on	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
that	O
are	O
heavily-stylized	O
and	O
bizarre	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
were	O
originally	O
created	O
for	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
announced	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2005	O
as	O
Minna	B-Application
Daisuki	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
Damacy	I-Application
(	O
Everyone	B-Application
Loves	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
Damacy	I-Application
)	O
;	O
its	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
cheering	O
outside	O
Namco	O
's	O
head	O
office	O
in	O
Yaguchi	O
,	O
Ōta	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
further	O
emphasize	O
its	O
centering	O
around	O
fanservice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
re-released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2006	O
under	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
The	I-Device
Best	I-Device
budget	O
title	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
Reroll+	O
Royale	O
Reverie	O
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	O
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Series	B-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Times	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
favorable	O
review	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
what	O
's	O
most	O
important	O
about	O
We	B-Application
Love	I-Application
Katamari	I-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
represents	O
a	O
move	O
in	O
which	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
biggest	O
games	O
publisher	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
prepared	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
title	O
that	O
is	O
new	O
,	O
entertaining	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
