Katamari Damacy may have started the franchise but We ♥ Katamari created the blueprint for the rest of the series.
As the sequel to Damacy it had big shoes to fill, successfully following on a game that created its own unique and fun gameplay and not being just a bloated rehash of the first - We ♥ Katamari manages to follow suit of the games that manage to succeed in expanding on the gameplay while retaining the core aspects of what made the first so enjoyable.
It also contains many of the levels that would go on to be the best parts of later games.
We ♥ Katamari is undoubtedly the 2nd best the franchise has to offer, being bested only by Forever (and that's only because forever does what this one does best and expands).
As the sequel to Damacy it had big shoes to fill, successfully following on a game that created its own unique and fun gameplay and not being just a bloated rehash of the first - We ♥ Katamari manages to follow suit of the games that manage to succeed in expanding on the gameplay while retaining the core aspects of what made the first so enjoyable.
It also contains many of the levels that would go on to be the best parts of later games.
We ♥ Katamari is undoubtedly the 2nd best the franchise has to offer, being bested only by Forever (and that's only because forever does what this one does best and expands).