Joystiq [PlayStation]

Screenshots, screenshots. What good are you? Indeed, you show off the power of the current-gen systems for people to gawk at and wonder "gee golly, how'd they do that?" or to set as wallpaper because it's that impressive. These aren't the only reasons why screenshots are valuable items to stay up to date on, to see what the game looks like across iterations, sequels, platforms, etc. Probably the best reason to keep on top of these is to watch a work in progress evolve, even if you aren't interested in it. The change from Okami, for example, from realistic to incredibly artsy would have been much more subdued without those screenshot things.

We come now to some more Beautiful Katamari screenshots. They more or less make everything we just said a whole lot of "what?" and a whole lot more of "ooh, neato." The game hasn't necessarily evolved from previous installments, but that's okay. Art allows that freedom. The game's still colorful, still weird, still fun. Looking. Anyway, if you want some totally awesome wallpapers of giant balls of random stuff, check out the new ones and let us know your favorite moment in the crazy Katamari universe. Ours is simple -- the opening video for Katamari Damacy. It really set up the entire experience.