FOR PARENTS
I, personally, see nothing inappropriate about this game. It's rated E for Everyone. Here's what the ESRB points out is in the game:
Alcohol and Tobacco Reference
Comic Mischief
Mild Fantasy Violence
Mild Language
"This is a puzzle/adventure game in which players roll a small ball around cities, collect random items (e.g., dice, beer signs, candy, smoking pipes, buckets, etc.) that stick to the ball, and make the ball grow in size. Players can eventually work their way up to rolling over cars, buildings, and even mountains. Sumo wrestlers, children, animals, and police officers can join the ride, though they sometimes cry out and wriggle around as they get stuck to the giant ball. One of the character descriptions mentions that "[h]e's trying to work out a way to fart without making a sound." The expletive "dammit" appears once on the screen."
The "Alcohol and Tobacco Reference" is really about the items that you can roll up. There's no encouragement to smoke or drink in the game. I haven't personally run into anything about a guy making a noiseless fart and I can't recall anyone saying "dammit" in the game and I've put maybe 30+ hours into the game. It just shows that you could play for quite a while and never run into certain things. The ESRB also, to me, makes it sound like you're harming people in katamari when you're not. I've provided a clip of the game to show what the game looks like. I think this game would be appropriate for anyone of any age and the ESRB agrees.
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