If you own a Playstation 2, you owe it to yourself to track down a copy of Katamari Damacy as soon as possible. It’s probably the breakout game of the year, striking a perfect balance between strange Japanese cuteness and simple-yet-addictive puzzle gameplay. The result is that stores are selling out all over the place, leading some to wonder if both retail outlets and Namco America were unprepared for the game’s sudden popularity. Lots of people have likened it to pure gaming joy—they ain’t far wrong. There are times when you’ll just start giggling to yourself, like the first time you roll your katamari over a cat; there aren’t many games that can genuinely surprise you like that.

As all good Japanese games do, Katamari Damacy also comes with a killer soundtrack filled with fun, quirky songs like Getsu to Oji. If you enjoy any form of Japanese pop whatsoever, you’ll probably want to find the soundtrack to the game as well. So far, the soundtrack has only been released in Japan, and it’s unlikely Namco will see fit to put something out in the U.S.—we like our weird and unique video games, but not so much video game soundtracks. Too bad—there hasn’t been a video game so deserving of a soundtrack release since the Wipeout series.