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November 17th, 2009 at 01:01am
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The PSP version of LittleBigPlanet is two shoulder buttons and an analog stick away from being one of the greatest games on Sony’s portable platform.
There were plenty of things I loved in the original LBP — frantic multiplayer, outstanding artistic and musical design, and an endless pool of community-generated content, to name a few — but all of the game’s delightful components relied heavily upon the strength of its creation engine, and the aforementioned community’s willingness to master the tools they’ve been provided.
While the PSP version of the game does an adequate job of transplanting these tools onto a portable console, a surprisingly large amount of that power and ease of use was sacrificed in the process. The level creation engine is functional, but doesn’t come close to the standard set by the original game. That’s partially because of the marginal changes that were made to how these tools function — though, more than anything, the PSP’s inherent lack of buttons plays the biggest role in the game’s diminished accessibility.
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Review: LittleBigPlanet (PSP) originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Mister-X
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November 3rd, 2009 at 01:20pm
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Ready to start collecting Sackboy costumes all over again? Pre-ordering LittleBigPlanet for PSP at GameStop seems to be a good way to get a headstart on building a respectable LittleBigCloset. The retailer is offering a series of six outfits based on popular PlayStation franchises, including two each from Uncharted 2, MotorStorm and Killzone 2. The costumes will be e-mailed with online orders or handed out on cards with in-store purchases.
One of the Killzone costumes is the tank revealed recently by LittleBigWorkshop. Hopefully, it’ll be accessible for non-GameStop buyers, because we’d be heartbroken if every LBP player didn’t get to run around in a lil’ tank.
[Thanks, Kevin!]
Pre-order LittleBigPlanet PSP for a tank costume originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 5th, 2009 at 11:40am
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The Sackboys and girls will go portable when LittleBigPlanet PSP popits into retail November 17. The new travel-size adventure will bring the intuitive level-creation of its PS3 cousin, but it’s a strictly solo escapade.
For a fuller LBP experience this fall, there’s always the “Game of the Year edition” on PS3.
LittleBigPlanet PSP’s littlebiglaunch set for Nov. 17 originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 16th, 2009 at 09:15pm
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Perhaps you’ve heard of Studio Ghibli, the studio behind some of Japan’s most revered animations? (My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, etc.) Media Molecule’s Siobhan Reddy spoke to Develop about the company’s success of collaborating with Japanese developers to produce content in LittleBigPlanet, such as the Metal Gear Solid level pack, and the Final Fantasy VII costumes. “They have been amazing. In fact, when we were in the US late last year we were introduced to Kojima and he told one of the level designers that he loved the design of the Metal Gear Solid pack.”
So what’s next for the LBP team? Well, there’s water — but beyond that, the possibilities are endless. Reddy admitted that she would “definitely” like to work with “Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.” Imagine: a Princess Mononoke level pack, or a Totoro costume for Sackboy! While we’re not sure if the LBP team will be able to get the attention of Miyazaki and company, we’d certainly like to see them try.
LittleBigPlanet team wants to work with Studio Ghibli originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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