If you’re a gamer and you’ve not heard about LittleBigPlanet, then I guess you’ve not been on this planet much in recent weeks. So, just for you, here’s a little review.

LittleBigPlanet (LBP), is a physics based platformer, you control ‘Sackboy’. A loveable little rogue made out of cloth. As you progress through the game, you get stickers you can stick all over the place and outfits and stuff that allow you to customise Sackboy’s appearance. The controls are simple… walk or run, jump and grab. There’s really not much else too it.

But thats one of it’s good points… it’s simple to play… simple to understand… its just simple.

Or is it?

One of the things that sets LBP apart from practically every other game out there is that it’s designed to be extendable… easily, no programming required. It’s also designed to encourage community play.

And this is where it comes to life.

As I’ve already mentioned, as you progress, you collect stuff… some you wear, some you stick around… and some, you build with. Ready made contraptions, materials (wood, metal, stone for example), switches, motors, bolts, springs… practically everything you encounter in the story mode levels can be collected and used, by you, to create your own levels. When you’re happy with them, you can publish them, at which point, anyone with LBP can play them.

Besides sharing your own creations, some levels postively encourage multiplayer cooperation by way of special sections that require two, three or four players to help each other reach certain areas. Up to four people can play at once on a single PS3, and if you don’t have that many people to play with, you can go on-line and play with other people.

The graphics are sweet, the music is catchy, the levels are challenging and Sackboy is cute!

What more could you want from a game. I’ve given LBP a 10 because it is, quite simply, one of the best games I’ve ever played. If you don’t own a PS3, get one and play this game. It’s fantastic… fun for all the family.

As a footnote to Sony… I would have included one of the logo’s from the fansite kit, until I read the terms. Why be so restrictive? Do you want people to promote your products or not? The fact is, I love LBP and would love to have included one of the logos, but since this isn’t a fan site, I can’t. Kudos to the lawyers and bods at Sony who thought up such restrictive terms… what were you thinking? Guess I’ll just have to get some screen grabs of my PS3.

Tags: LittleBigPlanet

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