LittleBigPlanet (Platinum) reviews

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PS3 (2008)

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26 out of 30 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Marshall on 1st October, 2008
5 stars "Well worth the price of admission"

Been playing the BETA, and the game is everything you've heard it will be, creative, innovative and really fun.

Best thing about it is just coming up with an idea, then spending hours trying to get whats in your mind on the screen, and working the way you want it to. You can explore other peoples work in a really simple way which means endless hours of fun.

It sounds cheesy to say but the possibilities really are limitless, unmatched replay value and what looks to be a strong community, even for the BETA phase.

All in all, good times. Buy it, you won't regret it.

 
27 out of 32 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by David on 2nd October, 2008
5 stars "Played the Beta and it's awesome."

This is not a game to be missed. I've been playing the beta for the last three days and it is an amazing game. First off it's so creative, witty and original that it's a breath of fresh air in a stagnant gaming industry. It's incredibly funny with Stephen Fry's ever awesome narration and creating anything you want is a possibility, heck I was even playing LBP version of Wipeout HD on there XD, anything is possible. If you own a PS3 you NEED this game, don't think, buy.

 
11 out of 11 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Darcy on 18th November, 2008
5 stars "Fun for both young and old"

Definitely the most age irrelevant game available on the PS3. I've shared this game with age groups spanning from 17 to 41 and recently with a 7 year old. The “oldies” were a bit hesitant at first and within 15–20 minutes were right in to it (all being long-time gamers themselves). I got in ‘trouble’ with the parents of the child as she wouldn't shut up about it. :-)

I believe this to be the most sofa friendly multi-player game available on the PS3 at the moment. By that I mean that there are not many good games on the PS3 where you can have four people sitting down all playing at the same time and interacting with each other. The main difference here is that you all share the one screen rather than having a split-screen configuration – much easier on the eyes.

Definitely well worth the purchase for both young and old.

 
13 out of 16 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Andrew on 14th October, 2008
5 stars "It's the final count-down!"

The PS3 system seller Little Big Planet is out on 24th October; there has been a lot of noise made about this game for over 18 months and what's exciting for us gamers is that the people in the press who get to see it every now and then as it's being developed and get hands on time with it are still really excited about what this huge game can do. The game has 50 or more levels to play through in single player or on line with upto 4 players, plus, what has got most of the attention about LBP is that the tools that were used to create the levels are also available to all us gamers! You can create your own levels and publish them for everyone else to use.

If you own a PS3 and you like having a laugh and fun playing games with your friends, buy Little Big Planet.

 
12 out of 15 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Daniel on 13th October, 2008
5 stars "Never gets old"

This game is a must have if you have a ps3! It never gets old because of all the user created levels that are online! I think this game is going to have a cult following! I think it will get a 9.0 or above from IGN when it's reviewed. I would be money on it!

 
8 out of 8 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Hugh on 25th February, 2009
5 stars "The awards speak for themselves"

LittleBigPlanet was nominated for 10 awards in the Interactive Achievement awards, and won 8 of them including ‘overall game of the year’ even beating out Fallout 3 in most categories which is massive because of how unbelieveably awesome fallout 3 is… LBP offers hours upon serious freaking hours of entertainment, play it with mates, family or you partner and it is a just a great bonding experience (plus you can let out some anger by tricking eachother ;D) this game is definitely worth the price and then some, the online play has come a LONG way since release and adds at least a year of extra playable content on to the production issued stuff… and with DLC released consistantly, theres always something new

final word, get it, you will not regret…ever…

 
5 out of 5 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Thomas on 21st January, 2009
5 stars "Great living-room multiplayer"

I was hesitant to buy this game because I knew I wouldn't use the level creation features much. But the first time I played it I was hooked in seconds.

The visuals, the music, the movement, everything feels really polished. The main story mode is fun, and there's a heap of content already created by other players that you can jump straight into.

The best thing about it though, is the multiplayer. Just fire up some extra controllers and you can have up to 4 people playing at the same time on the same screen. The special 2-person puzzles scattered around the story levels allow even a total newbie to help out :).

Overall it's a game I'd recommend to anyone, but especially those looking for a nice social game for their PS3.

 
12 out of 18 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Timothy on 14th October, 2008
5 stars "Here comes da Sackboy!!!"

This is going to be a must buy for any gamer. IGN has given it a rating of 9.5, and if u don't own a PS3, then u need to. Simple as that.

 
4 out of 4 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Daniel on 9th January, 2009
5 stars "BEST GAME ON PS3 YET!"

This is such an original and completely stunning game with weeks and weeks of fun.

Not only does this game have an awesome story mode full of tricky puzzles and obstacles, but a vast and limitless creative mode where you can let loose just about anything from your imagination.

Online this game is also just as amazing where you can share, play and communicate with everyone in the little big planet community.

I think LBP is great for every type of multiplayer mode including local because the game is so different and unique in a way that will attract gamers of all ages not to mention that it's really addictive.

The best feature of LBP is its player customization it is so vast and is a great way to express your personality to the rest of the LBP community or just have a bit of a laugh with.

I think all of these factors make this game one of the best for the PS3 to date so people humming and haring over buying this game must buy this game now!!!

 
4 out of 4 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by matthew on 22nd December, 2008
5 stars "best game ever!!!"

Best graphics, best gameplay, unlimited replay value. My brothers love how the physics works they ride the same skate board down the same hill over and over again without even going online and playing the 10s of thousands of levels there. Not to forget DLC is insane with a free costume every week and this Tuesday they're releasing a MGS level pack with 5 levels and the addition of 92 stickers and the paintinator gun. Yaaaaaaaay.

 
6 out of 8 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Alex on 17th November, 2008
5 stars "Amazing"

@ Mr. 1 star over hyped, the hype was obviously fora reason if you have ever played this you would know why.

and @“this game may look very cute, but the trailers and reviews have overstated its abilities… the story mode is very short and online isnt very good. creating abilities are limited and only possible if you put in hours of time by the end you will be very annoyed that what you wanted isnt made.”

The tools are only limited to your imagination/cre­ativity, ive seen some absolutely amazing levels online, a good craftsman never blames his tools i believe.

If there is any game i would tell anyone to buy for their ps3 it would be this one, trophy support and completing all the levels 100% WITHOUT dieing is a great challenge and has given me the best time i've ever had on my ps3 so far.

Playing on a level with 3 other random people online provides an excellent twist if you're bored of attempting to do a level, and the amount of user created content is absolutely insane, i've already played over 100 online levels, a lot of which are even larger and more challenging than the original authors levels

MUST HAVE GAME

A++

would trade again.

 
4 out of 5 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by JD on 8th April, 2009
5 stars "Little Big Planet of Love!"

I had heard this was a good game from online reviews but I was a little hesitant in purchasing it, so off to the video store I went to hire it out and it impressed me so much that I knew I just had to buy it!

The game starts off a little slow, but don't let this deter you! After the third level you start to get a good grip of the game mechanics and your of jumping, ducking, running, grabbing, racing, laughing your way to the finish.

I highly recommend you play this game with other players, one player is fun but multi-player is where you get the most enjoyment. I'm actually at the point where I wont progress to any more levels unless my 3 other friends are there with me. But that doesn't mean I still can't play the game because there's the entire ‘Create a Level’ side of the game thats kept me occupied for hours and hours!

If you're like me and first hesitated on buying his game I suggest throwing that caution to the wind because this is one PS3 purchase you will not regret!

(By the way, MightyApe have really fast shipping)

 
2 out of 2 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Mohit on 18th May, 2009
5 stars "A Must-buy for PS3 owners"

This is a game that you will be playing for months.
Little big planet has an excellent music score and narration and an enormous customization and creativity potential.

Little Big Planet allows You to make your own levels and then you can upload your level to the internet, so everyone can play it!

You will never regret buying this game
10/10

 
2 out of 2 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Tyler on 21st April, 2009
5 stars "Little Big Wonder"

I was worried it would be quite simple games as its basically a platformer but this was squashed after i saw people making large complex systems, rockets, cars, traps, calcuators, protecting a box, sonic, boss battles, Mario, metal gear solid and grand theft auto levels it'll be hard to get bored!

I hadn't preordered this game but now i have, this game is perfect for anyone girls guys kids adults, you need this game, if any parents are reading this looking for ideas this is the game! its recieving perfect scores all round and is the only game that seems not for the Wii and that isn't a shooter!

BUY IT NOW!!!!

 
2 out of 2 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Gareth on 20th April, 2009
5 stars "Outstanding"

Great game!!! Had heard a lot about it before purchasing it, and wasn't disappointed. The single player levels are a lot of fun…and you can't help going back to play them again to find those last few objects. Have just started creating some levels, and that is very easy to do. Well worth buying!!!

 
3 out of 4 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by Chris on 21st January, 2009
5 stars "Fun anyone?"

LittleBigPlanet has undoubtedly been one of the most anticipated games of the whole lifetime of the PS3. And now that it's out what is the verdict? Well you just can't sum it up in one simple word because there is just so much more inside of this cute packaged game.

The gameplay is like a mix between the old school platformers, many creative (seriously, some are great) puzzle elements, and… I just don't know how to describe it really… Ok each level set is based on a different part of the world (or style of something) and each level set has it's own different style of gameplay. Take the Japanese world for example, you need fast reactions and wits to survive that compared to the Indian world which is just damn confusing and you really just have to be amazed. There's even a chase level where your being chased by a freaking giant undead Godzilla like thing that fills half the screen!!

The controls for this game are pretty tight, but only once you figure them out. Now by figure out I don't mean it has thousands of buttons to remember, quite the contrary, it has about two. By figure out I mean learn your limits with how far you can jump, heightwise and lengthwise and use those to your advantage for jumping challenges! Which you'll struggle on the first few times.

The world of LittleBigPlanet is undoubtedly cute and you'll grow to love your little SackBoy. As you go through levels you'll find bubbles that are filled with new things for you to customize your SackBoy with. There are thousands of these items and the wealth of customization is just brilliant.

The level maker is another just brilliant contraption in this huge huge game. It takes a (very very very very very) long time to get into it, but once you do your given the freedom to create whatever you please! As long as you can be bothered. xD Levels do take very long to make, but masters of it will enjoy the experience and ultimately love their finished creations, which by the way can be shared all around the world.

If you're still wondering that same though ‘I don’t get it…' then think so more and buy this game. Sure you may be a FPS enthusiast, or maybe just a hardcore RPG gamer but this game is something that offers something different for once, something fresh, and ultimately rewarding.

 
4 out of 6 people found this preview helpful:
Preview by chris on 12th November, 2008
5 stars "Best game ive ever played"

this is eaisly the best game i ever played, besides ff7.. the level creator is amazing… 10/10.. has awesome online play,features

 
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Review by paul on 16th October, 2010
4 stars "Pretty good."

This is an awesome game. After a while it gets challenging but still a good game.

It's fun for most of the game but when you buy more and more games it starts to get a bit boring.

 
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Preview by Joshua on 27th August, 2009
5 stars "After a while after its release, LBP has aged well. "

To begin with, when I first heard of the game, I had no interest whatsoever. Then hearing more about it made me think it was stupider, I was a big enough twat to say side scrollers were lame on a forum, but I was wrong.

After playing it at my friends house, I decided to get it for my birthday which I do not regret.
Its one of those games that once your into it, it sucks your full attention for a long time whether you are creating your masterpiece or playing story levels.
It was originally a PSN game and was originally designed to have only one plane, but after Sony's eye caught its attention, the game become what we know of it today.

To begin, the story levels is actually one of the best part of the game. I found it extremely exciting and rewarding to find all prize bubbles and at times frustrating to ace them. The story levels are extremely innovative and fun, which is the main thing, the developers have created inspiration levels that demonstrate good use of in game tools and possible combinations to be explored. They are rather short but the game intends you to replay the level with more players to unlock certain prizes or to get prizes by using switches recovered in later levels. Mixed with bosses, vehicles its all extremely entertaining. I found having survival challenges were extremely fun also, the levels have different themes and challenges making the levels feel fresh.

The level creation mode is extremely slick also, it does take a bit to get used to because it is somewhat complicated, but as it turns out, its a good thing as you will be amazed what you can create with a set number of tools. Making a level can be rewarding if good feedback is given and if this is your cup of tea, you'll love it. However, people that aren't that interested in creating will be missing out on a very large part of the game, but also will still have plenty of content to enjoy. The mode is really as much as you make it.

The community part of the game is great, here you can play levels created by other players and at the front of the page, being the most popular. This part of the game makes it have extremely good re playability. Levels are created every day which mean endless levels to play.
If you thought the game couldn't get more creative, costumes can be mixed and matched, or even custom made with stickers and objects. You can also decorate your pod.

The graphics are slick, not top of the line at all and the game doesn't rely on this, but they are adequate. The game is presented well in a very unique artist style which Media Molecule has excelled in. Everything about the game oozes creativity, with customization of yourself, your levels and even your pod.

The sounds are great, although there is a small selection of sounds, I found them to set the mood well, choosing your own music and sound effects for your level are in depth and add dimension.
The controls can be a little bitchy for some,they need some practice but once I got used to them, they were second nature. The largest problem is changing planes, the three 3D planes which change automatically at appropriate times.
I also have to mention, its not a kids game, later on the game, the levels get extremely hard, not to mention acing them all is a tough challenge. I cannot imagine a 7 year old or even a 10 year old finishing the game.
Also with the introduction of our good friend ‘Down loadable content’ there are always costumes, level kits and upgrades being made to Little Big Planet.

Overall, a great PS exclusive, I recommend definitely checking it out if you haven't. Worth the full price I paid for and I'm definitely not selling this game.

 
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Preview by Justin on 23rd July, 2009
5 stars "awesome game"

this is a game you will always want to play it never gets boring it has a really good single player mode and multiplayer mode and you even get to build levels and upload them online for others to play if you going to get a game get this one

 
 
Review by Rick on 20th March, 2012
5 stars "Best of best"

Easily one of the most fun, creative games ever made.

 
 
Review by karen on 22nd April, 2011
5 stars "totally awesome game"

this is a real fun game and a must .. even for the big kids – the book ends are a great extra but the sackboy plushie toy is totally cool – which i might add has caused problems as to who gets to keep it ;)

 
 
Review by Ashley on 16th December, 2010
4 stars "Mean"

Great game for girls boys and kids so easy to play and so much to do!!!

 
 
Review by Joe on 4th November, 2010
5 stars "Really cool, fun and creative game :)"

Heey :)
Wow, what can I say. I've had this game for a couple of months now, and I love it, I cant get enough of it!!!
Let all your creativity wild and create your own level and whatever you want, you can make it! :P
So fun and probably the best game ive bought so far :)
Buy it, you wont regter it :)

 
 
Review by zee on 8th October, 2010
4 stars "Bundles of fun for everyone"

Got it as a present and it was loved by the person who got it and their friends too! Had a chance to play a few levels, really creative game and one of it's kind in allowing players to help each other – can have up to four players playing the game at the same time which is really awesome if you want to involve the entire family!!!

Love being able to change my character all the time!!!

 
 
Review by Quentin on 23rd September, 2010
2 stars "Average"

I heard this game was meant to be awesome. Played it for a couple of days and havent touched it since. If your into sitting down with not much action I guess it would be for you.,

 
 
Review by hamish on 11th September, 2010
4 stars "Great for the grown child"

This game brings the child out in any adult with a unique sandbox system and a interesting character customization system where players use items of clothing they find throughout the game players also can paint their character and add misc items to their character and the world around them

 
 
Review by Joshua on 25th July, 2010
5 stars "Yeah boi!! uber fun :P"

Such an awesome game, very fun to play multi-player and with the family. Am looking forward to LBP2 should be awesome.

 
 
Review by Marvin on 18th June, 2010
5 stars "Incredibly entertaining espcially for the family."

AWESOME GAME!!!!. ENOUGH SAID

 
 
Review by Karen on 18th May, 2010
5 stars "Brilliantly addictive"

When we downloaded the free demo for this game from the PS3 store we thought it would be pretty average to say the least. But, we found it to be a really fun game to play and the kids love it, being able to decorate everything including their own sack people. When I saw it on special at Mighty Ape I just had to get the full game. We are all really enjoying it, has some quite challenging levels to get through. Really worth while buying.

 
 
Review by Brad on 10th May, 2010
5 stars "Little big planet is a great game with a great game engine."

In little planet you control a “sack person” who you navigate around levels collecting things and achieving objectives. Your sack person is your customisable avatar. You can dress him up in hundreds of parts which are available as you complete the game. Examples of this are hats, wigs, shirts, beards and anything else you can think of.

The amount of objects and stickers available inside the game is huge. On your first play through you only find about 60% of the objects on each level and that's getting one about every 10 seconds. These objects can be used in little big planets level editor to create levels which people can play online or you can play with your friends.

The game has a fun online system where you can play other peoples levels and post your own for people to play. You can even play online with multiple people on one PS3. This makes it a very social game which provides a lot of fun for many people.

The game has a lot of DLC as well and a few of them are free. Most of these packs contain well known PS3 games like God of war and Metal gear solid as levels and characters.

Little big planet is a great game with a great game engine and provides good value for money.

 
 
Review by Marcus on 24th January, 2010
4 stars "This game is still very much alive"

It's been well over a year since this game was released and the multiplayer community is still thriving as if it was still day 1. You can overlook this as one of those "long term, time investment' games

 
 
Review by Nicole on 3rd November, 2009
4 stars "If you're looking for something a little quirky..."

Little Big Planet is a great game if you're not into the normal shoot em up blood and guts type games that are available on Playstation.

It's a simple platform game, transformed by the fact that you can customise basically everything, to the point where you can spend a fair amount of time not actually playing the game.

While the game play isn't difficult (It's a lot of run, jump, dodge) each level is definitely unique and creative and highly enjoyable if you've got a lazy sunday afternoon with a few hours to spare. The story mode can probably be finished in a few hours but if you go online you can access other players levels they've created. This would be good if you're keen on trying to create your own as well.

I'd recommend this game if for no other reason than the fact that you get to create and customise so much of it :)

 
 
Review by Chris on 22nd October, 2009
5 stars "Harkens back to the old classics!"

A lot of people were expecting a LOT of things from LittleBigPlanet. This was gunna be the PS3's STAR title! Triple A from the very start! Well did it make their expectations? Was it the perfect platform for making amazing levels all by yourself? Did it have a fun, exciting, innovative, and a damn good platforming experience? Was the story varied and just fun? With the ability for 4 player local co-op? Were the sack creatures really as cute and adorable as the trailers depicted?! WERE THE COSTUMES AND COLLECTABLES NOT AWESOME?!!?

Well my friend, unfortunately not. It's all those things… AND MORE! My god the levels are brilliantly made! With so many collectables, you'll ALWAYS feel like you're progressing! Even in the level creation mode, doing tutorials gives you extra stuff! This IS the definitive PS3 title! It truly did exceed our expectations! It is AWESOME.

AWESOME.

 
 
Review by Matthew on 22nd October, 2009
5 stars "Brillaint!"

The platforming genre as a whole has declined since its hey day in the SNES/Genesis and PS1/N64 days. Nowadays it's a rare occurence for a platformer to get a lot of publicity much more viewed as the biggest holiday title for a console. That is exactly the case with LittleBigPlanet for the Playstation 3. However, this title's big selling point isn't exactly the running and jumping 2D fans of the genre crave. Oh, that type of exhilaration is inside the atmosphere of LittleBigPlanet, but it's the in-depth level creator that's generating most of the buzz. How does this selling point fare, and does the game stay true on its promises?

Inside LittleBigPlanet's lit­tle big package is a story mode filled with over forty Media Molecule made levels. These follow a simply story through an incredibly competent series of progressively more difficult levels. Additionally, there are bonus levels to unlock, too, which feature much shorter stages either racing to a goal to achieve as high a score as possible or trying to survive a small mini-game level as long as your Sackboy can persevere. The levels show a superb amount of brilliance– especially later on– that will definitely lend some inspiration to even the most creatively-inept players; more so to those who've dreamed of designing games since drawing level maps inside their notebook during elementary school history class.

These Mm-manufactured levels demand to be replayed as well. One is the loneliest number after all. Certain areas are only reachable with 1-to-3 other friends. You can play locally or hop online with a party of friends, a souffle of strangers, or somewhere in-between. Meanwhile, completionists will simply be addicted to finding and collecting all of the hidden goodies, prize bubbles, throughout the game's many levels. These prize bubbles give everyone in the player's party a special gift such as a costume piece for their Sackpeople or a material to be used in the game's level creator.

Starting off in the story mode, the platforming action isn't all that complicated. Neither are the controls for that matter. Sackboy can run, grab and/or pull certain objects, and place stickers to activate events such as doors opening or a surprising surprise of prizes of the bubble variety. As the story progresses, the levels and their challenges become harder– but not impossible– to survive. It's one hit one kill for Sackboy. If Sackboy perishes and becomes a squashed Sackaccordion, a burnt pile of burlap, or an electrified mess, he'll be transported to the last checkpoint reached. If all lives are used up, he'll have to restart the level. Thankfully, each checkpoint refills his and your supply of lives, and most checkpoints are placed in logical locations– usually right before and after a tricky section.

Predominantly, LittleBigPlanet is a 2D platformer. However, there are elements of 3D as Sackboy can transfer between three planes within the Z-axis. Usually the game will automatically transfer you if necessary– say, you're going to leaping into the air from the lower first plane up to a higher second plane. Most of the time this is very welcomed, but the occasional slip-up can occur. Some players may also be put off by the floaty controls of Sackboy himself as they may be used to more tight controlling found in games like Mario and Mega Man. However, it's really nothing that can't be gotten used to at all.

The true selling point of LittleBigPlanet, however, is the ridiculously robust customization the game offers. Not only can you place stickers and decorations within your pod (your hub where you can select levels and view other options), but you can outfit your Sackboy as you see fit. At the beginning of your LBP experience, your closet of costumes will be rather scarce, but by playing through story mode you'll earn a whole wonderful wealth to your wardrobe. There's also already several downloadable costumes ranging from absolutely free to absolutely not. Of course, if you're not in the Style Network mood, you can just randomize the outfit for something of the hilariously tacky nature.

The biggest factor of customization is being able to design a truly comprehensive and detailed level. You start out with a gigantic blank template where any of your creations can fit inside. This is not be limited to just levels either. Perhaps you just made an awesome rocket that you want to save for another time. You can use the Capture Tool to copy your creation to use at any time via your Pop-It menu. You can even send to your friends or place it in a prize bubble for friends far and wide to collect within a given level of yours. Seeing that big blank space of level canvas can be overwhelming though. No worries as the game comes with a exhaustive list of tutorials telling you how to make objects swing, hang, spin, and speed off. You can create your own enemies, give them a movement pattern to follow such as following or ignoring the player, and setting their weak point as vulnerable or invulnerable. Combined with a variety of complex bits and bobs you can create some menacingly monstrous creations. There really is no limit to what you can do. If you can think it, there's probably a way to do it. It just takes creativity, a little patience, and a bit of feedback.

Anything that you see throughout LittleBigPlanet's sto­ry mode can be replicated and made in any of your levels. Additionally, the various prize bubbles sprinkled and hidden in the game's already made levels provide you with more materials for building walls, platforms, and objects with, stickers to color in your levels, and various machines, bits, and bobs that were used in the story mode to be used in your own levels– just in case you lack that engineer's touch. After putting the finishing touches on your marvelous masterpiece, you can publish it for the entire world to see, play, and be jealous of.

If level design isn't your forte, you can always check out the abundance of level creations within the community itself. The community is quite strong and has some extremely awe-inspiring levels. Sure, most are garbage, but you can sort those out easily via the game's search system. You can find the most favorited, the busiest, and/or the newest levels. There are truly some that even outdo Media Molecule's own creations. Some of these levels redefine what you can do with LittleBigPlanet's le­vel creation system.

The world of LittleBigPlanet itself is extremely charming and a joy to watch in motion. Various lighting aspects allow levels to shine with the warm glow of sunset or the cold gaze of darkness. The soundtrack is compromised of lesser known licensed tracks as well as music composed specifically for the game. There's a sizable enough list of music for any type of level. Meanwhile, online still has problems, unfortunately. Lag in games with a party of 3 or 4 can get rather severe, the game's servers can act very finicky at times not allowing you to hop online, levels can take multiple attempts before it finally gets published, there's some glitches via creating levels, and there's an extreme amount of trophy levels. Even with those problems, online is still an enjoyable experience the majority of the time.

LittleBigPlanet most definitely isn't for everyone. It takes a good amount of work to create a worthwhile level, and most out there might not want to play this game to “work”. However, there's enough content from fellow owners in the form of levels and objects to make a purchase justifiable. The story mode is fleshed out well, and playing with friends can be a hilarious and seldom frustrating experience. For those of us who doodled game ideas and maps inside our notebooks during school, this is the game for us. It's the most fun I've had with a game since Super Mario Galaxy (and we didn't even get to sleep together that night). For everyone else, it's a competent platforming escapade in a genre that needs as much support as possible. If it's fun you're looking for, LittleBigPlanet will sack it to you.

 
 
Review by Jackson on 12th September, 2009
5 stars "Very confusing, but once you get used to it its Great"

This game seems to be a very childish game when you see the cover, but it is a very good game for people of all ages. It may take a bit of getting used to, but it is very fun and i enjoy playing it. The storyline is very fun to play through and when you get good enough to make your own level, it is awesome. i loved spending hours at a time getting my levels just right then uploading them to my friends and seeing what they think of them.

Very good game and I am proud to have this as a PS3 exclusive. (yes i'm a ps3 fanboy so what?)

 
 
Preview by Matt on 30th August, 2009
5 stars "Oh my sack-man!"

This game is amazing for everyone. Even those who claim they will never play a console game in there life are hooked within minutes. The games graphics are awesome with a great soundtrack. Customisation and control of your sack man means gives added hours of fun. The creation mode and online community provides limitless amounts of play!

 
 
Preview by Sam on 20th August, 2009
5 stars "Superb, ingenious, a must have!"

Every now and then a developer brings out an idea that sets new standards in regards to gaming. LittleBigPlanet has definitely set a whole new standard in regards to console gaming.

With one of the most deceptive covers, appearing to cater for a very young audience, this game becomes an addiction that is impossible to break. Superb graphics, an ingenious concept, enjoyable storyline are what awaits you.

What about once you've finished the storyline you say? Well then why not create your own stages with the seemingly unlimited amount of creative tools to use in almost any way imaginable. When you're done you can even load your stage up to the multiplayer network allowing people from all around the world to test your work. When you need new ideas, just play any of the thousands of player created levels available from around the world.

LittleBigPlanet sets a new precedent for platform style games; the stage creation side also unlocks a never ending amount of player created content which will keep the game exciting and new so it never ends up collecting dust at the bottom of your collection.

 
 
Preview by Craig on 19th August, 2009
"One of the best games I've got"

This is one of the best games lately. It has been out for a while but still is so great to play and is so much fun to play. I would suggest to anyone to get this game as it is quite cheap at the moment and anyone can play it.

 
 
Preview by Natalie on 16th July, 2009
5 stars "A game that you will never get bored of."

Great game. The kind you can play many times whether it's just to try get 100% on every level or to play multiplayer. Even once you clock all the levels completely there are hundreds of user made levels online. A game that you will never get bored of. Highly recommended for all ages.

 
 
Preview by Callan on 9th July, 2009
4 stars "Play, Share, Create!"

LittleBIGPlanet is a platforming game at heart, having 30 pre made levels, But as you play through them you unlock parts to make your own levels. The cute graphics and advanced physics engine make it one must own game on PS3! It has incredible value or money as you can connect to the internet and play your friends and strangers levels.

 
 
Preview by chelsea on 17th June, 2009
5 stars "Awesome addictive game"

This game is awesome, very addictive and will keep you on the PS3 for hours on end, be expected to stay up till early hours of morning playing till your eyes are stinging from over tiredness – great game to help give up smoking as you wont wanna get off the controller!

 
 
Preview by Amisha on 7th June, 2009
4 stars "Cool Game!!!"

Loved this game. I was wanting it for ages, when it first came out. Then finally brought it!.. Loved playing it.
I find its the kind of game to play when your just chilling out and I have little patience while playing with games but on Little Big Planet I can hardly lose!

Love the graphics on this game it so awesome and the stuff I can do such as personalizing my own space its awesome. Its great for all ages.

 
 
Preview by Conrad on 21st May, 2009
4 stars "Chirpy little game."

This game will keep you entertained throughout its entire (although somewhat short) single player campaign. The single player part of this game is more about showing the player what can be done in the game, rather than the story itself. Its all fun and nothing is serious. Mastering the game (i.e collecting everything there is thats available), will test your patience, timing and hand-eye-coordination. Fun for the whole family.

 
 
Preview by Callan on 11th May, 2009
4 stars "Great creation tool!"

On the outside, LittleBigPlanet looks like a decent platformer. Well I can confirm that it is! But the real bonus is after you have finished the games 5–10 hour pre-made levels. Using objects and stickers found in the levels you are able to make a level based on anything you could possibly think of. The only gripes I have with the games is the physics are sometimes too realistic (resulting in many unnecessary deaths) and some puzzles are mind numbingly hard.

 
 
Preview by Peter on 20th April, 2009
4 stars "A lot of fun"

Having just got the game today, i consider this game to be a lot of fun, but if you're buying this game and expecting a very easy game, think again, while it's not ridiculously hard, it is a reasonable challenge.

Some items you can see, but finding how to get them is not so easy. There are a great deal of secrets, and a number of things that can only be completed with at least 2 players. This is a very good game, definitely worth a purchase.

 
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Review by Brian on 5th September, 2009
4 stars "pretty bad"

little big planet is a fun game but gets boring really quickly. the map creator is really good though. the story line of it seems to go nowhere and is just a bunch of different levels which all seem to be the same in some way.

the map creator is really fun. it definitely makes this game unique. the only problem i could find with the map editor is that for every different type of object you have to go through a seperate tutorial.

i think that for younger children litttle big planet would be a great game but from my point of few it was a bit boring a childish

 
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Preview by kartik on 18th November, 2008
5 stars "GREAT!!"

this is a revolutionary game and isnt thing that should be missed definatly a system seller with the greatest potential of the online society
oh and i loved the t-shirt although i did get the grey one when the white is way better :(

 
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Preview by Shawn on 9th November, 2008
2 stars "very overrated"

this game may look very cute, but the trailers and reviews have overstated its abilities… the story mode is very short and online isnt very good. creating abilities are limited and only possible if you put in hours of time by the end you will be very annoyed that what you wanted isnt made.

 
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Preview by Matt on 11th October, 2008
1 stars "..."

Looks like it's going to be over hyped