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LittleBigPlanet was the Playstation 3 game that managed to intrigue Stephen Fry into lending it his voice, and he’s even returned for this shrunk-down Sony PSP version of the oddball platformer. But has Sony’s shrink ray left LittleBigPlanet PSP with legs too small to run with? We investigate in our LittleBigPlanet PSP review.
Typical of the game’s charming patchwork feel, you play as Sackboy, a cute little knitted character – a bit rough around the edges but just begging to be merchandised into oblivion. However, the world of LittleBigPlanet PSP is actually based on our own, with levels spread across that familiar globe.
Although LittleBigPlanet PSP is for the most part a side-scrolling platformer, the design of these levels is what places the game a cut above just about any other run and jump adventure you’ll find on the high street.
This portable version retains almost everything we loved about the Playstation 3 original. All the vehicles, the physics modelling and the insane amount of collectibles are here – how they fit it all of LittleBigPlanet PSP’s content onto that diddy UMD disc or a PSPgo download is a mystery to us.
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Each item you pick up in the main story mode can also be used in the ‘My Moon’ level editor, which lets you knock up your own LittleBigPlanet PSP levels from scratch. Don’t fancy putting those hours in? Well, you can just download ones others have made – for free, too.
It’s the ones that the pros have made that get us really excited about LittleBigPlanet PSP though. Over the course of the game you’ll be chased by a dragon, you’ll race rocket-powered camels and use quirky physics-based contraptions to solve puzzles.
Tasty as the levels are, here’s the part that really got our eyebrows raised – the controls feel nigh-on perfect. The PSP’s had more half-baked sequels than Freddie and Jason put together, generally of console games that don’t quite work on the handheld, but LittleBigPlanet PSP feels right at home.
It’s doubly impressive because while LittleBigPlanet PSP is a side-scroller, it’s not actually 2D – not entirely anyway. You can move from the foreground to the background using the analogue stick, which comes in especially useful when dodging things that’ll burn, fry or squish poor old Sackboy.
In no time, you’ll get horribly attached to that little guy.
LittleBigPlanet PSP is the best reason we’ve found in a while to dust off our PSPs. We suggest you get those feather dusters out because it’s a good one.
