I've heard so many good thing about LittleBigPlanet (LBP) that it was one of the reasons that I got my PS3, not counting the fact that Nintendo is really starting to disappoint. You'll see in my next review. All of the hype around the game was not wrong and I was happy that this was the first game I picked up for the PS3.
My Sack Girl
In LittleBigPlanet you are a sack person which throughout the game you collect clothes and cloths to decorate your character which allows you to customize him or her. It is a platform type game where you side scroll through levels filled with puzzles. But instead of this game being totally flat like old platform games like Mario, there is three rows you can walk on giving you some depth which allows you to walk behind or in front of enemies and decorations. This adds some difficulty to puzzles. The graphics and sound for this game is also amazing. The colors and designs are beautiful and the music is fun and origonal to listen to. Most of the time I turn down the volume in games because I don't like the music, but I haven't done that with LBP
The Pod
The central place for your sack person is their very own "Pod" which allows you to go between different planets and options for you to choose from. The game also allows you to decorate this Pod with the stickers and items you collect throughout the game. From your Pod you will step up to your control panel which looks exactly like your PS3 controller. Here you can choose between three planets: Options and network planet, your Play planet and the My Moon planet. The Play planet is where the main gameplay is that has levels pre-built by the creators. These levels are huge and well designed. It doesn't take too much time to get through them as they progressively get harder. But it has more of a challenge collecting all the items so the levels have a replay value. Some levels require 2 to 4 players in small sections to complete a task to collect certain items. You don't need multiple people to finish the level though. So don't worry if it's just you playing. Other parts of levels have triggers releasing more collectables triggered by stickers that are collected later on in different levels forcing you to play that level again to collect those items. Since the levels are so huge and well designed it isn't a chore to go back through them to collect everything. If you collect 100% of the items you get more items and finsihing the game without losing a life also gives your more items. This part alone will have you playing for hours even if you play through all the levels.
In game action
User Created Level (My level in the works. Notice I can fly, well only in the create mode)
The My Moon planet is also a great planet to visit. It's the planet that allows you to create your own levels putting the items you've collected to use. You can also create your own items and make them collectables in your levels. This is the place to let your imagionation go. Once you have created your level you can play through it any time you want and even put it online to let others play through and rate. Which then brings you back to the Play planet where it lets you play other user created levels. Some of the levels are just as in depth as the ones that come with the game and add many more hours of gameplay. You can also rate these levels after playing them on a 5 star system and even add a word about them that are pre chosen that remind me of those refridgator magnets that you combine to make a crazy sentence. These comments have words like creepy, points fest, boring, difficult, etc that helps other players know about the level before even playing it. Anything goes with these levels. Some really good ones that I've played have themes like a dinosaur world to a haunted house and even a Mario themed level. If you really like a level you can even heart it to find it easily the next time.
A user created level played online with multiplayer
The multiplayer aspect of this game is amazing as well. Whether you are playing offline or online it adds more to an already fantastic game. The game is still played full screen, so it doesn't devide up your view. Like I mentioned above some puzzels can only be solved with muliple players which adds different puzzels to the mix. You can also add multiplayer puzzeles while creating your own level. Having more people can help you get past tricky parts if you can't do it yourself. If your character dies and the other person can get past that certain part and passes by a save point your character will show up at that saved point. Having more people can also add some comedic moments where you can slap another character across the screen or drag them around. A couple draw backs to multiple players is since it is a full screen for all players the camera follows around the person farthest along which can leave people behind. Most people I found are good about not leaving someone behind but there are the occasional people who just tread on forward even if your puzzel requires something a little farther back that they haven't realized yet. However most people don't stay confused long. All in all it's a good time. If you have a mic it will be easier to communicate with people making it easier to get across an idea of how to solve the puzzle since typing it out is somewhat of a hassel when you are trying to play.
There is also some downloadable content that includes new outfits for your sack person. Some are free and others cost a couple of bucks to download. I'd say the free ones are worth it if you have the space, but it's up to you if you want to shell out the extra cash for other costumes. It doesn't inhance gameplay it just gives your more options to customize your character. It would be cool down the line if they had more levels to download, but with user created levels that might not be nessicary where they are free and some just a good as the creators levels.
LBP gets 5 out of 5 stars from me being the first game that I reviewed to get a perfect score.
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