LittleBigPlanet - PlayStation Vita

This past week I've taken a critical look at LittleBigPlanet Vita; I have played through the Story Mode as well as spent a chunk of time in Create Mode. First I'll start with the new Story Mode. While it may seem a bit shorter than previous games, it is packed full of exciting gameplay, a great story, whimsical characters that will not leave you disappointed. Some may be worried that the Vita's touch capabilities will leave us with a gimmicky game, and while they did implement both front and rear touch throughout the levels to showcase the new capabilities, I never felt as if I was being beat over the head with it. In addition to the normal levels and challenge levels we've become familiar with in past games, you also gain access to an Arcade section with full fledged mini-games. Each of these minigames have a handful of levels that you progress through with some very fun gameplay (my favorite is Tapling). I would go deeper into the awesomeness that is the story of LBPV, but I don't want to spoil anything for you guys. Next up is Create Mode. If you've already spent time in the LBP2 create mode, you'll be able to jump right in and get creating. However, I'd suggest spending sometime looking through all the Tweak and settings menus of the familiar tools, you may find exciting new additions to them (such as the wonderful new abilities that come with the Note). In addition to all these new tweaks, we've been given all new tools to work with. I'm sure everyone has heard about the Memorizer by now, and I believe it's going to allow creators to make bigger and better levels that were previously not feasible. For those who are looking to squeeze every last bit of thermo into their levels, you will love the dephysicalizer which allows you to remove the Physical properties of parts in your level which will reduce the thermo used. Now I want to address those who are worried about taking the plunge into a handheld system. I'm pretty picky when it comes to handhelds and the Vita is the best handheld I've owned since the Sega GameGear; it's weight, size, and button placement give a very natural feeling while playing it. This comfortable feel combined with LBP captivating (and addictive) gameplay, you tend to forget you are playing on a handheld system. It no longer feels like handheld gaming, it just feels like gaming. And call me fanatical, but I believe LBPV is well worth the price of the Vita.

This is the best vita games and truly ill tell you why the vita is the best portable games console. It has all the great platforming of the ps3 versions only with a real storyline and excellent touch controls. And finally the rear touch pad has a purpose, I always thought that was the most pointless feature of the vita but it's pretty amazing pushing things into the screen. Also taking pictures with the vita cameras for textures and putting you into the game works far better than the ps eye. The graphics are gorgeous and you can do everything. In the consoles like customize your character and pod, make your own levels and download the thousands Online and take them to go. Then play online with 4 people which wasn't in the old psp version. This is an amazing Game and the last portable game you will need the community makes tons of mario, ico, silent Hill levels or anything else you can imagine. Simply amazing, and now with the touch controls I think ill finally make some levels because the touch controls make it so much easier like in mod nation racers. I would highly recommend to mario lovers as it's like that only with multilayer, online,customizable characters, customizable levels, trophies, use your own pictures,near,voice acting, and infinite games to download. This from an owner of 3ds and loves super mario 3d land, this game outclassed it in every way.

As a LBP fan myself, I enjoyed the game a lot! The game makes good use of the PSVita's features, and has a great community behind it too! The Story Mode is very creative and dark, but I've sorta expected that, knowing the franchise Tarsier Studios (some of the devs behind this game) will make.

To make this short and sweet, little big planet vita and super mario land for the 3ds are the two best games I've played in the past 6 years. I would actually have to say that little big planet vita is better than super mario land, because it's much more diverse when considering the downloadable levels and level designer with all the mini games included. People are complaining about the length of the game, but I think it's the same length as super mario land. I will probably play through it around 4 more times as I did the same with mario land. The only problem I've seen so far is that I preordered it and I can't redeem my free bioshock mini pack. In closing, trust me when I say that this game is worth buying a vita for. Also, think about how cool it is to be able to go from playing lbp to a console like game and even the great ps1 titles like resident evil 1,2,3. I love the vita and I will never let it go. I just hope that more people decide to buy it in the future so we can have more support and possibly even another handheld from sony.

This game is fun. This game is surprisingly complex for a handheld platformer in terms of offering multiplayer only level extensions and sticker puzzles. Also, it can be difficult at times requiring your full attention to play. I found it difficult to perform well on some of the levels on an airplane with the distractions and constraints of that environment. But in a way, that is a good thing. This is one of the few games that seems to use every feature of the Vita console without any of them seeming like a complete waste of time or worse an annoyance. It is interesting having to flip quickly between using your fingers on the standard game controls to the two touch panels on the device. There are a lot of minigames included with this game that should allow replay value far past the point of beating the game. And getting 100% completion in this game will take anyone a decent chunk of time. Well worth the money.

I'll just sum up LBPV here: - Last-gen graphics - SLOWWWW loading on EVERYTHING, even levels that you JUST loaded. - Clumsy menu - Terrible control, whatever little control you have - Touch control is gimmicky, does NOT work well, and you are forced into this torture the whole game. - Cheap boss fights - Cheap level design that is just out to "get you" (especially the later levels) - No depth whatsoever - Simplistic gameplay with little player control (contributes to cheap boss fights and cheap level design) - User content takes long time to load, search, browse, download, create, and start playing. - Story-line thought up by a zombie I paid $20 for this. I got ripped off. This game is worth $5 at most. Angry Birds has got better gameplay and story than this. Stay away.

I own all the LBP games, and most of the DLC and add-ons you can get; I've loved them from the start. The Vita version is no exception, I just finished story-mode the other day. The story line is simple but fun, it won't take you very long to get through. But that's not really what LBP is about...it's play, create, and share! Exploring the online levels is just as satisfying of an experience as with the previous games, proving the creativity of the world around me at every turn. I wish more games followed the standard set by LBP. In addition to encouraging creativity and community, explicit material is not allowed anywhere in the game. It's the kinda stuff that not only keeps me wildly entertained for hours on end, but gives me a sense of pride.

I really enjoyed Little Big Planet 2 on PS3 so being able to play LBP on a portable device was a must-buy for me. I'm really glad that I did. I think you get all of the same features as you do in the console version games. Plus some fun mini-games, some that use the touch and accelerometer functions of the PS VIta which fit nicely into the game (those features are used within the main gameplay also). The game is not difficult, but is certainly challenging to get all of the goodies. The creation features are fun and I'm excited to explore my creativity with them (looks a little toned down from the console version, but I haven't messed around too much with either). A definite buy for "hardcore" and "casual" gamers alike. I haven't messed around with multiplayer aspects yet.