A game where you really can make whatever you want, one of the best PS3 games ever made.
Story
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There really ain't a story in Little Big Planet, you play as a sack boy, and have to get from one end of a level to the next. There are small parts of story, though it seems that there's only one small story within each chapter, it's nothing special, but the bits that's here are funny.
7.5
Gameplay
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The game is a 2D platformer, typical like the early days of platforming, you can grab stuff, run, jump and that's pretty much it, there's no fancy bullet time effect, no fancy fighting system, it's simple and fun. Each level has 3 layers you'll have to switch between in order to advance, it's a good idea, but switching between the layers can become a problem, especially when switching layers mid-air. Which leads to another problem, jumping can somewhat hard, especially when navigating the jumps and such, it can also easily mean that when you jump to another platform you accidently end up in a hole.
But really the 6 hour single player campaign ain't the main focus of the game; it's really just used to inspire ideas for the level creator. In the single player, you collect various objects which can be used for creating a level, you have to put special stickers on cardboard stuff and explore the levels fully (and mostly with a few friends) to get all of the items, it's fun to collect and those bastards can really be well hidden, especially since some of them can be hidden behind objects, which can easily be gotten by switch layers.
Then there's the level creator, which is very huge, you can pretty much create whatever you want. It looks overwhelming at first, but there's thankfully a tutorial which makes things really simple, though there's endless amount of tutorials. There's a lot of options you can do, add themes, objects, characters, dialogue, and music (though not your own music sadly), and sound effects. There are already a lot of videos uploaded of people creating their own levels in the game and that alone shows the endless possibilities.
When a level is made, it can freely be uploaded to the internet for other people to play, there's already a lot of levels made in the beta, so support for the game should be very, very good.
The single player is around 6 hours long, but the possibilities in the level creator are endless. There's also multiplayer where up to 4 players can play through a level and find stickers by cooperating. It's fun and chatting is extremely easy. There's also trophies and the promise of downloadable content. One note however is that the game becomes harder and harder the more you play it, so there might be a controller or two that will get broken.
Graphics
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The graphics are beautiful, the environments are somewhat simple, but their beautiful made and have a charm to it, plus it has a lot of imagination to it. The sack boy is adorable and while you may get to see them on lots of advertises, they at least look cute enough to not make you sick of them. It's a game that really shows what the PS3 is made of.
Sound
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There's not a whole lot of voice acting in the game, mostly there's one narrator (Stephen Fry) who explains about the game and the tutorials. He sounds familiar, but there's no denying that he does a great job and there's some charm to be found in his voice. The soundtrack is great too, using some really catchy beats.
Overall
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Overall this is one of the PS3's finniest games, it's fun, cute and it's one of the few games that really let's you create everything you want. Thought suffering a little from the difficulty and controls, it is one of the best games this year and one of the best for PS3, it's a game everybody can enjoy and the level creator is simple once you get used to it. Buy it, it's an amazing game.