Little Big Planet PSP review

I recently got LittleBigPlanet for my PSP 3000. It is the "pocket" version of the PS3 mega-hit and it's in a bit of bother. You see, PSP has Loco Roco and Patapon, two very established games in the industry. And for this relatively new boy to come along is quite something. It certainly offers something that the other 2 don't: customisation. You have your little character who you can do all sorts of things to, it's great! What is slightly confusing the first time you play this game is the 3D effects on it. Instead of being 2D (like Loco Roco) this has gone one dimension further. Although it really hasn't, because it isn't real 3D, nor cinema 3D, it is just that there is the option to move in and out of the screen. As quite a Loco Roco player, I took some time to adapt, but once you've got the hang of it it's great.

The levels are great fun as well. Well thought out, you really need to think your way through this game, you can't just sit back and press some buttons and there it is. There are certain levels where remembering this one item from the start is key yet you don't know that. The controls are acceptable, since it has hardware issues brought forward by the PSP itself. One thing is that there is only one analogue stick, which is a bit hindering. There is also the fact that it uses a lot of the right shoulder button, but none of the left. The left simply steers whilst the right works. I wish it would spice it up a bit, but there are your own custom settings for that.

Overall, it is a great game which you should certainly buy if you are on a psp and looking for something a bit different to Loco Roco and Patapon.