Review: Little Big Planet 2
Little Big Planet 2 is a coin toss for me. While I do like the additions that have been made to the game … I still ultimately feel like there was nothing extremely new brought to the table. Of course, when you see people creating levels that imitate first person shooters, you realize that the functionality of the game has expanded greatly. Kudos are in order to those who can utilize the creativity and once you watch some tutorials and see some user-created levels, you will be amazed at what you see.
- There are much more flashy effects in this game. Suits have a bit more style and uniqueness to them. The disco outfit comes to mind.
- The various new items are a welcome addition. Grappling hooks, Creatinator, amongst other items help bring variety to the game.
- Having created another level, the things you can do once you figure everything out are amazing. You can even create Sackbots that will have their own attitude, conditions, etc. Again, when you get a good understanding of creating levels, you’ll realize that outside of maybe specific development tools, levels created by Media Molecule could have been made in their level generator.
- New mode styles – versus mode, movies, linked levels add a nice touch to the game. People can now literally tell stories that link from one level to another as well as create movies, now.
- I have seen first-hand that this game has the tendency to rope in people who otherwise may not be completely interested in video games. And in an era where video games may be overwhelming to learn, that’s quite a feat.
- The game still feels and moves the same. Honestly, I think this game could have been released as a variety of expansion packs.
- It’s still very difficult to get your level seen. Even selecting newly published levels are hidden amongst a variety of choices. I really with Media Molecule would have come up with a new tiered setup for helping get new levels published. After a five minute window, your level could be thrown into obscurity fast.
- I wish there were more levels made by Media Molecule. While there are some really unique levels created by people, MM are the experts with level creation.
Positive Points: 5 | Negative Points: 3 | Final Score: 2
