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radiantshadow92 on 04 January 2011

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There's no denying that LittleBigPlanet 2 is an amazing game. It's fun, clever, deep, engaging and great to try out with friends. The only issue is that some of the same frustrations from the last game are still present. Still, the ability to make games and not just levels outweighs any con. Even if you just want to play and never create, the fight to Ace every level, find every prize and earn every pin is going to keep you very busy -- and that's overlooking the simple fact of how much fun it is to ping-pong off a column of jump pads or use a grappling hook to swing around a level.

 

LittleBigPlanet 2 is a blast to play, and that's without the thousands of cool levels people are about to start posting.

RatingDescription
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9.0 Presentation
It's still easy to get around the interface to find new levels and jump into the story mode. Creation could be easier to use as I was frustrated here and there.
9.5 Graphics
The graphics have been enhanced and look sharper than ever. The colors pop, Sackboy looks great and every world has a unique style.
9.0 Sound
The soundtrack is packed with catchy beats, and the ability to add your own voice is a great addition. Creating songs via the sequencer is complicated but cool.
9.0 Gameplay
The platforming's as solid as ever, but the new additions like crazy shooting games and races make it even better. Creating is deep but intimidating.
9.5 Lasting Appeal
Beat the story and there are pins to unlock, prizes to find, and a whole bunch of community creations to try. Creation mode will still be love or hate for people.
9.0
OVERALL
Amazing
(out of 10)



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Heavenly_King on 04 January 2011

GO LBP2!!!! I have pre-ordered my limited edition XD



Open World-Survival-Game Days Gone

zgamer5 on 04 January 2011

lasting appeal and gameplay should have been ten.



Being in 3rd place never felt so good

ethomaz on 04 January 2011

AMAZING.

Which score the first one receive from IGN???



radiantshadow92 on 04 January 2011
zgamer5 said:

lasting appeal and gameplay should have been ten.


Lasting appeal for sure. 3.5 million levels?! Even if 1/10 of those levels are good. It will take ages to play them all lol. And thats not including the new ones!



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Mummelmann on 04 January 2011

Sounds good. I don't care so much about the reviews though. Since the first one was brilliant and the sequel appears to improve upon every aspect of the concept, I see no reason why this should be no less than stellar!

5.5 million lifetime sales?



ethomaz on 04 January 2011

Eurogamer - 9/10

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-04-littlebigplanet-2-review

Nowgamer - 10/10

http://ps3.nowgamer.com/reviews/ps3/9615/littlebigplanet-2



MrT-Tar on 04 January 2011

very good score, I'm getting it day 1




zgamer5 on 04 January 2011
radiantshadow92 said:
zgamer5 said:

lasting appeal and gameplay should have been ten.


Lasting appeal for sure. 3.5 million levels?! Even if 1/10 of those levels are good. It will take ages to play them all lol. And thats not including the new ones!


true. ign just remove poitns for the hell of it. the overall woudnt change but lasting appeal deserves 10 if not 11.



Being in 3rd place never felt so good

radiantshadow92 on 04 January 2011
CGI-Quality said:

Not a bad score, but I do believe it will have a lower Meta than it's predecessor.

With that irrelevance out of the way, I expect to thoroughly enjoy this, even though it will be hard to play with Mass Effect 2 releasing the same day.

I was actually going play ME2 first. Let some of the user created stuff flow in before i give it a whirl. Either way, it will be an amazing month before KZ3 xD