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Next week we will be releasing a brand new Starhawk Minipack containing a trio of costumes from the amazing game by the awesome folks over at LightBox Interactive.
To celebrate this release we have put together a cool new wallpaper for you all to enjoy!
Eagled-eyed blog readers will have noticed that there are only two characters on this wallpaper…Stay tuned later today for a post from our friends at LightBox Interactive, where they will reveal the third and final costume to be included in the Starhawk Minipack!
Mm PicksThis week’s Mm Picks include a delve into the platforming fun that is Water Caverns, the chance for Sackboy to have an out of body experience as he becomes a spirit in Ghosting and a few awesome mini-games for you to challenge your friends against!
Watery Caverns by ThePurpleWaffle
Ghosting (1Player Only) by PacJonno
Tiles by tevlon1
Bricker by DJD2010
Colortrain NEO [1-4 Player] by DeKa1357
Every week the incredibly dedicated folks over on LittleBigPlanetarium.com work hard to release a newsletter updating the community on absolutely everything that has been happening on LittleBigPlanet throughout the week!
There’s not a single news post, video or quote that they miss from the week’s news and they even have time to put together their own features and articles to make this awesome newsletter truly unique.
So head on over to LittleBigPlanetarium.com to read the latest scoop on LittleBigPlanet!
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Update 1.12 for LittleBigPlanet 2 will be out this week, and it will introduce a few nifty features to the game.
Dive-In
The Dive-In feature has now been moved to the top of the Community menu, and has been vastly rewired and improved to help players easily find some new Sackfolk to play with during their adventures!
Boo-Be-Gone
To help encourage creativity, we have removed the Boos from the Level Rating System. You can still Yay a level to say that you really liked it, but we found that the Boo ratings were disheartening at best, and could be used to cause grief amongst the community.
If you happen to find something you don’t like because it’s rude or mean or just plain offensive, then hit the Select Button and use the Good Grief System to report it to our moderation team.
Comments & Reviews
If you have just played a level and wish to provide the creator with some helpful feedback, then you can still use the level’s comments section or perhaps leave a nice and informative review for the entire community to read.
If you’re a busy creator though and would like to take a break from the reviews and comments on your level, you can now choose to disable reviews and/or comments on your profile and levels via the Settings Page on LBP.me. You won’t lose anything though, it will just block people from seeing them, or adding more, until you re-enable it again.
Mm Picks!Onto the Mm Picks for last week, we featured a couple of fun Easter themed levels, an adventure involving Rapunzel and her magical hair, an intergalactic 3D space battle and the most awesome pinball machine using Sackbots that you have ever seen!
Easter Egg Farm (1 player)
By deadmn
The Missing Easter Bunny
By cekmeout
Rapunzel’s Rodent Problems
By edogan1
Space Escape Pinball
By jwwphotos
Cosmicron [1P] V.1.14
By RoDRiGo-FiLiPiNo
To see the latest Mm Picks, and all the old ones too, you can always pay a visit to LBP.me (LINK) and queue up every level in sight!
LBP.me – Mm Picks!
Journey Is On The Way…The Journey Costume Pack for LittleBigPlanet is being released at the end of the month and it’s nice to see some people already getting excited for this release, as can be seen in the following photograph by @J_creative528 of their Sackboys wearing a pair of fine custom-made Journey Costumes!
Don’t forget to stay tuned to Sack it to Me next week for the reveal of another Costume Pack being released on the same day! Both of which can be picked up on April 24th!
Come and Join the LittleBigPlanet Family!LittleBigPlanet is a continually evolving Omniverse of imagination and creativity, which needs a few equally awesome folks to join the LittleBigPlanet family to help expand LittleBigPlanet even further than you could possibly imagine!
If you feel that you may be one of these uber-talented folks, then check out the new jobs page over on LittleBigPlanet.comfor the job opportunity of a lifetime!
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The pack will include costumes for Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Red Queen, all in their full Burtonized glory. Each costume is available individually, but buying the entire pack gives players Alice in Wonderland stickers as well.
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If you can't wait to give your Sackboy an otherworldly mystique, you can dress it like a creature of the deep with the new "Deep Sea Adventures Costume Pack," which came out this month for $2.99.
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For weeks now, Sackfolk have been voting on their favorite levels to win one of the prestigious Sackies, awards that celebrate the highest level of achievement amongst players, creators and sharers on LittleBigPlanet.
The votes are now in, we’ve counted them up and we’re now ready to announce the winners…
But wait, that’s not all of them! There are a few more special winners of awards that were chosen by us, so head on over to LittleBigPlanet.com to see all the winners of The Sackies 2011. A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Speaking of Awards, LittleBigPlanet 2 picked up two prestigious BAFTA awards last week, for Innovation in Games, and Best Family Game. The team at Media Molecule were there to pick them up…
Fancy taking a dive in LittleBigPlanet? Then your Sackperson will need the appropriate underwater attire! Never underestimate Sackboy as he goes under the sea in his new Deep Sea Diver, Edible Crab, Anglerfish or Pufferfish Costume! Just try your best not to scare the Pufferfish…The Deep Sea Adventures Costume Pack is out now and costs $2.99.
More info on LittleBigPlanet.com.
We’re all huge fans of Journey, thatgamecompany’s fabulous new game, and we couldn’t resist making a Journey costume for Sackboy. It’s coming next month!
To tease you all, we’ve made this rather epic-looking LittleBigPlanet Presents Journey wallpaper available in a variety of sizes for your PC, PS3 and your PS Vita.
Be sure to look out for the Journey Costume next month.
Community Highlight – LittleBigAudio!Music is one of the most popular, but least talked-about, parts of LittleBigPlanet Create. We have a great community of dedicated composers who love nothing more than to create original music using the Music Sequencer for people to use in their levels, or just for the fun of it!
The newly formed LittleBigAudio team have put together a YouTube Channel containing over 300 Songs and nearly 20 hours of original music all made in LittleBigPlanet, here’s a sample…
These musically minded folks promise to continue composing and adding their latest sounds to LittleBigAudio! Check back regularly to hear their latest releases!
LittleBigPlanet Karting Trailer!Last but oh so definitely not least, LittleBigPlanet Karting was announced last week! For those of you unfortunate souls yet to see the trailer yet, now’s your chance! Join Sackboy as he takes to the circuit in this brand new game being released later this year for PS3!
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The latest level kit for LittleBigPlanet 2 combines Sackboys and The Muppets into the most adorable thing ever. The Muppets Premium Level Kit for LBP 2 includes five new levels and two mini-games, a new soundtrack, objects, voices, seven new trophies, 12 new pins and a bonus costume of Rowlf the Dog.
The Muppets are bringing two new materials to help them help you put on the best show possible: The Attract-O-Gel allows Sackboy to walk on walls and ceilings, and the Attract-O-Tweak makes it possible for any object to do the same. Upside-down cuteness.
The Muppets Premium Level Kit launches this week, beginning Jan. 24, and costs $5.99 (£4.79, €5.99, AUS $ 9.95, NZD $11.50) via PSN.
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First off, welcome to the 400,000+ new LittleBigPlanet fans we’ve gained since Black Friday (for some of you, expect a big surprise from Santa in a few weeks)
New on the PlayStation StoreWe hope you all saw Disney’s The Muppets Movie! We loved it so much we wanted you to continue with your own Muppets adventure with our new costumes, newly available on the PS Store refresh. Check these out!
…and be on the lookout for more costumes from The Muppets in upcoming weeks.
Also…
For all you Oddworld fans, be sure to check out the latest Munch costume on the PlayStation Store, now!
This week’s must sees are some amazing examples of machinima in LBP2. Great job guys!
Ghostbusters Intro by r2d2111
Losing Things by MuddledMuppet
Hands on LittleBigPlanet (PS Vita)RocketCheetah has a recent hands on report from a recent PlayStation Event. Read on for the breakdown of every playable level, including:
Puppet Circus [watch the video] was perhaps the most ‘traditional’ level I played (if that word even has any meaning in LBP anymore!). A cute, fairground-themed platformer which serves to introduce you to all of the the Vita’s controls. Tilt we’ve experienced in LBP before but what impressed me was how natural the touch interactions felt. Everything seemed instantly familiar and always like it was enhancing my experience rather than getting in the way.
’Tis the SeasonIf you’re in the festive mood, go enter LittleBigLand’s Christmas Pod Decorating Contest and show the world your holiday spirit!
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Hope you guys had a great Halloween! We did, and this week’s recap is proof of it.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations CostumeJust in time for the November 15th release of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, our friends at Ubisoft helped us make a new Ezio costume for Sackboy. Look for it on the PlayStation Store on 11/15. Here’s a little post-Halloween treat – an early preview and some free Wallpaper downloads on us.
Now that UNCHARTED 3 is out, everyone is in the fortune hunting mood. Why not outfit your Sackboy like Nathan Drake with this week’s latest costume? Available now on the PS Store. And here’s another treat – epic UNCHARTED 3 wallpapers!
Speaking of costumes, check out this Kindergartner who won our hearts with his homemade Sackboy costume:
Courtesy of our fans of LittleBigPicks, they’ve highlighted some great Halloween themed user-generated levels for you to play. Check out LittleBigPicks for more must-plays over the weekend.
We’re two weeks away from the release of the LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition, so be sure to tell your friends on the latest version so you can all get online and enjoy some slapstick fun and enjoy the over five million user-generated levels online.
Community Corner: Link-o’-rama- Mind-blowing Move Paint Masterpieces
- Sackboy pumpkin round up
- Contraption Challenge #14 Winners
- Planetarium Creation Contest (Dec 1st deadline)
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Over the next few months, Sackboy has plans to keep you busy with tons of activity including new friends, new costumes, and new ways to get started with LittleBigPlanet…
If you’re reading this, we know all/most of you already have LittleBigPlanet 2, but for those of you who don’t, or if you have friends who don’t, this is the perfect time to get your hands on the latest Sackboy adventure. Not just because it’s been one of the most popular games on PS3 in 2011, but because it includes tons and tons of bonus content, including:
- PlayStation Move support: Now you can choose to play LittleBigPlanet 2 with all new Move controls and enjoy the over 6,000 Move games created by fans like you…FOR FREE! Endless Fun!
- LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling: A whole new adventure in which a rogue cake threatens doom and destruction, and you Sackfolk must once again attempt to restore peace to Craftworld, featuring 5 new levels + 7 mini-levels, and tons of goodies. Plus, all of the cool new Move tools to let you Create and Share your own “Move” games for the rest of the community to Play! This suite of new creative tools give you the power to create your own Move games, record fluid motions, and paint your own stickers, while using a boatload of new stickers, materials, decorations, costumes, music, sound and sequencer objects that will vastly broaden your creative palette, and make your Popit burst at the seams.
- Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story Level Pack– five new levels + two mini-levels + one Alien costume and more goodies.
- Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story Costume Pack – Buzz Lightyear, Slinky Dog, Hamm, and Rex costumes for Sackboy!
- Pets Costumes — The full line of costumes (12) from the Cats Costume Pack, Dogs Costume Pack, and Even More Animals Costume Pack
The LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition will be available at select retailers on November 15th, just in time for the holidays. Tell your friends!
It’s everything you need to get Sackboy Moving! The LBP2 PS Move bundle, includes everything you need to enjoy LBP2 in a whole different way, including:
- LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition
- 1 PlayStation Move Motion Controller
- 1 PlayStation Move Navigation Controller
- 1 PlayStation Eye Camera
Be on the look out for the LittleBigPlanet 2: Special Edition and LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move Bundle available at select retailers on November 15th!
UNCHARTED 3 Nathan Drake costume next weekNext week’s release of UNCHARTED 3 is something we’ve all been waiting for. And to keep you in the Nathan Drake mood, next week you’ll be able to download the brand, spanking new, Nathan Drake costume.
The UNCHARTED 3 costume will be available on PSN beginning November 1st.
Birthday Cake costume next week…but for a limited time!Come celebrate LBP’s third birthday with us with some FREE cake! Next week download the FREE re-release of the “Sackboy in cake” costume, but hurry, it’ll only be on the PS Store for a limited time. The LittleBigPlanet Birthday Cake costume will be available on PSN from November 1st through November 8th.
Looks like the 2011 awards season is ramping up and we’re honored to be recently nominated by the following organizations:
- Best Game by 2011 British Academy Children’s Awards – After winning a BAFTA in 2009, we’re once again honored to have this prestigious nomination.
- Best Song in a Video Game by 2011 Hollywood Music in Media Awards – The original song created by Winifred Phillips for “Victoria’s Lab” in LittleBigPlanet 2 has always been one of our favorites and glad it’s getting the recognition.
- LittleBigPlanet 2 inviZimals Pack
- LittleBigPlanet Halloween Costume
Timber Ridge by codibear8383
Also, thanks to SilverScorp91 and LittleBigRussia on capturing these levels for our online viewing pleasure. Keep it up!
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There have been high levels of LittleBigPlanet activity on the interwebs lately, so here’s a quick link-o-rama to get your LBP fix…
LBP Is What’s New On The PS Vita!LittleBigPlanet for the PS Vita was recently on stage at the EB Games Expo in Australia with a full on walk through of a “Vita-fied” level filled with front touch, tilt, rear touch, and of course, trademark Sackboy frolicking… If you haven’t seen LBP for PS Vita in motion, check it out here.
Got DLC Costumes?Weekend Pursuits – For those of you who live for the weekends, here’s a set of costumes that will get you ready for the great outdoors. The “Weekend Pursuits” costumes pack is available now!
Return of the Pumpkin – Everyone’s favorite Halloween costume will be back on the Store for a limited time from October 25-31.
inviZimals Pack – From “virtual creatures” to “virtually must own,” these costumes turn your Sackboy into monstrous creatures ready for battle. Remember, inviZimals: Shadow Zone launches on PSP next week!
Sackboy marionette at Media Molecule’s offices…
LittleBigPodcast 141 up now!
Congratulations! @Dangeresque92′s Sackgroom & Sackbride wedding topper…
LBP to be featured at British Design Gallery!
LittleBigPlanetCentral announces their new create contest…
The 200 faces of Sackboy. On Facebook, how fitting…
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Since the launch of the LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack, our community has gone crazy playing, creating, and sharing with a whole new Move perspective. And with all the new LBP2 activity, we’ve been getting a lot of questions, so we figure we’d put together a quick FAQ to answer all your pressing Move Pack questions:
LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack: Rise of the Cakeling FAQQ: Is there a list of everything I get with the LBP2 Move Pack?
A: Yup, head on over to LittleBigPlanet.com to learn more (or just click here. Also, here’s a preview of all the new costumes:
Q: Are there any reviews that I can read before I buy the Move Pack?
A: Here’s our favorite: “It might just be the killer app the (Move) hardware requires” – Joystiq
Q: Can I play all the new user-generated “Move” levels, even though I didn’t buy the LBP2 Move Pack?
A: Yup. Update 1.06 lets anyone who has LBP2 to play all the ‘move capable’ user-generated content online, as well as everything else (original LBP2 story mode, regular user-generated content, etc). But we have to say you’ll be missing out on all the great new story levels and extra goodies.
Q: Can me and my three friends (four total) still play LBP2 together with the all new Move controls?
A: Yes, but only three players can use the all new Move controls. The fourth player will need a standard DualShock3 controller.
Q: I have more questions…
A: Most likely, these guys have more answers!
Also, our community has been busy posting the variety of in-game tutorials to share (thanks to Waggle3D and LadyNinjaKagero for uploading these!). So if you’re in the mood for YouTube, feel free to watch these to get a better sense of how the Move Pack enhances your gameplay and Creation options.
- In-depth Move Analysis
- Controls Tutorial
- Movinator Tutorial
- Movinator Cursor Tutorial
- Move Paint Tutorial
- Sticker Panel Tutorial
- Motion Recorder Tutorial
Love marketing? Love Sackboy? Do we have a job for you! With all the expansion of the LittleBigPlanet franchise into PlayStation Move, PS Vita, licensing projects and on-going DLC – we’re looking for a little help to join our LittleBigPlanet marketing team in Foster City, California. Interested? Learn more and to apply here!
Keeping SocialHopefully you’re following @LittleBigPlanet on Twitter and LittleBigPlanet on Facebook and you’re already up-to-date on all the latest community goodness. But if not, here’s a recap of all the recent activity you missed:
-Vote and help us win a Golden Joystick Award
-Seasonal Sackboy
-LBP Vita Sound Design gig
-Community Curator’s Challenge – “Move Madness”
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Today’s the day! The LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack will be available later today on the PlayStation Store refresh. The epic downloadable pack includes tons of new gadgets and tools, giving you the power to CREATE games for your PlayStation Move motion controller, which eventually means that tons of user-generated PlayStation Move-enabled games will be available to everyone for free via PSN. But most importantly, the Move Pack contains an epic new storyline titled “Rise of the Cakeling!” See what’s in store in our new Story trailer below.
The LittleBigPlanet 2: Rise of the Cakeling Move Pack (add-on) will be available for $9.99 in the US. Note that you must have LittleBigPlanet 2 in order to play it.
What’s NewWith LittleBigPlanet making its way to the PS Vita, we have lots to more features to share. Stay tuned as we highlight different features over the next few months. For now, check out this online interview with one of the members of Tarsier Studios – the team leading Sackboy’s charge onto the powerful PS Vita handheld system.
Our epic community continues to wow us with new games and level creations. Below, check out some nuggets that we found over the weekend. And, as always, thanks to our creative creators for sharing these games…and to the fans that record these and post these online for all to enjoy.
Epic sidescrolling shooter: Great work PSYNTENS!
1.06 update goodness! – BludgaBoy’s tutorial on new features within the update
LittleBigPodcast: Episode 137
Our “forever fans” are still at it with a new podcast. Can’t believe you guys are on #137! Epic WIN!
Question of the week: What’s your favorite Pop-it tool? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!
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Greetings Sackboys and Sackgirls. We’re back to bring you regular weekly updates from the world of LittleBigPlanet, including news, community updates, major announcements, or just fun insider tidbits.
LittleBigPlanet 2 now $39.99, tell a friendForgive us for sounding like a late-night infomercial, but…now for an amazing low price of $39.99, you can own LittleBigPlanet 2, and experience a whole new world that millions of people love, plus discover over 5.2 million user-generated games! All with Sackboy at your side! If you haven’t picked up LBP2…what are you waiting for!
LittleBigPlanet 2: Now Move-enabledEarlier this week, many of you downloaded the latest free update for LBP2, but did you know you can NOW control your Sackboy with a Move controller in one hand and a Navigation controller in another? Check out the video below to see another fun way to play LBP2.
And while you get comfy with the all new Move controls, be on the lookout for the upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack, available on the PlayStation Store on September 13th – not long!
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story Packs on the PlayStation Store!
If you’ve been asleep for the past few weeks, you might’ve missed our release of five different DLC packs featuring new levels and costumes of your favorite cast of characters from the Toy Story franchise. To infinity and beyond! Be sure to visit the PlayStation Store and pick these up today.
And for a limited time, be sure to download the free “World Peace” costume. Get it before its gone. The costume, I mean…
Question of the week – What’s your favorite Sackboy costume?
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A few weeks ago, our Sid Shuman delivered an in-depth report on LittleBigPlanet 2’s upcoming Move Pack. In short, the Move Pack adds a wealth of new play styles, game genres, and imaginative new Story levels. And it even gives the game’s celebrated Create mode a major shot in the arm.
This morning in Cologne, Germany we ran into a couple of Media Molecule members at breakfast (the pastries were delicious). We asked if they’d be interested in running us through the new tools on camera. Media Molecule Level Design Lead Kengo Kurimoto stepped forward with a quick demo.
How cool was that cel-shaded Sackboy? That’s one of six new costumes based on iconic art, and it’s included when the Move Pack drops next month.
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You can check Beech's progress on Media Molecule's site, and sponsor his attempt by donating money to GamesAid, a UK-based organization which distributes funds to other, smaller charities. We'd also suggest that you wish him luck on his sojourn, but we're not sure about the quality of the Wi-Fi on his tiny boat.
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Costumes aren't the only thing The Claw managed to grab however, as a Toy Story Level Kit will also be available for $5.99, featuring 9 new levels and 2 new music tracks, as well as materials, decorations, stickers, and an Alien costume exclusive to the pack. To quote a great philosopher: "OOOOOOOooooooo."
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Formally announced at PlayStation’s E3 2011 press conference, the upcoming PlayStation Move Pack for LittleBigPlanet 2 will greatly expand the game’s already prodigious creation suite and add countless new gameplay variants. Based on my hands-on time, PlayStation Move support radically evolves the gameplay possibilities of LittleBigPlanet 2, whether it’s flinging and manipulating objects using the new Brain Crane power-up, creating outlandish Move-focused minigames from scratch, or animating characters and props by recording your PlayStation Move gestures.
“It’s the biggest update we’ve ever done,” Media Molecule’s Level Design Lead Kengo Kurimoto told me during a guided tour of the update last week in New York City.
When the Move Pack hits PSN this September, LBP2 owners will find six new Story levels in a Move-focused mini-campaign that picks up where LBP2 left off. One of the most significant gameplay enhancements comes as a potent new power-up called the Brain Crane. Like a telepathic revamp of the Power Gloves, the Brain Crane enables Sackboy to pick up and manipulate objects with nothing but the power of his tiny sawdust mind. You aim the Brain Crane by aiming the PlayStation Move and grab an object by pulling the trigger. Once the object is firmly in your grasp you can tug, lift, or wrench it to your heart’s content. The Brain Crane opens up inventive gameplay opportunities: yanking open weighted gates to solve puzzles, tugging spring-loaded platforms to make high jumps, or flinging your co-op comrade into a magma pit because…well, just because.
PSB: How early in the production of LittleBigPlanet 2 did you think about PlayStation Move support?
Kengo Kurimoto, Level Design Lead, Media Molecule: “We were very aware of it. It would’ve been nice to include it in LittleBigPlanet 2 from the start, but time constraints made that difficult. So we made Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves as well, which was a demo to show what we could do with PlayStation Move. But the LittleBigPlanet 2 Move Pack is the full shebang…It took a lot of iteration. We had so many ideas…we went through and picked the best of them for the Move pack”
Sackboy’s six-level Story is orbited by a constellation of Move-enabled minigames that leverage the Move in wildly different ways. In my favorite minigame “Fast Food,” I tilted and twisted the PlayStation Move in order to guide a ball through an elaborate maze studded with traps and gadgets. The tilt control felt vastly more responsive and consistent than similar labyrinth games I’ve played on mobile phones, while the arcadey mechanics and chirping audio made it feel like a slower-paced game of Pachinko played with one ball.
I was also impressed by “Defence Mechanism,” a simple tower defense game that leveraged the Move’s precision cursor functions. A horde of enemies slowly advanced to the center of the screen and my helpless Sackbot buddies. Using the Move, I erected electrical barriers by placing lightbulbs into sockets strewn around several enemy paths. “It gets fiendishly difficult later,” Kurimoto cautioned me…and he wasn’t kidding.
I also played a deceptively simplistic puzzle game that showed shades of Rube Goldberg called “The Tail of Claude the Field Mouse.” The goal is simple: land a ball in a cup at the bottom of the screen by moving levers, tilting platforms, and arranging other objects. In a multiplayer-focused party game, I competed with Kurimoto to line up colored squares and detonate them. After only a few minutes of gameplay, it was clear to me that the Move Pack open up quite a few new gameplay genres that wouldn’t be practical when played with an analog stick. “For these kinds of games,” Kurimoto noted, “being able to move the cursor quickly and accurately is key. And the Move is sophisticated, with a lot of sensitive sensors.”
The fan-favorite Create mode is also getting a big overhaul to tap into Move’s motion capabilities. First things first, though. Using the PlayStation Move in the Create mode won’t allow you to magically draw platforms or geometry at will — for that level of ease, you’ll have to wait for LittleBigPlanet to make its touchscreen-friendly PS Vita debut. Instead, what you’ll get is a heap of potent new tools that tap into every command that Move supports: pointing, rotating, twisting, tilting, shaking, swinging, and practically anything else you can think of.
The key lies in the Moveinator, modeled off LBP2’s Controlinator in that it enables you to assign actions to every button and function of the PS Move — buttons, tilting, pointing — using a kid-friendly visual programming style. Kurimoto demonstrated the Moveinator flexibility by building a working, steerable cardboard rocketship (complete with laser cannon!) in less than 30 seconds. “One of the most powerful things about LittleBigPlanet 2 is the intercompatibility of the tools,” Kurimoto said. “They all work with each other.”
Other details abound. A new Move Cursor gadget will make lightgun-style games a breeze to design, the Move Recorder function enables you to record a gesture and apply it to any object (digital puppeteering, anyone?), and a Sticker Creator mode turns your Move into a paint brush for designing custom art.
After my demo ended, I was left with the feeling that I had only scratched the surface of what will be possible with LBP2’s Move Pack when it hits PSN this September. What new feature are you most interested in experimenting with? Leave your top picks in the comments!
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That doesn't mean the team's leaving the franchise behind entirely. After all, they're still working on the beefy Move update for LittleBigPlanet 2. Frankly, we think that desire to move on is pretty reasonable, considering the game they created nearly counts as an infinite number of games. We've contacted the studio for more information about their Next Next Big Thing.
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