At Sony's booth at Tokyo Game Show 2009 were a number of PSP games. So many in-fact that Sony opted for a ticket system to keep some sanity in the booth, instead of a set of individual lines. LittleBigPlanet PSP was one of the titles on display among other first and third party titles at Sony's booth, so when Gaming Union took its turn at the ticket counter, pouring over Japanese images of PSP game logos like we were at an ice cream shop choosing flavours, LittleBigPlanet PSP was one of our first choices.
Dropped in as the ever-loved Sackboy into an Australian themed world, gameplay immediately clicked with the feel of its PS3 bigger brother. Before taking on the level though, Sackboy had to go through some cosmetic changes! The minor details of the original LittleBigPlanet were thankfully there, menus lassoed to Sackboy and all. The menu was a wee bit on the small side, but holding the PSP a little closer to the face was our own genius fix. Once in some sort of clown-redneck-hybrid gear it was time to traverse the outback.
There were plenty of oversized boomerangs and outback scenery to journey through, and cover in stickers. As many may remember, LittleBigPlanet PSP also takes place on two side scrolling plains, instead of LittleBigPlanet's three; the difference wasn't overly noticeable when enjoying the gameplay, but for those that did find transitioning between the plains on PS3, it is much more manageable now as it's either one or the other with no accidental switching to be had. Thanks to the attention payed to the physics in LittleBigPlanet PSP they have have turned out great, a sight to behold on such a small system. Due to this it honestly felt like playing the PS3 version, but just on a smaller screen. Gameplay is what many have come to love and aw at, fun, light hearted and relatively simple while being completely charming and endearing. It is a shame that multiplayer won't be making it into the game, but playing the single player was still a great time.
Graphically speaking, Sackboy is showing his polygons to a degree, but overall the attention to detail is great, and the impressive backdrops completed the feel. After flinging from spinning boomerang to boomerang and bursting a few enemies bubbles, it was time to ring in the next lot of ticket-holding press, but in the end LittleBigPlanet PSP was quite smile enducing, and should prove to be another fulfilling outing with Sackboy.
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