Review: LittleBig Planet 2

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LittleBigPlanet 2

The Good

• Incredibly versatile creation tools  
• Great Story mode with plenty of replay value  
• Presentation is uniformly excellent  
• Community feedback features ensure that the best user content is easy to find  
• Supports user content and DLC from the first game.

The Bad

• Cooperative play can be confusing  
• Tutorials aren't as comprehensive as they could be.

More than two years after the release of LittleBigPlanet, the creativity of the game's community continues to impress. Tools that were designed to let users craft their own levels for the popular platformer have been masterfully manipulated to make all manner of weird and wonderful gameplay experiences, 3-million-plus of which live on in LittleBigPlanet 2. The superior creation tools that you're afforded access to in Sackboy's second outing are sure to send that number skyward soon, and even if you have no desire to make your own masterpieces, you're sure to enjoy the incredibly varied fruits of developer Media Molecule's labors, as well as those of other players. For creators, LBP2 is an easy-to-use tools package that lets you turn your ideas into games that can span multiple levels and genres, and even include cutscenes. For players, LBP2 is a game that lets you play all of these creations in addition to its own charming and impressively varied Story mode. Everyone's a winner.

The Score: 9/10
Award: Good Choice