1UP: LittleBigPlanet Preview

1UP’s Shane Bettenhausen writes:

Ever since it first debuted at 2007’s Game Developers Conference, Media Molecule’s wildly creative, genre-busting LittleBigPlanet has been one of the industry’s most talked-about new titles. At first glance, it appears to be a simple side-scrolling platformer starring an expressive anthropomorphic beanbag named Sackboy. But rather than merely offering a traditional, predetermined set of levels to traverse, LBP also allows you (and up to three friends) to simultaneously create and play new stages in real time. With an immense amount of customization options (including the ability to import your own images as "stickers") and the chance to share and critique your creations on a global scale, this game hopes to push the emerging field of user-defined game content in ambitious new ways.