LittleBigPlanet 2 Review By Videogameszone

Videogameszone reviewed LittleBigPlanet 2.

Pro's:
+ funky level design
+ epic editor
+ great power-ups
...

Negative's:
- Jump and run is very short
- fuzzy Sackboy control

[MintBerryCrunch]

fuzzy?

F'nnnnn German, how does it work?

[TheLeprachaun]

I'll be picking this up regardless of reviews. Loved the first one. It's my favourite PS3 game apart from Heavy Rain.

Still curious to see how IGN rates it tomorrow. It'll cause a shit storm here on N4G anyway. Too low and the xbox fanboys come out of hiding to slander the game just as they did with GT5, too high and the fanatical PS3 zealots fly planes with 'XBOX HAS NO GAMES, LITTLEBIGPLANET RULES' written on the side, into the homes of xbox owners.

[Retro_Zombie]

It's true the xbox has no games and LBP 2 does rule all. :P j/k

91/100 is great score no complaints here.

IGN can go fuck themselves with their half assed reviewing and obvious xbox bias.

[rockleex]

Floaty controls are only with the official levels.

If you create your own levels, you can modify how sackboy moves and controls.

[nveenio]

IGN had Greg Miller reviewing, and he's about as stupid as there is. He gave a good score (9/10), but he never explains his reasons for low scores very well. He'll praise a game to high end and then complain about one thing (in this instance, it's that the game still has a few control issues from the first one). Then, he'll say that it doesn't detract from the experience, and that it's outweighed by the pros. The why mention it, Greg? Heh?

Anyway, I know that's a little off-topic, but since this review is saying practically the same thing with its complaints, I have to figure that the frustration that comes from people not correctly laying out their structures between the three planes will still be there. Regardless, it's not something I'd take points for. Sometimes Nathan Drake doesn't go into cover when I want (and just rolls by), but that doesn't make me think it's not a perfect game.

[Cyrax_87]

Those "negatives" are pretty much the same thing. Not complaining about the score but WOW, nitpicking at its finest.

[bviperz]

Eventually you come to expect it for PS3 exclusives. All that's left to wonder is why.

[thorstein]

The Beta is 100/100. What the eff is this Xbot fanboy site saying now?

Haven't we banned videogames.de yet? They suck.

[Matthew94]

They should just ignore the SP and release the SDK.

[MariaHelFutura]

Why? The SP is lots of fun. On of my favorite trophies I have is my "play" trophy from LBP1. Acing all the levels was ADDICTING.

[ActionBastard]

The SP (hell, the entire game) is the SDK McFly.

[redsquad]

Nope - Collecting all the materials and machines in SP to use on your own levels is a lot of fun.

[King-Leonidas]

get out pc troll

[garos82]

forgive my ignorance but what is sdk?

[ActionBastard]

Software Development Kit

[Matthew94]

software development kit, what you use to build a game and every1 mistakenly thinks is in LBP when its actually a very complex level creator

[GWAVE]

I know a review is just an opinion, but I wonder what is a 10/10 in their book. The content and creation tools alone should warrant a 10/10.

The complaints about the jumping and running are stupid. The platforming physics are much tighter than they were with the first game.

And naturally, "fuzzy" controls deserves major markdowns in score, so I can understand that. /s

[SuperLupe]

Are you seriously complaining because the game didnt get a 10/10 ?

So now a PS3 exclusive cant score less than 10/10 without the reviewer being 1.) biaised 2.) an undercover MS employee 3.) a retard

Oh well whatever.

[clank543]

Come on, man. 91/100 is an amazing score. While I too don't agree with the floaty jumping being a negative and it being just the way LBP is meant to play, I don't think this game is a 10/10 along with any other game. Uncharted 2 and Mass Effect 2 are two games that I believe have come the closest to being perfect, but LBP is just too hard to give a 10/10 to because its partly up to the users to create content.

[King-Leonidas]

exactly

[DigitalAnalog]

Because this website is NOTORIOUS putting up PS3 flamebait titles. Scores are not relevant from a site who has shown clear bias.

-End of Line

[A change in the wind]

91 isn`t bad at all, but somebody please help me figure out these cons.

Negative's:
- Jump and run is very short <---What?
- fuzzy Sackboy control <---Um?

[MariaHelFutura]

Those are the STUPIDEST negatives I`ve EVER heard....EVER. Besides GT5 being to much of a sim....that was pretty bad too.

[Active Reload]

Whenever I see google translate or whatever, I usually got around to understanding that...things don't get translated well.

[user8397144]

I think everybody expected GT5 to have like a FPS, RPG, 3rd person shooter, pet simulator, 100$ coupon, a cure for HIV, a cure for cancer, a trip to Las Vegas for free and that's why it was receive the way it was..

[blumatt]

Yeah those negatives suck. lol I'm pretty sure the jump and run is the same as in LBP1. Not every game has got to have the same run and jump of Mario. lol LBP is unique. And about the so-called "fuzzy Sackboy control" I don't agree. I've played the demo. It's the same as LBP1, which worked well.

[MariaHelFutura]

Jumping is less floaty than in LBP1 and can be manipulated by the anti grav control.

[blumatt]

I hadn't noticed any difference. It's been awhile since I played LBP1. I just got the demo and I thought it was the same, but I guess I was mistaken. Thanks for tellin me. The anti-grav control should make for some interesting level design. I hope they implement an "increased gravity" control as well, so sackboy feels heavier. Would be neat.

[ReservoirDog316]

Well it's not hard to guess that means people who weren't satisfied with the controls in LBP1 won't be satisfied with LBP2. Even though they said you can tweak it so it's more responsive but whatever. I never had problems with the running and jumping in 1 so I'm sure I'll love 2.

[Focker420]

Fuzzy..... Hmmmm??? Ummm??? Well?? Uhhhh?? Huh?? Wha???

Ya I don't get it. WTF does fuzzy mean?? The most accurate way to describe the controls was fuzzy??

[KingZFlipper]

Good score. Definitely deserved. Looking forward to pick this up on Day 1 :D

[CrzyFooL]

Yah, the controls are a bit FUZZY.

[THC CELL]

this game could get 1 out of 10 and ill still buy it.

[Tex117]

Probably means "Floaty"

Don't care...liked the first one...I'll like the second.

[shotgun_ps3]

Isn't this point kind of null and void since you can change the way sackboy controls in creation mode. Granted the game controls are probably "fuzzy" but if you don't like them just create levels where the controls aren't "fuzzy".

[DarkSpawnClone]

I love LBP its vary creative but yes,i hate the jumping controls i always try to make a jump and my sackboy wont cross over into the other lane? what ever you want to call it and he misses the jump its really annoying some times,not a huge problem tho,LBP2 is awesome! cant wait to try out the new lvl making tools.

[redsquad]

If there's a platform in another layer, Sackboy usually jumps to it automatically (in LBP 1, anyway) and you don't need the shoulder buttons.

[DarkSpawnClone]

that's what i was having problems with the layers, it was one of those 2 player puzzles and i had to jump over to get the items but he wouldn't jump to the next layer :( i tried like 20 times and then we gave up and finished the lvl we where playing.yes normally he dose jump to the next layer when he doesn't it sucks.oh well I'll have to try to get the items later.

[Desmios]

HALO REACH = 87
KZ2 = 88
ME2 = 88
RDR = 91

LBP2 = 91

:)

[clank543]

Wow, those were the scores they gave those games. Holy cow, we're in for something special here people.

[IPUMPMYGUN]

What does fuzzy controls and short running mean? I can understand jumping, but Short running?

9.1 is a great score. When I buy this game I will post my own opinion.

[IPUMPMYGUN]

It appears to the German that the Sack Boy has lungs and gets tired. I think that's what he is saying lol.

[IrishYamato_]

Will you have to go over all the old tutorials again?. I hope that if you have a LBP game save, you can skip the tutorials for tools that you already know how to use. They take up a lot of time and i'd prefer to be able to create stuff as soon as possible.

[blackburn5]

Ahemmm!!!! *points auger at reviewers head*. I think your hand slipped. You meant to write 100. Rrrrriiiigggght???? BTW who cares what score IGN gives it. They could give it a perfect score and announce it to be the game of the century.And I still wouldn't care.

[Ahasverus]

Great score and surely great game :)

[silkrevolver]

... you’re a (burlap) sack boy. Duh.
(Side note: I’ve noticed that European review scores tend to be slightly lower (and in some instances, more accurate) than American review scores, so I’m guessing the meta will be higher than 91, but that score is nothing to complain about. So excited.)

[DarthRevan]

This is a day 3 buy for me

Im not a day 1 buyer, Im a day 3 buyer. Thats my style

[PinkFunk]

It's so difficult to even post anything relevant about this article unless you speak ... German? I think it's German... It's pointless to base your opinion about this magazine on someone's quick translation, without having been able to read either a full proper translation of the article, or you speak German.

Anyway. The number system is all I can go by, since I can't read German... 91/100 sounds pretty darn good. I had considered LBP1 to be nearly perfect, and I loved that game to death. Looks like LBP2 might just blow my f***ing mind away! If I was a critic, i'd review based on my gut, which is highly subjective I know. However, a gut reaction can warrant a 10/10 purely based on being personally overwhelmed, whereas if you remain purely objective, a video game will never reach 10/10. Some things CAN be overlooked and don't have to be nitpicked, others can't.

Either way, can't wait for LBP2, and i'm excited for the IGN review as well.

[Freak of Nature]

I agree with you 100%...

I am giddy with anticipation for LBP2...So fresh,and an endless amount of content always available.Creative and stylish and as fun as it gets.

Bring it on...

[stevesmb]

Lbp2 is everything we wanted to be added after playing lbp1. The limitations of the first have been removed with the new functions. If you ever wanted to try creating you own levels or just playing the millions of levels that will be published, then lbp2 for you.

[Joni-Ice]

When you have a game like LBP 2 that does things so well, its hard to find negatives in a game. So this guy invented "FUZZY". Now we have to contact Grerrilla to make sure Killzone 3 does not have "FUZZY" in it. /s

[ChronoJoe]

"Fuzzy control of Sackboy
As in the previous, working towards the control of Sackboy and again a little sluggish and vague. This results in most cases, although only to the fact that you have to repeat a jump, but at some crucial event - as an important step during a boss fight - like ever provoke unnecessary frustration. Would it really have been so difficult to solve this long-known problem?"

Stupid Germans. LBP2 has a realistic, physics engine, and they've made it so that the character - also abides by the rules. His jumps are consistent however they are based on several factors such as momentum, gravity. The core gameplay mechanics have a little depth, and it's hard to understand why the game would be criticized for that unless the reviewer spent very little time getting used to 'em.

[Inzo]

I wonder if a guy could recreate Mappy?

[visualb]

91?

why not 92? why not 91.5?

I HATE THAT CRAP

anything above 9/10 = must buy

that 1 doesn't change sh!!!T