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LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition

If you were to stand on LittleBigPlanet and try to imagine a more astounding, fantastic, and creative place, full of enthralling adventure, uncanny characters, and brilliant things to do... you couldn’t. All…

95 8 September 2009

LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition is a platform developed by Media Molecule, released 8 September 2009 on PlayStation 3.

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What LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition is

LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition is a platform game developed by Media Molecule and released in 2009. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

LittleBigPlanet is set in a world full of creations made by Creator Curators. One of the Curators, a rogue Creator called "the Collector", is stealing the other Creators' creations and not sharing them with the world (sharing is one of the core elements of LittleBigPlanet). Play starts at the "Gardens" level, where the player meets the King, one of the Curators; the Queen; Little Xim; Big Zam and Dumpty. The player is taught the basic gameplay at this stage: running, jumping, and grabbing. The next setting is the "Savannah", where the player accidentally breaks one of the ruler's creations. In return for forgiveness the player must investigate what's scaring the ruler's buffalo. Further…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are kids and sandbox. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the LittleBigPlanet series

LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition is the second of 25 entries we hold in the LittleBigPlanet series. It arrived 10 months after LittleBigPlanet. The next entry was LittleBigPlanet in 2009. Its critic score of 95 is 11 points above the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is LittleBigPlanet at 96.

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How it was received

LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition holds a critic score of 95 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 28 points above the year average.

What it launched against

LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition launched on 8 September 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Halo 3: ODST. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Pokémon SoulSilver Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Halo 3: ODST.

Cheats and codes

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LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition — frequently asked questions

When did LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition come out?
LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition was released on 8 September 2009 for PlayStation 3.
Does LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition have multiplayer?
Yes. LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition supports multiplayer, including co-op for up to 4 players online.

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