I am going to review this a little different than my normal reviews as if you owned LBP1 you pretty much know the gameplay, graphics, sound etc. This review is going to be broken down into 2 parts.
1. The Game itself
2. The CE box edition
____ THE GAME ____
Okay Little Big Planet, if you have not played it before, is pretty much a platform'er w/ some adventure and wonderful creativity thrown into it. The game is suitable for all ages and has almost infinite re-playability. When you finish the campaign not only do you have item collecting to do but online user created levels, can create your own levels, dress up your pod, play mini games or redo the campaign with up to 4 people and have a blast just enjoying yourself.
LBP2 made some changes to the formula which I think gave it a much stronger campaign. While the levels early on can be a bit annoying or challenging (due to the grapple gun mechanics) the game as a whole is very polished and boasts a fantastic sound track, some really good and funny voice acting. They implemented a more solid storyline this time and it gives each level a lot more meaning to it. The new versus levels are a lot of fun also with friends.
The online play is extremely fluid, hopping into random games or inviting friends is even easier than the first game. If you loved Little Big Planet this game will easily bring a smile to your face once again. If you loved to create levels in little big planet, LBP2 will blow your mind with what you can do. You can recreate games like pac-man, asteroids, street fighter, even play a game of basketball; the versatility of this game is never ending.
If you never played Little Big Planet but were very curious about it, this is definitely a title worth picking up. Next to the Uncharted series, LBP is easily one of my top titles released on the PS3.
9.7 / 10 ( 97% ... 5 stars ) for the game. There are some minor bugs that aren't game breaking but can cause that happy smile to turn into a frown for a few moments but not enough to hurt this game. I expect many of the little problems to be patched out within a few days as these are just your typical launch bugs
____ COLLECTORS EDITION _____
Now... I am going to review the collectors edition. Essentially, is the CE worth +$20 ? Lets review what you get with the CE first
1. Book/Game ends (60%)
** These actually are much better quality than I expected. They do not feel like cardboard at all but I have a feeling they are probably heavy duty cardboard w/ plaster coating over it. They seem far to light for the material. However, they do work quite well. I have tested it with a bunch of games and they hold just fine. They also do a good job holding a bunch of books; though small books like paperbacks such as Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time etc Each end has small rubber/felt feet(4) on it and I think here is the problem with why people are having issues with them. They dont' have enough "grip" to really hold these ends in place. On a smooth surface like my polished PC desk they slide far to easy and a simple bump would cause it to lose its hold on the books. Replacing the little felt feet with solid plastic/rubber would resolve the problem but overall, out of the box - these kinda-sorta work.
2. 5 PSN avatars (50%)
** What can I say, they are PSN premium avatars. Nothing special honestly and they don't even look that good IMO
3. Jax and Daxter exclusive costumes (100%)
** These are exclusive to the CE. The costumes look fantastic in 720p with high detail put into them.
4. 11 DLC costumes (100%)
** Who doesn't want more costumes! Depending on pricing when the hit official DLC it can be $6-$11 in savings (technically since you are paying $20 more for the CE)
5. LBP2 game disk (100%)
** Of course you get the game silly! At least you better have a game in the box ^_^
6. 7" Plushie (collectible) (50%)
** If you don't already own a sackboy / sackgirl plushie then this might be worth having as they do sell for anywhere from $10 - $30 depending on the quality. However they are all usually 10" in size not 7". This is pretty much a smaller version of the standard plushie you find anywhere. From the original pictures included of the box set when announced they showed a completely different , higher quality Sackboy plushie. It was the first thing I noticed also was that this wasn't the advertised Plushie in fact it is all over the internet, in these reviews, my friends pointed it out also. Is this a killer, not really as you still get a cute plushie! Its just a bit of a let down as well as slightly misleading pictures/advertising
ANYHOW as you can see , in my book the CE scored 2 100's 2 50's and a 60 so doing some math that's 72% (i'm not including #5 in the calculation for obvious reasons :) )
72% is pretty low in my book for a CE box set. (C- aka.. BARELY passing) With that said:
*** The CE is a PASS. Do not spend $20 on this unless you honestly want a 7" plushie for the kids (or to add to a collection or something) and some bookends that sorta-kinda-maybe work half the time 0_o the costumes are really nice though but I'm sure you can end up buying them as DLC later on. Save your money
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Welcome back to the world of little big planet. I love this game just as much as the 1st. I bought the collectors edition, heres some things you should know about the collectors edition: first the sack boy is 7 inches tall and slightly darker than the pictures on here but it does look like the pic, i don't know what people are complaining about(it looks like a sac boy to me). second the bookends (game ends) are sturdy and weighted and NOT cardboard, they are pretty nice, as good or maybe better then i was expecting! finally you must know (since some people have a hard time with this) the download voucher for extra costumes has a SCRATCH OFF! it is a sticker but its meant 2 be scratched off, NOT peeled(its like the scratch offs on the backs of store gift cards). Once again great game and great extras that make it well work it! Buy the CE right now before its gone if you love little big planet...once its gone you'll see them for sale on here for outrageous prices, so get it before its gone!
