LittleBigPlanet Fact Sheet @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 14, 2007

News: Sony reveals the facts of their upcoming killer app for the PlayStation Network.

Sony has released a new fact sheet detailing the ins and outs of their upcoming online sandbox LittleBigPlanet:

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule
Platform: PlayStation 3 (PS3)
Genre: Creative Gaming
Players: 1-4 Players
Rating: "RP" for Rating Pending

Overview
Developed by Media Molecule, LittleBigPlanet is a new PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots Ц and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PlayStation Network.

The LittleBigPlanet experience starts with players learning about their character's powers to interact physically with the environment. There are places to explore, creative resources to collect and puzzles to solve Ц all requiring a combination of brains and collaborative teamwork. As soon as players begin their creative skills will grow and they will soon be ready to start creating and modifying their surroundings Ц the first step to sharing them with the whole community.

Characters have the power to move anything in this glued and stitched-together 3D landscape; they have the power to design, shape and build both objects and entire locations for others to view and play. There's no complicated level editor; all of these skills can be learned by simply playing the game. Creativity is part of the gameplay experience and playing is part of the creative experience. Players can make their world as open or as secretive to explore as they like. When it's ready, they can invite anyone within the LittleBigPlanet community to come and explore their patch Ц or can go and explore everybody else's.

Feature

There's not just one way to play. Players craft their own individual experience based on their own creativity.

Unlimited possibilities for user-created content Ц players can customize everything: their characters, the landscape around them and their own patch on LittleBigPlanet.

Players learn new skills and discover new items to aid them on their creative journey Explore the massive single player game or go online to find user-generated content.ФLittleBigPlanet will change every day as players contribute their own levels

Online and offline multiplayer modes Ц play alone, work as a team or get competitive

LittleBigPlanet global community for players to get involved with: includes player comments, rankings and easy communication with new and existing friends